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New2theScene

Delving into the passions and journeys of authors: their lives, their work, what gets them fired up and what makes them happy. If you’re searching for your passion, want to hear the stories of those who’ve embraced theirs, or love all things writing and would like to indulge in an author’s world, the New2theScene podcast gains an insight into what it"s like to be new or not yet familiar in the literary scene.

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53:20

Tim Collyer: Flash Fiction winner 2025

New2theScene ·

2025/07/20

Meet Tim Collyer, winner of our 2025 Flash Fiction competition with his piece, What Mirrors Cannot Change, now available to read on our winner’s blog page. As part of the prize, we aim to shine a light on emerging writers, and in this episode, we speak with Tim about his remarkable journey into writing, his love for flash fiction, and what’s next for him creatively. Tim’s story is one of transformation—after surviving a heart attack that nearly took his life, he woke with a fierce determinati...

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62:00

L.S. Scott: Winter Novel winner 2025

New2theScene ·

2025/06/01

Meet L.S. Scott, winner of our 2025 Winter Novel competition with her entry What Pulls Us Under, which can now be read on our winner's blog page. As part of the prize, we want to promote new writers, and as such we chat to Larissa about her writing journey,...

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54:15

Joe Pearson: Winter Short Story winner, 2025

New2theScene ·

2025/04/06

Meet Joe Pearson, winner of our 2025 Winter Short Story competition with his entry All Equal in Utopia, which can now be read on our winner's blog page. As part of the prize, we want to promote new writers, and as such we chat to Joe about his writing journey, aspirations, next steps, and view on the literary landscape. Learn about Joe's bold decision to become an author by pausing his career, focusing on finding representation for his sci-fi work, whilst entering competitions to hone his ski...

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82:56

M. Jonathan Lee: M is for Meaningless

New2theScene ·

2025/02/16

M. Jonathan Lee, author of six novels, shortlisted for The Novel Prize in 2012, and mental health campaigner, returns for his second podcast with N2tS as he's been working on a special project for the site. His new six-part series, 'M is for Meaningless', details his life in writing, including hints and advice he's acquired over twenty years, exclusive to New2theScene, and can be read by clicking here. Learn what it takes to be an author, how getting published is a challenge no matter how man...

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67:14

Kate Bramhall: Poetry competition winner 2024

New2theScene ·

2024/12/28

Meet Kate Bramhall, winner of our 2024 poetry competition with her poem Papa, which can now be read at New2theScene.co.uk. As part of the prize, we want to promote new writers, and as such we chat to Kate about her writing journey, aspirations, next steps, love for literacy, and the difference it can make in people's lives.Learn about Kate's work in prisons, transforming outlooks through poetry, and how educating herself in Creative Writing in her twenties changed Kate's life, and how that is...

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57:40

Katharine and Elizabeth Corr: Two become one

New2theScene ·

2024/11/02

Meet co-authors and sisters, Katharine and Elizabeth Corr, creators of The Witches Kiss trilogy, A Throne of Swans duology, and The House of Shadows duology, Daughter of Darkness and Queen of Gods. We chat about their work, writing with a sibling, inspiration, the road to getting published, and upcoming projects.Learn what it takes to get published, the benefits of researching and studying your subject matter in writing, and the obstacles, doubts and worries facing all authors, even when they...

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52:51

Eugene O'Toole: Short story competition winner,...

New2theScene ·

2024/09/29

Meet Eugene O'Toole, winner of our summer short story competition (2024) who wrote Church of Rage, which can now be read on our winner's blog page. As part of the prize, we want to promote new authors, and as such we chat to Eugene about his writing journey, aspirations, next steps, love for literacy, and what a good short story needs.Learn the importance of honing your craft in competitions, and the joy it gives you, how you are never too old to begin a journey towards an ambition, and how t...

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59:53

Natalie Franks: Editing life

New2theScene ·

2024/08/25

Meet Natalie Franks, editor and creator of Clever Crow copyediting, who works with indie authors on developmental, copyediting and proofreading. We chat about the different aspects of the publishing industry, namely editing, how to become an editor, and what you should be looking for when thinking of hiring an editor's services for your manuscript.Learn what it takes to become a professional editor, the challenges of being visible as a fresh face in an industry, the support of the indie commu...

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56:35

Luke Richards: All things comedy

New2theScene ·

2024/07/28

Meet Luke Richards, author of Dave's New World, a dystopian comedy, and winner of the Bath New Comedy award for 2024 for his stand-up routine. We chat about getting published, performing comedy, future projects and more.Learn about entering the comedy scene, accepting that not everyone will like your work, and the difficulty of getting noticed in any creative industry.Get to know Luke better with our New2theScene presenter and hear about the publishing industry from the perspective of a debut...

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65:13

Sylvia Bishop: The importance of finding your people

New2theScene ·

2024/06/02

Meet Sylvia Bishop, author of ten novels for a variety of ages, short-listed and winning awards since 2017. We chat about writing for different age groups, performing comedy, writing workshops, Writers with Faces, and more.Learn what it takes to establish a career in writing, how lonely writing can feel if you shut yourself away from the world, and ideas on how to combat that isolation.Get to know Sylvia better with our New2theScene presenter and hear about discovering your passions and findi...

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73:00

Victoria Williamson: Giving back

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2024/04/28

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69:47

M. Jonathan Lee: Writing and mental health

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2024/04/01

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48:14

Samantha Howard-Els: Taking control

New2theScene ·

2024/03/03

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67:23

Liam Randles: No routine is the new routine

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2024/02/11

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68:12

Patricia Marques: The tricky 3rd book

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2024/01/20

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Chris Nickson: Taking every opportunity

New2theScene ·

2023/12/30

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60:16

Kristen Bailey: Flicking the switch between mum and...

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2023/12/08

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