
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

GILLEAN McDOUGALL, WRITER, INVESTIGATING THE HISTORY OF GARTNAVEL ASYLUM & GLASGOW’S SURGICAL ARCHIVES!
I interviewed Gillean McDougall from Glasgow, who edited the collaborative projects Honest Error (on Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his wife Margaret Macdonald) and Writing the Asylum (on Gartnavel Royal Asylum) and facilitated the group the prescription at the Royal College

DELPHINE DE VIGAN – HOW DOES A GIFTED NOVELIST WRITE?
I interviewed French writer Delphine de Vigan, whose book, No et moi, won the prestigious Prix des libraires. Other books of hers have won a clutch

JOANNE LIMBURG AND THE AUTISTIC ALICE
I interviewed Joanne Limburg whose poetry collection Feminismo was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection; another collection, Paraphernalia, was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. Joanne

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

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,