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The Writing LifeWriting about sports and masculinity with George Harrison, Alex Allison, and Ashley Hickson-LovenceIn this episode of The Writing Life, writers Alex Allison, George Harrison, and Ashley Hickson-Lovence share their insights into writing about sport and modern masculinity.
Alex Allison is a writer from London. He is the author of two novels, published by Dialogue. His second novel, Greatest of All Time, was released on 30th January 2025. With humour, heart and a touch of rebellion, Greatest of All Time explores queer love and the trials of growing up in the hyper-masculine world of sport.
George Harrison is a writer based in Norwich. His debut no...2025-03-1741 min
The Full English PodcastEp 13: Being resilient and having a positive mindset with Ashley Hickson-LovencePam talks with Ashley Hickson-Lovence about his upbringing in Hackney and how he become a football referee and an English teacher. He’s now a published author with a PHD and lectures in creative writing. This episode is inspiring for teachers and their students, as Ashley discusses a positive mindset and how overcoming shyness and being resilient helped him achieve his life goals.2024-08-2339 min
SLA VoiceMeet the Creator June 2024: Ashley Hickson Lovence, Wild EastInterview with Ashley Hickson Lovence about his debut , gritty YA verse novel that has themes of violence, county lines and hope.2024-06-2720 min
School Reading ListEpisode 19 - Choosing children's books: how do adults pick new children's books?School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom TolkienSeason 1: Episode 19For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-19/Part 1Book postSerena and the Little Blue Dog by Rosemary ClunieMoving Up: How to Ace Secondary School by Christian FoleyChamp by Payam Ebrahimi and Reza DalvandPink Trucks by Sam ClarkeHeavy Metal Badger by Duncan BeedieIt Takes Guts: How Your Body Turns Food Into Fuel (and Poop) by Jennifer GardyPodkin and the Singing Spear by Kieran LarwoodNature's Fascinating Friendships...2024-05-0138 min
ABC: Angie's Book ClubABC: Angie's Book Club meets Iggy London
In this beautifully dynamic conversation, Angie meets filmmaker and author Iggy London to discuss his book Mandem.
The themes in this essay collection range from the importance of male role-models, and the unique relationship between mother and son to the sexual pressure placed on young heterosexual men, while also asking the question: "what does contemporary Black queerness actually look like?"
Edited by award-winning artist Iggy London and featuring essays from Yomi Sode, Jeffrey Boakye, Christian Adofo, Ashley Hickson-Lovence, Athian Akec, Dipo Faloyin, Okechukwu Nzelu, Phil Samba, Sope Soetan, and Jordan Stephens, MANDEM is an unmissable, thoughtful anthology of Black...2024-02-2929 min
On the Write Track Podcast26: Austin Public Library Behind the Stacks: Book Bans, Library Management and Inclusive Spaces with Sean Godfrey & Kathleen HoulihanIn this episode, hosts Sarah and Emily dive deep into the world of library management, book curation, events, and creating inclusive spaces. Joining them are two librarian guests, Sean and Kathleen, from the Texas Public Library system, who share their invaluable insights and experiences.Sean, an interim division library manager, takes us behind the scenes, shedding light on the art of managing a library system. From overseeing collections and coordinating events to ensuring smooth operations, Sean shares his expertise on the multifaceted role of library management. He also delves into the challenges faced by libraries and how...2024-02-011h 01
Front RowMean Girls and Hisham Matar’s My Friends reviewedMean Girls is 20 years old and has its cult following - but will fans love the new film of the hit Broadway musical of the same name? Critics Sarah Ditum and Ashley Hickson-Lovence give their verdict on the new version. They also discuss with Tom Sutcliffe the new novel by Hisham Matar - My Friends, which explores themes of friendship and exile, as well as including real-life events like the shooting of WPC Yvonne Fletcher outside the Libyan Embassy in 1984 and the killing of General Gadaafi in 2011. And Mairi Campbell - who's about to start a new...2024-01-1142 min
Novel ExperienceMinisode 22 - Ashley Hickson-Lovence - advice to unpublished authorsGuest Author: Ashley Hickson-LovenceTwitter: @AHicksonLovence IG: @ahicksonlovence Books: Your Show by Ashley Hickson-Lovence, The 392 by Ashley Hickson-LovenceHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family If you enjoyed this 'minisode' please do check out our full-length episodes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/novel-experience/id1615429783Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH Twitter: @KateSawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyerTo receive transcripts and news to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www...2023-09-2803 min
Get Latest Full Audiobooks in Teen & YA, HistoricalPart of a Story That Started Before Me: Poems about Black British History by Christienna FryarPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548459 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Part of a Story That Started Before Me: Poems about Black British History Author: Christienna Fryar Narrator: Michelle Femi Tiwo, Rohan Nedd, Charlotte Gosling, Troy Glasgow, Seroca Davis, George The Poet Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 17 minutes Release date: July 13, 2023 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'It's time we told our story too. The melanin speaks for itself.' - George the Poet Part of a Story That Started Before Me is an extraordinary new collection of poems chosen by acclaimed spoken-word performer and social...2023-07-1305 min
The Quiet CarriageAshley Hickson-Lovence - Part IIThe Quiet Carriage is a show about books & their authors, presented by Paul J. Laverty.
Ashley Hickson-Lovence discusses his sports fiction novel, 'Your Show', about the life of Premier League football referee, Uriah Rennie.
This episode first appeared on Australia's 94.9 Main FM & the Community Radio Network.2023-07-1327 min
Novel ExperienceS6 Ep2 Ashley Hickson-Lovence author of Your ShowAuthor and Creative Writing Lecturer Ashley Hickson-Lovence, author of YOUR SHOW & THE 392.Ashley chats about:Being inspired by a great English teacherWriting with rhythm and how music and dancing influence his proseDrawing on people from real life to build charactersHow his own experiences of refereeing football led to his second novel and his PhdWriting in the second personHow Homes Under The Hammer is integral to his work!Guest Author: Ashley Hickson-Lovence Twitter: @AHicksonLovence IG: @ahicksonlovence Books: Your Show by Ashley Hickson-Lovence, The 392 by Ashley Hickson-LovenceHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by...2023-07-111h 12The Quiet CarriageAshley Hickson-Lovence - Part IThe Quiet Carriage is a show about books & their authors, presented by Paul J. Laverty.
Ashley Hickson-Lovence discusses his sports fiction novel, 'Your Show', about the life of Premier League football referee, Uriah Rennie.
This episode first appeared on Australia's 94.9 Main FM & the Community Radio Network.2023-07-0627 min
RHLSTP with Richard HerringRHLSTP Book Club 49 - Ashley Hickson-LovenceRHLSTP Book Club 49 - Your Show. Rich talks to exciting young novelist Ashley Hickson-Lovence about his extraordinary book Your Show, a novelised biography of the UK’s first and only black Premiership referee Uriah Rennie. They discuss writing a novel on an iPhone, what inspired this book and the joy of researching the subject, as well as meeting and corresponding with him, the representation of black people in football and publishing and the big stylistic choice that Ashley made, even though he’d have told his creative writing students not to use it!Buy the book here ht...2023-03-3143 min
The Halcyon PodcastReffing Hell Special: Ian Plenderleith & Ashley Hickson-LovenceThe final instalment of our Reffing Hell series of podcasts sees some unprecedented ref/writer on ref/writer action as Ashley Hickson-Lovence, author of the phenomenal Your Show, joins Ian Plenderleith, author of the equally brilliant Reffing Hell, for a chat about... well, reffing and writing.It's another must-listen as Ian and Ashley discuss their experiences of being the lone man in the middle, the catharsis of the writing process and the genesis and reception of both of their excellent books.If you enjoyed this episode you can buy Reffing Hell from us and Your...2023-03-1334 minFront RowFilm My Sailor, My Love; Atwood’s Old Babes In The Wood; Baillie Gifford prize; Nicole FlatteryNew Irish film, My Sailor, My Love, by Finnish director, Klaus Härö, and a new collection of short stories, Old Babes in the Wood, by Margaret Atwood. To review, Tom is joined by author Ashley Hickson-Lovence and academic Sarah Churchwell. Plus the Baillie Gifford prize – the six books shortlisted for the ‘winner of winners’ award. And Irish author Nicole Flattery on her debut novel Nothing Special.Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Paul Waters2023-03-0941 min
The Athletic FC PodcastFrom Trailblazer to Outlier: Uriah Rennie & The Wait for Another Black PL RefereeHost Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Carl Anka to explore why 14 years on from Uriah Rennie's last Premier League game, he remains the only black referee in Premier League history... What are the major obstacles that continue to prevent aspiring male and female officials - from marginalised or ethnic communities - from reaching the Premier League? The cost, the abuse, and how much progress has been made in recent years - following a 2021 FA initiative to combat the problem head on.We'll hear from Ashley Hickson-Lovence, a former semi-professional referee and author of Y...2022-11-0134 minThe Writing LifeHow To Balance Story And PlotIn this episode, we speak to novelist, teacher and doctor of letters, Ashley Hickson-Lovence to explore story and plot. Ashley is the author of The 392 and the prize-nominated novel Your Show (which he talks a little about in our chat). We also discuss the difference between story and plot, key plot devices and how you can ensure your story has a plot that keeps people turning pages.
Ashley is also the tutor for our Start Writing Fiction course. We also have courses on fiction, crime, memoir, historical fiction creative non-fiction and poetry. You can read more about th...2022-07-1848 min
Hatching Crows08. Just Write! - Creative Writing with Ashley Hickson-LovenceThis is a conversation with the writer Ashley Hickson-Lovence. Largely about his newest work Your Show, a novel based on the life of Uriah Rennie, the Premier League's first and only Black referee. Of course we stray into other topics like working habits, balancing teaching with your own creative work, terrible teenage poetry and a lot of other bits and pieces. Contains some artfully and creatively chosen swears.Links!Ashley’s website ashley-hickson-lovence.comYour Show at Waterstonesfind me on instagram @_robin_fuller_2022-05-171h 05
Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Ashley Hickson-LovenceTheo Delaney’s guest is the novelist Ashley Hickson-Lovence whose rapturously reviewed new book ‘Your Show’ is about Uriah Rennie, the first - and to date only - black Premier League referee. A man with first hand experience of being a black referee Hickson-Lovence is a Manchester United fan with a strong affection for Dagenham and Redbridge and there are goals from John O’Shea, Marcus Rashford, Jon Nurse and more.@AHicksonLovence@LifeGoalsTD @theodelaneyhttps://www.faber.co.uk/author/ashley-hickson-lovence/https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goalshttps://www.11-29media.com/life2022-04-181h 20Front RowRae Morris performs live, author Ashley Hickson-Lovence, video artist Rachel MacleanRae Morris discusses her latest single, ‘No Woman is An Island,’ ahead of the release of her new album.Ludovic Hunter-Tilney joins us to discuss the highlights from last night’s Grammy Awards. Novelist Ashley Hickson Lovence talks about his new novel, Your Show, about Uriah Rennie, one of the first black referees to officiate games in the Football League, a story of one man's pioneering efforts to make it, against the odds, to the very top of his profession and beyond.To mark the BBC's Art That Made Us season, Front Row invite...2022-04-0442 min
Late To ItPerfect Sound Whatever by James Acaster and Paddle Your Own Canoe by Nick OffermanKirsty and Naomi discuss two books by comedians: Perfect Sound Whatever by James Acaster and Paddle Your Own Canoe by Nick Offerman.
Also mentioned:
The 392 by Ashley Hickson-Lovence
Hotel Almighty by Sarah J. Sloat2021-12-151h 00Front RowKing Richard, Wheel of Time and new Zadie Smith play reviewed, Playwright Moira BuffiniNew movie King Richard stars Will Smith and focuses on the father of Venus and Serena Williams. The Wife of Willesden is the first play by Zadie Smith. And Wheel of Time is a new fantasy series on Amazon Prime Video. Ashley Hickson-Lovence and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh join Samira to review all three.Moira Buffini on her darkly comic new state of the nation play for the National Theatre, Manor, directed by her sister Fiona.Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Laura Northedge2021-11-1842 min
The Writing LifeFrom Teacher To Writer: Ashley Hickson-Lovence"If you write, you're a writer." This week we talk to Ashley Hickson-Lovence about the creation of his debut novel The 392, and how he had to fit writing time in and around his job of being a teacher. Ashley shares his journey from poet to teacher to novelist and talks about his next project. Interview by Florence Reynolds.
Meanwhile, Simon and Steph introduce the Norfolk & Norwich Festival's City of Literature strand which was announced last week.
Hosted by Steph McKenna and Simon Jones.
More about our work: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/
City of Literature events: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/city-of-literature-at-norfolk-norwich-festival/
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Roaring 20s RadioEpisode 3 with Nikita Gill and Ashley Hickson-Lovence | 15.02.20The second episode of the '20s saw Salena and Amah-Rose joined in the studio by writers Nikita Gill and Ashley Hickson-Lovence. Conversations about art, literature, poetry, activism and more.
Originally broadcast on Soho Radio's Culture channel from 4-6pm on Saturday 15 February 2020. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.2020-02-171h 59
Four ThoughtThe Pen Is Mightier Than The SwordAshley Hickson-Lovence says his powerful mother and his love of reading kept him out of gangs while growing up on an estate in East London. As a former English teacher and now a debut novelist, he believes black boys, in particular, need books to read that engage them by reflecting their own lives. "Not everyone can have a mother like mine, but everyone deserves the key to the world of books which could change their lives."
Recorded at Primadonna literary and arts festival.
Presenter: Farrah Jarral
Producer: Sheila Cook2020-01-0117 min
Mostly LitUgh, Those Tears Again: A Little Life, Final Chapter and Moving On (Part 2)Welcome to Mostly Lit!Part 2! A much lighter and more joyful episode to its more depressing sibling. Sit back, relax and listen to the end - thank you for listening and sticking with us through this journey. We love you!Books:A Little Life - Hanya YanagiharaThe Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney - Okechukwu NzeluThe 392 - Ashley Hickson-LovenceTuesdays with Morrie - Mitch AlbomDaughters of Nri - Reni K AmayoShaping U...2019-10-2150 min
Mostly LitTears: A Little Life, Mental Health Awareness Week and Trauma (Part 1)Welcome to Mostly Lit!#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek2019#BlackHistoryMonth2019On this two part episode, we delve into A Little Life giving you an equal balance of tears and laughter, joy and a lot of pain. Listen with a mug of beverage of your choice.Books:A Little Life - Hanya YanagiharaThe Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney - Okechukwu NzeluThe 392 - Ashley Hickson-LovenceTuesdays with Morrie - Mitch AlbomDaughters of Nri - Reni K Amayo...2019-10-0759 min
The Riff Raff Podcast: Writers community | Debut authors | Getting publishedThe Riff Raff: Episode 73 - Ashley Hickson LovenceAmy Baker, author and Founder of The Riff Raff, chats to Ashley Hickson-Lovence about his debut novel, The 392. We discuss those special moments that spark book ideas, writing about one event from multiple perspectives, the challenges of taking on 11 different voices, and the art of editing a finale. Music: www.bensound.com/2019-08-1256 min
Death Of 1000 CutsS3E27 - Chatting With Ashley Hickson-LovenceOn this episode I chat with Ashley Hickson-Lovence about his debut novel, THE 392.
We talk form, style & place, from growing up in Hackney to thinking about your audience. Ashley takes us through the full process of writing his novel, chats about his experiences as a football referee, and explains his number one writing rule for this book: no boring bits.
You can grab a copy here: https://wordery.com/the-392-ashley-hickson-lovence-9781916052307
Here's that article about the first 3 weeks of The Ice House's life: http://www.timclarepoet.co.uk/3-weeks-in-the-life-of-a-new-book/
It'd really help me an awful lot if you bought The...2019-05-201h 35
Mostly LitYou Got Served!: Spring Reads, London Buses and DracrysWelcome to Mostly Lit!-This week we discuss our Spring Reads, ask whether corporations can support writers and artists new publishing companies like De Montfort Literature, and we dissect the first two episodes of Game of \thrones. We also challenge Rai to some pop culture quizzes in the Re-Education of Ms Raifa Rafiq.-Books:The 392 - Ashley Hickson-LovenceThink Like A White Man - Nels AbbeyThe Art of Not Falling Apart - Christina PattersonDon't Touch...2019-04-292h 07