BackStory: Three Questions with Jude Higgins Author of Wolf Moon What inspired you to write ‘Wolf Moon’? I’ve been sharing prompt words daily with John Wheway for a while and the word ‘wolf’ plus a few other words in this…
BackStory: Five Questions with Jan Kaneen
BackStory: Five Questions with Jan Kaneen Author of The Arnolfini Funeral What inspired you to write ‘The Arnolfini Funeral’? I watched a documentary series on BBC 4 called A Stitch in Time, where fashion historian Amber Butchart explores historical figures…
BackStory: Four Questions with Ali McGrane
BackStory: Four Questions with Ali McGrane Author of Tar i leith What inspired you to write ‘Tar i leith’? It was inspired by knowing someone in my extended family who experienced this, was brought up on the west coast of…
BackStory: Five Questions with Rachael Dunlop
BackStory: Five Questions with Rachael Dunlop Author of Nonna No Name What inspired you to write this ‘Nonna No Name’? This piece is based on a true story that forms part of the family history of a friend of mine.…
BackStory: Five Questions with Mary Scott
BackStory: Five Questions with Mary Scott Author of When the Walking’s Done What inspired you to write this “When the Walking’s Done”? This piece was inspired by the true story of Captain Moonlite – real name Andrew George Scott –…
BackStory: Five Questions with Paul Phillips
BackStory: Five Questions with Paul Phillips Author of Kom-bat What inspired you to write ‘Kom-bat’? A pistol, with its own memories. I’d had the idea of writing a collection of stories — some flash, some much longer — linked by a particular…
BackStory: Five Questions with Riham Adly
BackStory: Six Questions with Riham Adly Author of Why I Left You That Day in a Pawnshop What inspired you to write ‘Why I Left You That Day in a Pawnshop’? There is a deep-rooted longing in me to the…
BackStory: Five Questions with K. Noel Moore
BackStory: Five Questions with K. Noel Moore Author of Homecoming Who are your favourite historical fiction writers and why? A: Emma Donoghue, hands down. I loved Room as much as anybody, but it’s her historical work I really can’t get…
BackStory: Five Questions with Adachioma Ezeano
BackStory: Five Questions with Adachioma Ezeano Author of Of Chinwoke What inspired you to write ‘Of Chinwoke’? I grew up surrounded by stories about the Biafra war. Stories about families that stayed together, loved, were almost unbroken, until a child…
BackStory: Five Questions with C. G. Thompson
BackStory: Five Questions with C. G. Thompson Author of Sixteen Time Zones from Home What inspired you to write ‘Sixteen Time Zones from Home’? Several of my relatives served in World War II, though in some cases I didn’t know…