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Brian Clegg wonders why Science Fiction is often regarded as the ‘poor cousin’ of other genres. Science Fiction is still…
Gerry Cambridge on the saving obsessions of birds and poetry. As a young teenager in rural Ayrshire, Gerry Cambridge became…
Elanor Dymott reflects on a place she has written about. Revisiting a beautiful spot on the Greek mainland after an…
John Pilkington on why he writes historical fiction. A lifelong fascination with history has shaped John Pilkington’s career as a…
Hugh Stoddart considers how far the passage of time affects a writer’s work. Revisiting his past work, Hugh Stoddart reflects…
Morgen Witzel on getting to grips with fourteenth-century warfare. As a writer of historical fiction, Morgen Witzel wasn’t content to…
Deborah Chancellor considers the ways that a writer’s shifting identities can influence her work. Throughout her writing life, Deborah Chancellor…
Donny O’Rourke explores some culinary memories. Childhood memories of watching his mother cook inspired Donny O’Rourke’s lifelong interest in cooking…
Rosemary Bailey on bringing out a new edition of a book about her late brother. Twenty years after first publishing…
John Greening reflects on poetic coincidence. Can coincidence, that seemingly magical conjunction of events, play a part in poetry? John…
Roy Bainton describes his battle to make a film version of the life of Captain Kidd. Long before Pirates of…
For a year, Ann Morgan read only books originally written in languages other than English — and made some surprising…
