Progressive politics in crime fiction with Denise Mina

#44 Walking Norwich and Kathleen Vereecken: It's a bumper episode this week, featuring an in-depth conversation between Sarah Bower and Belgian writer Kathleen Vereecken in which they discuss writing historical novels, the relationship between facts and storytelling and finding time to write in an... by The Writing Life

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Fantasy world building with Neon Yang: Fantasy writer Neon Yang joins us on the pod to discuss their Tensorate series of silkpunk novels. Neon was our writer in residence at Dragon Hall in June and it was the perfect opportunity to explore their approach to world building, the origins of the ... by The Writing Life

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#45 The 10 year road to publication with Kelleigh Greenberg Jephcott: Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott, writer of the Women's Prize for Fiction longlisted book Swan Song, joins us on the podcast to discuss her debut novel and it's 10-year road to publication. Also on the pod today: We talk about the Nottwich gathering of deleg... by The Writing Life

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#36 What it's like to be shortlisted for an award with Caroline Goldsworthy: We talk with Caroline Goldsworthy, independent author of Tangent, about being shortlisted for The Selfies award. We also talk about London Book Fair and what it has to offer for self-published writers. Hosted by Simon Jones, writer and Digital Marketing... by The Writing Life

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#35 Elif Shafak's 10 Exciting Women Writers in the UK: Elif Shafak reveals her selection of 10 exciting women writers in the UK, for the first International Literature Showcase of 2019, a collaboration between the National Centre for Writing and British Council. Elif is in conversation with Bidisha, the jou... by The Writing Life

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#48 Ivanka Mogilska on finding time to write as a new parent: Today we've got an interview with Bulgarian writer Ivanka Mogilska, who stayed with us back in 2018. In the interview she discusses the writing of a new short story, 'The Miracle of St Peter Mancroft', which we're excited to also include in this very epi... by The Writing Life

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#46 Reda Gaudiamo In Conversation: In March this year, we were joined by Indonesian writer Reda Gaudiamo. Her residency was in partnership with the British Council as part of the Indonesia Market Focus at The London Book Fair 2019. In today's podcast Kate Griffin sits down for a chat. Re... by The Writing Life

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How To Work With An Editor - Ashley Stokes: Writer and editor Ashley Stokes joins us on the podcast to talk about the editing process, how it is essential to the writing process and the best way for writers to approach working with an editor. Meanwhile, Simon and Steph are joined by Lillie Coles,... by The Writing Life

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#37 Elif Shafak talks to Bernardine Evaristo, Lucy Caldwell & Sara Maitland: Elif Shafak hosted a conversation with three of her selected writers for the International Literature Showcase at London Book Fair earlier this month. Bernardine Evaristo, Lucy Caldwell and Sara Maitland contribute to a wide ranging discussion involving ... by The Writing Life

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#38 Celebrating Granta At 40 with Ros Porter: This month we're celebrating the 40th anniversary of Granta Magazine and on the podcast today we've got our programme director Peggy Hughes chatting with Ros Porter, Deputy Editor of the magazine. They discuss the history and origins of the magazine and ... by The Writing Life

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#39 Charlotte Higgins In Conversation: Today we're chatting with Charlotte Higgins, who is one of our selected authors for the International Literature Showcase. The showcase curator Elif Shafak describes Charlotte as “an author with magic in her pen. From ancient subjects she conjures livin... by The Writing Life

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#47 Writing about grief and hope with Carl Gorham: Today we've got an interview with the lovely Carl Gorham about his 2017 book The Owl at the Window: A Memoir of Loss and Hope. In it Carl writes about the loss of his wife and his attempts to rebuild his life with their six year old daughter. You have pr... by The Writing Life

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#43 Literature at the Norfolk & Norwich Festival: The Norfolk & Norwich Festival is upon us! Simon, Steph and Peggy get over-excited about our line-up for the City of Literature weekend and the festival programme as a whole. If you're looking for tips on which events to go to (spoiler: all of them) give... by The Writing Life

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Writing non-linear narratives with Outer Wilds' Kelsey Beachum by The Writing Life

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#41 Life of a Bookseller: Joe Hedinger: Joe Hedinger is one of the nominees for Individual Bookseller of the Year at the British Book Awards. He also happens to be found in The Book Hive, a unique indie bookshop found here in Norwich. We sent the one and only Peggy Hughes to find out how Joe e... by The Writing Life

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Alicia Morgan in a Room of Her Own: 90 years ago, Virginia Woolf published her ground-breaking essay 'A Room of One's Own', which posited that to be a writer, a woman needed money and a room of her own. We joined forces with the Royal Society of Literature to offer a week-long residency at... by The Writing Life

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#50 Chris Gribble on year one of the National Centre for Writing: "Books are the closest thing to magic." Chief Exec of the National Centre for Writing Chris Gribble is back on the podcast for episode #50, celebrating not only a year of the podcast but also the first full year of the Centre re-opening after the refurbi... by The Writing Life

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The Golden Hare And Lighthouse Bookshops: Earlier this month our intrepid explorers Steph McKenna and Roisin Batty ventured up to Edinburgh for the festival. While there they had the opportunity to visit two independent bookshops and speak to the people who work there: Julia Danskin of The Golde... by The Writing Life

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Progressive politics in crime fiction with Denise Mina: Denise Mina, the award-winning Scottish crime writer, playwright and comic book author, joins us on the pod for a fascinating discussion exploring genre, the notion of high and low art and the power of crime fiction to explore progressive politics. Steph... by The Writing Life

27 min listen

Henry Sutton On Noirwich 2019: Henry Sutton, co-director of the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival, joins us on the pod to discuss this year's amazing festival line-up and dive into the themes being explored this September. Tickets for Noirwich are available now at https://noirwich.co.u... by The Writing Life

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How To Pitch To An Agent - Ed Wilson: Agent Ed Wilson joins the pod today to discuss what an agent does, why - and when - writers need them and also how to *become* an agent. If you're about to pitch to an agent, this is essential listening! Hosted by Simon Jones and Steph McKenna. Find ou... by The Writing Life

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Join our Book Club!: We have something of a mini-episode this week as NCW Programme Officer Flo Reynolds joins Simon and Steph to introduce our new Book Club. Starting today, the Book Club is reading A Line Made By Walking by Sara Baume - we hope you'll join us on the read! ... by The Writing Life

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10 BAED Writers Chosen By Jackie Kay: Jackie Kay revealed her list of 10 black, Asian and ethnically diverse writers for the International Literature Showacse at the Cheltenham Literature Festival earlier this month. This recording of the event has Jackie in conversation with three of her se... by The Writing Life

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#49 Sarah Perry gives the Harriet Martineau Lecture: Author of The Essex Serpent and Melmoth, Sarah Perry, delivered this year's Harriet Martineau Lecture at the Norfolk & Norwich Festival. Sarah explores the notion of the 'Essex girl', invoking unexpected moments from history and popular culture. This ye... by The Writing Life

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Writing crime fiction protagonists with Claire McGowan: Claire McGowan is the prolific writer of crime fiction including the Paula MacGuire series and the recently release What You Did. Ahead of her workshop during the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival we got her on the pod to discuss techniques for crafting ch... by The Writing Life

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Six Top Tips For Writing Crime Fiction - Julia Crouch Part 2!: Julia Crouch returns to the pod to share her six top tips for writing crime fiction. Most of this applies to ALL fiction, and as a concentrated burst of writing advice it's hard to beat. If you missed part 1, make sure you go back and listen to episode ... by The Writing Life

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Anyone can be a writer - with Julia Crouch Part One!: Julia Crouch is the Queen of Domestic Noir, writer of Her Husband's Lover and The Long Fall, designer of our Start Writing Crime Fiction course and regular attendee of the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival. In today's episode she joins us to discuss her tw... by The Writing Life

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The Writing Life podcast trailer: Get a taste of what we do and meet hosts Simon Jones and Steph McKenna. We're a weekly podcast for anyone who writes - find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and all good podcast apps. Produced by the National Centre for Writing in the UK. ... by The Writing Life

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How to self-publish children's picture books with Mandy Stanley: Today we have an interview with Mandy Stanley, a children's author and illustrator who has created a huge number of books over her career. Although she was traditionally published by the likes of HarperCollins, for her latest book in the Lettice series s... by The Writing Life

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Making a living as a literary translator with Ekaterina Petrova: On the pod today we have literary translator and non-fiction writer Ekaterina Petrova. Ekaterina is from Bulgaria, and was our visiting resident for 10 days thanks to support from the Elizabeth Kostova Foundation. A big part of the conversation is about... by The Writing Life

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