by Lily Dunn | Oct 5, 2023 | Blog
In this series of interviews, I will be talking to memoirists, both published and working towards publication, about their writing process, and how writing memoir has helped them better understand themselves and their place in the world. I am also interested in how a...
by Lily Dunn | May 24, 2023 | Blog
I recently had the pleasure of doing an event with Melissa Febos, a writer I hugely admire. It was for Birkbeck, University of London, Arts Week, in conversation with author and MA course leader, Julia Bell. We spoke about the challenges of writing memoir, about...
by Lily Dunn | Sep 23, 2022 | Blog
The first writing course I ever attended was an Arvon residential course, at what was once Ted Hughs’s house, Lumb Bank, in Hebden Bridge. It was mid winter, and the landscape was damp and moody, the dining room warmed with a voracious live and comforting fire....
by Lily Dunn | May 1, 2022 | Blog
I was very lucky to have a chat with Julia Bell, who runs the MA in Creative Writing at Birkbeck, University of London, about the important relationship of mentor with memoirist. Julia was also my supervisor on my PhD, and just as I submit my final thesis, we reflect...
