
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

JULIA LEE BARCLAY-MORTON – YOGA, WATER AND REWRITING AUTISM
I interviewed writer Julia Lee Barclay-Morton about her experience of autism. Julia began as an experimental dramatist in New York, moving to the UK to found Apocryphal Theatre and research a PhD in philosophy & theatre. Julia has written a

THE DISSONANT FUTURES COLLECTIVE – SOUND INSTALLATIONS, CLIMATE DISCUSSIONS AND VIRTUAL REALITY WORKSHOPS
I interviewed Line Langebek, Emma Adams and Tarnia Mason about the Dissonant Futures Collective – a creative group of people who take climate grief as

NORA NADJARIAN AND THE UNHEARD, BETWEEN-CULTURES VOICES
I interviewed poet and short-story writer Nora Nadjarian, who writes about women, refugees, identity, exile, love and loss, as well as the political situation in

ANNABEL OSSEL – FROM PICTURE RESEARCHER TO MULTI-COLOURED, INNOVATIVE ARTIST
I interviewed abstract artist Annabel Ossel about how she creates her multi-coloured art in several different mediums and how her pieces link together. Annabel’s first

JOSEPHINE BALMER, HISTORY, AND THE POWER OF POETRY ‘TO GIVE BREATH TO THE SILENT VOICES’ Part Two
In Part Two of my interview with Josephine Balmer, she talks about how she writes her diverse and poetic books and why a deep, respectful

JOSEPHINE BALMER, HISTORY, AND THE POWER OF POETRY ‘TO GIVE BREATH TO THE SILENT VOICES’ Part One
I interviewed Dr Josephine Balmer, acclaimed translator of Sappho, Catullus, Ovid and historian-poet whose investigative work looks deep into hidden aspects of classical culture. Josephine’s

FRANCES YONGE: PIANIST FOR CREATIVE DANCE, COMPOSER & COMMUNITY MUSICIAN
I interviewed Frances Yonge who creates live piano music for educational workshops at the Royal Opera House. As a skilled accompanist, Frances has free rein