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Forthcoming Event

The Women's Library : Events December 2008 to February 2009

Blonde Roots: Bernardine Evaristo in conversation with Dr Caroline Bressey : Literature

Wednesday 3 December, 7pm, (90 mins)
£6/£4 concs

Bernardine Evaristo reads from her first fully-prose novel Blonde Roots published by Penguin. It’s a slavery story with a difference: Africans enslave Europeans over a four hundred year period.

The protagonist is a white woman from Europa who lives out her adult life as a slave in the New World. Satirical, tragic, imaginative – it’s a new spin on slavery and women.

Bernardine Evaristo is the author of the novel-in-verse Lara which traces the roots of a mixed-race family over seven generations, and The Emperor’s Babe, the groundbreaking story of a Sudanese girl who grows up in Roman London 1800 years ago.

Zine Fest! : Workshop

Saturday 24 January, 12-4pm
Free

Ever wanted to make your own magazine or comic? Zine Fest is a hands-on day celebrating women’s involvement in selfpublishing.

Join zine producer Red Chidgey for a creative workshop on how to get started on your own zine, and then browse stalls, meet zine distributors and hang out with the finest zine producers!

15 years of DIVA Magazine : Evening event

Thursday 19 February, 7pm
£6 / £4 concs

To celebrate 15 years of DIVA, Europe’s biggest-selling lesbian magazine, this special event explores the role of DIVA magazine and how it has filled a gap in the magazines market.

Join Jane Czyzselska and Louise Carolin, the editor and deputy editor of DIVA magazine in conversation with Stella Duffy who will discuss how magazines like DIVA cater for their readers.

From Miss Appleyard’s Awakening to Monstrous Regiment : Drama Workshop

Saturdays 14 & 21 February, 10.30am-3.30pm
£25/£20 concs

These fun and informal workshops will introduce a fascinating selection of scripts from The Women’s Library collections, from suffrage plays to the drama of the Women’s Liberation Movement.

Through ‘play’, drama exercises and performance, we’ll explore some of the triumphs and pitfalls of feminist theatre!

Workshops are led by Joanna Ingham (Soho Theatre and Writers’ Centre, Battersea Arts Centre, the Almeida Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company).

Enthusiasm rather than experience required!

All events taking place at:
The Women’s Library
25 Old Castle Street
London
E1 7NT
http://www.thewomenslibrary.ac.uk

For more information/bookings please contact:
0207 320 2222
moreinfo@thewomenslibrary.ac.uk