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Award-winning Children’s Poetry Book event !

  “Emma’s poems are full of life and laughs, bubbling with music and wisdom and silliness and jokes and cute animals. She’s a great performer of her work and the book is crammed with tips to help the reader become a performer too.” A.F.Harrold – Bloomsbury Children’s Poet and has had his work on BBC […]

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Wilderland photo in National Paper

One of the photos of red grouse on page 114 of Andrew Fusek Peters’ book – is in today’s Daily Express. You can see the photo and article online here Andrew Fusek Peters’ photos are regularly appearing in all the national newspapers. If you would like to see what the fuss is about – then have a […]

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Keith Chandler on Poetry

On Keith Chandler’s The English Civil War Part 2: Anthony Thwaite (awarded OBE in 1992 for services to poetry): “A spellbinding book – tremendously impressive, entertaining, moving, funny. And original. These poems are always ‘about’ something.” George Szirtes, Poetry Review: “It is a humane, funny, sometimes biting, very English collection. Keith Chandler is a genuine […]

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Mslexia interview with Lisa Blower

Danuta Kean, who also writes for the Guardian, interviews Lisa Blower in this season’s issue of Mslexia. (page 65) here is the contents page. I haven’t read the interview yet… so would love to hear of anyone’s reaction to it, if you have 🙂 Nadia x You can find out more about Lisa’s debut novel […]

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“Intelligent, subtle, and brilliantly crafted.” Jill Munro’s poetry pamphlet reviewed

“Without exception, the poems in The Quilted Multiverse are intelligent, subtle, and brilliantly crafted. This is one of the most thoughtful and accomplished pamphlets that I have read in recent years, and Munro’s vivid surreal images, her original turns of phrase and disconcerting insights will stay with me and with other readers for a very […]

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Lisa Blower at Birmingham Literature Festival 2016

This year’s Birmingham Literature Festival line-up looks extraordinarily exciting. Including this jewel: a panel discussion about working class literature – with Tim Lott, Charlie Hill, Niall Griffiths, Kit de Waal and Lisa Blower.   For more on Lisa Blower’s novel Sitting Ducks; including its excellent reviews  – go here Go here for the full festival programme […]

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Sphinx reviews The Quilted Multiverse, by Jill Munro

  Here is a lovely review of Jill Munro’s competition winning poetry pamphlet “The Quilted Multiverse” Reviewer, Charlotte Gann, writes – The colourful collection wends its way through various scenarios, characters and fabrics. ‘We’re pinnied’ at the start of ‘The Mix’, served by a ‘green-striped girl’ in ‘Checkout’, watch as ‘Rose Grows Old’, reaching for […]

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” Blueprints – Wholly Original. Full of standout poems” – Sabotage Review

James O’Leary has reviewed Shauna Robertson’s first poetry publication – Blueprints for a Minefield – for Sabotage Review. Chosen by Jonathan Edwards as one of the two winners of Fair Acre Press’ inaugural poetry pamphlet competition, James says of the pamphlet: “Shauna Robertson has written a rich, compelling book of poetry that deserves to be […]

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