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Writeopolis!

Writeopolis!

By: RJ Barker Scott K Andrews Kit Power
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What is Writeopolis? Writeopolis is a fortnightly (or, for US listeners, twice a month) conversation between writing professionals (and Kit Power). The conversation happens live every other Sunday evening via Discord, with live text chat accompanying the voice discussion (no video; RJ and Kit don't have that kind of time to sort their hair out every weekend). The resultant conversation is later released in podcast form via this feed. Who is Writeopolis? Writeopolis is BFS Award winner RJ Barker, author and playwright Scott K Andrews, and BFA finalist author, blogger, podcaster and procrastinator (and the one who does all the work) Kit Power, in conversation every fortnight with professionals from across the writing industry. The aim is to recreate the conversational vibe of chatting at the bar of a really good con with the guest of honour. Without the stale chips and having to yell to be heard. Though if you want stale chips, that's fine, we guess. But they are not provided. When and where is Writeopolis? Every other Sunday - 8:30pm to 9:30(ish)pm on Discord - https://discord.gg/SxBWXrbnWp , with recordings appearing here the following Friday for Patreon backers - https://www.patreon.com/writeopolispodcast , and FREE the Friday afterwards for all. We're incredibly grateful for your financial support, but we will never charge for access to the Writeopolis live show or podcast. Why is Writeopolis? Because writing is a lonely profession, and cons didn't come around often enough even before Covid. Because the best bit of any con is the chat you have at the bar on the Sunday evening. Because we're passionate about every single aspect of writing, and we love to talk about it with fellow misfits.2021 Art Literary History & Criticism
Episodes
  • Writeopolis S4 E1 - Host Only

    Writeopolis S4 E1 - Host Only
    Jun 9 2026

    In a miracle the likes of which we can barely comprehend, a lost episode has been found! That's right, the host-only opener to Season 4 has been discovered in the vaults of Kit's laptop. Behold an episode asking the big questions, such as:

    • Are musicals any good?
    • Are Queen any good?
    • Is Bo Rap any good?
    • Is religion any good?
    • Is Lie To Me any good?
    • Pantsers and planners
    • Worldbuilding
    • Is the new Game of Thrones any good?

    And much, much more. Enjoy :)

    Disclaimer: Please be aware that this episode contains discussions around Neil Gaiman and his work. It was recorded before the recent allegations concerning his conduct were public knowledge. We believe victims. Listener discretion is advised.
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    1 hr and 58 mins
  • Writeopolis S11 E7 - AK Faulkner

    Writeopolis S11 E7 - AK Faulkner
    Mar 31 2026

    The magnificent AK Faulkner returned for season 11 and proceeded to confuse everyone by asking if they could get things back on track during the episode. Other outrageous behaviour in the episode include:

    • RJ giving his car eyeliner

    • AK bringing science into Doctor Who, to the horror of everyone.

    • Scott looking forward to a future of Doctor Who on CBeebies, where it belongs

    • AK visibly angering the sandwich shop of dreams

    • and RJ and Kit doing excellent Bob Dylan impressions

    Listen in for all this and so, so, so much more! Enjoy!
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    1 hr and 53 mins
  • Writeopolis S11 E6 - Katie Bruce

    Writeopolis S11 E6 - Katie Bruce
    Mar 17 2026

    In a shocking twist, the mystery guest was revealed to be... the admin! That's right, queen of admin Katie Bruce was invited on the show, revealing her voice to the citizens for the first time! And how did the King of Leeds respond to having a fellow Loiner on the show? He swanned off on holiday and abandoned the whole of Writeopolis, obviously. Rude.

    More importantly than RJ's absence, we also had:

    • Kit describing the 'all hot, no plot' Bat Out of Hell musical as 'culture'

    • Scott doing a deep dive into his own psyche over his hatred of Thatcher

    • Katie making the Sandwich Shop of Dreams feel all its feelings (and the citizens struggle with the concept of 'bread in moderation')

    • Kit is very, very busy and has mysterious good news

    • Dinosaurs get shown a lot of love with the dragon prince of Mongolia and Katie makes a reluctant choice on the binary that causes uproar!

    • There's also some big David Bowie love and all things Labyrinth are discussed.

      Listen in for all this and so much more! Enjoy!
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    1 hr and 28 mins
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