Writing Wild Issue 15 - Spring Edition

Words from the Wild Women Writers' Salons

Hello, wonderful wild ones - and welcome to those who have joined the Wild Women Writers’ Salons recently. With the world feeling even more unsteady than usual, creating space for conversation and connection feels so essential. Sadly, due to complications in my recovery post-accident, the new salon programme will start later in the year, with a temporary pause in live events. As this also means no additional author interviews or recordings for the newsletter, this will also impact the usual newsletter.

But all is not lost! To keep you going, I am lifting the paywall over January- March and sharing links to the 2023/34 programme recordings — opening up a year of incredible, inspiring conversations between authors about the things that matter. After this, the 2023-24 links will be archived and no longer be viewable in the newsletters — so do take the opportunity to catch them before they go.

Links for Salon 8 - 13 below.

For those who haven’t upgraded to a paid subscription yet, please consider it for the forthcoming programme. Paid subs are vital to helping support the behind-the-scenes work of bringing the salons to everyone. It also gives you access to extra author interviews, writing prompts, reading recommendations, writing opportunities and monthly access to recordings of the salons.

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Want to read the books?

The salons are carefully curated to bring together authors in discussion around their work, exploring connections and creative practice. All the books can be read as stand-alone, but something magical happens when you read them together and carry on that conversation between the works.

Did you know that you can find all the author books and recommended reads on our Bookshop page, or you can buy author books directly (deliverable worldwide) from Sam Read Booksellers?

Photo by Tom Hermans on Unsplash

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Wild Women Writers’ Workshops 2025 (Online)

Inspiration. Community. Creativity.

Thanks to everyone who booked or expressed interest in the Wild Women Writers’ Retreat. Sadly, this wasn’t possible to run now, but we are working on a series of Wild Writing Days for the coming year. Details of these will be announced in the Writing Wild newsletters over the coming months.

Highlights:
✨ Creative nurture sessions to fuel your inspiration
✨ Writing workshops with authors from the Wild Women Writers’ Salons programme
✨ Industry insight from publishing professionals
✨ Exclusive author readings
✨ A supportive, sustainable space for your creative practice
✨ Opportunities to connect and write alongside a vibrant community of wild women writers

Sessions will be held via Zoom. Regular comfort breaks, creative space, and self-care sessions will be built into the sessions.

Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date with events.

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What are the Wild Women Writers’ Salons?

With a treasure chest of excellent writers from across the globe, these are different from your regular Zoom sessions or author events. We're creating a welcoming and inspiring space to gather, engage and inspire positive change.

Each salon features three (and sometimes four!) fantastic guest writers in intimate and meaningful conversation around creative practice.

Here’s a sneak peek of what you can expect:

• Dive deep into the world of words.

• Hear authors share their works.

• Get a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process.

• Real talk about publishing highs and lows.

• Engage in some heart-to-heart during the Q&A session.

The 2025 Wild Women Writers’ Salons 2025/2026 is shaping into a fantastic programme of inspiring monthly conversations! Remember, ticket sales and paid subscriptions help value and pay all the fantastic people making these salons possible—from behind the scenes to the fabulous authors! Make sure to subscribe now!

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Wild Women Salons 2023 - 2024 (Part 1 — Salons 8 - 13)

To watch salons, please use the private Dropbox links below. Please respect the manner in which they are shared, and do not share anywhere else. Thank you. Enjoy!

Wild Women Writers’ Salon 8 — Embodied: Honouring our seasons in life and art — a deep dive into nature's cycles and how we can draw on ancient practices to nurture a more connected creative practice and compassionate community. With guest authors Dr Rebecca Beattie, Dr Alice Tarbuck and Lia Leendertz.

Wild Women Writers’ Salon 9 — The Body Speaks: Belonging and the Art of Naming - a deep-dive into the intimate relationship between our physical selves and the names we carry with guest authors Polly Atkin, Louise Kenward, and Alyssa Greybeal.

Wild Women Writers’ Salon 10 — Trace: landscape, place, and belonging — a deep dive into the landscapes surrounding us and the intimate relationships we form with the places we call home, with guest authors Cal Flyn, Wendy Pratt, and Annie Worsley.

Wild Women Salon Writers’ 11 — A Wild Calling — a deep dive into our relationship with the wild — around us and within us with Catherine Munro, Doreen Cunningham, and Erica Berry.

Wild Women Writers’ Salon 12 — The Country of My Body — a deep dive into how personal, cultural, and societal expectations shape our relationship with our bodies, instincts, and autonomy — with guest authors Catherine Simpson, Sumayya Usmani, and Gulara Vincent.

Wild Women Writers’ Salon 13 — Mother, Myself: Creating Motherhood — a deep dive into the balance and tension between motherhood, creativity, and identity with guest authors Caro Giles, Tanya Shadrick and Alice Kinsella.

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Why Upgrade to Paid?

Be part of the growing Wild Women Writers’ community

The salons are entirely unfunded. All paid subscriptions support the work behind the scenes to make the Wild Women Writers’ Salons and the newsletter happen. In exchange for your support, you receive access to:

• access to all previous newsletters with recordings of all the salons;

• additional interviews with our guest authors on their writing and inspirations;

• further reading/resources and book suggestions from our guest authors;

• writing prompts from our guest authors;

• listed opportunities and courses;

• the chance to be part of a nurturing community of creative practice!

Please consider upgrading to a paid subscription today.

Writing Wild (Wild Women Writers' Salons) is a reader-supported publication. By taking out a paid subscription, you support the work behind the scenes to make this project possible. Thank you.

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Self-Care Snippet

‘Creativity is not a solitary movement. That is its power. Whatever is touched by it, whoever hears it, sees it, senses it, knows it, it's fed. That is why beholding someone else's creative word, images, idea, fills us up, and inspires us to our own creative work. A single creative act has the potential to feed a continent. One creative act can cause a torrent to break through stone..’ — Clarissa Pinkola Éstes

Keep writing wild!

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