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Category Archives: News & Press Coverage
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
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
Queens of the Underworld announcement
The Bookseller has just announced that Queens of the Underworld will be published by The History Press in October 2021.… 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
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
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
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
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
Swimming with Seals
Last May I was lucky enough to swim with seals in the Scilly Isles, thanks to a trip organised by … read more
The Ponds film premiere
The Ponds: Still Waters Run Deep follows the swimmers of Hampstead Heath over the course of a year. It’s a … read more
‘Lady swimmers who conquered the world’
An interview in the Ham & High about the women who inspired Daisy Belle, ‘the story of a courageous Victorian … read more
The famous Hornsey Road Baths
Hornsey Road Baths in Islington, north London, were once known far and wide for staging performances by international swimming champions, … read more
Edith Thompson Reburial
The hearse arrives at City of London Cemetery
November 22, 2018
Edith Thompson, executed at Holloway Prison in 1923 … read more
Courageous Women Tour
The Ham & High covers the Unbound Courageous Women bookshop tour.… read more
Bad Girls Audio Book
Bad Girls has been released as an audio book by ISIS Audio Books, narrated by Annie Aldington.… read more
Mercedes Gleitze Biography
In 1927, Mercedes Gleitze became the first British woman to swim the English Channel. Now her daughter Doloranda Pember has … read more
Bad Girls Paperback
Bad Girls will be published in paperback on February 21st, 2019, with a brand new cover!… read more
Outdoor Swimmer Magazine
This month’s Outdoor Swimmer Magazine features Daisy Belle and a chat with Ella Foote about the women and ponds that … read more
Author in the Spotlight
I joined the Portobello Book Blog to answer questions about Daisy Belle and the writing life
and Laura Morningstar for … read more
The Victorian Women Who Inspired Daisy Belle
Daisy Belle was inspired by two forgotten Victorian champions – Agnes Beckwith and Annie Luker. Here’s a guest post … read more
Audio Book for Daisy Belle
Daisy Belle is a ‘must read’ for September on Bookchoice. It is one of eight featured books, offered … read more