December 1, 2020
Continuing her series, Lizzie Hubbard writes about studying a creative writing degree remotely during a pandemic.
December 10, 2020
Jess Sturman-Coombs shares her reading journey and the stories that have stayed with her.
December 17, 2020
Miki Lentin shares how he came to enjoy reading and the books that forged this relationship.
January 22, 2021
In the fourteenth episode of the MIR Podcast, Peter J Coles talks with the winner of the Bricklane Bookshop short story prize, 2020 Alice Haworth-Booth, and the head of the prize, Kate Ellis. They discuss writing climate change and what it takes to run a big prize. Show Notes: Bricklane Bookshop […]
February 1, 2021
Feature: Debut author Charlotte Levin, whose novel If I Can't Have You is now out in paperback, answers our questions.
February 25, 2021
Continuing her series, Lizzie Hubbard writes about studying a creative writing degree remotely during a pandemic.
February 26, 2021
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 […]
March 1, 2021
Blog: Creative nonfiction demands a balance between factual information and literary technique.
April 2, 2021
Listen: In this episode of ANP, Louise, Christina and Peter critique Sacaran Nights
April 21, 2021
Blog: Before starting my MA, I’d never felt the pressure of an expectant blank page...
May 7, 2021
Feature:Tom Benjamin, whose second Bologna-set novel, The Hunting Season, is due out this May, answers our questions.
March 10, 2022
Blog: "Shorter fiction allows me to range wider and to experiment more in my reading..."