Celeste Bell is a musician and part-time further education lecturer. Her debut feature about her mother, Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliche, won Best Documentary at the British Independent Film awards in 2021. Zoe Howe is an author, broadcaster and artist whose writing spans the worlds of music, culture and folklore. Her music books have covered artists including The Slits, Stevie Nicks, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Poly Styrene, The Jam and Dr Feelgood, and she was part of the team behind the award-winning documentary Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliche. Other work includes Witchful Thinking: The Wise Woman's Handbook for Creating A Charmed Life and Scorpio Witch (Llewellyn Worldwide). Zoe is a Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow, and her popular radio show 'Rock 'n' Roll Witch', which brings together her two great loves of music and magic, airs monthly on Soho Radio.
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