
THE ART OF SLOW WRITING
Leslie Tate I’m a slow author. It took three years to write my latest book Ways To Be Equally Human. That’s an average of 40 words per day. So, if you were reading my book you’d have reached my daily

THE WHEELCHAIR ADVENTURES OF KATHERINE MAGNOLI
I interviewed Katherine Magnoli about The Adventures of KatGirl, her book about a wheelchair heroine, and Katherine’s journey from low self-esteem into authorial/radio success and ongoing advocacy for disabled people. Leslie: Tell us about The Adventures of KatGirl. What were

TOWNSEND THEATRE PRODUCTIONS – TELLING STORIES FROM THE FRONTLINE
I interviewed Neil Gore and Louise Townsend of Townsend Theatre Productions who are “A company making a name for delivering vivid, politically committed theatre” The

A STORY AND AN APPEAL FROM UGANDA
This story comes from a friend in Africa. It’s an account of what it’s like to be a refugee living in Uganda. My name is

LYNN BUCKLE – TELLING THE DEAF STORIES
I interviewed Deaf Irish author Lynn Buckle, whose second novel What Willow Says won the international Barbellion Prize. Lynn specialises in creative writing, mythology, art,

LATHALIA SONG: CREATING ART & LANGUAGE OUT OF NATURE
I interviewed Lathalia Song whose art and poetry asks questions inspired by the natural world, and translates an idea through several mediums, which include ink

KATY WIMHURST AND SPECULATIVE FICTION
I interviewed Katy Wimhurst about her latest book An Orchid In My Belly Button. Katy writes speculative fiction that: “reflects on ‘what is’ through the

MARRIANN JOHANSEN-ELLIS: A PASSION FOR PRINTS
I interviewed Mariann Johansen-Ellis about her nature-inspired prints that she works on passionately, intensively and intuitively. Marriann says about her art, “I love printmaking because