An Interview with Nicola Dinan
By Lena Zeller
I had the pleasure of interviewing Nicola Dinan, a Creative Writing tutor at Royal Holloway, whose novel Bellies moved me deeply.
Q: Would you introduce yourself to our readers?
A: I’m a full-time novelist - my debut, Bellies, came out in 2023, and my sophomore novel, Disappoint Me, is out in January 2025. I’m currently a visiting tutor for the MA Creative Writing. Although I spend much of my working day thinking about books this is my first foray into an academic environment for writing, which might surprise people! I studied Natural Sciences at university and then trained as a lawyer before writing Bellies.
Q: What has it been like to translate your experience as a writer into teaching? Did you learn anything about yourself as a writer...