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Dublin Diary

Travelling through the city’s literary past

Making a living as a literary translator

We talk to Ekaterina Petrova on this week’s podcast

How to get children excited about writing

Talking to writer, columnist and poet Ruthie Collins

Making the most of residencies and commissions

Victoria Adukwei Bulley offers five tops tips for thinking about and applying for opportunities

How to self-publish children’s picture books

We talk to author-illustrator Mandy Stanley

How to pitch for travel writing

Top tips from Agustinus Wibowo and Suzanne Joinson

Case Study: Jenny Knight

Rejection, inclusivity and getting an agent

Write a poem about Norwich’s Old Town Wall

Seeking applications from early-career writers to write a contemporary poem about Benedicts Gate

Progressive politics in crime fiction with Denise Mina

Does highbrow literature really exist?

Join the NaNoWriMo writing challenge!

Unleash your creativity this November

The Polari Prizes: Then and Now

From an upstairs room in a Soho bar to a new £2000 prize for LGBT writers

Balancing a job & writing with Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

The inaugural UNESCO City of Literature Writer in Residence joins us on the podcast

Q&A with Andrew McMillan

Chosen by Val McDermid for the International Literature Showcase

Podcast: Jackie Kay’s 10 BAME writers

Talking with Eric Ngalle Charles, Zaffar Kunial and Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

Dragon Hall Debates: Guts

Can you stomach it? Recommended reading about the mystery of the human gut

Tim Clare on how to write better: ‘Write worse’

The award-winning author, poet and podcaster offers constructive advice to writers battling with self-doubt

Improving representation in fiction

Sara Collins joins us on the podcast

Jackie Kay introduces her selection of 10 BAME writers

The final International Literature Showcase of 2019

Ellah Wakatama Allfrey examines Jackie Kay’s selection of BAME writers

Contextualising Jackie Kay’s selections

Preparing for publication

Debut novelist Richard Lambert discusses getting ready for his book’s publication

East Anglian Book Awards Shortlist 2019

Celebrating the very best of publishing, writing and reading in the region.

Antti Tuomainen on humour & writing crime fiction

Exclusive interview from Noirwich 2019

Norfolk’s third Young Laureate revealed

We are very pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Young Norfolk Writing Competition, and the identity of the third Young Norfolk Laureate.

Fiction & Fact: George Alagiah’s Noirwich Lecture

Recorded live at the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival 2019

Translators Jeremy Tiang and Anton Hur in conversation

In conversation with Kate Griffin

Creating the Bookbugs & Dragon Tales bookshop

We talk to bookshop owner Leanne Fridd

Case Study: Sally-Anne Lomas

From writing for television to getting published in the TLC Free Reads anthology

Case Study: Jon Ransom

“It’s a little unreal having a successful author discuss my writing.”

Collaboration: Place: Change

NCW leads exciting new art and culture leadership programme across Norfolk and Suffolk

Exhaustion: Are we working too hard?

Is burnout real? Recommended reading about exhaustion, fatigue, sleep and restlessness

Writing crime fiction protagonists

Advice from author Claire McGowan

Golden Hare Books and Lighthouse Books

We visit two independent bookshops in Edinburgh

Calling live literature performers…we want your show!

We’re on the hunt for high quality live literature performances to tour in rural pubs across the UK

Val McDermid & Sian Cain on the publishing landscape for LGBTQI+ writers

Part of the International Literature Showcase

Val McDermid introduces her selection of 10 LGBTQI+ writers

Explore the second International Literature Showcase of 2019

Sian Cain explores Val McDermid’s selection of LGBTQI+ writers

Guardian Books Online Editor comments on Val McDermid’s selection of LGBTQI+ writers

Alicia Morgan on writing at Dragon Hall

Our selected writer for the A Room of One’s Own opportunity

Jeremy Tiang talks to Chris Gribble

Live from London Book Fair 2019

LOWBORN (Down the Chipper)

Sam Ruddock on meeting Kerry Hudson and turning her vision into a reality

Norfolk Day 2019: Our favourite ‘Broad Norfolk’ phrases

Learn yew Norfolk!

Translation by the lake

Kate Griffin reports from the RECIT annual meeting in Hungary

Zombies, Run!/Writers, Learn!

Erin Roberts shares her experience of writing for the award-winning exergame

Henry Sutton introduces the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival 2019

Tickets are available now!

The benefits of mentoring

Sheila Cohen shares her experience of NCW’s mentorship scheme

Writing for children with Debby Lukito Goeyardi & Mitch Johnson

In conversation at Dragon Hall

‘Zombies, Run!’ game writing apprenticeship

Open call for early-career writers

‘A Room of One’s Own’ writer in residence revealed

“Finding the time or place to write came secondary, if at all.”

JY Yang on writing the Tensorate series

Exploring the origins of their silkpunk novellas

To Travel is to Share

by Agustinus Wibowo

Suzy Joinson: Valletta to Tromsø

When you move around and look properly you start to see that stories are everywhere

The writing challenges of Outer Wilds

In conversation with lead writer Kelsey Beachum

Chris Gribble on year one of the National Centre for Writing

It’s also the 50th episode of the podcast!

Sarah Perry’s Essex Girls

The 2019 Harriet Martineau Lecture

Apply for ‘A Room of One’s Own’ at Dragon Hall

Paid writing space for a woman writer in partnership with the Royal Society of Literature

An introduction to creative non-fiction

Five seminal books chosen by Hinterland co-editor Freya Dean

Short story: The Miracle of St Peter Mancroft

by Ivanka Mogilska

Ivanka Mogilska on finding time to write as a new parent

Talking to Kate Griffin

Carl Gorham on grief and hope

Hannah Garrard talks to Carl about The Owl at the Window

Reda Gaudiamo on writing for children

In conversation with Kate Griffin

Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott talks Swan Song

In conversation with Flo Reynolds

Norwich by the book

Our hand-pick of books of the millennium by Norwich writers

Nottwich begins

The first gathering of 28 UNESCO Cities of Literature in England

Nottingham in six books

A literary look at the rebel city

In conversation with Kathleen Vereecken

plus introducing our new book Walking Norwich: The Real and Imagined City

Visiting the country of poetry festivals

by Dragon Hall writer in residence Jeongrye Choi

Krakow is like a dream to me

By Lewis Buxton

Literature at the Norfolk & Norwich Festival

The City of Literature architect gives you the guided tour

The Roads of London

by Doris Lessing

Writing a novel: it takes as long as it takes

by Amy Arnold, Northern Book Prize winner

Hannah Jane Walker on developing new projects

In conversation with Seren Saunders

The benefits of mentoring

On the day of the Common People Anthology launch, Yvvette Edwards and Eva Verde reflect on the benefits of mentoring

A Clean Marriage

by Sayaka Murata, translated from Japanese by Ginny Tapley Takemori

Life of a bookseller

Joe Hedinger guests on the podcast

On the craft of writing

Insight from the Granta editorial team

The Husband Stitch

by Carmen Maria Machado

Elif Shafak talks to Patience Agbabi, Charlotte Higgins & Evie Wyld

Recorded at the Free Word Centre

Case Study: Richard Lambert

From poetry to short stories to YA fiction, Richard Lambert has got all bases covered

Five tips for submitting to literary magazines

Make the most of your submissions

5 common scriptwriting mistakes (and how to fix them)

Molly Naylor shares her top tips and techniques

How to Write about Africa

by Binyavanga Wainaina

Charlotte Higgins in conversation

Talking about her work with Peggy Hughes

How to write a short story

Tips and techniques from Eliza Robertson

NNF journeys: A celebration of poetry

From epic poems of myth and magic to personal expressions of psychic survival

Literary magazines: a reading list

The best literary magazines, courtesy of the Granta team

Celebrate 40 Years of Granta

in conversation with deputy editor Ros Porter

Elif Shafak talks to Bernardine Evaristo, Lucy Caldwell and Sara Maitland

Live from London Book Fair 2019

Becoming a translator

Plus our top 10 tips for attending a book fair

Caroline Goldsworthy talks self-publishing and London Book Fair

In conversation with The Selfies shortlisted author

5 top tips for writing your novel

Expert insight from Monique Roffey

100 Years of Silence by Ciera Drury

Celebrating World Poetry Day 2019

Recommended books for teens

We are pleased to introduce our new Young Ambassadors through their favourite Young Adult titles

Elif Shafak and Bidisha talk #MeToo, identity politics, libraries and inequality

in conversation at London Book Fair 2019

Bidisha examines Elif Shafak’s selection of extraordinary UK women writers

‘Elif Shafak’s selection of writers gives us a powerful concentration of literary and cultural concerns.’

Elif Shafak introduces her selection of 10 exciting women writers in the UK

‘I see these ten women writers and poets as the voice of our conscience.’

Unveiling the new International Literature Showcase 2019

Elif Shafak’s 10 great UK writers revealed at London Book Fair

Sharlene Teo on the writing of Ponti

In conversation with Florence Reynolds

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