From Norwich to New York
Writer Megan Bradbury on her journey through Escalator

When Megan Bradbury was selected for the Escalator Talent Development Scheme in 2013, it started a journey that would take her from the East of England to New York City.

Below, she retraces her steps along the road she travelled with successful artists including Walt Whitman, Robert Moses and Robert Mapplethorpe, who form a part of her debut novel.


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