Write On! Audio Episode Five: January 2022

<p>Thank you for listening to the Write On! Audio January 2022 edition. As always, our presenter is Tiffany Clare and we have contributions from Arinola Araba, Lucy Kaufman, Mirable Lavelle and Bob Thompson with an interview with award-winning author Frances Hardinge.</p> <p>Our running order for this edition is</p> <p>· An inspirational moment from Arinola Araba</p> <p>· An introduction from our editor, Madeleine White</p> <p>· Writing tips, “A Year’s Experiment in Writing” by Lucy Kaufman</p> <p>· An interview with Frances Hardinge. The interviewer is Claire Buss</p> <p>· This month’s showcase is compiled and introduced by Mirabel Lavelle. The featured pieces are “Deceiving Appearances” by Vic Howard read by Chris Gregory, “Thank You To A Stranger” by Laura MacLennan and “Tram Shelter” by John Holmes both read by Sally Walker-Taylor</p> <p>· A short story “Carrion” by Bob Thompson</p> <p><strong>Arinola Araba</strong> is an author, entrepreneur and Pen to Print regular.</p> <p><strong>Lucy Kaufman</strong> writes drama for stage and screen. She has had 34 plays performed at venues around the UK and elsewhere and she teaches both stage and screen writing for Pen to Print.</p> <p><strong>Frances Hardinge</strong> came to widespread publication attention when her 2015 novel, The Lie Tree won the Costa Book Award. She has published nine novels and numerous short stories. As well as the Costa award she has won the Carnegie Medal twice and the Robert Holdstock Award for best fantasy novel for <em>Cuckoo Song</em>.</p> <p><strong>Mirabel Lavelle</strong> is a writer working on her debut novel and an academic tutor at the University Of Sunderland.</p> <p><strong>Bob Thompson</strong> won a Pen to Print Flash fiction competition in 2020 and has been writing, acting and directing since he was 16. He has completed two full-length stage plays: <em>The Equestrianist</em> and <em>The Richest Jewel</em>. His first published novel is <em>Old Tom</em> and his first screenplay, <em>The Ghost Walk</em>, is in pre-production.</p>