Tagged: Audio
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Audio: Untranslatable Words
Every language has unique words untranslatable into other tongues, which can speak volumes about the character of the cultures they come from. At our Migration Stories event, our Translator in Residence Ollie Brock brought together multilingual poets Nii Parkes, Maria Jastrzebska and Sofia Buchuck to talk about how they navigate the interlocking words and ideas of their different languages. We…
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Editing Matters: The Long Haul
There's a lot of hard work involved in shaping your first draft into a finished product, with plenty of hidden hurdles along the way. We've teamed up with The Literary Consultancy to make Editing Matters, a series of podcasts for writers looking to develop their manuscripts further. In our final episode of the series, we talk to…
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Editing Matters: Journey to the Final Draft
There's a lot of hard work involved in shaping a first draft into a finished product, and it's easy to get stuck. We've teamed up with The Literary Consultancy to make Editing Matters, a series of podcasts for writers looking to develop their manuscripts further. In our third episode, we talk about the long hard slog…
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Editing Matters: The Myth of the Lone Writer
If winter has frozen your writerly resolve, then you're in luck. Our collaboration with The Literary Consultancy continues with this new episode of Editing Matters, the podcast series for writers looking to develop their manuscripts further. In the second of four installments, we speak to Tom Bromley: a TLC manuscript assessor, editor, ghost writer and author of eight…
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Audio: “Wet Paint” by Malcolm Blythe
Our current exhibition Throwaway Lines is a cornucopia of stories from surprising places. Put together by writers' collective 26, and supported by Quietroom, Throwaway Lines paired 26 writers with 26 scraps of paper found on the streets of London, and asked them to come up with a story - to turn litter into litterature. Over the last few weeks, we've been letting…
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Audio: “My Big Fat Greek Easter” by Clair Whitefield
Our current exhibition Throwaway Lines is a cornucopia of stories from surprising places. Put together by writers' collective 26, and supported by Quietroom, Throwaway Lines paired 26 writers with 26 scraps of paper found on the streets of London, and asked them to come up with a story - to turn litter into litterature. Over the next few weeks, we'll be letting…
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Audio: “Docile Creatures” by Neil Baker
Our current exhibition Throwaway Lines is a cornucopia of stories from surprising places. Put together by writers' collective 26, and supported by Quietroom, Throwaway Lines paired 26 writers with 26 scraps of paper found on the streets of London, and asked them to come up with a story - to turn litter into litterature. Over the next few weeks, we'll be letting…
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Audio: Patrick Ness Reads From “The Crane Wife”
Patrick Ness reads from his upcoming book The Crane Wife for an audience at Free Word, as part of an evening of science fiction and social change presented by The Kitschies. You can find out more about Patrick and his books right here. Also reading new work at the event were Lauren Beukes and China Mieville. Recordings of the…
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Audio: Lauren Beukes Reads From “The Shining Girls”
Lauren Beukes reads an extract from her forthcoming novel The Shining Girls for an audience at Free Word, as part of an evening of science fiction and social change presented by The Kitschies. You can find out more about Lauren and her work from her website, right here. Also reading new work at the event were China Mieville and…
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Audio: China Miéville Reads “Three Moments of an Explosion”
China Miéville reads a newly-written story for an audience at Free Word, as part of an evening of science fiction and social change presented by The Kitschies. You can find a written version of this story on China's blog, and buy one of his many, many books here. Also reading new work at the event were writers…