Kirsty Logan, Carrie Marshall & Szilvia Molnar: Tearing It Up

Join three writers grappling with power, freedom, and purpose in the minefield of parenting. The Unfamiliar is Kirsty Logan’s raw and moving account of finding her way in queer motherhood, while Carrie Kills a Man documents Carrie Marshall’s transition from depressed suburban dad to tattooed transgender rockstar. Finally, Szilvia Molnar’s The Nursery exposes the often contradictory truths of early motherhood; its scraping bodily vulnerability alongside its joyous moments. In conversation with Alex Hyde. 

Categories: Family, Gender/Sexuality, LGBTQI+, Memoir, New Writers Award, Women/Feminism

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Family Dynamics

This strand draws together perspectives on family and relationships, inspired by Simon Sebag Montefiore’s The World: A History of Humanity told through the connecting thread of family. From moving depictions of lost siblings to a stunning new work by Octavia Bright which weaves the tale of recovery from alcohol addiction with the story of her father’s developing Alzheimer’s, this strand examines the relationships that make us: functional or otherwise…