{"id":597,"date":"2013-10-15T06:51:38","date_gmt":"2013-10-15T06:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?p=597"},"modified":"2019-01-24T13:10:12","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T13:10:12","slug":"podcast-mst-director-dr-clare-morgan-mst-alumnus-james-benmore-mst-tutor-sam-thomson-and-samantha-shannon-on-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?p=597","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: MSt Director Dr Clare Morgan, MSt Alumnus James Benmore, MSt Tutor Sam Thomson, and Samantha Shannon on writing"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Benmore (Kellogg), Samantha Shannon (St Anne’s) and Sam Thompson (St Anne’s) talked about their work as writers at the annual Oxford University Alumni Weekend. You can read up about the event here<\/a>\u00a0 or catch up with the conversation online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

James Benmore (Kellogg), Samantha Shannon (St Anne’s) and Sam Thompson (St Anne’s) talked about their work as writers at the annual Oxford University Alumni Weekend. 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