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We’re a podcast for anyone who writes. Every week 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! The Writing Life is produced by the National Centre for Writing at Dragon Hall in Norwich.
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Monday Jul 18, 2016
Shouting Out Loud - Track One
Monday Jul 18, 2016
Monday Jul 18, 2016
In different ways, Harriet Martineau and Linton Kwesi Johnson both use their art to give unheard or unfamiliar voices a platform. In recognition of this, members of the Norwich International Youth Project drew on music and poetry to celebrate Norwich's rich and diverse linguistic culture and to remind us of the voices that sometimes pass us by. This project is part of Writers' Centre Norwich's UNESCO Creative Leader Scheme.
Monday Jul 18, 2016
Shouting Out Loud - Track Two
Monday Jul 18, 2016
Monday Jul 18, 2016
In different ways, Harriet Martineau and Linton Kwesi Johnson both use their art to give unheard or unfamiliar voices a platform. In recognition of this, members of the Norwich International Youth Project drew on music and poetry to celebrate Norwich's rich and diverse linguistic culture and to remind us of the voices that sometimes pass us by. This project is part of Writers' Centre Norwich's UNESCO Creative Leader Scheme.
Wednesday Jul 13, 2016
Brave New Reads 2016 with Simon Van Booy, author of 'The Illusion of Separateness'
Wednesday Jul 13, 2016
Wednesday Jul 13, 2016
Enjoy a recording from an event with Brave New Reads author Simon Van Booy, where he discusses his writing process, libraries and the art of finding ideas. Find out more about Brave New Reads at www.bravenewreads.org.uk Brave New Reads is brought to you by Writers’ Centre Norwich and the library services in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, and was created in Norwich, England’s first UNESCO City of Literature.
Monday Jul 04, 2016
Martin Figura: Dr Zeeman's Catastrophe Machine - NNF
Monday Jul 04, 2016
Monday Jul 04, 2016
Martin Figura turns to Sir Erik Christopher Zeeman’s Catastrophe Machine, the moon and photographs to help him sort out love, loss and when to let go. Is there an equation for love and the behaviour of a beating heart? Co-commissioned with Norwich Arts Centre. Part of the City of Literature programme at Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2016.
Monday Jul 04, 2016
Life in the World's Largest Refugee Camp with Ben Rawlence - NNF16
Monday Jul 04, 2016
Monday Jul 04, 2016
With 350,000 inhabitants, Dadaab Refugee Camp is the largest in the world. Ben Rawlence reads from City of Thorns, a unique account of his four years spent getting to know this extraordinary place. 'Timely, disturbing and compelling' - The Guardian Part of the City of Literature programme at Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2016.