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.
In the third part of our Found in Translation series Kate Griffin talks to Sara Khalili about translation and censorship.Hosted by Simon Jones, writer and Digital Marketing Manager at the National Centre for Writing.Find out more about the National C…
Continuing our series focusing on translation, we talk to with author Gerbrand Bakker, translator David Colmer and scriptwriter Andrew Burton about how they are linked through Gerbrand’s award-winning novel The Twin.Hosted by Simon Jones, writer and Di…
In the first in a new series focusing on translation, we talk to Susan Harris and Samantha Schnee from magazine Words Without Borders about the how translation works, why it’s important and how it has the potential to bring the world together.These int…
Val McDermid delivered the annual lecture at the 2018 Noirwich Crime Writing Festival, on the subject of “What we really talk about when we talk about crime fiction”, and we have the full speech on the podcast for you today.As well as being a legendary…
We talk to Sam Ruddock, director of Story Machine Productions, about reinventing live literature and how to create transformative experiences based on the reading of books.Hosted by Simon Jones, writer and Digital Marketing Manager at the National Cent…
As the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival 2018 kicks off, we look back at the 2017 festival when Anthony Horowitz sat down with Chris Gribble to discuss his long and varied career and the creation of The Word is Murder.Hosted by Simon Jones, writer and Di…
We have a trio of amazing crime writers on the show today, as we get ever-closer to the launch of the 2018 Noirwich Crime Writing Festival. First up is Christopher Brookmyre and Mark Billingham talking to Steph McKenna in their comedy duo mode, followed …
As we close in on the return of the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival, we take a look back at the 2017 festival. Today we’ve got interviews with none other than Val McDermid and Elodie Harper – plus I catch up with Steph McKenna (of newsletter fame) about …
Dive into the science fiction genre with an in-depth look at world building with tutor Ian Nettleton. We discuss alternate realities, imagined futures and how world building relates to plot, character and story.Take the FREE world building course: http…
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