Novel longlist 2022
Here are the novel titles longlisted for this year’s Peggy Chapman-Andrews First Novel Award. Congratulations...
Cathy Rentzenbrink’s summer writing tips
1. Get going We are inclined to think we need all the answers before we...
It’s more than a memoir
When my mum was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, months before my dad collapsed and died...
Cathy Rentzenbrink in her own words
Tune in! Watch here Cathy’s books are always hard to put down. They include...
The call that changed everything.
Sean Lusk, novelist
The biggest prize? Self-belief to persist I remember the phone call. It was a hot...
Find the reality that liberates you. Tim Pears, short story writer
Why do we read? Because we’re curious, about other people. We want to find out...
Kathy Fish’s five approaches to writing Flash Fiction & why you should try them all
“I have an increasingly open sense of what a story is. Why not make room...
The anatomy of a poem by Inua Ellams
Poetry is an elusive beast At the best of times, poetry is an elusive beast....
PJ Harvey talks poetry with our writer in residence
Bridport born Musician, poet and twice Mercury Prize winner PJ Harvey was at Dorset museum...