In the first episode of season two, Anna and Sam chat to Judith Bryan.
Judith Bryan’s short fiction, non-fiction and poetry appear in various magazines and anthologies including publications by Penguin, Bloomsbury and Peepal Tree. Her debut novel, Bernard and the Cloth Monkey, won the 1998 Saga Prize – republished in 2021 for Penguin’s inaugural Black Britain: Writing Back series, curated by Booker-prize winner Bernardine Evaristo. Judith’s play, ‘A Cold Snap’, was shortlisted for the Alfred Fagon Award. She has over twenty years experience teaching creative writing including running an MA programme. She has two historical novels in progress and is working towards a first collection of short stories.
