Author Interviews

Niamh McAnally: 'Find your tribe, share your voice and scribe on!'

We caught up with author and CBC student Niamh McAnally to discuss the writing group she formed with friends she met on our Edit & Pitch Your Novel course and their short story anthology Stories of Place: ///zinc.level.blindfold featuring work from the writing group, edited by Niamh.

Niamh McAnally: 'Find your tribe, share your voice and scribe on!'

15th Apr 2025

Kelly Mullen: 'I wanted to try a genre that would sustain my interest'

10th Apr 2025

Abigail Johnson: 'I wanted to write something full of hope'

8th Apr 2025

Tilly Rose: 'I have realised this story is so much bigger than just me'

3rd Apr 2025

Joanna Miller: 'Never let research and historical accuracy get in the way of telling a good story'

1st Apr 2025

Sophie Gillies: 'I enjoy teaching kids about the world and about language'

27th Mar 2025

Gabrielle Griffiths: 'I love testing a reader’s sympathies towards a character'

20th Mar 2025

Anthony Shapland: 'If you’re writing short fiction, every word should be doing something'

13th Mar 2025

Kate Kemp: 'Believe you have something to say'

11th Mar 2025

Camille Booker: 'It’s easy to get caught up in research when writing historical fiction'

4th Mar 2025

Claire Hatcher-Smith: 'I love language and figuring out what makes people tick'