Out of the Margins – defiant women in history, real and imagined

With Gail Holmes (In the Margins) and Marion Taffe (By Her Hand).

Hosted by Head of English and English and literature teacher at Daylesford Secondary College, Dr Amanda DeClifford.

Gail Holmes worked for an international energy company in London, married and had five children. She studied writing courses at City College of Literature, moved to Australia in 2013 and completed a Masters of Creative Writing, Editing and Publishing at Melbourne University. In the Margins is her first novel.

Marion Taffe is a lifelong daydreamer. She spent her childhood on a tropical island and later in a historic Ballarat home that was open to the public. Marion rowed for Australia before working as a journalist in Queensland, Victoria and the UK. By Her Hand is her debut novel.

The Words in Winter conversation series is generously supported by the Community Bank Daylesford District.