First Graft Podcast

About First Graft Podcast

Join writer Heidi James as she chats with a special guest to explore the creative process from scratch. From the first idea, the first marks on the blank page, wrong turns, successes, making a mess and completing the first draft. Listen to conversations about craft, the creative process, fear, procrastination and the hard graft behind the artwork we love.

Publisher

Heidi James

Category

arts · fiction · music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

10 Oct 2018

Latest episode

3 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

31 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Jul 2026

   Get Keshed: Stu Hennigan and Heidi James

   Send us Fan Mail Stu Hennigan and Heidi James discuss Stu's brilliant first novel, Keshed, published by Ortac Press in 2025. This podcast is an edited recording of the live event. Stu Hennigan is a writer, poet, editor and musician from the North of England. His book about Austerity and the pandemic, Ghost Signs (Bluemoose, 2022) was shortlisted for Best Non-Fiction at the Books Are My Bag Awards and Best Political Book by a Non-Parliamentarian at the Parliamentary Book Awards in 2022/2...

2. 

   30 Mar 2025

   First Graft with Adelle Stripe

   Host discusses Adelle Stripe's writing process, navigating self-doubt, and the influence of punk rock, in this interview episode.

3. 

   24 Mar 2025

   First Graft with Naomi Booth

   Host interviews Naomi Booth, author, about the profound influence of place on creative inspiration and the necessity of decolonizing minds from patriarchal capitalism.

Who has been a guest on First Graft Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Adelle Stripe
• Naomi Booth
• Cauvery Madhavan
• Annabel Dover
• Kirsteen McNish

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 22 / 100

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Quality

31

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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