'Otherhood

We’re on the final countdown – our Boosted has four days to go, and we’re just 4% away from being funded! Thank you so much to everyone who has donated to our campaign, shared our Boosted link, engaged with our social media posts and sent us encouraging messages. We’ve been blown away by all your support.

We’ve also had really great support from the media, so this update includes some bonus ‘Otherhood content that you might want to check out.

Essay extract

An extract from Helen Rickerby’s essay, We’re Your Mother Now, appears in the Sunday Star-Times today. You can read it here: The Press: Christchurch and Canterbury news | Stuff Ltd

Emily Writes

A piece about our project by the wonderful Emily Writes appeared in NZ Herald yesterday. Thanks, Emily! If you’re a premium Herald subscriber, you can read the piece here: ‘Otherhood: Emily Writes on the anthology of the childfree - NZ Herald

Radio segment

Kathryn was interviewed on Dunedin radio station OAR FM – you can listen to her interview here: Write Spot with Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature - 19-07-2023 - Kathryn van Beek on Otherhood - 2023 Burns Fellow (accessmedia.nz)

Do you Have Kids?

The Otago Daily Times published our opinion piece, called ‘Do You Have Kids’. You can check it out here: Do you have kids? | Otago Daily Times Online News (odt.co.nz)

Thanks so much for all your support – fingers crossed we make that last 4% of our target and that we can celebrate with you at a book launch next year!

Two of the three 'Otherhood editors are currently in the Northern Hemisphere, so it was an amazing surprise to wake up this morning to see that our Boosted is now up to $10,490. That's 69% of our target after just a few days! Thank you so much for donating to and sharing our campaign, it means a lot. 

Thanks also to Emily Writes, who wrote a Substack post about why the three of us chose to work for free for a year on this project. When you put it like that, it does sound a little strange - but the truth is, we all really believe in this project. You can find Emily's post here: Not just a book but a community - Emily Writes Weekly (substack.com)

Thanks so much for all your support - we can't wait to share the finished book with you all. In the meantime, here's a picture of a dog who looks pretty much the way we're feeling right now. 

Ngā mihi nui

Alie, Kathryn & Lil xx

Oh my goodness. We are so gobsmacked by the roaring tidal wave of support 'OTHERHOOD has had, shooting us past 50% funded on day 1! It means a lot to us because it tells us that you see how important and necessary it is to tell these stories too, and strengthens our resolve.

Thank you to everyone who has donated and left messages, and those who have shared 'OTHERHOOD on their socials too. We see you all and can't wait to bring you these stories.

xx Lil, Alie and Kathryn