‘I think I’ve been fired from the canon!’: An Interview with Tom Pickard November 6, 2012: Alex Niven conducted this interview with Tom Pickard over at 3:AM Magazine. Here's a sample: 3:AM: Do you see your work as a total break from orthodox English literary form? TP: Well those are strange terms. Did you say English or British? 3:AM: Let’s go with English … TP: Okay, well I didn’t have a formal education, [...] by Harriet Staff