Annabelle Slator grew up writing stories in the depths of the British countryside. After achieving a degree in Creative Writing, she spent ...

It’s been months since I cried over a book, and short stories rarely do that to me. But Kit de Waal’s Supporting Cast made me tear up a bit...

  This is a concise, well-focused companion for creative writers who already understand the fundamentals of crafting short fiction and now w...

  As the title suggests, there is variety here. Thirty-two year-six pupils from Ellistown Primary School share their knowledge and interests...

In the ‘Welcome’ to The Alchemy , Vaught writes that:  “This is a book for everyone, but with a particular eye on those who are tired and la...

Alistair Owen’s extensive conversations with William Boyd that took place over a two-year period are not just for smitten Boyd fans. Whether...

  A Bad Decade for Good People – Joe Bedford’s debut novel to be published by Parthian in June 2023 – opens with an act of violence: ‘If th...

Philip Dunn’s work has already won him many local admirers, and now his keenly-awaited first collection introduces his work and his poetic v...

Like London buses, good books come about in pairs. Having read and reviewed Michelene Wandor’s Critical-Creative Writing: Two Sides of the ...

Writers are constantly dealing with human behaviour. Why do the characters act a certain way? What makes them work?  Inside Fictional Minds ...

When Joanne Harris’ name appears on a book about the craft, it is bound to attract attention. So, how is it better or any different than the...

‘The personal is political,’ a central tenet of the women’s movement of 1960s and 70s, is as true today as it was then, but rarely has...

Tony Williams ’s All the Bananas I’ve Never Eaten won the Saboteur Award for best short story collection. His poetry includes The Corne...

Natalie Beech is the Associate Playwright for Written Foundations Theatre Company, with her play Collegiate making its debut at The Br...

Karen Stevens is a Senior Lecturer in English and Creative Writing at the University of Chichester, in West Sussex.  She has a special ...