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Author Archives: caitlin davies
Swimmers Return to Natural Water
The Guardian has run a feature on the rise of chemical-free pools, with a mention of Downstream and the Victorian … read more
Suffolk Book League
February 19th, 2020
The suffragettes of Holloway Prison, Suffolk Book League, Ipswich. 7.30pm, the Ipswich Institute, IP1 3A.… read more
Suffolk University Workshop
February 19th, 2020
Historical fiction workshop based on Daisy Belle: Swimming Champion of the World, plus discussion on pathways … read more
Arvon non-fiction retreat
November 18th, 2019
I’ll be teaching on Arvon’s non-fiction tutored retreat from November 18th to the 23rd at the Hurst, … read more
The Ponds shortlisted for documentary award
The Ponds has been shortlisted as Documentary Film Release of the Year in this year’s Screen Awards. Congratulations to … read more
‘Favourite Book in Translation’
The Royal Literary Fund’s ‘In Focus’ presents short films featuring RLF writers. In the latest film, we respond to the … read more
Society of Authors Grant
I’m thrilled to have received a grant from the Authors’ Foundation, administrated by the Society of Authors. The grants are … read more
Bad Girls large print edition
A large print edition of Bad Girls has been published by W.F Howes, under the Clipper Large Print imprint.… read more
‘Why I Write’
Vox is a series of bite-size audio recordings in which Royal Literary Fund writers explore topics around writing. Here I … read more
World This Weekend: Thames swimming
Today’s The World This Weekend on BBC Radio4 focused on climate change, and included a segment on the clean up … read more
Islington History Society
October 16th, 2019
An illustrated talk on political prisoners at Holloway. Islington Town Hall, London, 7.30pm… read more
Warwick Words History Festival
October 2nd, 2019
Lord Leycester Hospital, High Street, Warwick, 10.30am
I’ll be talking about Bad Girls and the history … read more
Botswana Women Write
I’m thrilled that an extract from Place of Reeds has been included in Botswana Women Write, an anthology of … read more
Archway with Words
On September 14th, I’ll be joining Carl Cattermole and Erika Flowers at the opening event of this year’s Archway … read more
Downstream a top ten Thames book
The Guardian has published a list of the ‘top ten books about the River Thames’, compiled by Caroline Crampton, author … read more
Holloway Women’s Building
Three years after the closure of Holloway Prison, Peabody (who now own the site) say they are committed to a … read more
Jailed for Protesting a Film
In 1952 Pat Seares, a ‘housewife from London’, was jailed at Holloway Prison because she’d shouted protests after a showing … read more
The Ponds on BBC TV
The hit film The Ponds will be aired on BBC Four on May 20th, at 9pm, with the slightly different … read more
Bad Girls longlisted for Orwell Prize
Bad Girls has been longlisted for The Orwell Prize, the UK’s ‘most prestigious’ prize for political writing. Four prizes are … read more
Soyez Synchro!
Filmmaker Anne-Sophie Gomez has made a series of short thematic videos about swimming pools in art. In her latest, Soyez … read more
London Review of Books: Bad Girls
The London Review of Books has covered Bad Girls in its latest edition, providing a potted history of HMP Holloway.… read more
RLF Short Film
The Royal Literary Fund’s ‘In Focus’ presents short films featuring RLF writers. In the latest film, we responded to the … read more
Burgh House Swimming Exhibition
Women at the Kenwood Ladies Pond in the 1920s, copyright John Neal.
Burgh House in Hampstead is hosting an exhibition … read more
Peabody buys HMP Holloway Site
Peabody has acquired the site of HMP Holloway Prison and has announced its intention to build 1000 homes, of which … read more
Care Experienced Conference
Family Likeness features in a series of book cover rocks to be displayed during The Care Experienced Conference at Liverpool … read more
Isle of Thanet News
The Isle of Thanet News has featured the Daisy Belle event at the Broadstairs Literary Festival, where I’ll be talking … read more
Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the V&A
I’m thrilled to be starting work at the magnificent Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) as a Royal Literary Fund Fellow, … read more
Edwardian Baby Farmers
June 6th 2019
The story of two Edwardian baby farmers and the history behind The Ghost of Lily Painter. … read more