The Write Women Podcast
By The Write Women Podcast
The Write Women PodcastOct 09, 2019
Epilogue | Empress Zingha 🇧🇧
It has been an amazing season! We've traveled to Trinidad, St. Lucia, Jamaica and Barbados. I don't know if I have a favorite episode of any of the chapters however one main thing that came out of all the conversation is to get your stuff edited. Weather you have beta readers or if you have a group of professional editors that will objectively look over your work, it is important to go through drafts. You have to be comfortable with being a great re writer because that's how you get to be a great writer.
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There a lot of Caribbean podcast out there but we don't know them because people don't share them as much as we should so let everybody know about the podcast and thank you for being here it was a pleasure with your host and introducing you to some amazing Black Caribbean Women. I’m Empress Zingha from Barabdos and will see you in the next chapter in 2020!
If you want to get in contact with the show, send us an email: thewritewomenpodcast@gmail.com to purchase my book you can head on over to www.amazon.com/Melissa-Sunflower-How-Wings-Book-ebook/dp/B07TKQ5CJR and don't forget to check out the digital book shelf as well! right here! www.empresszingha.com/thewritewomenpodcast
Chapter 10 | Nailah Imojah 🇧🇧
In this episode she spoke about her experience teaching children in secondary school and getting them to understand the “why” of literature, advice to editors and those looking for editors, her secret love of songwriting, the decline of journalism, her new venture “The Bajan Book Shop” and quick tips on finding a publisher. To get in contact with Nailah, drop her an email at imojahnailah@gmail.com. If you would like to contact the show, send us an email to thewritewomenpodcast@gmail.com
Chapter 9 | Shakirah Bourne 🇧🇧
Shakirah Bourne is a Barbadian writer and filmmaker. Her first feature film, the comedy-drama, PAYDAY, has been screened throughout the Caribbean, USA and UK. Her self-published collection of short stories, In Time of Need, was released on November 30th 2013, and won the prestigious Governor General Award for Excellence in Literary Fiction. She was a finalist for the BURT/CODE Award for Caribbean YA Literature in 2018. In this chapter Shakirah opens up about leaving her job and becoming a full time writer, a sneak peak about her new book "My Fishy Step Mom", what she learnt from transitioning between writing short stories, to playwrighting and screen writing and how to step out of your comfort zone as a writer. To find our more about Shakirah, check out her website https://www.shakirahbourne.com To get in contact with the show, send an email to: thewritewomenpodcast@gmail.com
Chapter 8 | Taitu Heron 🇯🇲
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Chapter 7 | Linda M. Deane 🇧🇧
Chapter 6 | A.L Dawn French 🇱🇨
Chapter 5 | Dr. Karen Lord 🇧🇧
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Chapter 4 | Tameeka Castillo 🇹🇹
Chapter 3 | Sonia Williams 🇧🇧
Sonia migrated to Brooklyn New York in 1979, where she attended Brooklyn Technical High School and Hamilton College, Clinton, New York. There she received a B.A. in Theatre Arts and Women Studies and a Watson Fellowship to Nigeria in 1989. In 1990 and worked extensively with Earl Warner and is also a well-respected director and performance artist whose works have been showcased at national, regional and international events. She has written Full-length Plays, Choreopoems, Short Stories and Poetry. She can be seen in the Canadian film The Triangle, the Barbadian feature film Sweet Bottom and British-Barbadian film A Caribbean Dream.
Sonia is the recipient of many awards including the Karen Williams Prize in Theatre 1988, Watson Fellowship to Nigeria 1989, Actress of the Year Barbados 1990,the Governor General Award for excellence in Drama in the professional category of the National Independence Festival of the Creative Arts 1998 and the Roland Edwards Prize for her contribution to the development of the Performing Arts in Barbados 2016.
She has taught in communities and institutions in Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad, including the Edna Manley College for the Visual and Performing Arts, the University of the West Indies Cave Hill, and Barbados Community College. She holds a Post-Graduate Certificate in Higher Education teaching and learning. Her Novella This Too Will Pass was published in 2014 and her intention is to facilitate the development of people and the transformation of lives through artistic excellence and service.
Contact her for artist development, directing projects, and to purchase her books via email: omisola46@gmail.com or Whatsapp: 1-246-248-6660
Chapter 2 | A-dZiko Simba Gegele 🇯🇲
Chapter 1 | Aprille L. Thomas 🇧🇧
Aprille brings a poetic flair to her prose writing, and her unique style has solidified her place on the local and international scene. Her debut novella, When a Spade isn’t a Spade, was released in Spring 2015, and is available for download in the Kindle library. Check out her webiste here
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Preface | Empress Zingha 🇧🇧
I am so happy to share the stories of our Black Caribbean Female Authors! I thank each and every one of you for allowing me to highlight your experiences. This episode is more about the why of the podcast, why i created it and why the platform is needed. If you want to drop a line you can do so at thewritewomenpodcast@gmail.com or check out our facebook page here we are also on Instagram here See you next chapter!