Claire Dyer

Claire Dyer

Claire Dyer’s novels are published by Quercus, The Dome Press, Matador and Pegasus. Her latest novel is ‘What We Thought We Knew’. She has also had four poetry collections published by Two Rivers Press. Claire teaches creative writing and runs Fresh Eyes, an editorial...
Pamela Payne – Vice President

Pamela Payne – Vice President

After a short career as a Personal Assistant in the UK, Nairobi and Aden, Pamela followed her dreams and started working as a journalist on the Marlow Times in 1969, followed by six years with Farnham Castle Newspapers. She founded an RAF newspaper called ‘The...
Mary Rensten – Vice President / Co Council Member

Mary Rensten – Vice President / Co Council Member

Chair of the SWWJ during its Centenary year 1994, Mary is still active on the Council, responsible for the Society’s assisted-publishing initiative, SCRIPTORA. A former teacher, she was a prolific free-lance magazine journalist in the 1980s and 90s, specialising...
Sylvia Kent

Sylvia Kent

Journalist Sylvia Kent is a columnist and author of 12 books and five anthologies. Awarded Freelance Writer of the Year via Writing Magazine, she researched SWWJ history and the resulting book, The Woman Writer, was published by The History Press in 2010, coinciding...
Doreen Friend

Doreen Friend

Doreen is a published playwright, a trained journalist and news editor. She was a staff reporter on newspapers based in East London and Essex. As well as working as a Public Relations Officer for local authorities, she is a former editor of the SWWJ’s own magazine,...