In Week Eight of the SoA @ Home Festival Sarah Waters shared a mini tour of her creative workspace, insights into what she’s currently working on, and how she is adapting to working online. Sarah is an SoA Council Member and a judge for this year’s Paul Torday Memorial Prize, part of the SoA Awards….
Broadcast live by the Society of Authors on 10 June 2020 as part of the SoA @ Home Festival. Meet some of the 2020 SoA Awards shortlistees. Robyn Law talked to Catriona Ward, Okechukwu Nzelu, Gaby Koppel and Rónán Hession, about writing and being shortlisted during the health crisis. — Rónán Hession is an Irish…
We took an unsanctioned trip to the Republic of Ireland to visit Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, aka bestselling crime writer Sam Blake, during Week Six of the SoA @ Home Festival. In conversation with Sophia Jackson, Vanessa shared her creative routine, a mini tour of her creative workspace, insights into what she’s currently working on, and…
Matthew Knight, founder of the freelance workers website Leapers (leapers.co), looks at ways to maintain positive mental health and how that might look for you. Featuring advice and tips from Leapers’ resources around coronavirus and mental health. Broadcast live by the Society of Authors on 27 May 2020 as part of the SoA @ Home…
Animation industry veteran Curtis Jobling shares insights into how (and what) content to develop and pitch for children’s film and television. Broadcast live by the Society of Authors on 26 May 2020 as part of the SoA @ Home Festival. Presented by Jo McCrum. Curtis Jobling is the designer of hit children’s television show Bob…
We took a quick trip to novelist Tracy Chevalier’s writing space in Week Five of the SoA @ Home Festival. We talked about her writing process, working through lockdown, and quilting. Broadcast live by The Society of Authors on 21 May 2020 as part of the SoA @ Home Festival. Presented by Nicola Solomon. Tracy…
Judith Musker Turner (Development Officer at Arts Council of Wales) and Alan Bett (Literature Officer at Creative Scotland) talked to SoA Development Manager Francesca Howell about the ongoing impact of the pandemic on the literature sector, and how organisations have adapted to continue to support authors across the UK. Broadcast live on 20 May 2020…
Writer and Betty Trask Awards judge Vaseem Khan invited us round for virtual tea and literary cake in week four of the SoA@Home Festival and on the day we announced the shortlists for the 2020 Society of Authors’ Awards. The SoA’s Robyn Law asked him about judging book awards in lockdown, his creative routine, and…
Roger McGough gave a couple of hundred of us a warm welcome into his home during Week Three of the SoA @ Home Festival. We talked about poetry in lockdown, poetry doors, working class writers and more. Presented by Nicola Solomon. Broadcast live by the Society of Authors in Week three of the SoA @ Home…
Philip Pullman invited us (and 500 of our best friends) into his tiny writing loft during Week Two of the SoA @ Home Festival. We talked about life in lockdown, working with wood, and Lyra in Syria. Presented by Nicola Solomon. Broadcast live by the Society of Authors in Week two of the SoA @…
With limited access to the outside world right now what should we do to stay healthy? Ignaty Dyakov will offer suggestions on nutrition, exercise, sleep, and relaxation to sustain your physical, spiritual and emotional health in the current circumstances and beyond. Presented by Anna Ganley. Broadcast live by the Society of Authors in Week two…
Joanne Harris invited us (and 300 of our best friends) into her shed during Week One of the SoA @ Home Festival. We talked about life in lockdown, current projects, and being kind to ourselves. Presented by Nicola Solomon. Broadcast live by the Society of Authors in Week one of the SoA @ Home Festival…
