Contemporary

Your book is in a realistic setting, and your fictional characters depict modern themes and the society in which we live. This is quite a broad category as it can cross with other genres. Popular authors of contemporary fiction include Ann Patchett, Zadie Smith and Nick Hornby.

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Interview with Benjamin Zephaniah

Writers & Artists

27th July 2012

Edited

28th October 2020

Benjamin Zephaniah is known as a performance poet, but that’s only one of his talents – he’s also a reggae artist, children’s writer, novelist and...

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Interview with George Szirtes

Writers & Artists

27th July 2012

Edited

28th October 2020

George Szirtes is a poet and translator. He has published several books and won various prizes including The Faber Memorial and the TS Eliot prizes.

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Interview with Jane Green

Writers & Artists

27th July 2012

Edited

28th October 2020

Bestselling novelist Jane Green is the author of Straight Talking, Jemima J, Mr Maybe and Second Chance among others. Her novel Girl Friday (Dune...

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Interview with Justine Picardie

Justine Picardie

27th July 2012

Edited

22nd October 2020

Justine Picardie is the author of If the Spirit Moves You: Life and Love After Death, the novel Wish I May and My Mother’s Wedding Dress.

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Developing Your Style: Part I

Derek Neale

27th July 2012

Edited

13th October 2020

In the first in a series of four articles for Writers & Artists, Creative Writing lecturer Derek Neale encourages you to encounter a range of...