After years of nurturing Owl Song at Dawn in my writing shed, it has been such a joy to release it into the wider world. It has been humbling to know that reviewers and book bloggers have invested their time and intellectual energy into writing about the novel. Here’s a selection of what they’ve said:… Continue reading Press for Owl Song at Dawn
Emily Midorikawa and I have written an essay for Shooter Literary Magazine about this poem by Emily Dickinson. It is often seen in light of her so-called ‘failures’ in affairs of the heart but it can equally be read in relation to the lack of praise Dickinson was receiving in the literary realm. Most of… Continue reading Success is Counted Sweetest
‘Feel the Fear & Do It Anyway’: This was the headline of the feature on female friendship that I co-wrote with Emily Midorikawa for the Independent on Sunday. Why would such a celebratory subject attract this kind of headline? We focused specifically on friendships between feminists, and we’ve come to think that perhaps intellectual, political, and… Continue reading Double-Page Spread in the Independent on Sunday
EMMA CLAIRE SWEENEY 