Francesca Morgan was an Orwell Youth Prize Junior winner in 2019, responding to the theme ‘A Fair Society?’. We asked her where she got her inspiration for ‘The Faceless Drug’ and what motivates her to write.

Kurt Vest talks us through his new book The First Dimension, and what impact Artificial Intelligence may already be having on our lives. 

"Most days I wake up slightly terrified and ferociously excited all at the same time; it’s an amazing feeling, and it makes me feel alive. There is no one in the company whose role isn’t of the utmost importance to the day-to-day operations of MassiveMusic, meaning all inputs are valued and required."

"We live in a world dominated by screens of all types. I use painting to hold up a mirror to our time. While we have algorithms to condense the images we consume in everyday life, we still need artists to show us that the truth is in the detail."

"Earth is Calling is an emotional response to environmental changes, shifting boundaries and transformation using fibre art paper pulp works, time-lapse and micro time-lapse video works."

"The industry is becoming less exclusive and more inclusive. I feel it’s a lot less judgemental about your background or where you trained and more open to people’s different journeys."

"Box Galleries is accessible to all from art lover to art collector, as well as informative and educational through a powerful programme of talks, events, collaborations and live demonstrations."

"At Thomas Page Dances we work on a project by project basis exploring socio-political ideas/issues through the medium of contemporary dance."

"I’m hoping the production holds a mirror up to parts of our education system and encourages us to continue fighting to protect the future of our young people..."

"If in a small way I can be a part of the anti-semitic conversation, challenging a common polemic, I would like to show that there is more than one kind of Jew."

Introducing Katy Schutte: One Woman Alien actress. 

"Identify companies whose work you love and ask for a cup of tea with the person who has the job you think you might want. We’re all super busy but we also generally drink a lot of caffeine and are happy to chat"