Between the Lines

DOORS & BAR OPEN: 6:15pm

EVENT START TIME: 7pm (prompt)

EVENT END TIME: 8:15pm (approx.)

THE BAR WILL BE OPEN AFTER THE EVENT

BETWEEN THE LINES

Candid conversations about how writing really happens .

Between the Lines is a new live conversation series exploring how writing really happens. Hosted at The Straw Yard and recorded as a live audience podcast, each event invites an author into an unedited discussion about the realities of a writing life: the long arc of making work, momentum and doubt, rejection and resilience, instinct and discipline, and the moments that make writing feel alive and worthwhile.

Audience questions are an integral part of the evening, creating a thoughtful exchange between writers and readers. The first event features Jules Watson, one of the most significant writers living in Berwick. Jules is an internationally published and widely-read historical novelist whose work reimagines myth and history from a woman’s perspective. Her novels are rooted in a clear conviction: women have always had power, lovers, and each other. That north star has shaped her epic Celtic sagas and her richly drawn, emotionally intelligent portrayals of desire and agency. After fifteen years enjoying the success of her earlier books, Jules is now returning to the page with new drafts and new energy, navigating the familiar but rarely discussed terrain of representation, reinvention and the rollercoaster of a writing career. In this first public conversation about her return, she reflects on longevity, appetite, discipline and what it means to keep writing when you know exactly why you do it.

Recorded live as a podcast at The Straw Yard, the event invites questions from the audience that matters most: writers and readers. Arranged by the Berwick Writers’ Forum, part of the Berwick Literary Festival.

Live podcast recording with audience Q&A Free event – booking essential  

With thanks to our funders for supporting the first year of this new series: Create Berwick, Northumberland County Council and the North East Combined Authority.

This live, unscripted conversation may include discussion of themes from the author’s work, including mature content and sensitive topics. Audience participation forms part of the event. Recommended for ages 16+.