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Author Archives: caitlin davies
The Man Fish – Harry Gurr
Harry Gurr, champion swimmer of England in the 1860s, was also known as the Man Fish and was famous for … read more
Inside Holloway
Channel 5 have re run their Inside Holloway documentary that first aired in 2014, in which I talk about the … read more
#MuseumsUnlocked
A lockdown project on museums and heritage focused on Swimming: Images and Places, including two features on Thames swimming, drawn … read more
Writer’s Block
Vox is a series of bite-size audio recordings in which Royal Literary Fund Fellows explore topics around writing. I attempt … read more
A History of Holloway
Reclaim Holloway is a coalition fighting for a Women’s Building to be built on the site of the former … read more
The Ponds nominated for National Film Awards
The Ponds has been nominated for Best Documentary at the annual National Film Awards UK. The awards will … read more
London’s Famous Baths
The Hornsey Road Baths in Islington were once famed for hosting swimming superstars, including the Beckwith family who inspired Daisy … read more
RLF Podcast
I attempted to interview dad for the Royal Literary Fund Podcast, discussing how publishing has changed since his first books … read more
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