Welcome to the third of 7 podcasts from the DIVERSIFLY project. David Morley was a research scientist first, before becoming a University Professor in Creative Writing – and this has affected what he writes about and how he writes about a subject at a very deep level. He talks with Nadia Kingsley about “fiction” and […]
#MeToo – a women’s poetry anthology – book and events
#MeToo poetry anthology is out on March 8th (International Women’s Week) Edited by Deborah Alma – oh so skilfully – this is an extraordinary collection for so many reasons. There are many events around the UK on March 8th. And on… Here is one such event: at Stratford Literary Festival which sounds amazing! […]
A request for your vote reminder! – BEYOND SPRING by Matthew Oates
Just a little reminder!! About the exciting news that not only is Beyond Spring by Matthew Oates a fabulous read; it is on the guardian’s Best Nature Books of 2017, AND shortlisted for the BBC Countryfile magazine awards !!! Please do vote – you can get a free sample PDF here if you would […]
DIVERSIFLY podcast #2: Chris Kinsey
Welcome to the second of 7 podcasts from the DIVERSIFLY project. Chris Kinsey has always lived near a river and can’t imagine life, or poetry, without a river. In this podcast she talks with Nadia Kingsley about her childhood influences and explains why walking a greyhound (or two) has honed her skills of observation; and […]
Beyond Spring available as KINDLE edition: £4.99
Beyond Spring now available as Kindle edition: For details of book with link to buying kindle book – go here For a free sample PDF to see if you like it go here For ePub edition go here For paperback edition – here For limited edition hardback – here TO VOTE FOR BEYOND SPRING […]
DIVERSIFLY podcast #1:Brett Westwood
Welcome to the first of 7 podcasts from the DIVERSIFLY project. In this podcast you will join Brett Westwood and Nadia Kingsley on an Urban Bird Walk, in the centre of Stourbridge, West Midlands Brett jointly won the Thomson Reuters/Zoological Record Award for Communicating Zoology with Stephen Moss for the book and radio series Tweet of the Day, […]
Beyond Spring at discount price in celebration!!
Beyond Spring – Wanderings through Nature by Matthew Oates is one of 5 shortlisted books for the coveted COUNTRY BOOK OF THE YEAR – run by BBC Countryfile magazine. More details here In celebration of this – and also in the hope to improve the book’s chances of winning (as the winner is chosen by […]
Beyond Spring – shortlisted in BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards!
Matthew Oates’ magnificent book Beyond Spring – Wanderings through Nature is one of only five books that the judges of the BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards have shortlisted – for their prestigious title of COUNTRY BOOK OF THE YEAR: The shortlisted books are: Country Book of the Year 2018 The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane and […]
Countryfile Magazine Review for Matthew Oates’ Beyond Spring
Fergus Collins, editor of the esteemed Countryfile Magazine has written the following review on Beyond Spring: Wanderings through Nature, by the wonderful Matthew Oates: Beyond Spring: Wanderings through Nature – Matthew Oates (Fair Acre Press, £10.99) Despite all the bad news about our natural world, naturalist Matthew Oates writes with welcome optimism, recalling a number […]
Looking ahead to 2018
A Happy New Year everyone! I do hope this finds you well, warm, and encouraged by the start of a new year x I just wanted to let you know a few things to expect from Fair Acre Press in 2018 – details will follow over the months. I am so delighted and excited about […]
