How I write – in conversation with Nydia Hetherington
17 July @ 14:30 - 15:15 BST
Grab a cuppa and get to know author, Nydia Hetherington. Nydia will be in conversation with Claire Wade to discuss her work and career and to offer a glimpse into her creative routine.
This event is in conjunction with our Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses Network and is part of Disability Pride Month 2025.
#SoAatHome How I Write –in conversation events – free for all + donation
As of Feb 2025, our #SoAatHome How I Write- in conversation events will be free for all but with a donation option when registering for the event. All donations made go towards the Society of Authors’ Access Fund. The fund is to help provide authors support for travel, subsistence, childcare or access needs for events, residencies, and retreats. If you would like to donate with your booking, please do so when registering for the event below.
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The Society of Authors is the UK’s biggest trade union for authors – representing more than 12,000 writers, illustrators, translators and other creative practitioners.
Our standard subscription rate is just £32.50 per quarter (£22.75 for students).
As an SoA member, you’ll get:
- Access to all our #SoAatHome events for free including the Professional Development sessions usually charged at £35 from Feb 2025
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- A range of member-only discounts, including books, insurance and travel
- And much more
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Programme
- Welcome and housekeeping from Claire Wade (3 mins)
- Introduction to Nydia and a glimpse into her creative routine (15-25 mins)
- Nydia will do a short reading from her book Sycorax (2-3 mins)
- Q&A with audience (10-15 mins)
- Summary and closing comments (3 mins)
- This event will be moderated by Elsa Woodmeade – Local Groups Manager, SoA
Send us your questions
If you would like to send questions in advance, email EWoodemeade@societyofauthors.org with ’Nydia Hetherington – Question’ in the subject header. We will prioritise questions sent in advance and answer as many as we can from the audience on the day.
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The Line-up
Nydia Hetherington
Nydia Hetherington is an author living with chronic illness. She grew up in Leeds but moved to London in her twenties to embark on an acting career. Later she moved to Paris where she studied physical and devised theatre before creating her own theatre company. After ten years she returned to London. After being diagnosed with the autoimmune disease Rheumatoid Arthritis, she began a creative writing degree and graduated with first class honours. Her debut novel A Girl Made of Air came out in 2020 during lockdown, and her second novel Sycorax is published in February 2025.
Website: www.nydiahetherington.com | Instagram: @nydiamadeofwords | X: @NydiaMadeWords
Claire Wade
Claire Wade is a disabled author, speaker and activist. She founded Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses (ADCI) in conjunction with the Society of Authors. The group connects and supports disabled authors and works towards better access and inclusivity within the publishing industry.
Claire has twice guest edited The Bookseller, the business magazine for the UK publishing industry. She used the opportunity to speak directly to editors, agents and publishers about the obstacles facing disabled authors and how they can be overcome.
Claire’s first novel The Choice (Orion, 2019) won the Good Housekeeping First Novel Competition and the East Anglian Book Award for Fiction. In 2023, she won the Romantic Novelists’ Association Inclusion Award.
Website: www.clairewade.com | Instagram: @clairerwade
About the Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses Network (ADCI)
This member-led peer support network aims to break feelings of isolation by connecting authors facing common experiences, in an online community that offers continuing professional and personal support. The network’s primary aim is to offer a friendly and supportive space where you can feel safe to ask questions, share experiences, offer advice, and make new connections.
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Need to know
Accessibility
- Attendees will have the option to turn on the live transcript, to watch with subtitles.
- If you require BSL interpretation for this event, please email events@societyofauthors.org
Before the event
- Once registered, you will be sent a confirmation email with the Zoom link
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- Please add events@societyofauthors.org to your Safe Senders list so you receive our confirmation and reminder emails
During the event
- This online event will take place on Zoom Webinar. You will not be on screen.
- This event is 45 minutes
After the event
- Hashtag for this event: #SoAatHome
- Attendees will be able to catch the recording on our Vimeo channel
Booking
Please either use the form titled ‘Register – no donation’ or the option of the different ticket options with a donation amount depending on how much you would like to donate towards the Society of Authors Access Fund.
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Access 20% off your first year of membership of the SoA with discount code SOAATHOME20
The Society of Authors is the UK’s biggest trade union for authors – representing more than 12,000 writers, illustrators, translators and other creative practitioners.
Our standard subscription rate is just £32.50 per quarter (£22.75 for students).
As an SoA member, you’ll get:
- Access to all our #SoAatHome events for free including the Professional Development sessions usually charged at £35 from Feb 2025
- Access to all our Feel Good Friday and Industry Insider events which are usually charged £5 from Feb 2025
- Access all #SoAatHome Vimeo professional development recordings so you can catch up in your own time
- Access Unlimited one-to-one professional advice
- Membership of our online and real-world professional networks and special interest groups
- A range of member-only discounts, including books, insurance and travel
- And much more
‘It was a surprisingly lovely way to meet fellow writers in a friendly, warm surrounding perfectly hosted by the SoA staff. Thank you for all the introductions, the welcome and the nourishment!’ – attendee from SoA in Person: Autumn New Members’ Party 2024
JOIN NOW | PRICING
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