The Writing Life

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.


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Tim Clare’s Couch to 80k Writing Bootcamp

Writer, performer and tutor Tim Clare came in to talk about how to form a writing habit, taking criticism and his Couch to 80k Writing Bootcamp.Couch to 80k Bootcamp: http://www.timclarepoet.co.uk/couchto80kwritingbootcamp/Tim’s website: http://www.ti…

Letyar Tun & Lucas Stewart

Today we’ve got an interview with Leytar Tun, a writer and translator from Myanmar who spent 18 years in prison, 14 of them on death row.He was here with writer and editor Lucas Stewart to talk about Hidden Words.Hidden Worlds, an anthology of short st…

Voices from Japan: Episode Three – Aoko Matsuda

Episode three in a series of podcasts exploring the world of Japanese literature. Hosted by translator Polly Barton in partnership with Writers’ Centre Norwich.This is the second of a two-part conversation about Aoko Matsuda, one of Japan’s most promis…

Voices from Japan: Episode Two – Aoko Matsuda

Episode two in a series of podcasts exploring the world of Japanese literature. Hosted by translator Polly Barton in partnership with Writers’ Centre Norwich.This is the first of a two-part conversation with Aoko Matsuda, one of Japan’s most promising …

Voices from Japan: Episode One – Keshiki

The first in a series of podcasts exploring the world of Japanese literature. Hosted by translator Polly Barton in partnership with Writers’ Centre Norwich.Episode One focuses on KESHIKI, an exciting series of eight chapbooks showcasing some of the mos…

Ones to Watch – with Abir Mukherjee, A.A. Dhand and Michelle Davies

Abir Mukherjee, A.A.Dhand and Michelle Davies reveal the secrets behind finding inspiration, planning and writing a debut novel, getting an agent and how they got their big breaks.Part of the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival 2016.

From Fact To Fiction with Duncan Campbell

Duncan Campbell chaired this panel at Noirwich 2016, joined by Jane Corry and Kate Rhodes, to discuss research and the relationship between fact and ficiton.Get tickets for the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival 2017 from http://noirwich.co.uk

Euro Noir: Don Bartlett, Anja de Jager & Nadia Dalbuono

Returning to our Noirwich 2016 podcasts, here is the Euro Noir panel hosted by the inimitable Barry Forshaw and featuring Anja de Jager, Nadia Dalbuono and renowned translator Don Bartlett.Tickets for the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival 2017 are now av…

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: A Life in Translation

In January we had the rare opportunity to bring one of the giants of world literature to speak at Goldsmiths in London as part of our Translation In The Margins event.Ngugi Wa Thiong’o is a novelist, essayist, playwright, journalist, editor, academic a…

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