Zena Edwards talks to Trish Cooke about becoming a unique and compelling theatre performance poet, her way of ensuring she takes care of herself throughout this process, as well as her favourite authors and her tips for budding writers.
Colin Grant and Jeffrey Boakye trade anecdotes, hurl insults and agree on the perils of identifying as a black writer.
On teenagers, tragedy and hope, and writing the truth about youth.
From Jehovah's Witness to sex worker to debut novelist: how writing saved Mendez.
Talking about her journey as a poet, as well as poetry as the art of silence and about the word and how it relates to the truth of our bodies.
Jonny Wright interviews the dreadlocked master (of all trades) Rikki Beadle-Blair as he talks about his love of writing.
On Linda’s project to excavate the Reno nightclub, an archaeological exploration and affirmation of the presence and voice of Moss Side’s ‘mixed race’ community in Manchester.
On the experience of writing for radio in Jamaica and then transferring those skills as a writer to radio and theatre in the UK.
Kiran Millwood Hargrave on how friendships fuel magical middle grade fiction for every kind of child.