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Biographical note
ANNA VERPRINSKA A published poet and poetry tutor at The Poetry School, she holds a PhD in English from York University and a Masters in English (1900-present) from the University of Oxford. In 2016-17 she was granted a Cummings Foundation Fellowship at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. A published academic in journals such as Contemporary Literature. CHERYL ROBSON is a filmmaker, writer and editor who worked at the BBC for several years and then taught filmmaking at the University of Westminster. She also created a publishing company, publishing over 200 international writers. Her non-fiction books include Counterculture UK- a celebration, Provence - a cultural guide, Celluloid Ceiling: women film directors breaking through, and Silent Women; pioneers of cinema voted best book on silent film in 2017."There is need for books to celebrate new thought, new ideas, new people and this is what it achieves."--Guy Portelli, Sculptor "Email "; "50 Women Sculptors is a beautifully illustrated book which presents the world of undervalued and under recognised women sculptors from the past as well as a selection from the present, with in depth interviews on their life, inspirations, working methods and use of all materials mentioned above - an improvement compared with the past but there is still room for full equality to be achieved. For those interested in sculpture, whether practising sculptors or researchers, or those at the start of their careers, this is an extremely valuable book and perfect introduction to encourage further research and interest in sculpture by women." -Lorna Green, sculptor and environmentalist; "It shows a wide range of sculptural practice with interesting interviews giving insight into the artist's process." - Clare Burnett, president Royal Society of Sculptors.