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Sawad Hussain & Archana Madhavan

On translating webtoons & Korean literature

Catalogue of a Private Life

Sawad Hussain recounts her experience of translating Najwa Bin Shatwan’s short story collection into English and the challenges of translating a work where humour is the foundation

Jennifer Anne Champion on poetry and embroidery

Talking to Rosy Carrick on the podcast

Writing stories set in nuanced worlds

Five world building and storytelling tips from writer, researcher and educator Nuraliah Norasid

Stitching Stories

Singaporean writer, archivist and educator Jennifer Anne Champion explores the intersections of textile art and the written word.

Five tips for pitching to publishers

Visible Communities virtual writer in residence Sawad Hussain shares her advice.

Creativity and Claustrophobia: Translating Sri Lankan Tamil Poetry

Visible Communities virtual writer in residence, Shash Trevett, reflects on her poetry

Five visual writing prompts

Inspired by everyday items in a beautiful city – from nature webcams to abandoned shopping lists

The Tenderness of Independent Bookshops

Writer and journalist Marcin Wilk explores the independent bookshops of Norwich and examines the role that they play in our communities.

From the City to the Shore

Valur Gunnarsson explores history, heritage and literature as he walks along the coasts of Norfolk and Reykjavík

Embracing the everyday in your writing

Casper Rhodes-Leeder produces a poem inspired by webcams, online learning and working from home

Why we should include climate change in our writing

Small climate details in our writing can have a wider positive effect on our community and environment, says Freya Cushing

Discover a new city through books

Recommended reading lists from our UNESCO City of Literature Virtual Writers in Residence

Five non-fiction writing tips for beginners

Try out this step-by-step process for writing non-fiction, biography or memoir

Five everyday writing tips for any writer

Forward Prize-winning writer Vahni Capildeo shares their best advice for aspiring writers

How to incorporate climate change solutions into your writing

Five tips to improve your writing and make the world a bit greener

Don’t create in front of a computer

In a world of screens and questionable wi-fi connections, Valur Gunnarsson recommends spending more time thinking than writing

How to embrace disorganisation in your writing

From scrapping your routine to creating a literary collage

Meet our virtual writers in residence

Staying connected during Covid-19

Characters in translation

Thomas Heerma van Voss on the podcast

How reading internationally can improve your writing

by Amelia Platt

Noirwich Crime Writing Festival reveals Writers in Residence

Two new virtual writers in residence from the UNESCO City of Literature network

Eva Meijer talks about Animal Languages

Kate Griffin talks to our former writer in residence

Searching for answers

Bregje Hofstede is on the podcast

Becoming a translator

Motoyuki Shibata is on the podcast

Writing in interesting times

Vahur Afanasjev joins us on the podcast

Leaving your job to become a writer

Nuril Basri’s journey to becoming a writer

Making a living as a literary translator

We talk to Ekaterina Petrova on this week’s podcast

How to pitch for travel writing

Top tips from Agustinus Wibowo and Suzanne Joinson

Translators Jeremy Tiang and Anton Hur in conversation

In conversation with Kate Griffin

Neon Yang on writing the Tensorate series

Exploring the origins of their silkpunk novellas

Apply for ‘A Room of One’s Own’ at Dragon Hall

Paid writing space for a woman writer in partnership with the Royal Society of Literature

Short story: The Miracle of St Peter Mancroft

by Ivanka Mogilska

Ivanka Mogilska on finding time to write as a new parent

Talking to Kate Griffin

Reda Gaudiamo on writing for children

In conversation with Kate Griffin

Visiting the country of poetry festivals

by Dragon Hall writer in residence Jeongrye Choi

Note to Norwich

‘For me, Norwich is the perfect place for story hunters.’

Writers’ Residency in Brussels with Passa Porta

Devote time to writing in Spring 2019

First residencies in newly renovated Dragon Hall

Introducing Choi Jeongrye and Jun Sung Hyun from Korea

Writers-in-residence 2017

A look back at our fantastic visitors to Norwich UNESCO City of Literature this year

Often, the streets of Norwich

Korean writer Paik Gahuim spends two months in Norwich

Han Yujoo, author of ‘The Impossible Fairytale’

‘For me the name Norwich had been connected to Norwich football club and W.G. Sebald’

Two Ladies Dancing the Tango

Atar J. Hadari, Kari Dickson and Ruth Clarke on their experience at Cove Park

Voices from Japan: Aoko Matsuda

A two-part conversation about Aoko Matsuda, one of Japan’s most promising young writers.

Norwich: the Quiet Blessing of a Dragon

Angel Igov on his writing residency in Norwich

Notes from Scotland

Somrita Urni Ganguly on her Cove Park residency

Indonesian writer Nuril Basri visits Norwich

‘Norwich has inspired me with its authenticity’

Debby Lukito Goeyardi

‘I fell in love with Norwich once I stepped on its roads’

Meeting Nuril Basri and Debby Lukito Goeyardi

On Indonesian literature, addressing taboos and increasing literacy rates among young people

Introducing: Aoko Matsuda

The Japanese writer and translator is one of our next writers-in-residence

Polly Barton

The writer, editor and translator looks forward to her residency in Norwich

Residency opportunity for Japanese writers and translators

Call for applications

In conversation with Mariko Nagai

A fascination with St Julian

O Juyeong

An introduction from our Korean writer in residence

A City is a Living Thing

Mariko Nagai ends her residency in Norwich UNESCO City of Literature

Walls within and without

Mariko Nagai discovers Norwich’s voices

Motoyuki Shibata

An introduction from our second Japanese writer in residence

Japanese writers in residence

Introducing Mariko Nagai

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