Portsmouth Writers showcases the work of new and established writers from the city of Portsmouth, UK. The Podcast features work of all styles, read by the writers themselves. To find out more about 'Portsmouth, Home of Great Writing' visit our Tumblr or d
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 44: William Sutton (4)
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William Sutton is a novelist, musician and Latin teacher living in Southsea. His historical mystery ‘The Worms of Euston Square’ unearths the stink beneath the cobblestones of Victorian London. ‘The Maestro of Assassins’ is due out in 2013, from which theBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 43: Richard Williams (4)
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Richard Williams was born in Birmingham in 1965, grew up in Frome, lived in London and is now back in Portsmouth. He has had some success with poems in magazines such as Acumen, Orbis, Envoi, Brittle Star, South, Frogmore Papers and Poetry Monthly.RichaBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 42: Matt Wingett (4)
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Matt Wingett was born in Portsmouth the year after the Summer of Love. As he says of the timing: “Blast. Missed it again.” He grew up in the countryside outside of Portsmouth where he looked with mistrust on the island city. He has written episodes of ITVBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 41: Sarah Cheverton (4)
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Sarah Cheverton is a feminist, a freelance writer, researcher and co-ordinator of the Portsmouth Writer Hub. In addition to the day job, Sarah spends an increasing amount of time developing her freelance writing and journalism. As well as being a regulaBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 40: Mick Cooper (4)
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Portsmouth-born Mick Cooper was self-employed for most of his working life as a professional musician, and a professional photographer. He played music in many of the local clubs and pubs from the 1960s on and photographed many weddings in and around theBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 39: Tom Sykes (4)
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Tom Sykes was born in Portsmouth in 1979. He was educated at the LSE, the University of East Anglia and Goldsmiths College. He has travelled extensively in Europe and Asia and lived and worked as a journalist and teacher in India, Malaysia and the PhilippBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 38: DJ Kirkby (4)
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Dee lives in the South of England in a home otherwise filled with males – husband, boys and pets – she writes to escape the testosterone.She is the 2012 Writer in Residence for Portsmouth Libraries and writes using the name D.J. Kirkby and Dee Kirkby. DBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 37: William Sutton (3)
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William Sutton is a novelist, musician and Latin teacher living in Southsea. His historical mystery ‘The Worms of Euston Square’ unearths the stink beneath the cobblestones of Victorian London. ‘The Maestro of Assassins’ is due out in 2013, from which theBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 36: Charlotte Comley (3)
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Charlotte Comley has had non-fiction work published in The Green Parent, Yours, Take a Break, Grow It and The Motion Online. She placed Highly Commended in The Winchester’s Writing Conference and has also won first place in the Darwin Evolutions Sci-Fi coBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 35: Richard Williams (3)
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Richard Williams was born in Birmingham in 1965, grew up in Frome, lived in London and is now back in Portsmouth. He has had some success with poems in magazines such as Acumen, Orbis, Envoi, Brittle Star, South, Frogmore Papers and Poetry Monthly.RichaBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 34: Matt Wingett (3)
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Matt Wingett was born in Portsmouth the year after the Summer of Love. As he says of the timing: “Blast. Missed it again.” He grew up in the countryside outside of Portsmouth where he looked with mistrust on the island city. He has written episodes of ITVBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 33: Sarah Cheverton (3)
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Sarah Cheverton is a feminist, a freelance writer, researcher and co-ordinator of the Portsmouth Writer Hub. In addition to the day job, Sarah spends an increasing amount of time developing her freelance writing and journalism. As well as being a regulaBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 32: Mick Cooper (3)
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Portsmouth-born Mick Cooper was self-employed for most of his working life as a professional musician, and a professional photographer. He played music in many of the local clubs and pubs from the 1960s on and photographed many weddings in and around theBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 31: Lynne Blackwood (3)
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Lynne Blackwood began writing full-time in April 2012 after an illness obliged her to give up professional activity. She lived twenty-five years in France and obtained the equivalent of a PGCE in International Development and Humanitarian Aid. She workedBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 30: Maggie Sawkins (3)
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Maggie Sawkins is founder member and organiser of Tongues&Grooves Poetry and Music Club in Portsmouth. Her poems have been published in literary magazines and anthologies, have been translated into German, and broadcast on Romanian National Radio. She hasBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 29: Tom Sykes (3)
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Tom Sykes was born in Portsmouth in 1979. He was educated at the LSE, the University of East Anglia and Goldsmiths College. He has travelled extensively in Europe and Asia and lived and worked as a journalist and teacher in India, Malaysia and the PhilippBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 28: DJ Kirkby (3)
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Dee lives in the South of England in a home otherwise filled with males – husband, boys and pets – she writes to escape the testosterone.She is the 2012 Writer in Residence for Portsmouth Libraries and writes using the name D.J. Kirkby and Dee Kirkby. DBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 27: William Sutton (2)
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William Sutton is a novelist, musician and Latin teacher living in Southsea. His historical mystery ‘The Worms of Euston Square’ unearths the stink beneath the cobblestones of Victorian London. ‘The Maestro of Assassins’ is due out in 2013, from which theBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 26: Charlotte Comley (2)
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Charlotte Comley has had non-fiction work published in The Green Parent, Yours, Take a Break, Grow It and The Motion Online. She placed Highly Commended in The Winchester’s Writing Conference and has also won first place in the Darwin Evolutions Sci-Fi coBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 25: Richard Williams (2)
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Richard Williams was born in Birmingham in 1965, grew up in Frome, lived in London and is now back in Portsmouth. He has had some success with poems in magazines such as Acumen, Orbis, Envoi, Brittle Star, South, Frogmore Papers and Poetry Monthly.RichaBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 24: Matt Wingett (2)
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Matt Wingett was born in Portsmouth the year after the Summer of Love. As he says of the timing: “Blast. Missed it again.” He grew up in the countryside outside of Portsmouth where he looked with mistrust on the island city. He has written episodes of ITVBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 23: Sarah Cheverton (2)
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Sarah Cheverton is a feminist, a freelance writer, researcher and co-ordinator of the Portsmouth Writer Hub. In addition to the day job, Sarah spends an increasing amount of time developing her freelance writing and journalism. As well as being a regulaBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 22: Mick Cooper (2)
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Portsmouth-born Mick Cooper was self-employed for most of his working life as a professional musician, and a professional photographer. He played music in many of the local clubs and pubs from the 1960s on and photographed many weddings in and around theBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 21: Lynne Blackwood (2)
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Lynne Blackwood began writing full-time in April 2012 after an illness obliged her to give up professional activity. She lived twenty-five years in France and obtained the equivalent of a PGCE in International Development and Humanitarian Aid. She workedBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 20: Maggie Sawkins (2)
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Maggie Sawkins is founder member and organiser of Tongues&Grooves Poetry and Music Club in Portsmouth. Her poems have been published in literary magazines and anthologies, have been translated into German, and broadcast on Romanian National Radio. She hasBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 19: Tom Sykes (2)
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Tom Sykes was born in Portsmouth in 1979. He was educated at the LSE, the University of East Anglia and Goldsmiths College. He has travelled extensively in Europe and Asia and lived and worked as a journalist and teacher in India, Malaysia and the PhilippBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 18: DJ Kirkby (2)
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Dee lives in the South of England in a home otherwise filled with males – husband, boys and pets – she writes to escape the testosterone.She is the 2012 Writer in Residence for Portsmouth Libraries and writes using the name D.J. Kirkby and Dee Kirkby. DBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 17: Tom Harris (2)
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Tom Harris is a writer of Young Adult fiction whose tales of adventure and fantasy are always laced with a twist of humour, horror and suspense. His first novel, a YA fairy tale, adventure-fantasy, 'The Amber Room' is now available on Amazon Kindle andBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 16: Sam Cox (2)
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Sam Cox was born in Stratford, site of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, and is the Portsmouth Poet Laureate. A former deputy head at Charter Academy, Sam still teaches three days a week in Essex, spending the rest of her week back in Portsmouth. Mostly aBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 15: William Sutton (1)
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William Sutton is a novelist, musician and Latin teacher living in Southsea. His historical mystery ‘The Worms of Euston Square’ unearths the stink beneath the cobblestones of Victorian London. ‘The Maestro of Assassins’ is due out in 2013, from which theBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 14: Charlotte Comley (1)
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Charlotte Comley has had non-fiction work published in The Green Parent, Yours, Take a Break, Grow It and The Motion Online. She placed Highly Commended in The Winchester’s Writing Conference and has also won first place in the Darwin Evolutions Sci-Fi coBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 13: Richard Williams (1)
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Richard Williams was born in Birmingham in 1965, grew up in Frome, lived in London and is now back in Portsmouth. He has had some success with poems in magazines such as Acumen, Orbis, Envoi, Brittle Star, South, Frogmore Papers and Poetry Monthly.RichaBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 12: Joanne Mallon
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Joanne Mallon writes in her spare time, with dreams of writing full-time. She runs around after her young family, and try’s (unsuccessfully) to be a good cook. She longs to be organised and on-time, but is lucky enough to have good friends and good familyBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 11: Matt Wingett (1)
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Matt Wingett was born in Portsmouth the year after the Summer of Love. As he says of the timing: “Blast. Missed it again.” He grew up in the countryside outside of Portsmouth where he looked with mistrust on the island city. He has written episodes of ITVBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 10: Sarah Cheverton (1)
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Sarah Cheverton is a feminist, a freelance writer, researcher and co-ordinator of the Portsmouth Writer Hub. In addition to the day job, Sarah spends an increasing amount of time developing her freelance writing and journalism. As well as being a regulaBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 9: Mick Cooper (1)
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Portsmouth-born Mick Cooper was self-employed for most of his working life as a professional musician, and a professional photographer. He played music in many of the local clubs and pubs from the 1960s on and photographed many weddings in and around theBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 8: Lynne Blackwood (1)
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Lynne Blackwood began writing full-time in April 2012 after an illness obliged her to give up professional activity. She lived twenty-five years in France and obtained the equivalent of a PGCE in International Development and Humanitarian Aid. She workedBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 7: Catherine King
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Catherine King was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire and write books about the hardships of that area during the industrial revolution of the nineteenth century. Before Catherine became a full time author she had an academic career in the south of EnglanBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 6: Maggie Sawkins (1)
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Maggie Sawkins is founder member and organiser of Tongues&Grooves Poetry and Music Club in Portsmouth. Her poems have been published in literary magazines and anthologies, have been translated into German, and broadcast on Romanian National Radio. She hasBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 5: Tom Sykes (1)
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Tom Sykes was born in Portsmouth in 1979. He was educated at the LSE, the University of East Anglia and Goldsmiths College. He has travelled extensively in Europe and Asia and lived and worked as a journalist and teacher in India, Malaysia and the PhilippBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 4: DJ Kirkby (1)
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D.J. Kirkby is the author of 'Without Alice', 'My Dream of You', 'My Mini Midwife' (October 2012), 'Realand' (Book 1 of The Portal Series for 8 – 12 year olds, due November 2012) and 'Special Deliveries', which is currently with her agent.Growing up inBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 3: Tom Harris (1)
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Tom Harris is a writer of Young Adult fiction whose tales of adventure and fantasy are always laced with a twist of humour, horror and suspense. His first novel, a YA fairy tale, adventure-fantasy, The Amber Room is now available on Amazon Kindle and SmBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 2: Joe McQuilken
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Portsmouth born and bred, Joe McQuilken attended King Richard's School in Paulsgrove and Havant College, where alongside studying he helped to run fortnightly poetry classes. He is keen to use his position as Portsmouth's Young Poet Laureate to help spreaBy Home of Great Writing
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Portsmouth Writers Podcast 1: Sam Cox (1)
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Sam Cox was born in Stratford, site of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, and is the second Portsmouth Poet Laureate. A former deputy head at Charter Academy, Sam still teaches three days a week in Essex, spending the rest of her week back in Portsmouth. MoBy Home of Great Writing
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