Writing Worlds
Join Chris Gregory and Emily Inkpen in conversation with some of the best writers around, and find out how their worlds come to life.
Zoe Gilbert: Folklore And Landscape
Thank you for listening to the Writing Worlds Podcast with Emily Inkpen and Chris Gregory.
In this episode we chat with novelist, short story writer and teacher Zoe Gilbert about her magical realist worlds in her acclaimed novels ‘Folk’ and ‘Mischief Acts’.
A full transcript of this episode can be found here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iyXLmA6ePQ0WKTpX6kqeDHwD5IrsvzCf/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115587715767862763681&rtpof=true&sd=true
You can find out more about Zoe and purchase copies of her books by visiting her website here https://zoegilbert...
Nicholas Briggs: Daleks and The Whoniverse
In this episode we chat with actor, writer, director Nicholas Briggs about his work on Doctor Who both on BBC TV and in audio drama versions published by Big Finish.
You can read a transcript of this episode here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_etg3gGotMSEAwfhlscQB85tOhELaoDn/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115587715767862763681&rtpof=true&sd=true
Find out more about Nicholas Briggs and his work by visiting his website here https://nicholasbriggs.com/
You can listen to Nick's work with Big Finish here https://www.bigfinish.com/ Writing Wo...
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Deep Time
Thank you for listening to the Writing Worlds Podcast with Emily Inkpen and Chris Gregory.
In this episode Emily and Chris are in conversation with Adrian Tchaikovsky.
Find out more about Adrian and order copies of his books by visiting his website here https://adriantchaikovsky.com/
Follow Adrian on Bluesky here https://bsky.app/profile/aptshadow.bsky.social
If you'd like to hear more from Adrian Tchaikovsky please listen to the Starship Alexandria podcast which he co-hosts with another science fiction writer Emma Newman. Listen to Sta...
Lyndsey Croal: World building inspired by Scottish Folklore recorded live at Cymera 2025
Thank you for listening to the Writing Worlds Podcast with Emily Inkpen and Chris Gregory.
In this episode, recorded live at the Cymera Festival in Edinburgh we speak to speculative fiction writer Lyndsey Croal about her approaches to world building in her short fiction, novels and audio drama.
We would like to thank Lyndsey Croal for being our guest on this episode, Ann Landmann and her team at Cymera for hosting us and our live audience for playing along with the games and general silliness during the recording.
You can...
Welcome to Writing Worlds
Welcome to the first episode of The Writing World Podcast with our regular presenters Emily Inkpen and Chris Gregory.
Writing Worlds is aimed at writers and those who love to hear about the process of designing and describing imaginary worlds in fiction. We'll talk to writers, drama makers and those on the periphery of world building who bring these worlds to life. Each week we'll introduce new topics and guests and introduce regular features and games.
The show will be formally launched at the Cymera Festival in Edinburgh on June 7th (find...
Writing Worlds Trailer
Welcome to Writing Worlds, a podcast about the art of writing worlds and settings in sci-fi, fantasy and horror.
In this short trailer you can hear our presenters Emily Inkpen and Chris Gregory introducing the show. Listen out for a full-length preview episode coming soon.
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