How to Unlock Your Imagination as a Writer (Elif Shafak Interview)

This Is What a Harvard Writing Masterclass Feels Like (Francine Prose Interview)

David Perell

The Sebald Lecture 2025: Elif Shafak

British Centre for Literary Translation

The Thing About Sensitive Story Ideas

Oratoria Mag

'Hope Is a Muscle' - Elif Shafak On Empathy, Exile & Sanity in a Broken World | Reasons For Hope

Reasons For Hope Podcast | Edward Davey

Philosopher Teaches His Writing Process — Henry Shukman

David Perell

The Power of Emotions – An interview with Turkish novelist Elif Shafak

Gottlieb Duttweiler Inst

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World | Full Documentary | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS

The Secret Behind Decades of Daily Writing (David Sedaris Interview)

David Perell

Writing Advice Every Writer Should Hear (Anne Lamott Interview)

David Perell

E1 - When Faith and Doubt Hold Hands | with Elif Shafak

Wodcast

The National Humanities Lecture 2026 | Elif Shafak | 3 February 2026

SchAdvStudy

The politics of fiction | Elif Shafak

TED

The Deepest Conversation You’ll Ever Watch About Writing (Shafak & Macfarlane Interview)

David Perell

There are Rivers in the Sky | Elif Shafak & Mary Beard In Conversation at the British Museum

British Museum Events

There Are Rivers in the Sky | Elif Shafak

The Conduit

How to Write Something Truly Honest (Maria Popova Interview)

David Perell

Elif Shafak | Chapters Podcast

The Bookseller

Politics Chat, September 17, 2026

Heather Cox Richardson

Booker Prize Winner Gives His Best Writing Advice (Yann Martel Interview)

David Perell

Elif Shafak on multiculturalism, the power of stories and making the political personal

Channel 4 News