{"podcast":{"title":"The Writing Life","slug":"the-writing-life-1076872","podcast_index_feed_id":1076872,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/writerscentre/feed.xml","website_url":"https://writerscentre.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9244115/The_Writing_Life_icon_2023_yrya4h.png","author":"National Centre for Writing","episode_count":200,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872"},"episode":{"title":"Storytelling in graphic novels: Anna Trench on Florrie","slug":"storytelling-in-graphic-novels-anna-trench-on-florrie","published_at":"2026-04-20T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/storytelling-in-graphic-novels-anna-trench-on-florrie","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872","url":"https://writerscentre.podbean.com/e/storytelling-in-graphic-novels-anna-trench-on-florrie/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xrq2v9qq48dm9s68/Anna_Trench_Peggy_Edit_Mix_Masterbh5s3.mp3","summary":"In this episode of The Writing Life Podcast, illustrator and writer Anna Trench shares the process of writing and illustrating her debut graphic novel, Florrie – a warm-hearted story about football, friendship and falling in love. Anna Trench is an illustrator, cartoonist, writer and teacher based in London. Florrie is her first book. It won the 2025 East Anglian Book of the Year Award and was previously shortlisted for the First Graphic Novel Award and the LDComics Award. She sat down with NCW’s Peggy Hughes to reflect on the inspiration and research behind the graphic novel, which explores self-discovery and queer love, alongside huge (and little known) historical moments for women’s football. They also touch on her analogue approach to graphic storytelling, her relationship with Norfolk, and her love for the women’s game.","meta_description":"In this episode of The Writing Life Podcast, illustrator and writer Anna Trench shares the process of writing and illustrating her debut graphic novel, Fl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2554,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-writing-life-1076872/episodes/storytelling-in-graphic-novels-anna-trench-on-florrie/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/storytelling-in-graphic-novels-anna-trench-on-florrie.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}