Apr 29, 202640 minS12
Ilona Bannister, long time friend of Not Too Busy To Write is on the podcast talking about her new novel and her move from literary fiction to thriller. FIVE is set on a train platform, 5 minutes before a train will...
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Not Too Busy To Write
Hosted by Penny Wincer · arts · EN
About this Podcast:
Penny Wincer is not too busy to write. Except of course, sometimes she is too busy to write as much as she would like. Join Penny as she has conversations with other writers about writing, publishing and creativity whilst juggling all the demands on them such as motherhood, caring and other paid work. Penny Wincer is the author of two narrative non-fiction books, Tender and Home Matters and a non-fiction writing coach. She's an Australian and long-term resident of London, a mother of two teenagers, an unpaid carer and always attempting to get just a little more writing done.
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Penny Wincer is not too busy to write. Except of course, sometimes she is too busy to write as much as she would like. Join Penny as she has conversations with other writers about writing, publishing and creativity whilst juggling all the demands on them such as motherhood, caring and other paid work.
Who hosts Not Too Busy To Write?
Not Too Busy To Write is hosted by Penny Wincer. The show has published 122 episodes to date.
What has Not Too Busy To Write covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Ilona Bannister on the humanity and pleasure of thrillers" (29 April 2026, 40 minutes), "Ilona Bannister on the humanity and pleasure of thrillers" (29 April 2026, 40 minutes), and "Jane Harper on beginning at the end" (22 April 2026, 46 minutes).
How often does Not Too Busy To Write publish?
Not Too Busy To Write publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 47 minutes across 122 episodes.
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Penny Wincer hosts Not Too Busy To Write, an arts podcast with 122 episodes published.
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<p>Ilona Bannister, long time friend of Not Too Busy To Write is on the podcast talking about her new novel and her move from literary fiction to thriller. FIVE is set on a train platform, 5 minutes before a train will...
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Jane Harper on beginning at the end
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- Oct 15, 202554 minS11
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Series 11 Trailer
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Bonus Episode - Finding Motivation
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Apr 2, 20251h 10mS10<p>Alice Kinsella is a poet based in the west of Ireland. She's the author of the poetry pamphlet Sexy Fruit, the prose poem memoir Milk: On motherhood and madness and the genre blending Wake of the Whale, co-authored...
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