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Writing for Gaza - Stories of Resistance of Hope

On June 29th we held our second online workshop with Shahd Alnaami, a talented writer based in Gaza. Joined by people all around the world, the title of the workshop was 'Writing for Gaza - Stories of Resistance and Hope' and Shahd used Palestinian…
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My piece 'Mother' - performed at Norwich Writers Rebel Open Mic

I run Norwich Writers Rebel and every year we hold on an open mic in the Quakers Meeting House. Every time, I go through the customary panic of worrying that not enough people will come (they always do) or that they won't enjoy it (never the…
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Little Lindford Library

For my birthday last year, my husband Andy gifted me a 'little library.' Along with my 14 year old son Benji, they spent time working on it from repurposed materials and although it arrived just a little late, last week we had our official…
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We believe in the future

Paperboats is a Scottish literary zine, formed by a collective of nature writers. The paperboat is a symbol for the current fragile nature of our hopes for climate stability, as well as a campaign tool: over a thousand paperboats have been…
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Guest Blog with Ecologist & Writer Helen Baczkowska

'Loving this Earth and its lives is a political act right now and so writing about it cannot help but be political too.' 🌿 A huge welcome to ecologist and writer Helen Baczkowska who I've known for a couple of years through Norwich…
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Writing Retreat in Knoydart

Towards the end of last year I spent six weeks alone in remote Western Scotland writing, reading, swimming, walking, thinking and enjoying a slower pace of life. I decided to stay on after a family holiday with my husband and three teenagers…