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Interviews, book chat and everything about the short stories and graphic fiction from all around the world appearing in Fictionable. "Storytellers, readers and creatives alike will love" – The Independent

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70 episodes
since June 27, 2022
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Laura O'Meara: 'If you want to run and scream into the sea that's probably not very practical, but you can write a story'

Laura O'Meara: 'If you want to run and scream into the sea that's probably not very practical, but you can write a story'

We began this Autumn series of podcasts with Mark Haddon, who spoke about the tension at the heart of fiction. Over the next few weeks we'll be hearing from tony lashden, Rolli and James Young, but this time we welcome Laura O'Meara and her short story, Monolith/Stone Teal/240×340cm. The monolithic…
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Mark Haddon: 'So much about writing, so much about art in general, is about solving a paradox'

Mark Haddon: 'So much about writing, so much about art in general, is about solving a paradox'

The storms are barrelling across the Atlantic, the nights are drawing in, so it's time for some more exclusive short stories and another set of podcasts. We'll be hearing from tony lashden, Rolli, Laura O'Meara and James Young in this Autumn set, but we start with Mark Haddon and his short story Th…
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Elaine Vilar Madruga: 'I’m always thinking about Kafka when I write'

Elaine Vilar Madruga: 'I’m always thinking about Kafka when I write'

This Summer series we've already heard from Will Boast, EC Osondu, Robin Munby and Zhenya Oliinyk. But we bring it to a close with Elaine Vilar Madruga and her short story Wild, translated from Spanish by Samantha Luna. Wild is not only a story about vengeance, Vilar Madruga says, it's also "a stor…
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Zhenya Oliinyk: 'Drawing and writing comics is more like journalism to me'

Zhenya Oliinyk: 'Drawing and writing comics is more like journalism to me'

We've heard from Will Boast, EC Osondu and Robin Munby already in this Summer series of podcasts, and Elaine Vilar Madruga is lined up next. But this week we welcome Zhenya Oliinyk and her graphic short story A Night in Kyiv. This story is short and made up of unsettling images, but Oliinyk tells u…
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Robin Munby: 'You're always writing in some sense for yourself'

Robin Munby: 'You're always writing in some sense for yourself'

This summer we've already heard from Will Boast and EC Osondu, and we'll be welcoming Elaine Vilar Madruga and Zhenya Oliinyk on to the podcast over the next few weeks. But this time we're heading north with Robin Munby and his short story Of All Who Sorrow, Joy. Munby's narrator is adrift in langu…
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EC Osondu: 'The  writer is also a strange animal'

EC Osondu: 'The  writer is also a strange animal'

Will Boast kicked off this Summer series of podcasts, discussing the bureaucracy and hostility that immigrants face all around the world. We'll be hearing from Elaine Vilar Madruga, Zhenya Oliinyk and Robin Munby over the next few weeks. But this time we welcome EC Osondu and his short story Uber C…
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Will Boast: 'You almost have to make your characters feel interestingly doomed'

Will Boast: 'You almost have to make your characters feel interestingly doomed'

The heat is on in London, so it's time for another set of exclusive short stories and another series of podcasts. Over the next few weeks we'll be hearing from Elaine Vilar Madruga, EC Osondu, Zhenya Oliinyk and Robin Munby, but we launch into Summer with Will Boast and his story The Line…
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Takiguchi Yūshō: 'When I’m writing fiction, I have very little sense I’m the one inventing the story'

Takiguchi Yūshō: 'When I’m writing fiction, I have very little sense I’m the one inventing the story'

We've already heard from Diana Evans, Bruna Martini, Joel Cox and Holly Edwards in this Spring series of podcasts. Now we bring it to a close with Takiguchi Yūshō and the translator Jesse Kirkwood. Takiguchi tells us that the wandering narrator in Peppermint is following the same method as his auth…
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Holly Edwards: 'There's obviously something political about presenting trans characters'

Holly Edwards: 'There's obviously something political about presenting trans characters'

Diana Evans, Bruna Martini and Joel Cox have already joined us on this Spring series of podcasts, and next time we'll be hearing from Takiguchi Yūshō and the translator Jesse Kirkwood. But this time we welcome Holly Edwards. The country comes calling in her short story Little Lamb, Who Made Thee? …
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Joel Cox: 'It's fine to have jerks in stories, but you have to have something that makes the reader keep reading'

Joel Cox: 'It's fine to have jerks in stories, but you have to have something that makes the reader keep reading'

We've heard from Diana Evans and Bruna Martini already in this Spring series of podcasts, and we'll be welcoming Takiguchi Yūshō and the translator Jesse Kirkwood, and Holly Edwards over the next couple of weeks. But this podcast is devoted to Joel Cox and Variable Rewards. Cox explains that this s…
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