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Women Writers Network’s author interviews on Bluesky

As some of you may know, eight of us – all volunteers, based in four countries – set up the Women Writers Network in 2017 to encourage, support, and promote fellow women writers. The result of our little group’s passion and commitment has been the creation of a vibrant writing community: originally on Twitter/X with c. 8,500 followers; and, since September of this year, on Bluesky, to which we’ve moved as it’s more closely aligned with our values. If you haven’t already, come and say hi on @womenwritersnet.bsky.social!  

We’re running monthly #skychats on the third Thursday of (almost) every month. We’ve also introduced regular #AuthorInterviews on Bluesky (on the fourth Thursday). Below is one I was privileged to host in November with Stephanie Bretherton, author of The Fire In Their Eyes (reviewed here in July). Happy reading: just click on the six questions! And come and join us for our upcoming interviews in 2026, when you can pose your own questions to our fantastic guests!  

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Image credits: Women Writers Network

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Women Writers Network Favourite Reads of 2018

It’s a pleasure to reblog, below, the Women Writers Network’s Favourite Reads of 2018. They’re recommendations of books authored by women, chosen by WWN founder members among the ones read in 2018. They’ve been collated and beautifully put together by our fellow network member Helen Taylor, author of “The Backstreets of Purgatory”. Thank you, Helen!