Interview

Kingfisher: Interview with Rozie Kelly
20 March 2025 by Hana Sandhu and Rozie Kelly
Rozie Kelly’s debut novel Kingfisher, winner of the NorthBound Book Award 2023, follows a creative writing academic who becomes infatuated...
Lying Perfectly Still: Interview with Laura Fish
19 September 2024 by Hana Sandhu and Laura Fish
Lying Perfectly Still, the latest novel from Women’s Prize longlisted author of Strange Music Laura Fish, is a searing inside...
Fifteen Wild Decembers: Interview with Karen Powell
15 September 2023 by Margot Miltenberger and Karen Powell
Fifteen Wild Decembers is Northern Writers’ Award winner Karen Powell’s dazzling second novel. It follows Emily Brontë and her siblings...
The Bay: Interview with Julia Rampen
24 August 2023 by Emily Wright and Julia Rampen
Julia Rampen’s novel The Bay was published by Saraband on 10 August 2023, after winning the NorthBound Book Award in...
Dragged Up Proppa: Interview with Pip Fallow
10 March 2023 by Margot Miltenberger and Pip Fallow
Pip Fallow’s memoir Dragged Up Proppa is the story of growing up working class in a forgotten England. In this interview we...
A Dark Inheritance: Interview with H. F. Askwith
09 December 2022 by Carys Vickers and H. F. Askwith
In this interview we chat to debut author H. F. Askwith about her experience writing A Dark Inheritance, the themes within it, and her inspirations.
Startling: Interview with Linda France
15 September 2022 by Linda France and Kathryn Tann
As Linda France nears the end of her climate-writing residency with New Writing North and Newcastle University, we asked her to talk about the work which has come out of the experience.
What the Trumpet Taught Me: Interview with Kim Moore
17 June 2022 by Kathryn Tann & Kim Moore
We talk to award-winning poet Kim Moore about her first dive into non-fiction prose, with the newly released What the Trumpet Taught Me.
Under Country: Interview with Jonathan Trigell
08 June 2022 by Laura Lewis and Jonathan Trigell
Under Country is the newest novel by award-winning writer Jonathan Trigell. In this interview we talk to Jonathan about how...
The Secret of Haven Point: Interview with Lisette Auton
18 March 2022 by Laura Fraine and Lisette Auton
We talk to Lisette about her writing journey, working with a mentor, and publishing work that centres and celebrates disabled children.
Much With Body: Interview with Polly Atkin
15 December 2021 by Kathryn Tann and Polly Atkin
Much With Body is the startlingly original second collection by poet and Northern Writers’ Award winner Polly Atkin. In this...
Approval: Interview with John D. Rutter
29 September 2021 by John D. Rutter
Approval is a thorough exploration of fatherhood and the often-unseen view of a man going through the adoption approval process....