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A grounding in contextual fact transformed my own book, and Beryl Bainbridge went on to be shortlisted for the Booker…
My mother taught at the school, French usually, but also Social Health. In front of my form group, she unrolled…
James Baldwin’s books weren’t just about being black or gay. They were about being human, and what has to be…
Writers discuss their favourite book in translation. Mahendra Solanki, Rukhsana Ahmad, Millie Murray, Mirza Waheed, Brian Keaney, Ade Solanke and…
Chris Arthur explores a historical tragedy and questions the ethics at the heart of writing about the people and events…
Writing, too, needs a balance. Both in its structure to convey the content, as well as the life of the…
I have seven older brothers. In the seventies, when I was still very young, I can remember waking up at…
Linda Cracknell speaks with Doug Johnstone about creative non-fiction, working while walking and the call of the sea. Linda Cracknell…
Metaphors churn on a walk to the shop. Phrases spin on the way to the park. If there’s a stubborn…
I was hardly ever edited back then, and never edited myself. As long as I made the word count I…
Robin Blake asks whether it’s possible for writers to retire and reflects on his own reluctance to stop working. Robin…
We like our own company and may not be accustomed to public speaking. My advice is, though, however frightening it…
