Historical non-fiction books:
Safe Havens by the Sea was published at the end of 2020 and preserved the legacy of a series of convalescent homes started in the 1800s. The mission of the organisation was to give the opportunity for a break at the seaside to destitute children, mothers & babies, and later men, residing in polluted East London. Providing the Jam was published towards the end of 2018. It explores the history of a visually impaired community and those that supported them. It contains the stories of many extraordinary people. It also charts the changing attitudes towards disability throughout the 20th Century.
Reviews
Lela is a reviewer of submissions for The Chichester Centre for Fairytales, Fantasy and Speculative Fiction in association with Chichester University. She also writes regular theater and performance reviews for The Reviews Hub. This has included coverage of Brighton Fringe Festival and Brighton Festival. Her reviews are available to read here and a selection of her reviews can be found at the following links.
The Trials of Magnus Coffinkey – The Lantern Theatre, Brighton
BRIGHTON FRINGE: The Arms – Brighton Fishing Museum The Old Net Loft
BRIGHTON FRINGE: Julia After 1984 – Rotunda Theatre, Bubble
BRIGHTON FRINGE: Talking with Margery – BN1 Arts Centre CIC
Dracula, Connaught Theatre Worthing
BRIGHTON FRINGE: A Reviewer’s Round up
Critical essays on short fiction:
Recommendations for Thresholds – Home to the International Short Story Forum. Sadly, the site for Thresholds had to close but thankfully an archive has now been created so that the following articles, along with many other intriguing essays on short fiction, can still be enjoyed.
- ‘We Recommend – The Best British Short Stories 2012’
- ‘We Recommend – Adam Marek’s The Stone Thrower’
- ‘The Deceptively Small Boxes of Robert Shearman’
- ‘So, So, Special’
Journals:
Lela Tredwell was the Production Manager and Acting Features Editor for Ernest Journal, a publication which focuses on curious histories, slow travel, outdoors lifestyle, the arts and exploration. The following three pieces appeared as blog posts online:
- ‘Lest We Forget’, 30/11/16, Ernest Journal
- ‘Pressing Seaweed’, 5/11/17, Ernest Journal
- Making a Great Exhibition of Themselves, 8/2/2018, Ernest Journal
Features in Ernest Journal included the following in print Issue 6:
- ‘Stolen! Einstein’s Brain’ – a brief history of Einstein’s cranium post-death
- ‘Carta Marina’ – sea monsters in 16th Century cartography
- ‘Making a Great Exhibition of Themselves’ – how inventions from the Great Exhibition of 1851 influenced our modern world
- ‘Hole and Corner’ – an interview with artist Luke Franklin
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