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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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Tuesday Jan 24, 2017
Tuesday Jan 24, 2017
Joanna Walsh talked to us during the hustle and bustle of the Worlds Literature Festival about cyber feminism, post-humanism and exploring digital narratives. Joanna is the author of Hotel, Vertigo, Grow a Pair and Fractals. She's been published in Granta, multiple short fiction anthologies, The Stinging Fly, The Dublin Review and others, is a regular reviewer over at The New Statesman and The Guardian and is the editor of 3AM Magazine and Catapult. She's judged the Goldsmiths Prize and is currently studying a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing at the University of East Anglia. Find out more about Writers' Centre Norwich: http://writerscentrenorwich.org.uk/ More information about Worlds: http://www.writerscentrenorwich.org.uk/main-events/worlds/ Explore the International Literature Showcase: http://litshowcase.org
Wednesday Jan 18, 2017
Wednesday Jan 18, 2017
Jan Carson's short story 'Family Circle' is the first new writing to emerge from the International Literature Showcase's 'Crossing Borders' series. In the podcast Jan discusses the writing of the piece and reads an extract. Use #litshowcase on Twitter to discuss this story Read the full story here: http://litshowcase.org/content/family-circle Find out more about Jan: http://litshowcase.org/writer/jan-carson/