Thanks for inviting me to your blog. As regards tips for writing, all I can say for sure is that the best tip is the act of writing itself, writing in a disciplined manner and regularly. What spurs me to write is the why of things. I believe life is not what you make it … Continue reading Guest Blog: James Lawless
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Guest Blog: David Braziel
In his poem ‘Heredity’ Tony Harrison answers someone who questions how he became a poet with the wonderful line: “I say I had two uncles, Joe and Harry - one was a stammerer, the other dumb.” It’s one of those poetic lines that I somehow instinctively feel is deep and full of truth but I … Continue reading Guest Blog: David Braziel
Guest Blog: Sean Preston
The joy of editing a literary magazine is, and should always be, finding something great. But there’s no point in pretending that pouring through submissions is always a joy in itself. The problem with writing is that we’re told: write about what we know. But that becomes a problem, at least for me, the editor, … Continue reading Guest Blog: Sean Preston
Guest Blog: Eve-Marie Power
WRITING GOALS The infamous interview question: “Where do you see yourself in five years?” Usually, it brings out a lot of waffle about ‘maturing in a professional capacity’ and ‘pursuing exciting opportunities’, a lot of nodding around ‘increased levels of responsibility’. But, what if we ask this question of our own writing goals: Where do … Continue reading Guest Blog: Eve-Marie Power
Guest Blog: Amos Greig
Skylark of Space - first published 1928 One of my fondest memories as a child was being taken to the Linenhall library by my father, he would meet up with local poets and they would thrash out new poems together while waiting for him to finish I would read books in the library. It was … Continue reading Guest Blog: Amos Greig
Guest Blog: HeadSpace
Naomi Elster tells The Incubator all about the wonderful work HeadSpace is committed to. ''There is a dearth of reading material in hospitals, and we set up HeadSpace, a literary and artistic anthology, to help remedy this. Reading is an ideal entertainment to provide to wards as patients can choose to engage or not, a … Continue reading Guest Blog: HeadSpace
Paula Matthews interviews The Incubator
Local poet Paula Matthews speaks to our Editor ahead of our submission period. Paula: As a new writer, I’m conscious of the current changes in publishing and have found that there are a lot of publishers choosing online journals at the moment. I’m also aware that there’s a need for new forums in which emerging … Continue reading Paula Matthews interviews The Incubator
David Park reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcOgP4ze8TY This video was filmed in 2010, at the John Hewitt international Summer School. CultureNorthernIreland met with David Park as he read a, then, new story; untitled, and about Amsterdam and George Best's funeral. Belfast born, 1953, David Park taught English in secondary schools for over 30 years before retiring four years ago. His first … Continue reading David Park reading
Costa Short Story Award Winner
Costa Short Story Award WinnerAngela Readman's story 'The Keeper of the Jackalopes' was awarded winner of the Costa Short Story Award, with Kit De Waal's 'The Old Man and the Suit' and Tony Bagley's 'The Forgiveness Thing' as runners up.When speaking of her win Angela told The Short Review:“I’ve been quietly writing for years... I was … Continue reading Costa Short Story Award Winner
New voice Catherine Lacey on self-criticism
Anti-heroes and dystopias are more interesting to me, as a reader and writer, than their tidier counterparts. Nikky and Nathan’s friendship is, in a way, a kind of dystopia: almost everything necessary for human connection is dysfunctional; it’s a kind of exaggeration of all that can go wrong between two people. This interview with Catherine … Continue reading New voice Catherine Lacey on self-criticism
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