Following the birth of my second baby back in July, twelve weeks of tongue tie, a myriad of childhood illnesses for both boys, and a book launch, things have been absolutely hectic here, meaning my website and blog have been very much neglected. Now that we’ve entered November, the leaves are falling from the trees,…
Category: Events
Pearl & Bone Launch
My second full length collection, Pearl & Bone, launched this autumn, and honestly, this book is really special to me. I was worried that becoming a mother would zap my creative energy, that I’d have no time to write and no inspiration. I couldn’t have been more wrong – the last few years have been…
Writing Women: Virtual Course
Online writing course on Feminism in Poetry and Prose June 2022 Over the course of three sessions online, this course will explore the various ways in which feminism can be translated to creative writing and literature. We will uncover elements of feminism in works by writers such as Zoë Brigley, Fiona Benson, Angela Carter, and…
Writing Women: Feminism in Poetry & Prose at Tŷ Newydd Writing Centre
Join us at Tŷ Newydd for this weekend writing retreat Fri 20 May 2022 – Sun 22 May 2022 Through workshops and group discussions, this course will explore the various ways in which feminism can be translated to creative writing and literature. We will uncover elements of feminism in works by writers such as Zoë…
Gloucester Poetry Festival
Join us at Gloucester Poetry Festival online Free tickets are now available for the Infinity Books UK and Black Rabbit Press poetry event at this year’s Gloucester Poetry Festival. Having lived in Gloucester for a brief time, this one is quite special for me! It’s a free event and also hosted online so please please…
Poetry, Magic and Motherhood
The Hexing Circle: International Poetry Magic There’s no denying the current global pandemic caused by Covid-19 has been a real buzzkill. We’ve been trapped indoors, unable to socialise with our closest friends and family for months, to travel outside of our local communities, or even to spend time outdoors without restriction. As a new mother,…
Dear Christine: Poems for Christine Keeler
ARTHOUSE1, LONDON2nd – 29th Feb ‘Dear Christine’ aims to reclaim and reframe Christine Keeler (1942–2017), a woman castigated for her role in a notorious political scandal in the Sixties. The Profumo Affair was a watershed moment in British cultural and political history which brought down the government of the time. Catch Dear Christine: a Tribute…
Dear Christine: Poems for Christine Keeler
Dear Christine: Poems for Christine Keeler Elysium Gallery, Swansea 5th Oct – 9th Nov I was thrilled to be asked to contribute to Dear Christine this Autumn, a touring exhibition aiming to reclaim and reframe Christine Keeler, a woman notorious for her role in the now infamous Profumo affair, a political scandal in the sixties. It was…
Writing for Wellness at MIND
Discover how to achieve greater emotional, psychological and spiritual wellbeing through creative writing.
The Swansea Fringe, Official Launch Party
This year’s Swansea Fringe is kicking off with a big ol’ party in Brangwyn Hall, featuring music, poetry and artists.
All My Dark Daughters: Mythological Women, Real Voices
‘All My Dark Daughters’ revisits and retells the stories of various female figures from myth, legend and fairy tales.
Free readings at Hay Festival 2019
On Saturday 25th May, a whole host of writers from the Writers at Work cohort (past and present) will be reading at Hay Festival, at an open event held in the Writers at Work tent.
Mari Ellis Dunning 