Writing for the Guardian

When I got the usual circular from Guardian Higher Education, I was intrigued to see articles on why women leave academia. Well, I thought, all the memories, indignation and despair, flooding back, I can offer you a few ideas on why this particular woman left. So, comms hat on, I wrote back to the editor,…

Publishing assistants

Another email, another publishing assistant. I realise how long this book has been in gestation by the number of contacts I have had at the publishers. I’m not sure whether dealing with new authors is part of the junior roles, but they seem to be moving on quite rapidly. I hope they are moving onwards…