Category: AuthorNotPresent

Author Not Present: Sacaran Nights

Author Not Present is a podcast in which Louise Hare, Christina Carè, and Peter J Coles critique anonymous submitted pieces.

In the seventh episode, Louise, Christina, and Peter critique ‘Sacaran Nights’. Listen to find out what they liked and what they thought could be improved as they deal with structure all the way down to pedantic line-editing. They also discuss the idea of cancel culture in literature.

We highly encourage you to read the story before listening to the episode so you can follow along.

You can download the first draft of the piece here: Sacaran Nights.

If you’d like to submit your work to be workshopped, click here

Show Notes:

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Louise’s Bookshop.org Shop

Kazuo Ishiguro BBC Article

Nelle Andrews on Diversity Not Division

This Lovely City by Louise Hare

This Lovely City Audiobook by Louise Hare

This podcast was produced and edited by Christina Carè and Peter J Coles

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Author Not Present: The Entertainer

Author Not Present is a podcast in which Louise Hare, Christina Carè, and Peter J Coles critique anonymous submitted pieces.

In the sixth episode, Louise, Christina, and Peter discuss ‘The Entertainer’. Listen to find out what they liked and what they thought could be improved as they deal with structure all the way down to pedantic line-editing. They also discuss why getting an agent might be not quite what you expect.

We highly encourage you to read the story before listening to the episode so you can follow along.

You can download the first draft of the piece here: The Entertainer

If you’d like to submit your work to be workshopped, click here

Show Notes:

Got feedback? Email us at authornotpresent@gmail.com

Louise’s Bookshop.org Shop

Lucy Cavendish Prize

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders

This is Pleasure by Mary Gaitskill

The Book of Koli by M.R Carey

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

This Lovely City by Louise Hare

This Lovely City Audiobook by Louise Hare

This podcast was produced and edited by Christina Carè and Peter J Coles

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Author Not Present: The Woman in the Street

This episode was recorded before the outbreak of the current crisis so we apologise for any inaccuracies!

Author Not Present is a podcast in which Louise Hare, Christina Carè, and Peter J Coles critique anonymous submitted pieces.

In the third episode, Christina and Peter are joined by author Jarred McGinnis to discuss ‘The Woman in the Street.’ Listen to find out what they liked and what they thought could be improved as they deal with structure all the way down to pedantic line-editing.

We highly encourage you to read the story before listening to the episode so you can follow along.

You can download the first draft of the piece here: The Woman in the Street

If you’d like to submit your work to be workshopped, click here

Show Notes:

Got feedback? Email us at authornotpresent@gmail.com

Jarred McGinnis

A Short Affair

Duotrope

The Special Relationship

Suite Francaise by Irène Némirovsky

Stone Mattress by Magret Atwood

I Am Not Sidney by Poitier Percival Everett

Sex & Death by Sarah Hall

Circe by Madeline Miller

This Lovely City by Louise Hare

This Lovely City Audiobook by Louise Hare

 

 

 

This podcast was produced and edited by Christina Carè and Peter J Coles

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Author Not Present: Magrit

This episode was recorded before the outbreak of the current crisis so we apologise for any inaccuracies!

Author Not Present is a podcast in which Louise Hare, Christina Carè, and Peter J Coles critique anonymous submitted pieces.

In the third episode, they discuss ‘Magrit’ – a quirky story of a woman who no one listens to. Listen to find out what they liked and what they thought could be improved as they deal with structure all the way down to pedantic line-editing.

We highly encourage you to read the story before listening to the episode so you can follow along.

You can download the first draft of the piece here: Margrit

Show Notes:

Got feedback? Email us at authornotpresent@gmail.com

This Lovely City by Louise Hare

This Lovely City Audiobook by Louise Hare

Author Not Present: Twenty Minutes

Lark by Anthony Mcgowan

The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

Meetup

Write Like a Grrrl

Fargo TV Series

Dan Harmon’s The Story Circle

Save the Cat by Blake Snyder

Into the Woods by John Yorke

The Dolls Alphabet by Camilla Grudova

False Values by Ben Aaronovitch

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

This podcast was produced and edited by Christina Carè and Peter J Coles

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Author Not Present: Of Sprites and Spirits

Author Not Present is a podcast in which Louise Hare, Christina Carè, and Peter J Coles critique anonymous submitted pieces.

In the second episode, they discuss ‘Of Sprites and Spirits’ – a magical realist story of a young boy’s search for connection. Listen to find out what they liked and what they thought could be improved as they deal with structure all the way down to pedantic line-editing.

We highly encourage you to read the story before listening to the episode so you can follow along.

You can download the first draft of the piece here: Of Sprites and Spirits

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Show Notes:

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This Lovely City by Louise Hare

This Lovely City Audiobook by Louise Hare

Faber Academy

Write Like a Grrrl

MA Creative Writing – Birkbeck University

London Writers Awards

Jarred McGinnis

Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

The Ministry of Guidance and Other Stories by Golnoosh Nour

MIRPodcast with Golnoosh Nour

Project Collage Workshop

This podcast was produced and edited by Christina Carè and Peter J Coles

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Author Not Present: Twenty Minutes

Author Not Present is a podcast in which Louise Hare, Christina Carè, and Peter J Coles critique anonymous submitted pieces.

In the first episode, they discuss ‘Twenty Minutes’ – a story of loss and friendship. Listen to find out what they liked and what they thought could be improved as they deal with structure all the way down to pedantic line-editing.

We highly encourage you to read the story before listening to the episode so you can follow along.

You can download the first draft of the piece here: Twenty-Minutes

Show Notes:

Got feedback? Email us at authornotpresent@gmail.com

This Lovely City by Louise Hare

This Lovely City Audiobook by Louise Hare

London LitLab Writing Workshops

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

In the Dreamhouse by Carmen Maria Machado

The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing by Eimear McBride

Fleabag

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

The Secret River by Kate Genville

Dreyer’s English by Benjamin Dreyer

The Bricklane Bookshop Short Story Prize

MIRLive with K J Orr

This podcast was produced and edited by Christina Carè and Peter J Coles

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