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Episode 69 Isabelle Kenyon – Guest Interview – Fly On The Wall Indie Press

In this episode, Pete and Laura head over to The Writer’s Room to chat with Isabelle Kenyon.

Isabelle Kenyon is a northern writer and the author of 5 chapbooks including Growing Pains - (Indigo Dreams Publishing Ltd) and one short story with Wild Pressed Books - ‘The Town Talks’, 2020.

She is the M.D. and editor of Fly on the Wall Press, a socially conscious small press for chapbooks and anthologies. Fly on the Wall Press is a publisher with a difference, an independent publisher with a conscience.

Isabelle has had poems and articles published internationally in journals such as Ink, Sweat and Tears and newspapers such as The Somerville Times and The Bookseller. She is currently working on her first debut novel, funded by the Arts Council England, a thriller currently titled: ‘The Dark Within Them.’

In this episode Pete and Laura ask Isabelle:

1. What were some of the first books you remember igniting your love of books?
2. Can you remember when you first had the vision for Fly On The Wall Press – what made you want to start a publishing company? 
3. Tell us a little more about the work you publish and the various publications you create?
4. What advice do you have for writers that are pitching, querying, and wanting to get their work published with an indie publisher?
5. Can you tell us some more about the relationship between publisher, writer, and reader? How is Fly On The Wall Press different?
6. An enormous challenge for indie (publishers and authors) is getting books in front of readers. What ideas and advice do you have for others who want to market and promote their work?
7. What’s the future for Fly On The Wall Press? What does it look like in 5 or 10 years’ time?

Quick fire questions:

• What’s the best writing advice you’ve ever received?
• What’s a must-read book you’d recommend?
• What inspiration could you give to our listener?

You can find out more about Fly on The Wall Press

Fly on The Wall Press Website

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Isabelle will be a guest speaker on our Creating Your Poetry Collection course. This is perfect for those looking to take their poetry to the next level, with expert tuition, feedback on your work, and advice from an independent publishing house ­– this online course will help you learn how to curate your own poetry collection. This is an online course delivered live via Zoom.

Creating Your Poetry Collection with Charlotte Lunn

Course Length: We deliver the course in three sessions, over three weeks. Each session is 2 hours long.

Course Dates:

Sunday 9th October 2022 10am-12pm.

Sunday 16th October 2022 10am-12pm.

Sunday 23rd October 2022 10am-12pm.

Price - £149 per person.

This course is delivered by Charlotte Lunn, Derbyshire based poet, workshop facilitator and bookseller. To find out more about Charlotte, listen to her interview on the Derbyshire Writing School podcast.

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