Northern Voices explores Northern writers (published and unpublished), storytelling and publishing. The podcast is hosted by Jen Bowden, a writer, editor and journalist with a PhD in Creative Writing from Curtin University exploring biases against the North in the UK book industry.
Northern Voices
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Northern Voices explores Northern writers (published and unpublished), storytelling and publishing. The podcast is hosted by Jen Bowden, a writer, editor and journalist with a PhD in Creative Writing from Curtin University exploring biases against the North in the UK book industry.
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Recent Episodes
July 3, 2026
Episode 123: Victoria Ferguson
In this week's episode, I'm joined by emerging writer Victoria Ferguson to talk about her exciting new projects. We delve into the issues with accessibility in the UK publishing industry, the craft of writing folk horror and why she's writing dialect fiction set in the North East of England despite being a Scouser herself. Music credit: 'Water of Tyne' performed by Edinburgh University Brass Band (2009) arranged by Jack Stobbs, edited and scored for brass band by David Dye. Used with kind permission of the publisher, arranger and performers.
June 25, 2026
Special Episode 122: Publishing Unpacked – Submission with Louise Powell
This week's episode is the second in the mini-series: Publishing Unpacked. In each of these special episodes I'll be joined by Northern writers discussing the publishing process from submission to publication. Today's guest is debut author Louise Powell, whose novel Underdogs was published by John Murray Originals. We delve into our joint adventure into the submission trenches, unpacking everything from agent edits to publisher rejections, and our very different outcomes. Find out more: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/louise-powell/underdogs/9781399828826/ https://louisepowell.co.uk/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/louisepowell.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/johnmurrays.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louisepowellauthor https://www.instagram.com/johnmurrays https://www.instagram.com/ymuliterary Music credit: 'Water of Tyne' performed by Edinburgh University Brass Band (2009) arranged by Jack Stobbs, edited and scored for brass band by David Dye. Used with kind permission of the publisher, arranger and performers.
June 18, 2026
Episode 121: Kay Inckle
In Episode 121 I'm joined by cli-fi writer Kay Inckle to talk about her new novel, Overspill. We also discuss why her main character is a wheelchair user, the lack of representation of menopausal women in fiction and why being Northern is the least of her worries when it comes to the UK publishing industry. Find out more: https://srlpublishing.co.uk/product/overspill-kay-inckle https://www.lavidaliverpool.co.uk/liverpool-book-festival-summer-special-coming-soon/ https://wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/our-cycle-stories-kay-inckle/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kayinckle.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/srlpublishing.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/srlpublishing Music credit: 'Water of Tyne' performed by Edinburgh University Brass Band (2009) arranged by Jack Stobbs, edited and scored for brass band by David Dye. Used with kind permission of the publisher, arranger and performers.
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