Forthwrite

Dec 13 2024 50 ep. 31 mins 4

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Welcome to Forthwrite, a podcast about creative writing with, for and by women. Formerly called Writing Around The Kids. Hosts Anna and Sam chat to a variety of brilliant women writers about their creative process. From finding inspiration to the nitty gritty of the writing/life balance.

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JO MIDDLETON

Dec 13 2024 29 mins

Listen to this bonus festive episode with Jo Middleton author of Happy Bloody Christmas! We talk about her incredibly speedy novel writing process, challenges going from blog to book, and her brilliant advice to just get cracking! Follow Jo @jomiddletonauthor Jo Middleton is a writer, bookshop manager, creative writing teacher and mum of two daughters. She lives in Somerset with

LIZZIE DAMILOLA BLACKBURN

Dec 06 2024 31 mins

This week we are in conversation with brilliant Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, on all aspects of her creative writing process, watching reality TV as research and fitting the writing in around everything else. Follow Lizzie @lizziedamiblackburn Lizzie Damilola Blackburn is a British-Nigerian charity worker turned author who grew up in south London and now lives with her husband and y

ROSANNA AMAKA

Nov 29 2024 28 mins

This week Anna and Sam chat creative writing with wonderful author Rosanna Amaka. Tune in for our conversation about writing to a deadline (or not), finding inspiration in unexpected places and writing your way out of a creative block. Follow Rosanna @rosannaamaka Rosanna Amaka is a writer from London, and is of African and Caribbean heritage. Her debut novel ‘The Book of Echoe

RESHMA RUIA

Nov 22 2024 34 mins

In this episode Anna and Sam chat with fabulour author Reshma Ruia. We talk about her writing from poetry, to short stories to novels and not forgetting her PhD. Reshma shares her wisdom on the writing process. Follow Reshma @reshma_ruia_writer Dr. Reshma Ruia is a Manchester based British writer of Indian origin. She has a PhD and Master’s in Creative Writing from Manchester

KATE MORRISON

Nov 15 2024 31 mins

In this episode Anna and Sam chat with the lovely Kate Morrison about researching her novel it before and after the dawn of the internet, having a slow process and the different experience of writing historical vs 1990s fiction. Follow Kate @katecmorri Kate Morrison's debut historical novel A Book of Secrets was published in 2019 by Jacaranda Books and longlisted for the Historic

DISHA BOSE

Nov 08 2024 30 mins

This week Anna and Sam speak with fabulous author Disha Bose. We talk about writing with a young baby, finding inspiration in parenting forums and when to follow the shiny new idea. Follow Disha @dishabossy Disha Bose was born and raised in India. She worked in the tech industry for a few years before deciding to pursue her dream of writing a novel. She lives in Ireland now, her

KATE SAWYER

Nov 01 2024 36 mins

This week we talk to brilliant author Kate Sawyer, about killing your darlings, doing character development work by watching reality TV and breaking your novel down into manageable chunks. Follow Kate @mskatesawyer Kate Sawyer worked as an actor and theatre and events producer, before writing several short films and then turning her hand to fiction. Her debut novel, The Stranding

REBECCA RYAN

Oct 25 2024 33 mins

This week we chat with ever so lovely Rebecca Ryan about prioritising her writing, her way into being published and the cost of a tin of beans. Follow Rebecca @becsryanauthor Rebecca Ryan is the author of two uplifting fiction novels. My (extra) Ordinary Life was out last year and The Philosophy of Love is her more recent work. She left a career in teaching to write full time and

EFFIE BLACK

Oct 18 2024 31 mins

In this episode Anna and Sam talk to Women's Prize longlisted author Effie Black about how it felt for her debut In Defense of the Act to be nominated and her route to writing it. Plus she helps Sam out with her book group homework. Follow Effie @effie_black_ Effie Black is a London-based writer with a background in science. She enjoys writing from a queer perspective and she l

CHIKODILI EMELUMADU

Oct 11 2024 35 mins

This week Anna and Sam chat to Chikodili Emelumadu about her brilliant book Dazzling and the process of writing it. Also the wisdom of leaning into your stage of life. Follow Chikodili @chikodiliemelumadu Chikọdịlị Emelụmadụ was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire and raised in Awka, Nigeria. Her work has been shortlisted for the Shirley Jackson Awards (2015), the Caine Priz