The Worms Podcast

Ella Frears is a poet and artist based in London. Her collection Shine, darling was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for best first collection, and the TS Eliot prize for poetry.  Writers/artists mentioned John Cooper Clarke, Sylvia Plath, William Burroughs, Patti Smith, Toni Morrison, William McGonagall. Book mentioned Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood.

Tice Cin is an interdisciplinary artist from North London. A London Writers Award winner, her work has appeared in numerous magazines including Extra Teeth and Skin Deep. "Keeping Up The House" is her debut novel. Writers mentioned Gabor Mate, Gertrude Stein, Grace Dent, Kareem Parkins Brown. Filmmaker mentioned Quentin Tarantino Musician mentioned Casisdead

Olivia Sudjic is a writer living in London. Her writing has appeared in publications including the New York Times, Financial Times, Guardian, Vogue, Frieze and Wired. She has taught Creative Writing at Kings College London and is the author of Asylum Road {2021}, Exposure {2018} and Sympathy {2017}. Books mentioned Motherhood by Sheila Heti, The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, The Varieties of Religious...

Olivia Laing is an acclaimed writer and critic. Recently the author of The Garden Against Time, Laing writes on art and culture for the Guardian, Financial Times and New York Times. Artists and writers mentioned: Derek Jarman, Andy Warhol, Chantal Joffe, Hunter S. Thompson. Books mentioned: The trip to echo spring and Everybody by Olivia Laing, The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, Modern N...

Amelia Abraham is a journalist and author. She has worked as an editor for VICE, Refinery29 and Dazed, and writes for The Guardian, British Vogue, and many other publications. Amelia edited ‘We can do better than this: 35 voices of LGBTQ+ rights’ and her first book ‘Queer Intentions’ is a first-person exploration of the mainstream of queer culture across the West. Amelia’s favourite book is ‘Walki...

The author of ‘Bad Taste: or the politics of ugliness’, Nathalie Olah is an author, journalist and cultural critic whose writing has been published in The New Statesman, The Guardian, Dazed, and i-D amongst many others. Nathalie’s favourite writer is Lucia Berlin. References: ‘A manual for cleaning women’ by Lucia Berlin George Monbiot (journalist) Mary Harron, David Lynch, Tim Burton and Charlie...

Jess Cole is a writer and model. She has written for the Guardian, Dazed, I-D, Vogue International, The New York Times amongst others. Jess's favourite poet is Rita Dove. Poem mentioned I wanna be yours by John Cooper Clarke Song mentioned I wanna be yours by Arctic Monkeys Artists mentioned Kendrick Lamar Courtney Love

Recently the author of "This Ragged Grace", Octavia Bright is a writer and broadcaster. She co-hosted Literary Friction, the literary podcast and NTS show, with Carrie Pitt. Her writing has been published in a number of magazines including The White Review, Harpers Bazaar, Elle, The Sunday Times, amongst others. Octavia's favourite writer is Maggie Nelson. Musician mentioned Amy Wine...

Charlie Fox is a writer and artist based in London.  Charlies book was The Safety of Objects by A.M Homes. Writers mentioned R.L. Stine Angela Carter Filmmakers mentioned Chantal Akerman  John Waters David Lynch Movies and tv shows mentioned Batman Returns Twin Peaks Eraserhead Hook Music mentioned Sallys song by Fiona Apple Deftones

Sky Dair (she/her) is a writer, filmmaker and musician from London. Her practice focuses on the presence of catharsis within the act of making and thinking. She is interested in the intersection and collaging of video, photography, audio and language as a vessel to explore emotional release. Stephs books were Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter and Poor by Caleb Femi.  Movies mentioned:...

Most recently the author of “The Other Side: a journey into women, art and the spirit world” Jennifer Higgie is an acclaimed writer, screenwriter, art critic and former editor of the London based contemporary arts magazine, Frieze. Jennifers book were Jigsaw by Sybille Bedford and The See through House by Shelley Klein.

Juliet is a writer and filmmaker. Her short fiction and journalism have appeared in Frieze, The New York Times, Granta, London Review of Books and other publications. Her short films have screened in galleries and festivals worldwide. She is the author of Trans: A Memoir (2015), Variations (2021), Front Lines: Trans Journalism 2007 - 2021 (2022). Juliet appears in issue 2 of WORMS MAGAZINE.

Rebecca May Johnson has published essays, reviews and non-fiction with Granta, Times Literary Supplement and Daunt Books Publishing, among others, and is an editor at the trailblazing food publication Vittles. Small Fires is her first book- it was short listed for Foyles Nonfiction Book of the year 2022 and was Foyles Non-fiction Book of the Month for September 2023.

Most recently the author of ‘Bring No Clothes: Bloomsbury and the Philosophy of Fashion’ Charlie Porter is a writer, fashion critic and curator. He has written for The Financial Times, The Guardian, The New York Times amongst others. He is one of the most influential fashion writers of his time. Charlie’s books were In Search of Lost Time {vol 1 - 7} by Marcel Proust

Lauren Elkin is a writer and translator, most recently the author of Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art and the UK translator of Simone de Beauvoir's previously unpublished novel The Inseparables. Her writing has appeared in a variety of publications including the London Review of Books, the New York Times, Granta, Harper’s, Le Monde, the Times Literary Supplement and Frieze. Laurens...

Sheena Patel is a poet and writer. She is part of the 4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE collective and her debut novel  I'm a Fan  won the Discover Book of the Year at the British Book Awards 2023, has been longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and it was Foyles Fiction Book of the Year 2022. Sheena was also our cover star on issue 6 of WORMS MAGAZINE....