Awards season is upon us! The Sabotage Awards have been called the poetry Oscars - but are they all they're cracked up to be? We're joined by 4x nominated guest Ilaria Passeri, a professional story-teller and good friend of the podcast. In the episode, we discuss:

• Dirty Dancing the musical!
• Whether peer led awards like the Sabs matter as much as other industry events
• If any of us feel ready for awards
• How Stormzy's Merky Prize nomination affected Romina
• The Forward Prize
• Whether writing is a skill, a talent or a craft
• How we can all get better
• Do awards change our perception of writers?
• Ilaria's new Manchester Fringe show, Outside In. Get tickets here!
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