Zoe Venditozzi
Zoe Venditozzi is a writer and podcaster and writer living and working in Scotland. Born in Lancashire raised in a small village in North East Fife and studied at University of Dundee and University of Glasgow, She won the Guardian newspaper’s Not the Booker popular prize in 2013 for her first novel 'Anywhere's Better Than Here'. She led a Witches of Scotland campaign with Claire Mitchell KC, teaches creative writing workshops and is a teacher of Support for Learning.
Despite growing up in Fife Venditozzi knew very little of the history of witches, in the area before launching the campaign. Scotland, and Fife in particular were prone to witch hunts. Historians at University of Edinburgh have created a database survey of Scottish Witchcraft to record the men, women and their trials. Venditozzi gained a high profile as part of the Witches of Scotland campaign and is an invited speaker at Scottish literary events such as the Soutar and Paisley Book festivals.
Mitchell and Vebditozzi co-wrote 'How to Kill a Witch: A Guide For The Patriarchy