First Draft with Sarah Persson
First Draft is a podcast and radio show for writers in the Vale and beyond. Each month, the programme gives writers at any stage of their career an opportunity to listen to a range of authors, publishers and performers talking about writing. The Vale of Glamorgan is a creative place, with an arts scene which is really taking off. Bro Radio is based in the Vale and is led with a real focus on community, when many other stations are being centralised. Living in the Vale means that the success of the arts here really matters to me, and I want to share the experience of those in the community.
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Episodes
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October - Carly Regan, George Hobbs & Phil Caradice
Friday, 31 October 2025
On this month's edition, Sarah is joined by Carly Regan, who's represented by Curtis Brown. She'll talk about her new gothic novel, The Afirmary and give some tips on how to write a ghostly novel.Upcoming spoken word artist George Hobbs, who'll be telling us how he got into poetry and how he gets over his nerves to perform.Welsh Author and broadcaster Phil Caradice talks about his 103rd book, which is about the fire of London and a round-up of local events for writers.
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September - Keza O'Neill
Friday, 31 October 2025
On this month's edition, Sarah is joined by the winner of the 2025 Rhys Davies Short Story Competition, Keza O’Neill, who gives some tips for writing short stories.Penarth-based author Sophioe Bouchard on what it's like moving from writing novels to writing poetry, along with the lowdown on writing opportunities and events in the Vale of Glamorgan and South Wales.
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August - Lottie Williams, Taz Rahman
Friday, 31 October 2025
On this month's edition, Sarah will speak to award-winning author Lottie Williams, who'll be speaking about her debut book, The Edge of Everything.Award-winning Poet Taz Rahman also sits down with Sarah to talk through his writing journey, one for aspiring poets.
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