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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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Friday Sep 30, 2016
Friday Sep 30, 2016
Ian Rankin spoke to Henry Sutton at the University of East Anglia as part of Noirwich 2016, a celebration of crime fiction. He discusses the influence of Edinburgh and music on his writing and the experience of ageing detective John Rebus over the last 30 years. Noirwich is a partnership between Writers' Centre Norwich, UEA and Dead Good Books.
Friday Sep 23, 2016
Friday Sep 23, 2016
An evening in the company of Peter James, 2016 CWA Diamond Dagger winner and author of the detective Roy Grace series. His multiple award-winning, Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling novels have been translated into 37 languages. Here, James discusses his research methods and how interviews with criminals and experts in forgery, DNA testing and explosives all informed his latest novel Love You Dead.
Thursday Sep 08, 2016
Thursday Sep 08, 2016
Japanese translator and creator of the literature magazine Monkey Business, Motoyuki Shibata, visited Norwich in August 2016 as the Writers' Centre Norwich writer in residence. Chris Gribble sat down with Moto to discuss his career, Japanese and American culture and Monkey Business.