Eimear McBride’s writing method

Allowing your characters to take the lead

The winner of the Goldsmiths Prize and Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction, author Eimear McBride, talked to us about her method and how she approaches her writing.

This is part of our  Early Career Writers’ Resources pack on Method. It was made possible by Arts Council England. Check out the rest of the pack here.



Brought to you by the Early Career Awards and supported by Arts Council England. The Early Career Awards are a new form of literary prize run by the National Centre for Writing, accompanied by resources, professional development and industry advice for new writers.