Last night I attended the launch of this wonderful anthology of writing. The event took place at Lovecrumbs Cafe at the West Port in Edinburgh - plenty of coffee and cake on offer… indeed everyone was encouraged to eat more cake and more cake.
This was a sell-out event with over 60 people in the audience - all genders. The atmosphere was celebratory and at the same time intense. There were several readings - some from the anthology and some authors chose to read pieces not included in the anthology. I read my piece 'CAT OUT OF THE BAG'.
After the readings the readers formed an informal panel to answer questions (some submitted online prior to the event and some direct from the audience). This provoked some very intelligent debate around the issues of gender and society and acceptance - oh, and also anger… people who are not treated fairly and not treated like people do, I think, have reason enough to be angry.
This was such an important event and I hope this anthology goes on to do good things. We won't change the world overnight, but we will change it a little at a time. Lots of brave people at this event and I was so thrilled to be associated with what went on - even if my contribution was so small a piece.
You can get the anthology from Knight Errant Press (they have a webpage) or from Lighthouse bookshop in Edinburgh.
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