Awards season is upon us! The Sabotage Awards have been called the poetry Oscars - but are they all they're cracked up to be? We're joined by 4x nominated guest Ilaria Passeri, a professional story-teller and good friend of the podcast. In the episode, we discuss: <ul><li>Dirty Dancing the musical!</li><li>Whether peer led awards like the Sabs matter as much as other industry events</li><li>If any of us feel ready for awards</li><li>How Stormzy's Merky Prize nomination affected Romina</li><li>The Forward Prize</li><li>Whether writing is a skill, a talent or a craft</li><li>How we can all get better</li><li>Do awards change our perception of writers?</li><li>Ilaria's new Manchester Fringe show, Outside In. Get tickets <a href="https://manchester.ssboxoffice.com/events/outside-in/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here!</a></li><li> </li></ul>As always, please subscribe and rate us 5*, and support us via Patreon if you are able!<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Epsiode 9 - Joy France

Poets Will and Romina ask a range of writers the most important question: is there anything in your career you’d re-draft, given the chance? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.