A festival dedicated to equipping new or rising writers with the right panels, discussions, and workshops from well versed industry experts. All right in the center of beautiful Guildford, Surrey.
Robert Kiely Poet Interview conducted by Sharron Green. Taster Session: Poetic Compaction (Getting Started with Short Poetry) Robert Kiely is the author of simmering of a declarative void (2020) and Incomparable Poetry, an essay on the financial crisis of 2007-8 and Irish literature (2020). Robert is currently Poet in Residence at the University of Surrey where he runs poetry workshops … More Poetry Interview with Robert Kiely
Diana Evans Headliner Author of 26a, The Wonder & Ordinary People Interview conducted by Tenikah Beveney. A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending a Spread the Word writing workshop at which Diana was co-hosting the session with Michael Donkor. I felt incredibly lucky to be able to hear Diana read the … More Headliner Interview with Diana Evans
Roz Morris Ghostwriting Author Talk Author Interview conducted by Emily Wootton. Roz Morris is one of the guest speakers for the Surrey New Writers Festival, and will be giving an author talk on ghostwriting. In this interview, Roz talks about ghostwriting and many things, including writer’s block, research, and a horse named Val… Q: Your … More Interview with Roz Morris
Julia Armfield Magical Realism panel Interview conducted by Beth Roberts. Julia Armfield is a fiction writer, shortlisted for the 2019 Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, who lives and works in London. Julia’s recent short story collection, salt slow, was longlisted for the 2020 Polari Prize and I wanted to find out how … More Interview with Julia Armfield
Lucy Hughes-Hallett Magical Realism panel Award-wining historian and novelist. Interview conducted by Beth Roberts. Lucy Hughes-Hallett is an award-winning historian and novelist, who is currently chairing the judging panel for the International Booker Prize. I caught up with Lucy to ask her about her 2019 short-story collection, Fabulous, her 2017 novel, Peculiar Ground and her … More Interview with Lucy Hughes-Hallett
Inua Ellams Magical Realism panel Poet, playwright, performer, graphic artist and designer. Interview conducted by Beth Roberts. Inua Ellams is a Nigeria-born, London-based poet, playwright, performer, graphic artist and designer, once described as the love child of Yasiin Bey and John Keats. I spoke to Inua to find out more about his poetic and dramatic … More Interview with Inua Ellams
Ruth Brandt Masterclass Creative writing tutor and prize-winning writer of novels, short stories, plays and poetry. Interview conducted by Laurs Oakley. As both a tutor and a writer, Ruth Brandt has a wealth of knowledge and skills at her fingertips. I was interested to find out how she came to writing and tutoring, and how … More Masterclass Interview with Ruth Brandt
Paul Vlitos & Collette Lyons Creative Collaborations Collette Lyons, author, journalist and editor. Dr Paul Vlitos, author and Lecturer. Pseudonym Ellery Lloyd, author of People Like Her. Interview conducted by Hilary Macey-Dare. People Like Her is the debut novel by husband-and-wife team, Dr Paul Vlitos and Collette Lyons, writing under the pseudonym of Ellery Lloyd. I … More Creative Collaborations Interview with Paul Vlitos & Collette Lyons
Theatre has been a part of my life since I was tiny. I fell in love with it watching Miss Hannigan in an amateur production of Annie; I must have been about 8. I was in the show too; well not really in–in the show – together with about 20 more children, we were a … More 30 Minutes to 30 Seconds: How to Use Length as a Device in Theatre- By Chiara Fumanti
Before we start, I’ll let you into a little secret… writing short fiction is hard. VERY hard. January 2020, (before you know what happened) a friend of mine sent me a link to a short story competition. She said I should give it a go, and why not! 3,000 words, how hard could it be? Well, to put it lightly, it was the very definition of … More How to Write Short Fiction (And How I Fell in Love with It) – By Laurs Oakley
