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The Early Years
Laura Barnett on how she reconciled her role as a new mother with her writer self. Laura Barnett explores the…
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Beyond The Mother Tongue
Paul Dodgson on his experience of learning Welsh as a second language. Paul Dodgson on his experience of learning Welsh…
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Teaching The Teacher
Sarah Butler challenges the assumption that teaching creative writing is secondary to writing itself. Sarah Butler challenges the assumption that…
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My Many Lives
Ian Ayris charts his many and varied ‘lives’ and how each continues to feed and inform his work. Ian Ayris…
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Out Of The Woods
Claire Williamson writes about the value of turning to literature at times of personal grief. Claire Williamson writes about the…
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Rags, Bones, and Magic
Gerry Cambridge on personal literary excavations, retrievals and early beginnings as a writer. Gerry Cambridge on personal literary excavations, retrievals…
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Literary Pilgrimages
Richard Lambert considers literary tourism and shares observations from his own literary pilgrimages. What are we seeking when we visit…
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Fail Again. Fail Better.
Amber Lee Dodd shares how a fear of failure led to a crippling case of writer’s block. Amber Lee Dodd…
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Writing In The Community
Pauline Rowe considers the unique benefits of working as a writer in community arts projects. Pauline Rowe considers the unique…
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Literary Frenemies
Alison MacLeod charts the complicated friendship between Virginia Woolf and Katherine Mansfield. Alison MacLeod charts the complicated friendship between Virginia…
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A Duty To The Dead
Crime writer and former journalist David Mark explores the ethics of writing fiction about true crimes. Crime writer and former…
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Stories Of Migration
Nathalie Abi-Ezzi on how a textile art project in London’s East End pushed the boundaries of her work. Nathalie Abi-Ezzi…