Category: Interview

BackStory: Five Questions with Christine Collinson Author of Boye What inspired you to write ‘Boye’? The Civil Wars era is such a complex, vivid period – societal divisions, widespread conflict, and some fascinating personalities. Finding a unique perspective was challenging…

BackStory: Six Questions with Louise Mangos Author of Aetheris Avidi What inspired you to write ‘Aetheris Avidi’? The story is based on real events. My grandfather brought my mother’s family back from Ireland during the Blitz. My Auntie Joan flew Spitfires…

BackStory: Five Questions with Davena O’ Neill Author of The Colours in His Hair What inspired you to write ‘The Colours in His Hair’? This story came from a prompt exercise to write a sentence with using three colours, and…

BackStory: Five Questions with Winston Bribach Author of Erased What inspired you to write ‘Erased’? The initial concept came to after I watched a documentary on Chinese/American laborers. The crew went to a frontier museum with lots of railroad artefacts…

Backstory: Four Questions with Remi Skytterstad Author of Soul Theft What inspired you to write ‘Soul Theft’? I am from Northern Norway (the very top), where this theft of culture and language happened. My grandparents were Samis, and while I…

Backstory: Five Questions with George L. Hickman Author of Invisible What inspired you to write ‘Invisible’? One of my main interests as a writer is re-writing queer and underrepresented characters back into history. Trans people, in particular, have existed since…

Backstory: Five Questions with Ryle Lagonsin Author of The Lost, Independencia What inspired you to write ‘The Lost, Independencia’? Usually, though not by intention, my writing is influenced by the places that I am fond of. The fact that I…

BackStory: Five Questions with Cathy Lennon Author of A Note on the Understanding of Fossils What inspired you to write ‘A Note on the Understanding of Fossils’? I felt great sympathy for Mary Buckland who clearly enjoyed learning about things…

BackStory: Five Questions with PJ Stephenson Author of Black Two What inspired you to write ‘Black Two’? I love history and have developed a special interest in the Second World War, partly stimulated by the exploits of family members: Cyril…

BackStory: Five Questions with Gina Headden Author of Stones Heavy in Their Pockets What inspired you to write ‘Stones Heavy in Their Pockets’? Many suffragettes were ‘ordinary’ women who risked everything for their cause. I’ve often wondered what it must…