A Firm of Poets

  • Haunt Shortlist, Altofts Lit Fest In A Day, Panel Discussion and Performance

    I have some big news. Haunt has been shortlisted for the saboteurawards.org  and the site is open to votes now. My poetry pamphlet Echolocation, Karen Dennison’s Blueshift and both my poetry publishers Mother’s Milk and Cinnamon Press were also longlisted.  Huge thanks to any of you who nominated any of the wonderful projects I’ve been involved with. You…

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  • Saboteur Awards Nomination for ‘Echolocation’ and other project and Dragon’s Den style novel pitching

    Regular readers will have noticed that there has been a sizable gap in the weekly mothering blogs.  I can’t really apologise as the reasons are mostly exciting professional ones but I can promise a piece on the topic of religious mother soon.  In the meantime I thought I’d fill you in on some of the…

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  • Forthcoming Performances and Readings

    After a hectic literature festival season, I’m excited to have a flurry of performances and readings coming up.  My last was at Headingley Library on 8th October as part of the Headingley Festival of Ideas – a lovely event that gave a good taster of each poet’s work.  It was wonderful to be performing with…

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  • Pamphlet To Be Published

    So, I’m back and just about to head off on a writing residential with young writers and Michelle Scally Clarke at Lineham Farm for the Ilkley Literature Festival. During my recovery, I have enjoyed indulging in reading magical realism and speculative fiction and have recently begun approaching agents again with regards to my novel Skybound.   I’m now…

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