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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 Jun 16, 2015
Tuesday Jun 16, 2015
Patrick Barkham discusses his book Badgerlands as part of Brave New Reads. Brave New Reads takes place across Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, and offers an immersive shared reading experience. Featuring six exceptional books chosen by readers for readers, Brave New Reads promises to introduce you to some of the most exciting writing around. Find out more at www.bravenewreads.org.uk
Tuesday Jun 16, 2015
Tuesday Jun 16, 2015
Brave New Reads author Patrick Flanery discusses and reads from his novel Fallen Land. Brave New Reads takes place across Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, and offers an immersive shared reading experience. Featuring six exceptional books chosen by readers for readers, Brave New Reads promises to introduce you to some of the most exciting writing around. Find out more at www.bravenewreads.org.uk
Tuesday Jun 16, 2015
Tuesday Jun 16, 2015
Novelist and biographer, Christopher Bigsby gives the opening Worlds 15 provocation on the theme of Reputation.
Tuesday Jun 16, 2015
Tuesday Jun 16, 2015
Poet, playwright and translator, Mamta Sagar, and 2014/15 David T.K. Wong Creative Writing Fellow at UEA, Jack Wang read on the opening day of Worlds Literature Festival.
Monday Jun 01, 2015
Monday Jun 01, 2015
Naturalist Mark Cocker and conservation and agriculture specialists Mark Avery, Jake Fiennes and Robin Page debate about humans and our engagement with the natural environment. Part of the 2015 Norfolk and Norwich Festival.
Tuesday May 19, 2015
Tuesday May 19, 2015
Celebrated journalist, author and activist Masha Gessen gives the third annual Harriet Martineau Lecture. Following in the footsteps of Kate Mosse and Ali Smith in honouring Harriet Martineau - Norwich’s 19th Century radical thinker and the world’s first female journalist, Gessen's lecture focuses on freedom of expression and investigative journalism through a feminist lens, two issues strongly associated with Harriet Martineau. Gessen is a journalist, author and political activist, world-renowned for her outspoken opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and was at one stage ‘probably the only publicly out gay person in the whole of Russia’. She has contributed to the New Republic, the New Statesman, Granta, Slate and Vanity Fair.
Wednesday May 13, 2015
Wednesday May 13, 2015
Sarah Waters and Sarah Perry talk about creative inspiration, influence, and the gothic imagination. Waters reads from 'The Paying Guests' and Perry reads from 'After Me Comes the Flood', and both writers answer questions from WCN's Chris Gribble and the Norwich Playhouse audience. This event is part of the 2015 Norfolk & Norwich Festival. (http://www.nnfestival.org.uk/festival/city_of_literature)
Saturday Mar 21, 2015
Saturday Mar 21, 2015
How many ideas and plans run aground due to lack of connections, money time or specific skills? This session considers how to make the best of networking opportunities and how to manage your time efficiently. Hosted by Sarah Thelwall.
Saturday Mar 21, 2015
Saturday Mar 21, 2015
Readings from Philip Langeskov, Francesca Rhydderch and Clare Wigfall, followed by a discussion hosted by Sophie Wardell (British Council Literature). *This audio may feature content which may not be suitable for younger listeners.
Saturday Mar 21, 2015
Saturday Mar 21, 2015
An evening considering nature, memoir and writing with two of Britain’s finest authors.