In 2008 some women writers met around the kitchen table of novelist Miranda Glover to write in collaboration. What began as a private members club has turned into a literary sensation. After two years of working on writing exercises and short stories together, we created our own imprint, Queenbee Press and published our first collection, The Leap Year. The media got in a buzz about this new independent process and The Leap Year went to number 3 on the Amazon short story bestseller lists. Now we want to share the excitement and power of writing together in our new online community.
Meet us
Lucy Cavendish
I currently write a column for The Sunday Telegraph Magazine and I contribute regularly to The Daily Mail, The Guardian and The Observer. I have published two novels with Penguin; Samantha Smythe's Modern Family Journal and Lost and Found. My third novel, Storm In A Teacup, will be published in February 2010. The CWWC has enabled me to explore new styles and material in my fiction. I am married to Michael, a graphic artist, and have four children, Raymond, Leonard, Jeremiah and Ottoline.
Miranda Glover
I have published three novels with Transworld; Meanwhile Street (2009) Soulmates (2007) and Masterpiece (2005). I also teach and mentor emerging female writers in small groups and through seminar programmes. I have a publishing background in non-fiction; magazine, book and online content, specialising in art, design, fashion, food and lifestyle. I am currently working on a fourth novel and producing magazines and online content for a creative consultancy.
The CWWC has shown me the great value of critical collaboration. I have been inspired to see other women writers produce such subtle, sophisticated short stories. I also work as a magazine editor and journalist. I am married and we have two children.
Rachel Jackson
British-born, I have Jamaican and Nigerian roots. I started out writing for The Erotic Review (under the wonderful Rowan Pelling) in 2001 and have since written features for women’s magazines including Marie Claire. Having been signed to the agency Curtis Brown, I am now working on my first novel. The CWWC is an ongoing dialogue amongst women writers that provides genuine inspiration whilst encouraging creative freedom. I enjoy a lively rural life with my partner and his twins.
Jennie Walmsley
Having worked for many years as a TV and radio producer at the BBC, where I wrote and edited scripts, the CWWC has given me the opportunity to write creatively, beyond the constraints of fact and journalistic integrity. I live with my partner and three children.
Anne Tuite-Dalton
Born near Paris, I am French and moved to Britain twenty years ago. A modern languages teacher, I have always enjoyed writing bits and pieces. The CWWC has been inspirational and stimulating. It has filled me with energy and given me new insights into the writing process. I am married to my English husband and we have three children.
