Sometimes, it is only by picking up our pens that we can become the authors of our own stories again.
In this session, Eva will teach the basics of confessional writing. What is it? How can it help us to cope with being childless not by choice? Whether in personal essays, poetry or autobiographical fiction, you will leave with the tools you need to write yourself remedied.
DATE: Sunday 22nd September
TIME: 9am BST - Find your timezone HERE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: pen and paper, and (if you have them) any recommendations for novels/poetry/films/tv series featuring childless-not-by-choice characters.
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Please note: Whilst the panellists will be recorded, your camera and audio will be turned off. If you are unable to attend the webinar live, you DO NOT need to register to watch the replay. Just subscribe to the World Childless Week YouTube channel and you’ll be notified when new recordings are added.
PANELLIST
Eva Asprakis - Cyprus
Eva Asprakis is a contemporary fiction author based in Cyprus. Her latest novel, Thirty-Eight Days of Rain, explores the tole of infertility on its protagonist’s marriage and mental health.
Drawing on her own experiences as an adoptee with polycystic ovary syndrome, Eva wrote a compelling story - which helped her come to terms with her own. She has been named as one of Fifteen Authors to Look Out For in 2025, and Thirty-Eight Days of Rain is currently shortlisted for the Ink Book Prize.
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