Tommy Sissons on writing a prose polemic
The writing and politics of A Small Man’s England

Tommy Sissons chats to Sam Ruddock on the podcast about his book A Small Man’s England, a prose-polemic exploration of white, working class masculinity. Under discussion are the techniques Tommy uses to explore his argument as well as the core themes at the heart of the book.

Meanwhile Simon and Steph talk about the newly announced Escalator talent development scheme for emerging writers, now open for applications to under-represented writers in the East of England: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/escalator/

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