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Author interviews

‘Where did your inspiration come from?’
'In what ways did you draw on personal experience?'
'How did you create the voice on the page?'
'What decisions did you make about form?'

 

These are some of the many questions that readers most like to ask writers. 
Read below what our featured authors had to say when asked about the stories behind their pieces in New Writing 12, 13 and from 8 June 2006 New Writing 14

 

A new author interview will be added to this list each month.


 

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 Clothes  * Clothes

Interview with Adam Marek    (Word, 56k)
Interview with Adam Marek

 

 Couples  * Couples

Interview with Catherine Smith    (Word, 56k)
Interview with Catherine Smith

 

 Haunting  * Haunting

Interview with Karen McCarthy  Karen McCarthy  (Word, 54k)
Interview with Karen McCarthy

 

 Journeys  * Journeys

Interview with Pam Zinnemann-Hope  Pam Zinnemann-Hope  (Word, 61k)
Interview with Pam Zinnemann-Hope

 

 Languages  * Languages

Interview with Lucy Eyre  Lucy Eyre  (Word, 54k)
Interview with Lucy Eyre

 

 Loss  * Loss

Interview with Helen Dunmore  Helen Dunmore  (Word, 52k)
Interview with Helen Dunmore

 

 Music  * Music

Interview with Robert Ewing  Robert Ewing  (Word, 59k)
Interview with Robert Ewing

 

 Public Spaces  * Public Spaces

Interview with Richard Beard  Richard Beard  (Word, 51k)
Interview with Richard Beard

 

 Siege  * Siege

Author Interview with Selma Dabbagh  Selma Dabbagh  (Word, 49k)
Author Interview with Selma Dabbagh

 

 Writers on Writing  * Writers on Writing

Interview with Ma Jian on 'A Chinese Writer in London'  Ma Jian  (Word, 53k)
Interview with Ma Jian on 'A Chinese Writer in London'

 

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 Abroad  * Abroad

Interview with Hermione Lee  Hermione Lee  (Word, 48k)
Interview with Hermione Lee

 

 Altered States  * Altered States

Interview David Morley  David Morley  (Word, 56k)
Author Interview David Morley

 

 Close Encounters  * Close Encounters

Interview with Michel Faber  Michel Faber  (Word, 46k)
Interview with Michel Faber

 

 Dispossession  * Dispossession

Interview Nick Barlay  Nick Barlay  (Word, 50k)
Interview Nick Barlay

 

 Going Home  * Going Home

Interview with Romesh Gunesekera  Romesh Gunesekera  (PDF, 29k)
Interview with Romesh Gunesekera

Interview with Aunradha Vijayakrishnan  Anuradha Vijayakrishnan  (PDF, 35k)
Interview with Aunradha Vijayakrishnan

 

 Memory  * Memory

Interview with Abdulrazak Gurnah  Abdulrazak Gurnah  (Word, 47k)
Interview with Abdulrazak Gurnah

 

 Origins  * Origins

Interview with Paul Muldoon  Paul Muldoon  (Word, 43k)
Interview with Paul Muldoon

 

 Purposes Mistook  * Purposes Mistook

Interview with Jane Rogers  Jane Rogers  (Word, 49k)
Interview with Jane Rogers

 

 Rituals  * Rituals

Interview with James Lasdun  James Lasdun  (PDF, 35k)
Interview with James Lasdun

 

 The Innocent Eye  * The Innocent Eye

Interview with Jane Feaver  Jane Feaver  (Word, 55k)
Interview with Jane Feaver

 

 Visions  * Visions

Interview with Marina Warner  Marina Warner  (Word, 47k)
Interview with Marina Warner

 

 Yearnings  * Yearnings

Interview with Esther Freud  Esther Freud  (PDF, 35k)
Interview with Esther Freud

 

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 Between Worlds  * Between Worlds

Interview with John Burnside on 'Annunciation' poems  John Burnside  (Word, 60k)
Interview with John Burnside on 'Annunciation' poems

 

 Bullies  * Bullies

Interview with Helen Simpson  Helen Simpson  (Word, 49k)
Interview with Helen Simpson

 

 Changing Times  * Changing Times

Interview with Nicola Barker on 'Darkmans'  Nicola Barker  (Word, 54k)
Interview with Nicola Barker on 'Darkmans'

 

 Conversations  * Conversations

Interview with Ramona Herdman  Ramona Herdman  (Word, 49k)
Interview with Ramona Herdman

 

 Lessons in Life  * Lessons in Life

Interview with David Mitchell on 'Hangman'  David Mitchell  (Word, 51k)
Interview with David Mitchell on 'Hangman'

 

 Loss NW13  * Loss NW13

Interview with Kamila Shamsie  Kamila Shamsie  (Word, 54k)
Interview with Kamila Shamsie

 

 Moments of Happiness  * Moments of Happiness

Interview with Nick Laird on 'The Angels'  Nick Laird  (Word, 49k)
Interview with Nick Laird on 'The Angels'

 

 Mothers  * Mothers

Interviews with Shyman Salvadurai and Ramona Herdman  Shyam Selvadurai  (Word, 60k)
Interviews with Shyman Salvadurai and Ramona Herdman

 

 Nights Out  * Nights Out

Interview with Emily Perkins on 'Early Morning Gutter'  Emily Perkins  (Word, 49k)
Interview with Emily Perkins on 'Early Morning Gutter'

 

 The Art of Writing  * The Art of Writing

Interview with A. S. Irvine on 'Novel'  A. S. Irvine  (Word, 50k)
Interview with A. S. Irvine on 'Novel'

 

 Too Close for Comfort  * Too Close for Comfort

Interview with Matt Thorne  Matt Thorne  (Word, 48k)
Interview with Matt Thorne

 

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 Best Laid Plans  * Best Laid Plans

Interview with Emma Brockes on 'Visiting Time'  Emma Brockes  (Word, 48k)
Interview with Emma Brockes on 'Visiting Time'

 

 Family Matters  * Family Matters

Interview with Helon Habila on 'Harmattan'  Helon Habila  (Word, 46k)
Interview with Helon Habila on 'Harmattan'

 

 I Am What I Am  * I Am What I Am

Interview with Patience Agbabi on 'Seeing Red'  Patience Agbabi  (Word, 46k)
Interview with Patience Agbabi on 'Seeing Red'

 

 Mind Over Matter  * Mind Over Matter

Interview with Jane Stevenson on 'Hunger'  Jane Stevenson  (Word, 47k)
Interview with Jane Stevenson on 'Hunger'

 

 Private Passions  * Private Passions

Interview with Nick Barlay on 'Dear Ella'  Nick Barlay  (Word, 48k)
Interview with Nick Barlay on 'Dear Ella'

 

 Secrets  * Secrets

Interview with Glenn Patterson on 'That which was'  Glenn Patterson  (Word, 50k)
Interview with Glenn Patterson on 'That which was'

 

 Sense of Place  * Sense of Place

Interview with Lesley Glaister on 'As Far as You Can Go'  Lesley Glaister  (Word, 47k)
nterview with Lesley Glaister on 'As Far as You Can Go'

 

 Tell Me a Story  * Tell Me a Story

Interview with Julian Gough on 'The Great Hargeisa Goat Bubb  Julian Gough  (Word, 55k)
Interview with Julian Gough on 'The Great Hargeisa Goat Bubble'

 

 Tell Me the Truth About Love  * Tell Me the Truth About Love

Interview with Diran Adebayo on 'Come back, we'll do some  Diran Adebayo  (Word, 50k)
Interview with Diran Adebayo on 'Come back, we'll do some calculus'

 

 That Was Then  * That Was Then

Interview with Sukhdev Sandhu on 'One-ah, Two-ah'  Sukhdev Sandhu  (Word, 50k)
Interview with Sukhdev Sandhu on 'One-ah, Two-ah'

 

 The Ties that Bind Us  * The Ties that Bind Us

Interview with Julia Brosnan on 'Give Him My Love'  Julia Brosnan  (Word, 47k)
Interview with Julia Brosnan on 'Give Him My Love'

 

 The Way We Were  * The Way We Were

Interview with Hilda Bernstein on 'Room 226'  Hilda Bernstein  (Word, 49k)
Interview with Hilda Bernstein on 'Room 226'

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