Review | The Uncanny Love of Jimmy Panagakos
This is a review of The Uncanny Love of Jimmy Panagakos, a novella by Beth Hill. Reviewed by Ali Schnabel A tale of the secrets and loneliness…
Broomie, 1955 | Writers Bloc
This is an extract from The Uncanny Love of Jimmy Panagakos by Beth Hill. Anthea braced herself against the bright heat of the sun as…
The Sea-King of Hamburg | Writers Bloc
A Literary Cities piece by Sofija Stefanovic. I was going on a six-week holiday to Europe. A few weeks before leaving Australia, I’d had my…
Home is Burning | Writers Bloc
This is an extract from our Bloc Club book Home Is Burning by Dan Marshall (Hachette) “I fucking love it here,” I said like a spoiled…
Jacky Winter Gardens Residency | Writers Bloc
OK. So we don’t want to panic you, but you have very little time to apply for a 24-carat rad opportunity. Jacky Winter Gardens, an…
The Workshop | Writers Bloc
This is a Building Blocs piece about the Writers Bloc Workshop. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a writer in possession of a draft…
Take The M Train | Writers Bloc
This is a review of Patti Smith’s new book M Train. By Charles Cave. If your first introduction to Patti Smith is her new book, M…
Interview with Jane Rawson | Writers Bloc
On Tuesday night we spoke to Jane Rawson as part of our monthly Bright Young Things book club. She was really generous and I had a…
NYWF | Writers Bloc
This is a reflection on National Young Writers Festival by Chloe Escott I’m a writer of both music and words. I’m also a trans woman who only came…
The Beggar | Writers Bloc
A Writers Bloc workshop feature The Beggar By Namita Hiro *TRIGGER WARNING* She must have had a name, long ago when she was born. But…
