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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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Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Balancing a job & writing with Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
'Iceland's crime queen', Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, joins Kate Griffin on the pod to discuss her writing, how she balances being a bestselling author with having a day job - and why she wants to keep the day job - and shifting between crime, horror and children's literature. Yrsa was the inaugural UNESCO City of Literature Writer in Residence here at Dragon Hall in September, during the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival. Hosted by Simon Jones and Steph McKenna. Find out more about Noirwich: noirwich.co.uk Join our newsletter: nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk Music by Bennet Maples.
Friday Oct 18, 2019
10 BAED Writers Chosen By Jackie Kay
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Jackie Kay revealed her list of 10 black, Asian and ethnically diverse writers for the International Literature Showacse at the Cheltenham Literature Festival earlier this month. This recording of the event has Jackie in conversation with three of her selected writers: Eric Ngalle Charles, Zaffar Kunial and Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi. The International Literature Showcase is a partnership project presented by us and British Council, with support from Arts Council England and Creative Scotland. Apologies for the audio quality of this episode - hopefully the quality of the discussion more than makes up for it! Hosted by Simon Jones and Steph McKenna. Music by Bennet Maples.
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Representation in fiction With Sara Collins
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Friday Oct 11, 2019
"I had no examples of people like me in the page." Writer Sara Collins joins us on the pod to talk about representation in literature - both behind-the-scenes and within stories. Sara was in town to discuss her debut novel The Confessions of Frannie Langton at the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival. Hosted by Steph McKenna and Simon Jones. Find out more at https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/ More about Noirwich: https://noirwich.co.uk Music by Bennet Maples.
Friday Oct 04, 2019
Preparing For Publication With Richard Lambert
Friday Oct 04, 2019
Friday Oct 04, 2019
Richard Lambert's debut novel The Wolf Road is set for release in February 2020. The book is finished, edited, proofed. What's it like to be in the in-between stage between completion and publication? We talk to Richard about how he got to this stage in his writing, and where he's going next. Also on the pod today: we're very excited about the third and final International Literature Showcase of 2019, with Jackie Kay curating a list of 10 amazing BAME writers working in the UK today. Join us on Saturday 5th October at 12.45 for the live stream reveal. Hosted by Simon Jones and Steph McKenna. All about us: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk ILS live stream: http://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/ils/showcase-3-live/ Early Career Awards: http://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/early-career-awards/ Richard's website: https://richardlambert.org/ The Escalator scheme for writers: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/escalator/ Music by Bennet Maples