We were recently reviewed in DIVA Magazine! You can read about the Write On! charity event that was held at Leicester Square Theatre in association with Women in Journalism and in support of Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust. Here is an excerpt:
"Following the Leveson Inquiry, journalists are now officially considered to be social pondscum. Yes, we're way down there, swimming beside the likes of bankers. Compared to some of us, estate agents look like envoys of the Dalai Lama.
Thank goodness then for the few among us who try to offset the ills of those hacks without a moral compass. People like Women In Journalism (WIJ) for example, the networking, campaigning, training and social organisation for women journalists. For those not already in the know, WIJ grew out of a demand for women to be more effectively represented at senior level in newspapers and magazines, and has since evolved into a forum for women in journalism at all levels. And the women who run it have helped hundreds more women over the years to make their mark in the media.
With women still very much in mind, WIJ decided last year that they'd like to turn their attention to collaborative projects and teamed up with Funny Women for the first time to organise a comedy event to raise money for a women's charity. This year, it was the turn of Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust, the UK's only charity dedicated to those affected by cervical abnormalities and cervical cancer.
Here's the serious bit. (The comedy is coming soon; bear with). Every year in the UK, more than 2,800 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and 1,000 women will die from the disease. After breast cancer, cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women aged 35 and under."
To read the full review by Jane Czyzselska of DIVA click HERE.
Pictured: Helen Lederer (centre) then left to right Susan Calman, Lara A King, Jackie Clune, Rosie Wilby and Viv Groskop.
