Hosted by Kerry Provenzano.
Paper Places is the podcast that demystifies the journey to becoming a professional writer. Each episode, columnist-turned-author Kerry Provenzano sits down with an acclaimed writer who shares where their words have taken them.
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#19: Writing Humour, with Silvia Saunders
October 31st, 2025 · 58 minutes
Kerry is joined by Silvia Saunders, who won the Comedy Women in Print prize for her debut novel, Homesick. They discuss writing days, finding your voice and the importance of perseverance.
#18: Finding Your Process, with Keith Houston
September 26th, 2025 · 51 minutes
In this episode, Kerry sits down with Keith Houston to talk about the practicalities of writing alongside another job, finding your process and how deadlines are catalysts for getting your project completed.
#17: "I Don't Plot My Novels," with Jo Morey
August 29th, 2025 · 51 minutes
Kerry is joined by Jo Morey to discuss rediscovering writing after a corporate career, her experience in the Faber Academy and how competitions helped her get published.
#16: Finding a Five Month Flow State, with Celia Silvani
July 25th, 2025 · 51 minutes
Kerry is joined by Celia Silvani, author of 'Baby Teeth'. They discuss toasties, the unusual way Celia wrote her novel and how dangerous online forums informed the characters in her book.
#15: Blending Analogue and Digital Writing Systems, with David Sparks
June 27th, 2025 · 62 minutes
In this episode, David Sparks joins Kerry to discuss his writing process for MacSparky Field Guides, the importance of reading and why it's essential to have analogue parts of your to-do system.
#14: Staying Balanced in the World of Publishing, with Kate Kemp
May 30th, 2025 · 63 minutes
Kate Kemp joins Kerry to talk about the process of writing 'The Grapevine', moving from a career in psychotherapy to fiction writing and keeping a balanced view when you're on the publishing rollercoaster.
#13: Creating Multiple Streams of Writing Revenue with Poet, Laurie Bolger
April 24th, 2025 · 58 minutes
In this episode, Kerry is joined by Laurie Bolger, the acclaimed English poet, stand-up and presenter. They discuss 'setting up shop', organisations to support working poets and the making of Laurie's new collection.
#12: Becoming an Organised Writer and Working for Hollywood, with Antony Johnston
March 28th, 2025 · 80 minutes
Antony Johnston joins Kerry to talk about writing productivity, building a career as a multi-facted writer and how his graphic novel became a Hollywood movie starring Charlize Theron.
#11: Journalism 101 with Shahed Ezaydi
February 28th, 2025 · 56 minutes
In this episode, Kerry is joined by Shahed Ezaydi, full-time writer at Stylist Magazine and author of 'The Othered Woman: How White Feminism Harms Muslim Women'. They discuss freelance vs in-house journalism and Shahed's process of writing her book.
#10: From Writing in Lockdown to a Publishing Deal, with Kerry Downes
January 31st, 2025 · 51 minutes
In this episode, Kerry Downes joins Kerry (the regular one) to discuss how one writing course, taken after delving into fiction writing during lockdown, lead to her career as a author.