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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.
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.
Episodes

Friday May 20, 2011
Simon Armitage - an interview with WCN's Sam Ruddock
Friday May 20, 2011
Friday May 20, 2011
Sam Ruddock interviews Simon Armitage at the Norwich Playhouse. Simon Armitage's recent collection - Seeing Stars - is part of Writers' Centre Norwich's Summer Reads 2011.
Thursday Apr 14, 2011
Vasanthi Sankaranarayanan, poetry reading at the WCN Salon with Kate Griffin
Thursday Apr 14, 2011
Thursday Apr 14, 2011
Vasanthi Sankaranarayanan is a freelance journalist, translator and researcher who translates from Malayalam to English.
Thursday Apr 14, 2011
Usha Rajagopalan, poetry reading at the WCN Salon with Kate Griffin
Thursday Apr 14, 2011
Thursday Apr 14, 2011
Usha Rajagopalan is a published writer in various genres who translates from Tamil.
Thursday Apr 14, 2011
Antoinette Fawcett, poetry reading at the WCN Salon with Kate Griffin
Thursday Apr 14, 2011
Thursday Apr 14, 2011
Antoinette Fawcett is completing a Ph.D. in Literary Translation, this recording is taken from the Writers Centre Norwich salon coordinated by Kate Griffin from the BCLT.
Thursday Apr 14, 2011
Amaia Gabantxo, poetry reading at the WCN Salon with Kate Griffin
Thursday Apr 14, 2011
Thursday Apr 14, 2011
Amaia Gabantxo, a literary translator, writer and critic whose work has been published in the US, the UK, Spain and Ireland. You’ll also be interested to know that she moonlights as a flamenco singer!
Monday Mar 21, 2011
Guy Saville speaks at the launch of his novel, Afrika Reich
Monday Mar 21, 2011
Monday Mar 21, 2011
Guy Saville speaks at the launch of his novel, Afrika Reich by National Centre for Writing
Monday Mar 21, 2011
Monday Mar 21, 2011
An insight into Guy Saville's writing process - as well as an example of how Writers' Centre Norwich is able to support new writing.
Friday Mar 18, 2011
Henry Layte introduces Heidi Williamson at the launch for Electric Shadow.
Friday Mar 18, 2011
Friday Mar 18, 2011
In March 2011 Heidi Williamson’s first collection, Electric Shadow was published by Bloodaxe Books. We're pleased to make her poetry reading available, as well as Henry's (from the Book Hive) stellar introduction.
Friday Mar 18, 2011
Heidi Williamson poetry reading at the launch for Electric Shadow
Friday Mar 18, 2011
Friday Mar 18, 2011
In March 2011 Heidi Williamson’s first collection, Electric Shadow was published by Bloodaxe Books. We're pleased to make her poetry reading available, as well as Henry's (from the Book Hive) stellar introduction.
