On Silence: A story told one letter at a time
On Silence is a literary podcast and research project made in collaboration with students from the MA in Creative Writing at the University of Lincoln. We come together in a writer’s room dynamic to write a story one letter at a time. Contributors Dorsa Daneshvar Khoshkar Vandani Burcu Güney Yılmaz Shivang Ambardar Martyn Rosser Ellie Wilson Beth Parker Abbie Laycock Tori Wood Jo Major Project Leads/Producers Sherezade García Rangel Amy Lilwall
Episodes
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Letter One: Amy Lilwall
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Eleven writers, four months, one podcast. Listen to the letter that ignited this international story about family secrets, love and the distances that grow between our silences. This research project and literary podcast was written in collaboration with MA in Creative Writing students at the University of Lincoln.
Credits (Freesound): 02102 Slovakian Folk Band by Robinhood76, Cigüeñas Blancas by aldeainvisible, Moorland Summer NL 03 by Klankbeeld, Fujara by Ondroski.
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Letter Two : Ellie Wilson
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Eleven writers, four months, one podcast. Our second letter draws listeners further into the murky depths of the family history and Lucia’s mysterious estrangement. This research project and literary podcast was written in collaboration with MA in Creative Writing students at the University of Lincoln. Credits (Freesound): 02102 Slovakian Folk Band by Robinhood76, Door Creak Short by Percy Duke, Sundown Meadow by Llexi, Church Bells in Ruzomberok, Slovakia by Ondrosik, Fujara by Ondrosik.
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Letter Three: Martyn Rosser
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Eleven writers, four months, one podcast. Letter three, read by Martyn Rosser, explores mysterious Kaja in this story of family & secrets. This research project & literary podcast was written with MA Creative Writing students at the University of Lincoln. Credits (Freesound): Kings Cross Underground by ERH, Slovakian Folk Band by Robinhood76, Mind the Gap by doubletrigger, Festival Inner by Tessa_Elieff, Inside London Underground Train by JoeDinesSound, Slovakia Fujara by Ondrosik.
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Letter Four: Jo Major
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Eleven writers, four months, one podcast. Letter four by Jo Major, explores Lucia's attempt to regain her family and her connections to the land. This research project & literary podcast was written with MA Creative Writing students at the University of Lincoln. Credits (Freesound): Slovakian Folk Band by Robinhood76, Coffeeshop in Vienna by Alcappuccino, forest river grills waldviertel by noctaro, bells from train crossing by vollkornbrot, vogel by JulianaJK and Slovakia Fujara by Ondrosik.
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Letter Five: Beth Parker
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Eleven writers, four months, one podcast. Our fifth letter, read by MA Creative Writing graduate Beth Parker, takes us to the grim fringes of nineties’ London where we meet Matthew, Lucia’s brother. Credits (Freesound): 02102 Slovakian Folk Band by Robinhood76, Train by Progrez, Street London Traffic People Busy by Alexkandrell, Flower Market Columbia Road by Petewyer2, Park Pigeons Cooing Flapping Wings by Newlocknew, Sundown Meadow by Llexi, Fujara by Ondrosik.
5 days ago
Letter Six: Burcu Güney Yılmaz
5 days ago
5 days ago
Eleven writers, four months, one podcast. Our sixth letter, read by MA Creative Writing graduate and PhD student Burcu Güney Yılmaz, takes us back to 1960’s London, where we encounter Kaja’s doting, ‘little lord’, Rob and his offer of protection from the mysterious forces at play in Prague.
Credits (Freesound): 02102 Slovakian Folk Band by Robinhood76, Big Ben Strikes by hyderpotter, A Walk over Charles Bridge by auvikogue, Wine Glasses on Contact (Clink) by EpicWizard, AMB Pub Small Busy by Matucha, Sundown Meadow by Llexi, Fujara by Ondrosik.
On Silence Podcast
Eleven writers, four months, one podcast – the brief was simple. Our aim was to recreate the dynamics of a writer’s room to produce an original literary podcast series. During the second half of 2023, we engaged in regular meetings with our groups of writers who worked in collaboration to produce thirteen episodes. We chose to write On Silence in the epistolary form – a series of letters – in order to explore hidden conversations between family members, friends, strangers and confidants. Our writers were presented with the first letter, then instructed to continue the story. Each writer wrote, edited end recorded up to two letters; each contribution was rigorously reviewed by the other members of the team to create, what we hope to be, a cohesive, well-crafted narrative. The process – like the story – led us to surprising discoveries. Whether the experiment worked or not is up to you to decide…
Contributors
Dorsa Daneshvar Khoshkar Vandani, Burcu Güney Yılmaz, Shivang Ambardar, Martyn Rosser, Ellie Wilson, Beth Parker, Abbie Laycock, Tori Wood and Jo Major.
Project Leads/Producers
Sherezade García Rangel and Amy Lilwall.