From Our Students

Ruth Newton: 'I'll always be interested in emotions and the lengths we go to avoid, suppress, or express our feelings'

In this interview Ruth Newton, debut author of The Carrier, shares her advice for building a believable science fiction world with high emotional stakes. ‘My advice would be to know your concept inside out, but then think about how much the reader needs to know.

Ruth Newton: 'I'll always be interested in emotions and the lengths we go to avoid, suppress, or express our feelings'

30th Jun 2026

Shannon Kelly-White: 'I wanted to write about the women who slip through history’s fingers'

25th Jun 2026

Laura Evans: 'I wanted to write something with ritual and tradition woven through it'

23rd Jun 2026

Rukky Brume: ‘Rewrite, and rewrite again until it feels true’

18th Jun 2026

Emma Robertson: 'Female friendship was always going to be central to the story'

4th Jun 2026

Edward Schmit: ‘Sports romances have built-in stakes that make for a really compelling story’

26th May 2026

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21st May 2026

Grace Alexander: 'I’m endlessly interested in the way women are portrayed in the media'

19th May 2026

Hannah Luckett: 'I strongly feel that writers should lean into their own experiences'

14th May 2026

Tracy Cook: 'The characters must drive your narrative, not your research'

7th May 2026

Rachel Wood: ‘It's genuinely such a joy to write about two people falling in love’