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The longstanding members have been reading a book a month together for nearly twenty years, and are responsible for choosing…
Jean Rhys taught me about writing; the process, the agony, the joy of getting it right. Jean Rhys taught me…
Zoë Marriott speaks with Amanda Whittington about identity, diversity and feminism in her YA fantasy fiction. Zoë Marriott speaks with…
Part channelling, waiting for the characters show me the story, and part treasure hunt, wondering where we’ll end up. Part…
How to evoke, with sensuous conviction; immediacy, with personal engagement; these hidden stretches of human time? How to evoke, with…
I’d like to think that this makes us better at understanding other people,… On the other hand it probably makes…
Everything I wrote was so awful that I came to a full halt; terrified of what dire nonsense would spout…
Judith Allnatt on her love of archaic words Researching her historical novels, Judith Allnatt finds inspiration in the archaic language…
Writing’s a tightrope. Don’t look back, don’t look down; look ahead, walk on… I looked back. Writing’s a tightrope. Don’t…
In Location and the Writer, Tania Hershman and Rick Stroud explore libraries in Manchester and London as we celebrate National…
I was influenced by Ntozake Shange’s seamless style and the choral element in Ted Hughes’ Oedipus. I was influenced by…
I do still write fiction, but it tips into life. I start with twists of yellow gold and before I…
