The Writing Life
A podcast by National Centre for Writing

306 Episodes
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Writing about nature with Chloe Dalton
Published: 1/13/2025 -
Writing a festive bestseller with Abiola Bello
Published: 12/16/2024 -
Writing about music with Aniefiok Ekpoudom
Published: 12/2/2024 -
Researching for crime novels with Peter James
Published: 11/18/2024 -
Routes into writing with S G Bell
Published: 11/4/2024 -
Writing dialect in fiction with Ferdia Lennon
Published: 10/21/2024 -
Writing through place: Heidi Williamson & Rebecca Goss on poetry, memory and healing
Published: 10/7/2024 -
Structuring non-fiction with Nick Acheson
Published: 9/23/2024 -
Writing collaboratively with Maarja Pärtna & Penny Boxall
Published: 9/9/2024 -
Advice for emerging writers with Benjamin Johncock & Megan Bradbury
Published: 8/26/2024 -
Writing the 'difficult second novel' with Melissa Fu
Published: 8/12/2024 -
Writing romantic comedies with PJ Ellis
Published: 7/29/2024 -
Researching for fiction with Jon McGregor
Published: 7/15/2024 -
Writing soaps with James McDermott & Stephen Keyworth
Published: 7/1/2024 -
Writing narrative non-fiction with Dan Richards & Edward Parnell
Published: 6/17/2024 -
How to be a craftivist with Sarah P Corbett
Published: 6/3/2024 -
Writing for performance with HighTide
Published: 5/20/2024 -
Writing poetry with Martin Figura
Published: 5/6/2024 -
Reintroducing Harriet Martineau with Stuart Hobday & Gaby Weiner
Published: 4/22/2024 -
Crafting identity in fiction with Michael Donkor
Published: 4/8/2024
We're a weekly podcast for anyone who writes. We talk to writers about their writing journeys and techniques, from early career debuts to self-publishers and narrative designers. We've featured Margaret Atwood, Jackie Kay, Sara Collins, Antti Tuomainen, Val McDermid, Sarah Perry, Elif Shafak and many more! The Writing Life is produced by the National Centre for Writing at Dragon Hall in Norwich.