Spread the Word

Audio version of the Call for Caribbean Short Story Writers – Windrush Oral History Event

Information about the Deptford Literature Festival Programme for 2025.

Guy Ware won the London Short Story Prize 2018 for his remarkable story 'the year of peace'. Judge Guy Gunaratne described 'the year of peace' as "beautiful, intricate" with "some sort of wild magic washed into the language." In this podcast, Guy Ware chats with Lauren Bach about his writing life, how he wrote his Prize-winning story and reads an extract. The podcast was produced by Eleanor Austin and Ben Farmer on behalf of the MA Publishing at London College of Communication for Spread the Word. The music credit is Yellow Light District by Lobo Loco. A full transcript of this podcast can be found on Spread the Word's website.

The top three writers from the London Short Story Prize 2018 are talk to students on the MA Publishing course at London College of Communication, part of University of the Arts London, on behalf of Spread the Word Emma Hutton was highly commended for her fantastic story 'Dead Shark' in the London Short Story Prize 2018. Here, she talks to Abel Czekes about her writing life and reads from her highly commended story. The music credit is Yellow Light District by Lobo Loco. A full transcript of this podcast can be found on Spread the Word's website. Emma Hutton was interviewed by Abel Czekes and the podcast was produced by Aparna Abhijit and Steven Breese. The music is Yellow Light District by Lobo Loco. A full transcript of this podcast can be found on the Spread the Word website.

Kira McPherson's highly commended 'A Complete History of Portraiture' is a bold exposition of art and desire across 35 sections. In this interview, Kira talks about her writing life, how she came to write this story and reads an excerpt. Kira McPherson was interviewed by Alison Dominguez and the producer was Benjamin Mayr. The credits were presented by Ben Farmer. This podcast was made by the MA Publishing at London College of Communication for Spread the Word. The music credit is Yellow Light District by Lobo Loco. A full transcript of this podcast can be found on Spread the Word's website.