Podcast
The Writing Life
https://writerscentre.podbean.com
We're a weekly podcast for anyone who writes. We talk to writers about their writing journeys and techniques, from early career debuts to self-publishers and narrative designers. We've featured Margaret Atwood, Jackie Kay, Sara Collins, Antti Tuomainen, Val McDermid, Sarah Perry, Elif Shafak and many more! The Writing Life is produced by the National Centre for Writing at Dragon Hall in Norwich.
201episodes
262guest appearances
232unique guests
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Frequent Guests
| Guest | Appearances | Hours | Most Recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flo Reynolds | 5 | 2020-09-17 | |
| Ashley Hickson-Lovence | 4 | 2026-05-17 | |
| Megan Bradbury | 4 | 2025-11-16 | |
| Julia Crouch | 3 | 2025-12-28 | |
| Lewis Buxton | 3 | 2026-01-11 | |
| Nicola Upson | 3 | 2025-12-14 | |
| Bregje Hofstede | 2 | 2020-05-28 | |
| Eimear Mc Bride | 2 | 2025-05-18 | |
| Heather Parry | 2 | 2025-11-02 | |
| Jenn Ashworth | 2 | 2022-10-10 | |
| Joanna Miller | 2 | 2025-05-04 | |
| Kate Worsley | 2 | 2025-07-27 | |
| Max Porter | 2 | 2023-05-21 | |
| Michael Donkor | 2 | 2024-04-07 | |
| Motoyuki Shibata | 2 | 2020-05-01 | |
| Okechukwu Nzelu | 2 | 2023-03-05 | |
| Sally-Anne Lomas | 2 | 2021-10-22 | |
| Sarah Ardizzone | 2 | 2021-07-16 | |
| Will Harris | 2 | 2023-12-03 | |
| Yan Ge | 2 | 2025-11-02 | |
| Abi Daré | 1 | 2021-01-06 | |
| Abiola Bello | 1 | 2024-12-15 | |
| Abir Mukherjee | 1 | 2021-05-26 | |
| Adam Leeder | 1 | 2022-11-22 | |
| Adam Z Robinson | 1 | 2021-11-05 | |
| AE Warren | 1 | 2021-10-15 | |
| Akshita Nanda | 1 | 2023-02-05 | |
| Alex Allison | 1 | 2025-03-16 | |
| Anam Zafar | 1 | 2022-02-07 | |
| André Aciman | 1 | 2025-06-01 | |
| Andy Hamilton | 1 | 2021-12-09 | |
| Aniefiok Ekpoudom | 1 | 2024-12-01 | |
| Anita Terpstra | 1 | 2020-09-10 | |
| Anna Trench | 1 | 2026-04-19 | |
| Anni Domingo | 1 | 2021-03-18 | |
| Anthony Vahni Capildeo | 1 | 2023-12-03 | |
| Antony Johnston | 1 | 2020-10-07 | |
| Archana Madhavan | 1 | 2022-01-10 | |
| Attica Locke | 1 | 2020-09-24 | |
| Ayobami Adebayo | 1 | 2020-03-13 | |
| Bang Wang | 1 | 2022-11-22 | |
| Ben Cartwright | 1 | 2022-11-22 | |
| Benjamin Johncock | 1 | 2024-08-25 | |
| Caimh Mc Donnell | 1 | 2023-01-23 | |
| Camilla Balshaw | 1 | 2026-05-03 | |
| Carole Angier | 1 | 2021-09-24 | |
| Caroline Lamarche | 1 | 2023-06-04 | |
| Carrie Patten | 1 | 2022-11-22 | |
| Celeste Mohammed | 1 | 2026-02-22 | |
| Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto | 1 | 2020-12-11 | |
| Chip Colquhoun | 1 | 2024-01-21 | |
| Chitra Ramaswamy | 1 | 2021-09-09 | |
| Chloe Dalton | 1 | 2025-01-12 | |
| Choo Yi Feng | 1 | 2026-01-25 | |
| Chris Beckett | 1 | 2021-02-10 | |
| Chris Gribble | 1 | 2020-08-11 | |
| Claire Mc Gowan | 1 | 2023-07-30 | |
| Clara Chow | 1 | 2025-11-16 | |
| Clare Richards | 1 | 2022-12-21 | |
| Crispin Rodrigues | 1 | 2023-02-05 | |
| Daniel Hahn | 1 | 2023-09-25 | |
| Dan Richards | 1 | 2024-06-16 | |
| Daryl Qilin Yam | 1 | 2023-02-05 | |
| Derek Barretto | 1 | 2021-11-19 | |
| Derek Owusu | 1 | 2021-05-25 | |
| Edward Parnell | 1 | 2024-06-16 | |
| Eleanor Anstruther | 1 | 2025-06-15 | |
| Elizabeth Macneal | 1 | 2020-05-20 | |
| Eliza Clark | 1 | 2020-08-20 | |
| Ella Micheler | 1 | 2021-10-28 | |
| Elle Griffin | 1 | 2021-07-30 | |
| Els Beerten | 1 | 2022-10-24 | |
| Elvira Dones | 1 | 2020-08-07 | |
| Emma Shercliff | 1 | 2020-10-14 | |
| Erica Hesketh | 1 | 2025-10-05 | |
| Eva Meijer | 1 | 2020-07-10 | |
| Ferdia Lennon | 1 | 2024-10-20 | |
| Fiona Mason | 1 | 2023-10-22 | |
| Gaby Weiner | 1 | 2024-04-21 | |
| Gail Mc Connell | 1 | 2023-12-03 | |
| Geetha Sukumaran | 1 | 2021-08-12 | |
| George Harrison | 1 | 2025-03-16 | |
| George Szirtes | 1 | 2022-02-25 | |
| Georgia Shackleton | 1 | 2024-05-19 | |
| Grace Murray | 1 | 2026-03-22 | |
| Greg Kasavin | 1 | 2021-03-30 | |
| Hannah Vincent | 1 | 2023-12-17 | |
| Hayley Wells | 1 | 2025-09-07 | |
| Heidi Williamson | 1 | 2024-10-06 | |
| Horatio Clare | 1 | 2021-03-04 | |
| Ian Nettleton | 1 | 2022-06-24 | |
| Ian Rankin | 1 | 2023-11-05 | |
| Isabelle Higgins | 1 | 2022-11-22 | |
| James Kinsley | 1 | 2023-02-21 | |
| James Mc Dermott | 1 | 2024-06-30 | |
| Jarred Mc Ginnis | 1 | 2021-11-25 | |
| Jay Bernard | 1 | 2023-12-03 | |
| Jen Campbell | 1 | 2021-06-24 | |
| Jenni Fagan | 1 | 2026-04-05 | |
| Jennifer Anne Champion | 1 | 2021-11-12 |
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