Author Interviews

Marisa Linton: 'Write the novel that’s in your heart'

Marisa Linton was a student on our Writing YA & Children’s Fiction – Three Months course in 2019. We caught up to discuss her debut YA fantasy novel, The Binding Spell – out this week from Chicken House.

Marisa Linton: 'Write the novel that’s in your heart'

28th Apr 2025

Chloe Tucker: ‘I’m most excited when my attention has been totally held by a script’

24th Apr 2025

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'