Thrilled my first full academic article has been published on Punchdrunk Enrichment's immersive story worlds for children: doi.org/10.1007/s10583…. Fascinating windows onto children's belief in stories and new avenues for #participatoryresearch in Children's Literature Studies. @swwdtp #PhD

I'm super excited for my online #poetry book launch this coming Thursday! It's free - register here to get the link - eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-book-… Featuring fantastic guest readers Christina Thatcher & Mary Mulholland & poems on #neurodiversity #ekphrasis #art etc.

For anyone who was interested, but couldn't attend, a recording of this lecture on immersive story worlds as participatory research arenas is now up on the YouTube channel of UNIWROC's Centre for Research on Children’s and Young Adult Literature: youtube.com/watch?v=aqVRj1…

Working out which poems to read for my online launch tomorrow (7.30pm) - why do I always find these decisions so difficult? Book here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-book-… 📚🐙📝 I'll be joined by guest readers Christina Thatcher & Mary Mulholland #poetrycommunity #poetrytwitter

What are you looking for? An #ekphrastic interactive exhibition at Urban Crofters West Wall Gallery... createdtoread.com/what-are-you-l… #poetry #ekphrasis #Cardiff

What are you looking for? A free #creativewriting workshop! Book now for this event on Sat 28th October in Cardiff createdtoread.com/what-are-you-l… Please share! #poetry #ekphrasis CUEnglishCommPhilos SWWDTP Llyfrgelloedd Caerdydd - Cardiff Libraries Roath Writers

I'll be reading at this free event as part of the #Neath Art & Literature festival next Saturday! It's at 12 midday. eventbrite.com/e/rachel-carne… #poetrycommunity #welshwriters Seren Books Roath Writers

I'm honored to have made it onto this list! 🤩☺️🥳🐙📖

New blog post! The End of an Era: Completing the PhD at Gregynog Hall createdtoread.com/the-end-of-an-… SWWDTP #phdlife #ekphrasis #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #historical CUEnglishCommPhilos

New blog post! My top 5 fiction books of 2023 📚 createdtoread.com/my-top-5-books… Carole Burns Seren Books Diana Powell #barbarakingsolver #histfic #bookworm

My Top 5 #poetry books of 2023! createdtoread.com/my-top-5-books… #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity - books by Dr. Maya C. Popa Kathryn Bevis Zaffar Kunial Paul Stephenson Clare Shaw

Super excited for this #ekphrastic #creativewriting course that I'll be running starting next Wednesday! There's still time to sign up! Please share, if you can 😊Roath Writers CUEnglishCommPhilos Llyfrgelloedd Caerdydd - Cardiff Libraries cardiff.ac.uk/part-time-cour…

An exciting new writing course if you're in the Cardiff area! Join the v talented Dr Rachel Carney aka Rachel Carney for this course on writing about art with Learn Cardiff

Looking forward to running this new #creativewriting course! Please share if you can... #poetry #ekphrasis #artmuseum

Today, I finally handed in the book bound copies of my #phd thesis. Feels very strange! Thanks to everyone who has supported & encouraged me along the way, and to SWWDTP for the funding! CUEnglishCommPhilos @AberEnglishDept

Some musings on writing & place, and the fabulous Aberystwyth #poetry festival - "As an undergraduate creative writing student studying at Aberystwyth University, I struggled with the ‘writing place’ assignment..." createdtoread.com/writing-place-…

Really looking forward to presenting my research ✍️🖼️ at this symposium on #ekphrasis next week, hosted by Leeds Trinity University leedstrinity.ac.uk/events/events/… My research investigates the use of #creativewriting #ekphrasis in museums as a tool for visitor engagement...

You can sign up now for this Cardiff University Lifelong Learning #creativewriting course Learn Cardiff which I'll be running from the end of September! It will be on Fridays 10.00-12.00. Discounts & bursaries available! cardiff.ac.uk/part-time-cour… #ekphrasis #ekphrastic

Day 2 of the #sealeychallenge brings me to this gut-punching book by @salenagodden - 'Pessimism is for Lightweights'. Thanks Sabrin Hasbun for the recommendation! instagram.com/createdtoread?… #thesealeychallenge

New blog post! A list of poetry festivals in the UK createdtoread.com/a-list-of-poet… Please do add details of any I've not included...