Unbound Writing
As part of our Unbound programme, Open Book publishes a new piece of writing every month. Each is featured in our monthly bumper newsletter and is also discussed in our regular podcast with Claire and Marjorie.
‘A Life in 5 Biscuits’ by LG Thomson –
February 2025, Newsletter 244
‘Bacon Butty’ by Kevin Crowe –
January 2025, Newsletter 240
Maureen Myant, ‘Walking on Air’ –
December 2024, Newsletter 237
Dorothy Lawrenson, ‘Building Badger’s Cairn’ –
November 2024, Newsletter 233
Jay Whittaker, ‘Straight First Time: Sewing Lessons’ –
October 2024, Newsletter 229
Katharine Macfarlane, ‘Tethered to the Earth’ –
September 2024, Newsletter 224
Helen Lyttle, ‘Arthur’s Gift’ –
August 2024, Newsletter 220
Ros Taylor, ‘My Uncle George’ –
July 2024, Newsletter 215
Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin, ‘All Fruits are Rebels at Heart’ –
June 2024, Newsletter 211
Alycia Pirmohamed, ‘Extract from: Trigger Notebook: Fragments of Poetry Along the Coastline of My Memory’ –
May 2024, Newsletter 207
Britta Benson, ‘My first Emily or: Hope is the thing with feathers that squawks from the roof of my garden shed’ –
April 2024, Newsletter 202
Sarah Whiteside. ‘Roots’ –
March 2024, Newsletter 198
Anna Levin, ‘Lying Down to Look Up’ –
February 2024, Newsletter 194
Ruth Gilchrist, ‘Machines’ –
January 2024, Newsletter 190
Adrija Ghosh, ‘Satsuma’ –
4 December 2023, Newsletter 187
LG Thomson, ‘True Tales from the Sea by a Fisherman’s Wife’ –
November 2023, Newsletter 183
Lynn Gee, ‘Tortoise’ –
4 September 2023, Newsletter 174
Kimberley White, ‘Reverie’ –
7 August 2023, Newsletter 170
Tom Curry, ‘The Race’-
05 June 2023, Newsletter 161
Morgan Melhuish, ‘The Allotment’-
02 May 2023, Newsletter 156
Liz Holliday, ‘Blue’ –
03 April 2023, Newsletter 152
Priscilla Thomas, ‘Practising’ –
06 March 2023, Newsletter 148
06 February 2023, Newsletter 144
LG Thomson, ‘Shipbuilding’ –
09 January 2023, Newsletter 140
Sarah Tinsley, ‘Sunday Surprise’-
05 December 2022, Newsletter 137
Alexa Kellow, ‘Waiting’ –
07 November 2022, Newsletter 133
Rebecca Savage ‘Carnival Night’ –
03 October 2022, Newsletter 128
Alex Penland, ‘How to Read the Lace’ –
05 September 2022, Newsletter 124
Helen Lyttle, ‘New Beginnings’-
01 August 2022, Newsletter 119
Anne Hay, “Guerilla Tactics” –
02 July 2022, newsletter 108
Claire O’Connor, “How to have the perfect picnic” –
02 June 2022, newsletter 107
Amy Moreno, ‘Going Somewhere?’ –
02 May 2022, newsletter 106
Dizz Tatte, ‘A Story in Nine Rooms’ –
04 April 2022, newsletter 102
Tom Murray, ‘Grass is Greener?’ –
07 March 2022, newsletter 98
Lynnda Wardle ‘Herzoggies’ –
07 February 2022, newsletter 94
Lorraine Thomson ‘Hazy Shade of Blue’ –
03 January 2022, newsletter 89
Jeda Pearl Lewis “In Search of Patience” –
06 December 2021, newsletter 87
Rafael Torrubia “The Serpent” –
01 November 2021, newsletter 82
Katharine Macfarlane “Histogram” –
04 October 2021, newsletter 78
Catherine Wilson “The Forthcoming Me” –
06 September 2021, newsletter 74
Angi Holden “Preserving Objects” –
02 August 2021, newsletter 69
Judy Upton “Horses for Courses” –
05 July 2021, newsletter 65
Lorraine Thomson “Inside her Leg” –
07 June 2021, newsletter 61
Cath Barton “There Were Always Roses” –
03 May 2021, newsletter 56
Ruth Gilchrist – “The Change” –
05 April 2021, newsletter 52
Linda Cracknell – “Joyous Messengers” –
01 March 2021, newsletter 47
Jane Archer “Someone Else’s House” –
1 Feb 2021 , newsletter 43
Dorothy Lawrenson “A Visit from Niven & Flynn” –
4 Jan 2021 , newsletter 39
Liz Treacher “The Christmas Box” –
4 Dec 2020 , newsletter 37
Pauline Moore “I took my troubles for a walk” –
7 Sept 2020 , newsletter 24
IaIn Matheson “Unbound” –
31 August 2020, newsletter 23
Beth Godfrey “The Bench” –
24 August 2020, newsletter 22
Sophie Law “Orange Peel” –
17 August 2020, newsletter 21
Kathryn Koromilas “The Happy House” –
3 August 2020, newsletter 19
Lisa Williams “Gathering Threads” –
27 July 2020, newsletter 18
Elspeth Wilson “Body In The Landscape” –
20 July 2020, newsletter 17
Linda Cracknell “Confluence of Years” –
13 July 2020, newsletter 16
Russell Jones “Gazing” –
6 July 2020, newsletter 15
Siân Bevan “Essential” –
29 June 2020, newsletter 14
Kate Smith “All at Sea” –
22 June 2020, newsletter 13