Biography
Gemma Cairney is a British broadcaster and published author that has explored the intersections of the activism and creativity that is in her DNA since training in Theatre at the start of noughties at a no-fee paying school for The Performing Arts (BRIT School)...
Decades later, her CV is expansive, from honing her craft in live radio for years hosting daily shows at the BBC to using her voice for global campaigns, founding a boutique production company and writing published books on subjects that explore humanity, arts and culture.
VISUAL
Edinburgh Travel Guide | Gemma Cairney | Things To Do Today | The Pool
Edinburgh travel tips courtesy of Gemma Cairney. She takes us on a video tour of her favourite Scottish city – from vintage shopping and hiking up a hill, to the “birthplace" of Harry Potter
Emerald Fennell in Conversation with Gemma Cairney at the Hay Fest Winter Weekend November 28, 2021
The 2021 Hay Fest Winter Weekend hosts an evening with the Oscar-winning writer, director, and actor Emerald Fennell as she discusses the complementary crafts of writing and performing. In May, Fennell received the 2021 Hay Festival Medal for Drama. She talks to the radio and TV presenter Gemma Cairney.
Literature Matters Write-Along Workshop: Inua Ellams & Gemma Cairney
Write-Along with this poetry workshop. Poet Inua Ellams and DJ Gemma Cairney play a poetry writing game using text messages.
Gemma Cairney is supporting the #TreeCharter THE WOODLAND TRUST
More than 70 organisations from across multiple sectors have joined forces to create a Charter for Trees, Woods and People that will guide policy and practice in the UK. We believe the people of the UK have a right to the many benefits brought by trees and woods, the new Tree Charter launching
Book Tour with Gemma Cairney, Hannah Witton, Louise O'Neill & Emma Gannon | #BookBreak
In this week's Book Break I join BBC Radio 1 presenter Gemma Cairney, Hannah Witton, Louise O'Neill, Jamz Supernova and Emma Gannon, for the first official day of the 'Open: A Toolkit for How Magic and Messed Up Life Can Be' book tour, Cairney's first book! We head to Margate in Dandelion the spectacular yellow bus and hear from some fabulous women along the way.
CREATION
GEMMA CAIRNEY X JUPITER ART LAND
Thinker in Residence 2022
The Immortal Sisterhood
12 real women and their interconnected stories.
Through dream-like essays, merging form and poetics.
Gemma's new book will read like an ode to the power of women...
An experimentation in Literary Ritual.
COMING SOON published by Canongate.