Who We Are
Women of the Wick started as a podcast series by writer and artist Sara Kärpänen in 2019, to document the personal stories by women and non-binary practitioners in East London.
Today, Women of the Wick produces a bi-annual print magazine WOWZINE, Girl Get A Real Job podcast series, facilitates monthly workshops for creative freelancers, and works with entrepreneurs and partners across London.
We’ve grown from one woman’s team to an eclective collective of creatives who are all passionate about storytelling and building more equal and equitable futures.
Meet the team
Sara Kärpänen - Founder & Editor-in-Chief
Sara (she/her) is a London-based non-fiction author, keynote speaker, poet and founder of Women of the Wick media. With over 15 years of experience in communications and creative industries, she’s dedicated to disrupting the current media landscape by elevating the voices of diverse storytellers.
Tasnim Siddiqa Amin - Editor
Tasnim (she/they) is an artist, writer and critic from East London. Tasnim studied Politics, Philosophy and History at university, where she grounded her values in postcolonialism and intersectionality. Her visual art ranges from painting to henna, and her writing encompasses poetry, essays and plays.
Rianah Ntanya - Editor & Social Media
Rianah (she/her) is a London-native Freelance Writer who has worked with companies such as Vice, Disney Live Nation & MDLBEAST. She’s a multi-hyphenate creative spanning a plethora of fields within the creative industry which form just some of the tentpoles of her approach to expanding brand reach and cultural impact, but her true passion is cemented in storytelling.
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