Women in Print 1: Design and Identities: 2 (Printing History and Culture)

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Charlotte Guillard is the first woman printer with a widely recognised career. She worked at the famous Soleil d’Or printing house in Paris from 1502 until her death in 1557. From 1537 onwards, after the passing of her second husband, Guillard ran her printing business on her own. This was unusual for the time, as women were not allowed to own a business. They were, however, allowed to take over the business of their husband after their death. Also I’m not convinced home working has necessarily benefited our female employees who have children, I think they have been given a near impossible task, working whilst managing childcare and home schooling. I am amazed and impressed by how they are still functioning on both fronts, a superhuman effort. Summaries by Emily Watkins The Comedy Women in Print Prize 2021 longlist for Unpublished Comic Novel Although print is a fairly male dominated industry, I do think there are many opportunities for women, and it is an inclusive industry. I hope that more young women will look at print as a career and be welcomed into the industry just as I was nine years ago.” Figure 8.2. Design for an Irish-themed Greeting Card, Elizabeth C. Yeats (Cuala Press Archive). Image courtesy of the Board of Trinity College, Dublin.

The CWIP prize has also shortlisted titles for its unpublished comic novel award, and the humorous graphic novel prize, in what Lederer called “an unbelievably good year for witty writing by women”. Working patterns have changed during the pandemic. As people have juggled home education and work, employers have learnt to be much more flexible about the hours people work and have learnt to trust staff to work conscientiously from home. It hugely accelerated the take up of online meetings and this convenient, time- and travel cost-saving option could be retained alongside face to face meetings in future. Kelly O’Sullivan, senior print and publications manager, Sainsburys Argos, and founder of the Victoria Print Network Other individuals have assisted in the process. Dr Connie Wan, Dr Kate Croft and Rebecca Howson were responsible for the on-the-ground organization of the 2018 conference, without whose dedication to the project the event would not have happened. The Bibliographical Society kindly supported the conference to allow the participation of postgraduate students as both speakers and audience, and Birmingham City University generously supported the production of the book.Sensible Footwear: A Girl’s Guide: A graphic guide to lesbian and queer history 1950-2020 by Kate Charlesworth (Myriad Editions)

The Woman Thoroughly Dominates’: Lene Schneider-Kainer (1885–1971) and Weimar Lesbian Erotica (Abbey Rees-Hales) At the height of the Second World War in London, Vee Sedge is trying to keep her teenage charge Noel on an even keel. When Vee witnesses an accident, she is drawn to a precipice that threatens to reveal both her and Noel for who they really are. Warm, witty and full of wisdom for navigating personal problems within a global crisis. The Best Things Examples of Art Workmanship: The Victoria and Albert Museum’s Educational Publishing Initiative and Its Female Institutional Photographer (Erika Lederman) Printweek asked a selection of women in print about their thoughts on International Women’s Day, after a year like no other.The acceptance of remote and more flexible working enforced by the pandemic certainly creates a working environment that women - as the most traditional carers of children and elderly parents - can thrive in. The 9-5 routine with daily commute has morphed into a more fluid work day where women can more easily balance the demands on their time. One can only hope that the tradition of full-time office working does not re-emerge and that more flexible arrangements will continue for women to stay in the workplace for longer and therefore further their careers.” Are you a budding Director? Producer? Screenwriter? Are you collaborating with friends to make a funny video? Then we are looking for YOU! This award is open to all women filmmakers and content developers. The film must be an original narrative created, produced and devised by a woman, or women, although male cast and crew members are allowed.

Lucy Melville, Global Publishing Director and Head of Editorial at Peter Lang, has been an enthusiastic, helpful and responsive guide and her team have efficiently and effectively guided the project through from manuscript to final product.

Figure 3.2. Donnington Castle Taken from a Field Adjoining the Road to East Ilsley from Newbury, William and Letitia Byrne (etchers) and J.M.W Turner (painter), 1805. Image courtesy of Yale Center for British Art. ←vii | viii→ The Short Story Winner and Shortlisted entries will appear in (working title cos we like it so much) ‘FUNNY SHORTS’ - an anthology of witty women’s writing, published by Farrago and showcased in the company of CWIP’s much loved witty authors who also happen to be our best-selling, best loved, besties. Marian Keyes, Chair of Judges for the CWIP Published Novels Prize, says: “I am absolutely delighted with our longlist. The range is glorious – everything from lighthearted commercial fiction to literary fiction – it’s a demonstration of all the different ways in which women can be funny in print. It was a pleasure and very exciting to read all ninety submissions, and this is a list that I’m very proud of.” Relocating to Hong Kong from Dublin, Ava’s on a kind of inverse gap year. Teaching grammar to rich kids, she meets Julian (more than happy to support her financially, but there’s no such thing as a free lunch) and Edith, who provides a much-needed listening ear. Power, privilege and growing up are under the microscope in this excellent debut. V For Victory LIGHTNING TALKS: Rosa Smurra, Women's contribution to manuscript textbook production in thirteenth and fourteenth centuries: Bologna compared with other medieval university towns; Artemis Alexiou, ‘Women editors, proprietors, activists of the late nineteenth-century feminist periodical press: Henrietta Müller and the Women’s Penny Paper / Woman’s Herald (October 27, 1888 – April 23, 1892); Amy Clarke, Printing innocence: the publications and public influence of Margaret Caroline Rudd 1775-89; Shoshana Kessler, Printing as paratext? questions of authorship and authority in little magazines and small presses.