Where are we?
In the pack:
- Kieron Gillen on Eternals, WicDiv & Star Wars
- Abi Daré on using voice
- Farhana Shaikh on short stories
- Ian Nettleton’s science fiction course
We explore a diversity of disciplines in this pack, across science-fiction and comics, novels and short stories, with a focus on building the world within a story.
Our colleague
Sarah Bower talks to Abi Daré about her Desmond Elliott Prize Shortlisted novel
Girl With the Louding Voice, which reflects rural Nigeria through the voice of the book’s heroine. Abi talks about building place via its characters and how second language, translation and watching her young daughter learn to speak all inspired the inventive language of the book.
Happy writing!
Laura Stimson,
National Centre for Writing,
October 2020
Laura Stimson has worked with National Centre for Writing since 2007. She has managed the Escalator Literature and Common People mentoring schemes amongst others. She is currently managing the Early Career Awards. Laura has appeared on BBC Radio 4 and has recorded vocals for poet Luke Wright. She won the 2015 Word & Women Prize and is represented by Blake Friedmann Agency.