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Sanjida O’Connell considers cottages in Somerset, and Emylia Hall takes us to the seaswept landscapes of nearby Cornwall. Sanjida O’Connell…
We are rarely ‘in’ the present. We are a jumble of past and future, trying to draw on our experience…
The daydreaming time, the hanging out the washing time and the walk to school pick-up time; where inspiration can arrive.…
Penny Hancock on literary grandparents. Penny Hancock asks why there are so few grandparents in literature, when compared with the…
The definition of ‘literary fiction’ is strange, vague and controversial, and the term does a poor job, I feel, of…
If you are one of those writers that get most of their material in this way — from the here…
Amanda Dalton speaks with Amanda Whittington about teaching, poetry and drama, and silent film on the radio. Amanda Dalton speaks…
I’ll be fairly clear about some major points along the way, but I won’t necessarily know how I’m getting from…
Writers discuss the book they are currently reading. Mahendra Solanki, Rukhsana Ahmad, Millie Murray, Mirza Waheed, Brian Keaney, Ade Solanke…
The cure for writer’s block lies in recognising our errors and rectifying them; working creatively to solve problems. The cure…
It’s a habit I don’t have; re-reading. It’s simply too risky. It’s not the text you remember differently, but the…
What unites these greats? Their gimlet eyes. All trade in forensic detail; none turn away from human suffering. What unites…
