A S H L E I G H
K A N E
Our session with the writer, editor, and creative consultant, Ashleigh Kane at the Shoreditch Soho House in May 2026
Ashleigh is the founder of A Space Between, a nomadic gathering for women who write. She is based between London, UK and Essaouira, Morocco.
Ashleigh was previously the Arts & Culture Editor at Dazed & Confused (2014-2020), and has have held the title of Arts & Photography Editor-at-Large since 2021.
As a freelancer, Ashleigh works across copywriting and editing, creative, editorial writing and editing, art buying, photography and film commissioning, and brand and editorial strategy.
She is also an Associate Lecturer at LCC.
Ashleigh has been researching women’s rage across art history for her newsletter all the rage.
Ashleigh's Instagram
www.instagram.com/ashleighkane
Session moderated by Susanna Davies-Crook
Photography by Matt Maude
T H E E X E R C I S E
Start your piece using the line:
'As sleep slowly left Sarah she opened her eyes to an unfamiliar room'
Write in any medium (prose, script, poetry etc) that you wish to.
This prompt was initiated by Sadiya Ansari at A Space Between - a retreat for women who write facilitated by Ashleigh Kane.
