A live-recorded podcast hosted by author Abigail Tarttelin, with guest authors, discussing writing about coercive control.

Writing Coercive Control, a live talk and podcast series, will expand our understanding of coercive control by exploring its use in cultural narratives and by states, parents, industries, and intimate partners. Six authors will discuss their works, the unique challenges of writing about this topic, and how our stories can present a way to resist this endemic form of abuse.

This is the fourth episode in this six-part talk series. Episode One with Sahar Delijani, discussing representations of state control in Iran in her work-in-progress novel THE LUMINOUS BLUE, and Episode Two, with author Rowan Hisayo Buchanan talking about writing about parental control in her third novel, THE SLEEPWATCHER, are available online now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Our April 16th live event with Winnie M Li is now available to book to attend and will also be published shortly afterwards as a podcast.

This event is hosted by Abigail Tarttelin and Clear Lines Festival with festival co-founder, the author and activist Winnie M Li, and supported by funding from Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grants scheme.

7 May 2024 7-8pm with guest Chimene Suleyman

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19 June 2024 7-8pm with guest poet Kim More

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15 July 2024 7-8pm with guest Carla Jenkins

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May 1, 2024