# The Writing Life Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872.md RSS feed: https://feed.podbean.com/writerscentre/feed.xml Official site: https://writerscentre.podbean.com Author: National Centre for Writing Episodes: 200 ## Resource 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. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-writing-life-1076872 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872.md ## Episodes - [Madness and Magic: Hannah Murray on her memoir The Make Believe](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/madness-and-magic-hannah-murray-on-her-memoir-the-make-believe) — 2026-06-01T05:00:00+00:00 - [Experimenting with narrative form: Ashley Hickson-Lovence on About to Fall Apart](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/experimenting-with-narrative-form-ashley-hickson-lovence-on-about-to-fall-apart) — 2026-05-18T04:00:00+00:00 - [Writing the self in memoir: Camilla Balshaw on Named](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/writing-the-self-in-memoir-camilla-balshaw-on-named) — 2026-05-04T04:00:00+00:00 - [Storytelling in graphic novels: Anna Trench on Florrie](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/storytelling-in-graphic-novels-anna-trench-on-florrie) — 2026-04-20T04:00:00+00:00 - [Stories of humanity & connection: Jenni Fagan on The Delusions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/stories-of-humanity-connection-jenni-fagan-on-the-delusions) — 2026-04-06T04:00:00+00:00 - [The path to publication: Grace Murray on Blank Canvas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/the-path-to-publication-grace-murray-on-blank-canvas) — 2026-03-23T05:00:00+00:00 - [Wonder and Loss: Writing Grief and Memoir with Sam Meekings](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/wonder-and-loss-writing-grief-and-memoir-with-sam-meekings) — 2026-03-09T05:00:00+00:00 - [Family and Caribbean folklore: Celeste Mohammed on Ever Since We Small](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/family-and-caribbean-folklore-celeste-mohammed-on-ever-since-we-small) — 2026-02-23T05:00:00+00:00 - [Writing dystopian fiction: Matt Greene on The Definitions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/writing-dystopian-fiction-matt-greene-on-the-definitions) — 2026-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 - [Writing speculative fiction: Choo Yi Feng on ecology, world building, and creating mysterious characters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/writing-speculative-fiction-choo-yi-feng-on-ecology-world-building-and-creating-mysterious-characters) — 2026-01-26T05:00:00+00:00 - [Poets in conversation: John Osborne & Lewis Buxton on performance, humour, and place](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/poets-in-conversation-john-osborne-lewis-buxton-on-performance-humour-and-place) — 2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00 - [New year, new writing goals: Julia Crouch on getting started, finding inspiration, and writing what excites](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/new-year-new-writing-goals-julia-crouch-on-getting-started-finding-inspiration-and-writing-what-excites) — 2025-12-29T05:00:00+00:00 - [Writing festive thrillers: Nicola Upson on The Christmas Clue](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/writing-festive-thrillers-nicola-upson-on-the-christmas-clue) — 2025-12-15T05:00:00+00:00 - [What is ‘experimental fiction’?: Clara Chow on travelling, writing about taboo subjects, and having fun](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/what-is-experimental-fiction-clara-chow-on-travelling-writing-about-taboo-subjects-and-having-fun) — 2025-11-17T05:00:00+00:00 - [Writing grief and the body: Lisabelle Tay & Heather Parry in conversation with Yan Ge](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/writing-grief-and-the-body-lisabelle-tay-heather-parry-in-conversation-with-yan-ge) — 2025-11-03T05:00:00+00:00 - [Writing flawed characters: Sarah Moss on Ripeness](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/writing-flawed-characters-sarah-moss-on-ripeness) — 2025-10-20T00:00:00+00:00 - [The poetry of motherhood: Erica Hesketh and Jenny Pagdin on language, recovery, and balance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/the-poetry-of-motherhood-erica-hesketh-and-jenny-pagdin-on-language-recovery-and-balance) — 2025-10-06T04:00:00+00:00 - [A writer’s journey: Vanessa Bell on book tours, friendship, and revisiting old projects](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/a-writer-s-journey-vanessa-bell-on-book-tours-friendship-and-revisiting-old-projects) — 2025-09-22T09:40:00+00:00 - [Representation in children’s literature: Hayley Wells on The Spectacular Suit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/representation-in-children-s-literature-hayley-wells-on-the-spectacular-suit) — 2025-09-08T04:00:00+00:00 - [Reimagining classics: Pat Barker on the Regeneration Trilogy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/reimagining-classics-pat-barker-on-the-regeneration-trilogy) — 2025-08-25T04:00:00+00:00 - [Writing contemporary crime fiction: Val McDermid on Past Lying](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/writing-contemporary-crime-fiction-val-mcdermid-on-past-lying) — 2025-08-11T04:00:00+00:00 - [Becoming a published author: Wen-Yi Lee on representation, writing residencies, and building a readership](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/becoming-a-published-author-wen-yi-lee-on-representation-writing-residencies-and-building-a-readership) — 2025-07-28T04:00:00+00:00 - [Writing between genres: Michael Pedersen on Muckle Flugga](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/writing-between-genres-michael-pedersen-on-muckle-flugga) — 2025-07-14T04:00:00+00:00 - [World building in horror fiction: Julia Armfield on Private Rites](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/world-building-in-horror-fiction-julia-armfield-on-private-rites) — 2025-06-30T11:30:00+00:00 - [The world of Substack: Eleanor Anstruther & Simon K Jones on serial fiction](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/the-world-of-substack-eleanor-anstruther-simon-k-jones-on-serial-fiction) — 2025-06-16T04:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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