Debbie Pullinger and I went to school together, in Cambridge That is what I will be bragging about for the next few months and years! – having had a sneaky look at this extraordinary academic tome she has researched, written, and Bloomsbury has published. The book is expensive -£85 – but this attached pic will […]
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One year on… Lisa Blower’s Sitting Ducks update
Sitting Ducks is shortlisted for the Arnold Bennett Literary Fellowship Award 2017 – the results of this will be announced in September 2017 It has attracted some great endorsements and reviews – I would particularly like to thank Stuart Maconie, Catherine Burgass, Kit de Waal, Writing West Midlands, National Writer’s Conference, Anna Dreda and the […]
Not all Blackbirds are Black Birds: DIVERSIFLY BLOG #2
Blackbirds are really easy to identify aren’t they?… I mean even from this rather poor attempt at a drawing, by me – I think almost everyone would be able to tell it was a blackbird. And they would be right. Well, half right… For the female blackbird is a brown colour, has a brown beak and […]
Fundraising continues! (and a great opportunity for you x)
We continue to offer Matthew Oates’ HARDBACK version of his new Nature-writing book BEYOND SPRING: Wanderings through Nature at the reasonable price of £15 plus p&p through this – a Kickstarter campaign It is the most extraordinary and important book – it heralds in a new, no – old way of looking at nature: forget […]
One year on… WILDERLAND and Andrew Fusek Peters’ photography
It was absolute madness when, in conversation at the George and Dragon, I said to Andrew Fusek Peters – I’d love to publish a book of your photography – and lets make it full colour! … as of course, I hadn’t done the maths. But – Oh! It has been worth it!! What a wonderful […]
One year on.. Emma Purshouse children’s poetry book update
Here is some nice news about Emma Purshouse, illustrator Catherine Pascall Moore and their children’s book I ONCE KNEW A POEM WHO WORE A HAT… only 399 copies of I Once Knew a Poem who wore a Hat in the warehouse at the end of April 2017.. that means SIX HUNDRED COPIES are either sold […]
Cor! It’s Spring… DIVERSIFLY BLOG #1
Around where I live, you can tell when spring is coming when there is a marked change in the birdsong. And this starts in January; building, building into such excited chatter by May Day that it is almost too much to bear. Before that, the soundtrack of our winter is held together by Crow, Rook and by […]
Sabrina Mahfouz joins Urban Birds project
I am so excited to be able to tell you that Sabrina Mahfouz joins the amazing list of poets commissioned by Fair Acre Press to write a poem on everyday encounters with the birds of Britain’s towns and cities – or DIVERSIFLY, for short. She joins: Andrew McMillan Brian Bilston Carrie Etter Kaite O’Reilly Dorothea Smartt James […]
Last call to BIRDERS!
HELLO! to all birders and birdlovers! Do you have photos or memories of encounters with birds in your British town or city? Willing to share them? Go here, please – for more details and how to send them in We are running an Urban Bird project – and from May 1st we will be blogging […]
Poetry Event!
POETRY EVENT! April 23rd, 3 to 5pm Mid Wales Arts Centre… it may be nearer than you think… £8
