Sat 31 Oct - Leila Segal and Raquel Ribeiro - Cuba and the short story

Leila Segal introduces her new collection, 'Breathe'. Her stories are told from varied points of view but each has an emotional authenticity she acquired through her experiences in Cuba, having lived in the deep countryside as well as in Havana and tourist areas. Also, Dr Raquel Ribeiro on the generation los novismos cubanos and the work of Angel Santiesteban-Prats, imprisoned for journalism and creative writing. His latest collection, 'Last Symphony' is currently available in Spanish.

with Jude Cowan Montague

Sat 24 Oct - Typical Girls Magazine: Jamila Kenneally

The women behind the new Brighton-based magazine Typical Girls share their work and reflect on how young women interact with the media in 2015 as both producer and consumer. Typical Girls take their moniker from the Slits, and discuss ways to challenge homogeneity.

What does it mean to be a Typical Girl? The magazine website writes ...

There is no one way of answering that question. The Slits wrote of 'bringing out the new improved model' and that's what Typical Girls is all about. We want to celebrate women in all their variations. What makes Typical Girls unique is our aspiration towards diversity. Created as a platform for artists and writers to share their work; Typical Girls is a place to inspire and be inspired.

Sat 17 Oct - Jim Kelly, Penguin author, on news reporting and crime fiction

Jim Kelly, creator of detective-journalist Philip Dryden, investigates the relationship of news reporting with crime mystery writing.

Sat 10 Oct - Vanya Balogh, Tisna Westerhof, Paul Carter Robinson, Stephanie Seungmin Kim and Underground Art

Curator-artist Vanya Balogh and Tisna Westerhof, Paul Carter Robinson, Stephanie Seungmin Kim discuss the ethics and actuality of curating underground art in London in advance of the latest group Q-Park exhibition, Silent Movies, a multi-artist study in Monochromania opening Friday 16 October.

With Rebecca Feiner and Alice Foster.