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October - Carly Regan, George Hobbs & Phil Caradice

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26 minutes | 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.
26 minutes | 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.
30 minutes | 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.
October - Carly Regan, George Hobbs & Phil Caradice
First Draft with Sarah Persson

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