We’re thrilled to be publishing Ambreen Razia’s debut play The Diary of a Hounslow Girl. Ambreen is currently touring her one-woman monologue around the UK, and has been getting fabulous 4 &
Read moreMaria Giese is changing history!
A year ago, Maria Giese complained to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) about gender discrimination when she felt she had hit a glass ceiling, being passed over for directing
Read moreRachel Barnett named the first ever writer in residence for Milton Keynes
Rachel Barnett has been named the first ever writer in residence for the town of Milton Keynes as part of the town’s 50th birthday celebrations. We published her play collection
Read moreFiona Rintoul at Ullapool Book Festival this Friday
Fiona Rintoul winner of the 3rd Virginia Prize for Fiction for her novel The Leipzig Affair will be speaking at the Ullapool Book Festival on 6 May at 6.30pm. Last
Read moreWe’ve won Gold!
More champagne flowing at Aurora Metro as Cheryl Robson collects the top award for short film documentary at WorldFest, the Houston International Film Festival. The Gold Remi award was awarded
Read moreWe’re at the London Book Fair – come and say hello!
From 12 – 14 April we’ll be at the London Book Fair, stand 4B43. Do pop by and say say hello, and hear all about our recent and forthcoming coming
Read moreWe have won an award for our doc on Eel Pie Island
Champagne corks popping here at Aurora Metro as we have won a REMI award for our documentary film ‘Rock n Roll Island’ from WorldFest Houston International Film & TV Festival,
Read moreCelebrating 120 Years of Women in Film
Sunday 5 June, 7.15pm Connaught Theatre, Worthing part of Worthing WOW An expert panel including Laraine Porter (British Silent Film Festival), Nuala O’Sullivan (Women Over 50 Film Festival) and Kate
Read moreCare Takers by Billy Cowan – 2016 Tour dates
Truant Company are touring Billy Cowan’s play Care Takers this year. Aurora Metro are publishing the playtext. Ms Lawson, a new teacher at Newall South High School, believes Jamie Harrow
Read moreAustralian Premiere of Girl from God’s Country and Book Launch
Wednesday 4 May, 6.30pm ACMI, Melbourne Australian premiere of Karen Day’s documentary Girl from God’s Country on forgotten filmmaker Nell Shipman, plus launch of our book Silent Women: Pioneers of
Read moreMeet the Author Exhibition
8 April, 6pm Part of Weaver Words, Frodsham Literary Festival Calling all North West book groups, libraries and book lovers – please come and support your local authors. More than
Read moreOn this day in 1968…
On this day in 1968 the extraordinary Alice Guy-Blaché passed away aged 95. Guy-Blaché was the first female pioneer in early French cinema and is remembered along with a host
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