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It's a bumper edition of the pod today, with TWO special guests: Bregje Hofstede and Motoyuki Shibata. As part of our new Early Career Writers' Resource pack they are talking all about their METHOD: from the writer's perspective and the translator's. Simon also shares his favourite digital tools for writers!Check out the full METHOD resource pack: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/2-method/Hosted by Simon Jones and Steph McKenna.Find out more: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.ukMusic by Bennet Maples.

None other than Jenny Offill joins the podcast to talk about her new book Weather with Joe Dunthorne. Along the way they discuss catastrophising, doomers, coronavirus and seismic historical events.This conversation is in partnership with The Book Hive. Weather is available direct from them at a special discount for pod listeners and event ticket holders!Hosted by Steph McKenna and Simon Jones.Find out more about what we do: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/Writing courses: https://courses.nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/Music by Bennet Maples.

Flo talks to Ayobami Adebayo about the writing of her debut novel Stay With Me, in particular focusing on the creation of the characters.Meanwhile, we introduce our new online courses! These can be found at https://courses.nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk and include lots of free courses packed full of practical writing tips.Hosted by Simon Jones and Steph McKenna.Find out more about what we do: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.ukMusic by Bennet Maples.

Prominent BookTuber Leena Norms joins us to talk about developing and maintaining an online profile, handling abuse and her parallel careers on YouTube and in the publishing industry. Also, she politely explains to Simon what BookTube actually means.Hosted by Simon Jones and Steph McKenna, who are joined by special guest - and BookTube afficionado - Vicki Maitland.Find out more about what we do: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.ukLeena's website: https://www.leenanorms.com/Leena on Twitter: https://twitter.com/leenanorms

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.Find out more at https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk

"If you write, you're a writer." This week we talk to Ashley Hickson-Lovence about the creation of his debut novel The 392, and how he had to fit writing time in and around his job of being a teacher. Ashley shares his journey from poet to teacher to novelist and talks about his next project. Interview by Florence Reynolds.Meanwhile, Simon and Steph introduce the Norfolk & Norwich Festival's City of Literature strand which was announced last week.Hosted by Steph McKenna and Simon Jones.More about our work: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/City of Literature events: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/city-of-literature-at-norfolk-norwich-festival/NNF: https://nnfestival.org.uk/Music by Bennet Maples.

Poet Cat Woodward talks to Flo about taking her writing seriously and why she publishes with small presses. Plus a reading of one of the poems from her recent anthology 'Blood. Flower. Joy!'(apologies for audio quality at some points: every plane, truck and marching band decided to go past during the recording of this episode)Hosted by Simon Jones and Steph McKennaCat's website: https://www.catwoodward.com/Flo's website: https://floreynolds.com/The Language of Food with Cara Marks: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/whats-on/the-language-of-food-with-cara-marks/What we do: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.ukMusic by Bennet Maples.

"Do not be limited by the things that surround you." That's the advice from Nuril Basri, who joins us on the podcast this week to talk about his journey from a rural village in Indonesia to leaving his job to become a writer. Nuril is talking with Kate Griffin.Hosted by Steph McKenna and Simon Jones, who also talk about the newly announced Early Career Awards judges and other exciting upcoming events.Nuril Basri was born in a village in West Java, Indonesia, and raised in a staunchly Islamic community. Nuril has worked in a variety of positions—cashier, tutor, accounts manager, waiter, etc.—the combined experience of which has served to enrich his characters and settings. Nuril is the author of six novels.Find out more about what we do: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.ukMusic by Bennet Maples.

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 out more about our work: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/Johnson & Alcock Agency: http://www.johnsonandalcock.co.uk/Ed on Twitter: https://twitter.com/literarywhoreMusic by Bennet Maples.

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, Programme Assistant, to discuss the upcoming Writer's Toolkit events and Japan Now.More about what we do: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.ukTLC: https://literaryconsultancy.co.uk/Ashley's website: https://ashleystokes.net/Imaginary Worlds podcast on Fantastical Food: https://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/fantastical-feasts.htmlOur interview with Moto from the archives: https://soundcloud.com/wcncast/motoMusic by Bennet Maples.

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 #75!Take a look at our Start Writing Crime Fiction course, led by Nicola Upson and originally created by Julia! https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/whats-on/introduction-to-crime-fiction/Eimear McBride launch event: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/whats-on/eimear-mcbride-strange-hotel-launch/Jenny Offil launch event: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/whats-on/jenny-offill-weather/More on the work we do with writers: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.ukFind out more about our crime writing festival at https://noirwich.co.ukJulia's website: http://juliacrouch.co.uk/Norfolk & Norwich Festival: https://nnfestival.org.uk/Music by Bennet Maples.

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 twisty-turny career and how becoming a writer doesn't always happen in the most obvious of ways. It's a great listen for anybody starting out, or wondering how to take their next step.Today's episode is brought to you by the Early Career Awards, supported by Arts Council England. The Early Career Awards are a new form of literary prize run by the National Centre for Writing, accompanied by resources, professional development and industry advice for new writers.Hosted by Simon Jones and Steph McKenna.Find more early career writer resources: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/1-beginnings/Noirwich: https://noirwich.co.ukMore on what we do: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.ukMusic by Bennet Maples.

Special guest Katri Skala joins us on the pod to talk about her work mentoring writers, and how mentoring can help writers identify their goals.Hosted by Steph McKenna and Simon Jones.Find out about our work at https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.ukAbout our mentoring services: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/mentoring/Katri's website: https://katherineskala.co.uk/Music by Bennet Maples.

Ed Parnell is on the pod to talk about his first non-fiction book, Ghostland. He discusses his obsession with structure, how to pitch a non-fiction book and how he switched from fiction to non-fiction.Simon and Steph also dive into the pod archive to pick out their favourite episodes of the year:Outer Wilds with Kelsey Beachum: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/article/the-writing-challenges-of-outer-wilds/Jon Ingold from Inkle Studios: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/article/how-to-write-interactive-narratives-for-games/Elif Shafak & Bidisha: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/article/elif-shafak-talks-metoo-identity-politics-libraries-and-inequality/Life of Bookseller with Joe Hedinger: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/article/life-of-a-bookseller/Val McDermid & Sian Cain: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/article/val-mcdermid-sian-cain-on-the-publishing-landscape-for-lgbtqi-writers/Hosted by Steph McKenna and Simon Jones.Find out about our work: https://nationalcentr

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 the challenge of making a living from being a literary translator - which, as you can imagine, is even harder than making a living from being a writer.Hosted by Simon Jones and Steph McKenna.Find out more about our work: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.ukRead a translated extract by Ekaterina: http://www.eurolitnetwork.com/from-traveling-in-the-direction-of-the-shadow-by-iana-boukova-translated-by-ekaterina-petrova/Don't miss Ekaterina's contribution to the Walking Norwich collection: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/walking-norwich/stranger-on-a-walk/Music by Bennet Maples.

Ruthie Collins joins us on the pod to talk about her efforts to excite young children about writing, most recently during a writing residency in Great Yarmouth. We also talk to teacher at St Georges Primary and Nursery School and Clare Parker, Education Officer at the Time & Tide Museum. There are several instances of highly adorable children in this episode.Hosted by Steph McKenna and Simon Jones, with special guest Hannah Garrard.Find out more about Ruthie's work: https://www.ruthiecollins.co.uk/Mystery Lunch event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mystery-lunch-tickets-78956826995More info about our own residencies: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/residencies/Music by Bennet Maples.Additional music courtesy of the YouTube audio library.

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 she decided to self-publish. We talked to her about why she took that route, and her top tips for anybody looking to self-publish their own children's picture books.Hosted by Simon Jones and Steph McKenna from Dragon Hall in Norwich.Find out more about our work at https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.ukMandy's website: http://mandystanley.comMusic by Bennet Maples.

Travel writers Agustinus Wibowo and Suzanne Joinson join us on the pod this week to discuss pitching and funding projects, leaving family behind, the perils of getting in taxis, near-kidnappings - and the joys of meeting new people around the world.Agustinus Wibowo was writer in residence at the National Centre for Writing in August 2019 and ran two travel writing workshops with Suzanne Joinson. His residency was generously supported by BEKRAF, the National Organising Committee for the Indonesia Market Focus at London Book Fair 2019, Virtuago and the British Council.Hosted by Simon Jones and Steph McKenna. Interview by Kate Griffin.Blog by Agustinus: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/article/to-travel-is-to-share/Blog by Suzanne: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/article/suzy-joinson-valletta-to-tromso/More on our Dragon Hall residencies: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/residencies/Music by Bennet Maples.

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 McKenna is asking the questions.Hosted by Simon Jones, who is getting excited about NaNoWriMo.Noirwich is produced by the National Centre for Writing and the University of East Anglia.https://noirwich.co.ukhttps://nationalcentreforwriting.org.ukMusic by Bennet Maples.

'Iceland's crime queen', Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, joins Kate Griffin on the pod to discuss her writing, how she balances being a bestselling author with having a day job - and why she wants to keep the day job - and shifting between crime, horror and children's literature.Yrsa was the inaugural UNESCO City of Literature Writer in Residence here at Dragon Hall in September, during the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival.Hosted by Simon Jones and Steph McKenna.Find out more about Noirwich: noirwich.co.ukJoin our newsletter: nationalcentreforwriting.org.ukMusic by Bennet Maples.