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.
Katharine Macfarlane, ‘Tethered to the Earth’ –
September 2024, Newsletter 221
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
