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On Ep 17 of #TheDeepList we chat with Shauna Highcroft about her debut novel Washed Away By The Sea, out now via @quillandcrow.com, and the beautiful way horror lets us deal with trauma.

🎧 tinyurl.com/shauna-sp

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The Beauty and Ease of Horror
Author Shauna C. Highcroft on Episode 17 of The Deep List
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November 6, 2026 at 9:22 AM
On Ep 16 of #TheDeepList, we chat with Lottie Begg of Lemon Jelly Press about championing unheard voices, and running a small press for both children’s and adult fiction.

🎧Spotify - tinyurl.com/lottie-LJP

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Lemon Jelly Press on Championing Unheard Voices
Founder Lottie Begg on Episode 16 of The Deep List
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October 27, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Derek and I chat about the origin of the title of his debut, how the setting of raw, brutal & beautiful Alaska was perfect for the story, on the mistake of querying early, and his publishing journey, on Ep 15 of #TheDeepList

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On EP 15 of #TheDeepList we chat with Derek Prall about his debut novel On Alaskan Fighting Bulls via Madville Publishing, on writing flawed protagonists and going from journalism to writing fiction.
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Making Readers See Themselves in a Protagonist
Author Derek Prall on Episode 15 of The Deep List
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October 19, 2026 at 11:17 AM
On EP 15 of #TheDeepList we chat with Derek Prall about his debut novel On Alaskan Fighting Bulls via Madville Publishing, on writing flawed protagonists and going from journalism to writing fiction.
🎧 tinyurl.com/derek-spt

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Making Readers See Themselves in a Protagonist
Author Derek Prall on Episode 15 of The Deep List
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October 19, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Happy pub day to Liz! Her novel Fallout is now out via @redhenpress.bsky.social! On Ep14 of #TheDeepList she talks of flitting between poetry & fiction, and learning to write multi-POV. Spotify👉 tinyurl.com/spot-lizkay

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From Poetry to Fiction
Author Liz Kay on Episode 14 of The Deep List
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October 13, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Stay tuned for tomorrow's episode on #TheDeepList where we talk to Liz Kay about her publishing journey & writing about the lives of 80s military families in her new novel Fallout via Red Hen Press.
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October 9, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I am exultant to announce that all interviews for season one of #TheDeepList are now recorded. Episodes will run till the 20 of Nov and that will be a wrap for this season.

This has been a mad ride.

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October 6, 2026 at 8:03 PM
If you struggle with not knowing how your stories should end, you're in great company.

Swetha Amit's interview is now out on #TheDeepList podcast!

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Swetha Amit talks to us about writing universal themes, food as memory and connection, and how not knowing the ending of a story is a very common struggle, on Ep 13 of #TheDeepList

👉 tinyurl.com/swetha-ss

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It Is Okay to Not Know How to End a Story
Author Swetha Amit on Episode 13 of The Deep List
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October 2, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Swetha Amit talks to us about writing universal themes, food as memory and connection, and how not knowing the ending of a story is a very common struggle, on Ep 13 of #TheDeepList

👉 tinyurl.com/swetha-ss

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It Is Okay to Not Know How to End a Story
Author Swetha Amit on Episode 13 of The Deep List
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October 2, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Ernie Wang talks about writing stories for underdogs, a short story collection ten years in the making, and why he will always root for university presses, on Ep12 of #TheDeepList

Spotify 👉 tinyurl.com/sp-ernie

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On Writing About the Human Spirit
Author Ernie Wang on Episode 12 of The Deep List
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September 26, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Upcoming writers to look forward to on #TheDeepList - Ernie Wang, Derek Prall, Liz Kay, Shauna Highcroft, Lou Storey, Swetha Amit, Jodie Toohey of Legacy Book Press, and Lottie Begg of @lemonjellypress.bsky.social!

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September 23, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Jihoon Park talks about his debut novel "Stickman", creating complex characters that navigate loneliness and toxic masculinity, and about his publishing journey on Ep11 of #TheDeepList podcast.

🎧 tinyurl.com/jihoon-park

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September 19, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Stay tuned for Ep11 of #TheDeepList on Friday where we talk to author Jihoon Park about writing extremely sensitive topics and emotionally complex characters in his debut Stickman, soon out with 7.13 Books.

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September 16, 2026 at 9:29 PM
On Ep10 of #TheDeepList we talk to Arwyn Sherman on her debut We, The Missing with Sobelo Books, her unconventional publishing journey, and on editing horror anthologies.
🎧👉 tinyurl.com/arwyn-sp

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The Different Faces of Horror
Author Arwyn Sherman on Episode 10 of The Deep List
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September 11, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Arwyn talks about the different faces of horror & about starting to write difficult stories at an young age, how she's evolved as a writer, and her position on AI in creative spaces.

Ep10 is now out on #TheDeepList
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September 11, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Stay tuned for our interview with Arwyn Sherman on her debut novel "We, The Missing", the different faces of horror stories, and on running a lit mag. EP 10 of #TheDeepList podcast releases Friday!
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September 9, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Steven Gibbon talks on Ep09 of #TheDeepList about his debut novel, a dark, absurdist, urban fantasy "Lipsnitch Snilly" via Dark Matter Ink!

Listen now at:
👉Sstack: tinyurl.com/ss-steven
👉Spotify: tinyurl.com/spot-steven

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September 4, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Look at that cover! Steven Gibbon's debut novel (via Dark Matter Ink) and its half-goat-half-man, troublemaking protagonist is the topic of discussion for Ep09 of #TheDeepList podcast this week.
@stgibbon.bsky.social

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September 4, 2026 at 1:31 PM
On Ep 08 of #TheDeepList, Hope Engel talks about writing primarily male POV for a romance novel, grounding narrative preferences & her publishing journey!

Spotify: tinyurl.com/spot-hope
SS: tinyurl.com/hope-stack

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A Romance Novel with a Twist
Author Hope Engel on Episode 08 of The Deep List
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August 28, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Rory Say talks about writing eerie, unsettling, horror short stories for his debut collection "Nothing Has Happened to You" on the latest episode of #TheDeepList podcast.

🎧Spotify: tinyurl.com/rory-spot

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Unsettling Short Stories & The Myth of Endless Ideas
Author Rory Say on Episode 07 of The Deep List
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August 21, 2026 at 10:23 AM
We talk to Rory Say on #TheDeepList this week, about the unsettling horror stories in his debut collection from @lethepress.bsky.social and on not having and endless list of ideas to draw from.

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August 20, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Oh wow that's me!!! Thanks again for chatting with me, this was so lovely!! ❤️😄

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Multi-genre author Eliwood Gheist talks about scenic train rides as the perfect backdrop to a productive writing session on today's episode on #TheDeepList

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August 14, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Multi-genre author Eliwood Gheist talks about scenic train rides as the perfect backdrop to a productive writing session on today's episode on #TheDeepList

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August 14, 2026 at 9:53 AM
This was such a fun chat!! Thank you so much @oratoriamag.bsky.social for having me, and thank you @amritac.bsky.social for the wonderful conversation!

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Eliwood Gheist talks about monsters, D&D, and multi-genre writing on tomorrow's episode of #TheDeepList. Find us on Spotify or the link below!

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August 13, 2026 at 1:34 PM