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Notes on Craft
Oli Hazzard
Poet Oli Hazzard on writing his debut novel Lorem Ipsum, which is made up of one single 50,000-word sentence.
The Safe Zone
Nina Mingya Powles
An essay from Small Bodies of Water, the winner of the inaugural Nan Shepherd Prize.
Pebbles
Max Porter
A new story by Max Porter – part of our series in partnership with The Arts House, Singapore.
What’s in a Name?
Victoria Princewill
‘Names do not just carry intimacy, they determine the extent of it’.
Victoria Princewill on names and consent.
Some Trouble
Sharlene Teo
Sharlene Teo on getting in trouble – part of a new series, in partnership with The Arts House, Singapore.
Remembering Janet Malcolm
Sigrid Rausing
‘The book is in my studio and I am about to go out and buy fresh glue’.
Breast or Tooth?
Tishani Doshi
‘A breast just casually hanging around, being a functional exocrine gland, enjoying the sun? Impossible.’
Tishani Doshi on women’s rights in India.
