A Bit About W&T
W&T opened in 2010 with a view to creating a dynamic, creative, community space in the SE1 area. In addition to author events, open mic poetry, true storytelling sessions, and a lively café, W&T has worked with local groups to provide subsidised writer’s workshop for elders, publication of a short story anthology as well as various youth projects. In 2013, W&T relocated to its new premises at Bankside. Named among Time Out's Best London Shops 2012 and 2013, and described by Evening Standard's ES Magazine as a "dream bookshop," W&T offered a small, carefully hand-selected range of general titles with particular focus on international literature and noteworthy editions. Alas, W&T has now closed down. Why? For more details, read our blog entry. We had a lovely closing down celebration -- TQ to all our fans, friends, supporters, customers, regulars and visitors for dropping by and sharing our final moments. |
The W&T Team - Past and Present
From left: Monica, Sarah, Cui, Abi, Alexandra, Melissa, Scarlet For a bit about our team members and the books we love, click here |
About Shivaun Woolfson & Frances Tay
Photo Credit: David Cotter
Shivaun is a writer and lecturer, with a special interest in life history writing, research and practice. In 2002, she published an autobiography, Home Fires. She has taught extensively in the US and the UK, most recently at Goldsmiths College, University of London, where she served as Senior Tutor in Community Studies and visiting lecturer in life writing. She has faciliated workshops, seminars, public readings, performances and writing residences in hospices, prisons and community centers. She has also developed numerous interdisciplinary arts projects based primarily on the life experiences of participants.
Fran previously worked as a business development consultant. She graduated in Economics from Australian National University in 1993 and later completed her masters in Social Development at the University of Reading, where she received the Edoardo Virone Prize for her thesis on philanthropy and the changing nature of development aid. She has been involved in various industries; she was general manager of a manufacturing company, senior manager of the education and training group at British Council and editor of a lifestyle and entertainment magazine. She is currently pursuing a PhD in History at the University of Manchester's Centre for Cultural History of War.
Fran previously worked as a business development consultant. She graduated in Economics from Australian National University in 1993 and later completed her masters in Social Development at the University of Reading, where she received the Edoardo Virone Prize for her thesis on philanthropy and the changing nature of development aid. She has been involved in various industries; she was general manager of a manufacturing company, senior manager of the education and training group at British Council and editor of a lifestyle and entertainment magazine. She is currently pursuing a PhD in History at the University of Manchester's Centre for Cultural History of War.