“It took 17 years from typing the first word of the first manuscript to finally being published last year. There were three unpublished manuscripts before my debut Precious You eventually, miraculously, fought its way off...
Read MoreThe North-South divide has long been a contentious issue but recent events seem to have accentuated the gap. Reports suggest that COVID-19 is hitting the North harder than many other regions, with localised lockdowns now a...
Read MoreAs Brexit dominates the headlines, Alexandra Jarvis, a writer for the Immigration Advice Service, has some stringent opinions on the impact Brexit will have on our creative sectors. She asks, how do we stop the damage before...
Read MoreBack in 2015, The Guardian and The Bookseller published a talk by novelist Kamila Shamsie at Hay Festival where she suggested that a Year of Publishing Women would help to reset the gender imbalance for published authors....
Read MoreHenry Normal is a writer, poet, TV and film producer, well-known for his collaborations with Steve Coogan, Caroline Aherne and many others. Here he chats to Paul Neads, editor of Manchester-based Flapjack Press, a...
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