Molly Twomey: Knives We Used on Our Skin
Knives We Used on Our Skin Who did we imagine would pick up our filters, our shattered glass? Our...
Matthew Canavan: Apropos of nothing
Apropos of nothing Fidget enough, and I could squirrel safe Inside the carcass of the tyre swing. A cradle...
17 ways for 17 days: Getting your Flash Fiction story started
Well, readers, we’re knee deep in our Flash Fiction celebrations. Here at The Maker, we’ve been working hard to bring...
‘Unlocked’ by Caroline Burrows
Caroline Burrows’ poetry has featured on BBC Radio 4, been printed in the BBC Sky at Night Magazine, and been...
Baby shoes to Baby Dolls: The Best Flash Fiction of recent years
CAUTION AVID MAKER READERS: If you are reading this, put hands on your paper calendar, your phone reminders, your scrunched...
Anna Godwin: ‘Silence’
Writer and Lancaster University PhD student Anna Godwin responds to May’s Maker theme: Untold Love Stories. A bit about Anna:...
‘Untitled’ by Linda Adwera
When worlds collide a grape like sweetness erupts. You can’t help but two step your feet to new sounds and...
June’s Call for Content: Summer of Literature
WRITERS HALT HERE! The wait is finally over… The Maker’s Summer of Literature kicks off with a bang in June,...
Summer of Literature 2022: Check out what is in store for June-August
Exciting things are happening this summer at The Maker! We have been working hard to put together a course of...
The Launceston Castle interpretation project
Our The Maker editor Lauren sits down with Nick Collinson at English Heritage (EH) to discuss the Launceston Castle interpretation project. Could...
Make this summer your summer of literature …
Our dear readers, You might have noticed we’ve been a little quiet this past month. Our blog has been a...
Calling all writers! Check out The Maker’s Call for Content for May
We have some exciting news! Our online literary blog, The Maker, is searching for new creative writing pieces for our...