Surrey Writes

Welcome to Surrey Writes, the first ever Surrey New Writers Festival podcast! In this season, we will talk to accomplished and emerging writers, as well as current students of University of Surrey, about their writing process and career!

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On University, Publishing, and Performing Poetry: In Conversation with Sharron Green

Welcome back to Surrey Writes, the Surrey New Writers Festival Podcast! IT'S FESTIVAL WEEK! To celebrate, we thought we would end this season with the first podcast we ever recorded, back in February 2023. Stay tuned until the end of a surprise reading! Our last guest is the wonderful Sharron Green, who will talk to us about her university experience, her publishing journey, and performing her poems to an audience. She will then give us a surprise reading of some of her poems! Sharron describes ...

May 23, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 9

On "Pains Hill", Being a Journalist and Self-Publishing: In Conversation with Margaret Buntrock

Welcome back to Surrey Writes, the Surrey New Writers Festival Podcast! Today we welcome Margaret Buntrock, who will talk to us about her previous career as a journalist, and how that led her to writing and self-publishing her debut novel Pains Hill. Margaret will be part of our Paths to Publication panel, so make sure to snatch a ticket today! TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE Website: https://www.margaretbuntrock.com/ The Surrey New Writers Festival will take place at the University of Surrey on the 27th...

May 20, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 8

On Self-Publishing and Making a Living as an Author: In Conversation with Melissa Addey

Welcome back to Surrey Writes, the Surrey New Writers Festival Podcast! Today we welcome Melissa Addey, who will talk to us about the self-publishing world, as well as giving us tips on how to make a living as an author! She will tell us more about her publishing journey in our Paths to Publication Panel, so do make sure to snatch a ticket! Melissa will also run a workshop on "How to Make a Living as an Author", so if you want to kickstart your writing career, grab your ticket now! Spaces for th...

May 12, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 7

In Conversation with Leon Lynn

Welcome back to Surrey Writes, the Surrey New Writers Festival Podcast! Today we welcome Leon Lynn, who will chat to us about interactive writing and its application to all other writing genres! He is also run a workshop on this topic on the 27th May - make sure you don't miss out! TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE Leon Lynn is a writer and narrative designer from north Hampshire, best known for his writing in the D.I.C.E-nominated digitisation of the smash-hit board game Gloomhaven. Raised and experienced...

May 05, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 6

In Conversation with Jane Hennigan

Welcome back to Surrey Writes, the Surrey New Writers Festival Podcast! Today we welcome Jane Hennigan, who will chat to us about her publishing journey, her novel Moths ( available to purchase here ) and the sequel Toxxic , as well as her previous career! She will go deeper into her publishing story on our Paths to Publication panel, so do make sure to snatch a ticket! TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE Author Jane Hennigan is a traditionally published and self-published novelist. Her best-known work is th...

Apr 28, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 5

In Conversation with Bee Isaac

Welcome back to Surrey Writes, the first-ever, brand-new Surrey New Writers Festival Podcast! In this bonus episode, we'll discuss how Bee's career in the emergency services affects her writing, as well as time management and many more helpful tips to turn you into the best writer you ca be! The Surrey New Writers Festival will take place at the University of Surrey on the 27th May 2023. Grab your ticket HERE ! Website: https://surreynewwritersfest.com/ Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/offi...

Apr 25, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 4

In Conversation with Annum Salman

Welcome back to Surrey Writes, the Surrey New Writers Festival Podcast! Today we welcome Annum Salman, who will discuss her publishing experience and self-promotion! She is also holding a workshop and will take part in our Writing for Performance Panel, so keep an eye out for tickets! Annum Salman is a spoken word poet and published Author hailing from Pakistan. After completing her MA in Creative Writing from University of Surrey in 2018 she went onto self-publish her debut poetry book ‘Sense M...

Apr 14, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 3

In Conversation with Chloe Markey and Dr Anthony Baker

Welcome back to Surrey Writes, the first-ever, brand-new Surrey New Writers Festival Podcast! In this episode, we'll discuss Chloe's podcast writing career and how Dr Baker's previous career influences his writing, as well as plenty more helpful tips to drive your own career forward! The Surrey New Writers Festival will take place at the University of Surrey on the 27th May 2023. Tickets will be on sale soon, so do make sure to follow us on social media for the latest info! Website: https://surr...

Apr 07, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 2

In Conversation with Alex J Comley and Sharmishta Chahande

Welcome to Surrey Writes, the first-ever, brand-new Surrey New Writers Festival Podcast! In this episode, we'll discuss Alex's copywriting career and Sharmishta's journalism experience, as well as a whole lot of helpful tips to drive your own career forward! The Surrey New Writers Festival will take place at the University of Surrey on the 27th May 2023. Tickets will be on sale soon, so do make sure to follow us on social media for the latest info! Website: https://surreynewwritersfest.com/ Inst...

Mar 28, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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