My Child, the Algorithm - An alternatively intelligent book of love

A book about love, loss and queer single parenting co-written with a machine-learning algorithm and a toddler.

About the author

Hannah Silva is a writer and performer working in sound poetry, radio, and experimental non-fiction. Her record 'Talk in a bit' was included in the Wire's Top 25 Albums of 2018. She has written eight plays for BBC Radio 3 and 4, and won the Tinniswood Award for best script and numerous placements in the BBC Audio Drama Awards. Her debut poetry collection Forms of Protest was Highly Commended in the Forward Prizes. She has an MFA in Theatre Practice and a PhD on poetry in performance from Stirling University. She is currently a Leverhulme Early Career fellow at Queen Mary University, London. Her play for BBC Radio 4 'An Artificially Intelligent Guide to Love' starred Fiona Shaw and was the starting point for My Child, the Algorithm. She lives in London with her child.

Summary

A book about love, loss and queer single parenting co-written with a machine-learning algorithm and a toddler.

Product details

• Authors: Hannah Silva
• Publisher: Footnote Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2023
• EAN: 9781804440407
• ISBN: 978-1-80444-040-7
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 217 mm x 133 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 268 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies