Close Up

Tracey Emin, the notorious artist, is revealed in all her glory as she tries to carry on working after nomination for the Turner Prize. Her drawings, paintings, embroideries, and "found" works are examined, her friends and associates interviewed, and her life presented up to summer 1998.

Following the contrasting fortunes of three aspiring novelists as they struggle to complete the long and tortuous journey from inspiration to, hopefully, eventual publication.