313 Episodes

  1. William Ryan's Guide to How to Write

    Published: 7/2/2021
  2. Jen Campbell on building your writer platform

    Published: 6/24/2021
  3. We pick our top episodes from lockdown

    Published: 6/18/2021
  4. J. Michael Straczynski on Becoming A Writer, Staying A Writer

    Published: 6/11/2021
  5. Jessie Greengrass on The High House

    Published: 6/4/2021
  6. Lynn Buckle on positive climate writing with Flo Reynolds

    Published: 5/28/2021
  7. Abir Mukherjee: Weather With You #3

    Published: 5/26/2021
  8. Derek Owusu: Weather With You #2

    Published: 5/25/2021
  9. Kerri ní Dochartaigh: Weather With You #1

    Published: 5/24/2021
  10. Valur Gunnarsson & Sarah Bower on writing alternate histories

    Published: 5/21/2021
  11. Liz Breslin & Tiffany Atkinson on discovering yourself through writing

    Published: 5/14/2021
  12. Polish writer Marcin Wilk talks to Joe Hedinger from The Book Hive

    Published: 5/7/2021
  13. Julian of Norwich & biscuits with Vahni Capildeo and Jeremy Noel-Tod

    Published: 4/29/2021
  14. Writing a short story collection with Jo Lloyd + Norfolk & Norwich Festival!

    Published: 4/23/2021
  15. Neill Cameron on writing for young comics readers, representation, The Phoenix & MEGA ROBO BROS

    Published: 4/15/2021
  16. Ambiguity & metaphor in The Last Good Man with Thomas McMullan

    Published: 4/7/2021
  17. Writing HADES with Greg Kasavin of Supergiant Games

    Published: 3/31/2021
  18. Crowdfunded publishing with Tom Cox

    Published: 3/26/2021
  19. Writing about the slave who became Queen Victoria's goddaughter - with Anni Domingo

    Published: 3/18/2021
  20. Writing creative non-fiction with Sonia Faleiro

    Published: 3/11/2021

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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.