In conversation

The writer of White Girls Gang reflects on the stepping stones of playwriting.

The director of Small Island reflects on being able to see the bigger picture when putting on plays and how he works with writers to tell their stories on stage.

Vayu Naidu speaks with Dr Allen Zimbler about his memoir, Kalahari Diaries: Impressions of a Desert People.

John Siddique talks with Yvonne Singh about her new book INK!, which traces the lineage of global majority journalism in the UK from the 1800s to the present day in a series of seven biographies of some of British journalism's most important writers of colour. Recorded live at The Ilkley Literature Festival.

Delon Jessop talks to Zena Edwards about poetry, performance and the embodiment of characters through movement.

Trinidadian novelist Celeste Mohammed reflects on her second novel, Ever Since We Small, a family saga drawing on the island’s history.

At the Edinburgh International Book Festival, poet Raymond Antrobus reflects on his memoir, part essay, part poetry, part testament and investigation of missing sound.

Jason Allen-Paisant reflects on the move from poetry into prose, in particular with his new memoir, The Possibility of Tenderness.

Playwright Juliet Gilkes Romero takes us from the tweet that inspired her to write The Whip through to the play’s production and performance at the Royal Shakespeare Company's Swan Theatre.

Michael Ohajuru discusses his pioneering project on John Blanke, one of the first recorded black men in British history.

Misan Harriman recalls the impact of his photographic exhibition, The Purpose of Light, which he sees as a 'testament to solidarity'. The exhibition continues at Hope 93 gallery till 8 January, 2026.

British-born Cypriot poet Anthony Anaxagorou explains his determination to tackle tough subjects in his poems.