Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio, the podcast for writers everywhere brought to you by Pen to Print In the second of our “Write On! Audio and Friends” features we’re revisiting an interview with novelist and short story writer Zoe Gilbert. The winner of the 2014 Costa short story award, Zoe has since published two acclaimed novels – Folk (2018) and Mischief Acts (2022).

In this interview, originally part of the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast, Zoe talks about the art of storytelling and the ways in which she weaves influences from folklore and fantasy into her work.

The interviewer is Chris Gregory and excerpts are read by Sally Walker Taylor and Tiffany Clare

You can find out more about Zoe Gilbert and her work by visiting her website here http://zoegilbert.com/

You can follow Zoe on X, formerly twitter here https://x.com/mindandlanguage

You can listen to all episodes of the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast here https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730

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Thank you for listening to Write On! Audio. This edition has been presented by Tiffany Clare and produced by Chris Gregory. Write On! Audio is an Alternative Stories production for Pen to Print.

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