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He is too clever, really, to be an effective novelist. Essays are what he is good at; you can’t be…
Ian McMillan entertains Geoff Hattersley with mushy peas, jazz, Telephone Voices and the vexed question of being ‘Yorkshire enough’. Ian…
When things are going badly; don’t quit, rewrite. Always carry a notebook. Above all, be persistent, if it’s going to…
On a visit to a Hebridean island, Linda Cracknell conducted experiments, using pebbles and ink, on the passage of time…
Rob Chapman’s audio diary features TV vs. film, rock-and-roll poets and a weird abandoned novel. Rob Chapman’s working week touches…
Everything in his plays is stripped down to it’s minimum, and yet his thematic and emotional reach is so vast.…
Co-writing suits me because it breaks the isolation of writing alone, and it divides the writing process into manageable chunks.
Christina Koning explores Berlin, with some favourite novels as her guide. On her first visit to Berlin, Christina Koning packed…
Mavis Cheek speaks with James McConnachie about changes in women’s lives and stands up for humour in writing. Mavis Cheek…
I wish that I could say I took it on the chin, but I was rather protective and sensitive about…
A new feeling emerges, a desire to bear witness to the dignity and passion of our human lives. To write…
Antony Mason offers an appreciation of Australian Aboriginal Art. Antony Mason’s first encounter with the Aboriginal art of Australia was…
