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Linda Buckley-Archer considers the relationship between the novel and cinema. Although primarily a visual medium, the cinema has always relied…
Roy Bainton speaks with Frances Byrnes about adventurous lives, music and freelancing. Roy Bainton speaks with Frances Byrnes about the…
I have to be careful, he continued, turning to me with a smile, for I dabble in poisons a good…
It is irresponsible, his work seems to suggest, for the lyric poet to ignore what distracts him.
A fascination with mathematics prompted Brian McCabe to explore new directions in his poetry. Brian McCabe’s fascination with mathematics began…
It’s not just Nesbit’s books that inspire me, she was also a neighbour. She lived just down the road from…
Clare Shaw speaks with Geoff Hattersley about poetry, mental illness and her drive to find light in the dark. Clare…
The problem when you start writing seriously is that no one can really tell you how to do it.
Anna Reynolds describes the challenges of turning real lives into drama. Working with a group of young carers, on a…
Katharine Quarmby spends a diary week researching and editing her first novel, a work of historical fiction. Katharine Quarmby spends…
In that shed I wrote like the wind, hitting my thousand words by midday so that I could get out…
Some people teach with harshness, but she preferred to teach with love. I try to remember to treat myself the…
