We're a weekly podcast for anyone who writes. We talk to writers about their writing journeys and techniques, from early career debuts to self-publishers and narrative designers. We've featured Margaret Atwood, Jackie Kay, Sara Collins, Antti Tuomainen, Val McDermid, Sarah Perry, Elif Shafak and many more!Brought to you by the National Centre for Writing at Dragon Hall in Norwich.
Today we’re chatting with Tamsin Flower about arts funding – what it is, why it’s important and how to get it. Her latest project, a cross-form video-poetry cycle called The Lives of F, was made possible thanks to funding from Arts Council England.Host…
We’re chatting with Amer Anwar, debut writer of the crime novel Brothers in Blood. Amer was in town earlier in the year for the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival and we talked to him about the creation and publishing of his first book.Hosted by Simon Jon…
It’s a very special episode this week, as we present the full, extended interview with Margaret Atwood conducted by our Young Ambassadors Emily Webb and Grace Murray earlier in the year. The interview covers everything from how Margaret started writing, …
This week we have an interview with author Winnie M Li, writer of the novel Dark Chapter which was described by the Guardian as “a defiant retelling of personal trauma”.Please note that this episode discusses assault, which some listeners may find dist…
This week we’re talking with Georgia de Chamberet, founder-director of BookBlast. Georgia has had a long and varied career as an editor, translator and agent, including being a senior editor at Quartet Books and commissioning editor at Robin Clark before…
This week we’re checking in with a selection of NaNoWriMo writers to find out how close they are to hitting 50,000 words and hear their tips for surviving the month.Hosted by Simon Jones, writer and Digital Marketing Manager at the National Centre for …
Matt Wesolowski is the author behind Six Stories and Hydra. In today’s episode we talk to him about the notion of ‘hybrid writing’ – incorporating other forms such as podcasts, emails, Reddit threads into novels. Also discussed: pink glue sticks.Hosted…
National Novel Writing Month is upon us! We speak to crime fiction writer Elizabeth Haynes about how NaNoWriMo kickstarted her career and helped in the creation of several of her bestselling novels.Hosted by Simon Jones, writer and Digital Marketing Ma…
Crime writer Nicola Upson discusses the history of crime fiction and writing a historical detective series without it being old fashioned.Hosted by Simon Jones, writer and Digital Marketing Manager at the National Centre for Writing.Find out more abo…
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