Northern Voices

• Episode 104: Melanie Taylor

  This week on Northern Voices I'm joined by Yorkshire lass Melanie Taylor, who is here to chat about her novel, Love Digitally. We delve into transcontinental relationships, how COVID nearly scunnered her book's success and why authors should be given more financial security from publishers. Find out more: https://foxandinkbooks.com/book/love-digitally/ https://www.liverpool-literary.agency/authors/melanie-taylor Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/foxandinkbooks.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/liverpool-lit.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookishmelaniet https://www.instagram.com/foxandinkbooks https://www.instagram.com/liverpool_literary_agency Music credit: 'Water of Tyne' performed by Edinburgh University Brass Band (2009) arranged by Jack Stobbs, edited and scored for brass band by David Dye. Used with kind permission of the publisher, arranger and performers.

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• Episode 103: Sean Watkin

  In Episode 103 I'm joined by crime writer Sean Watkin as he talks about his book, Black Water Rising. We also delve into how celebrity books are a bigger threat to authors than AI, why Northern writers keep getting in their own way and how he's not the only one writing Sonic the Hedgehog fan fiction. Find out more: https://seanwatkin.co.uk/ https://www.canelocrime.com/books/black-water-rising-sean-watkin/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/seanwatkinauthor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/canelobooks.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanwatkinauthor https://www.instagram.com/canelo_co Music credit: 'Water of Tyne' performed by Edinburgh University Brass Band (2009) arranged by Jack Stobbs, edited and scored for brass band by David Dye. Used with kind permission of the publisher, arranger and performers.

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• Episode 102: Sarah Handyside

  This week, Northumberland-born novelist Sarah Handyside joins me to discuss her book, Instructions for Heartbreak. We also delve into female friendships and relationships, the plague of celebrity books and why publishers need to show more bravery. Find out more: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/sarah-handyside/instructions-for-heartbreak/9781035032792 https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/sarah-handyside/46162 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/panmacmillan.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahhandyside https://www.instagram.com/panmacmillan Music credit: 'Water of Tyne' performed by Edinburgh University Brass Band (2009) arranged by Jack Stobbs, edited and scored for brass band by David Dye. Used with kind permission of the publisher, arranger and performers.

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• Episode 101: Candi Martin

  This week's guest is writer and advocate Candi Martin who joins me to chat about her poetry collection Burnt Ice Cream. We also explore writing for wellness, Northern imposter syndrome and how poetry can work to address social injustice. Find out more: https://writtenoffpublishing.com/shop/p/burnt-ice-cream-candi-martin https://linktr.ee/candimartinwriter Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/writtenoffbooks.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/candi_says_ https://www.instagram.com/writtenoffpublishing https://www.instagram.com/writingforwellnessrossendale Music credit: 'Water of Tyne' performed by Edinburgh University Brass Band (2009) arranged by Jack Stobbs, edited and scored for brass band by David Dye. Used with kind permission of the publisher, arranger and performers.

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• Episode 100: Miriam Bibby

  In Episode 100 of Northern Voices, equine expert and writer Miriam Bibby takes us through how her love of horses defined her career, and how horses came to put Northern history and culture on an international stage. Find out more: https://societyofauthors.org/soa-member/dr-miriam-a-bibby/ https://trivent-publishing.eu/home/181-336-galloway-nag.html https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/b/miriam-bibby/working-horses-in-london.html https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mistress-Meg-Prigger-Prancers-1/dp/1503211320 https://trivent-publishing.eu/69-cheiron-the-international-journal-of-equine-and-equestrian-history Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/drmabibby.bsky.social Music credit: 'Water of Tyne' performed by Edinburgh University Brass Band (2009) arranged by Jack Stobbs, edited and scored for brass band by David Dye. Used with kind permission of the publisher, arranger and performers.

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