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What a brilliantly conceived & realised collection. A must-read for scholars of Scottish literature, lovers of R.L. Stevenson folk passionate about (in)justice, readers of crime fiction, poetry fans . . . Anyone really Polygon Books @HanLavery

There's still time to apply for Scottish Book Trust's New Writers Awards (and there are categories for poetry and spoken word!). Closes 31 July, full info below ⬇️

Looking forward to teaching this Trinity College Glasgow University of Glasgow straight after giving papers at ISRLC & Power of the Word Project. Busy autumn!

Spaces are now extremely limited on our creative writing short course. If you would like to sign up, please register your interest as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

My forthcoming book with Columbia University Press, 'Impossible Recovery: Julian of Norwich and the Phenomenology of Well-Being', now has a webpage and an exciting blurb! Available to preorder, published January 2025 🎉 cup.columbia.edu/book/impossibl…

Seriously this? Without naming the women. Defined by her father. WOW. It's 2024, right?

Full programme announced for NAWE Online Conference 2024, 8 & 9 Nov. Explore creative writing & how it is taught & facilitated in education & community settings. 60+ talks, workshops, panels. Early bird rates til 21 Sep. Info bit.ly/3jgXMup #NAWEConf24 #WritingToConnect

Not long now until the 2024 NAWE online conference – including this environmental writing workshop with Kevan Manwaring, MA CW course leader Arts University Bournemouth | AUB. It’s not too late to book if you haven’t snagged your ticket yet… bit.ly/3qesnem #NAWEConf24 #WritingToConnect

Looking for new approaches to writing workshops? On 9 Nov @peggy_riley will be destressing the workshop world as part of ‘Writing to Connect’ – the 2024 NAWE online conference. Join us for this and much more, live or catch-up: bit.ly/3qesnem#NAWECo… #WritingToConnect

Thinking about submitting an article to Writing in Practice or Writing in Education? Meet the editors at the 2024 @NAWEwriters conference online 9 November! Book: bit.ly/3qesnem#NAWECo… #WritingToConnect

Liz MacWhirter is a published author & poet from the Borders. An Affiliate Lecturer at the University of Glasgow. Performed readings of ‘Blue: a lament for the sea’ were selected by All Borders Blur (Poetry Off the Page), Hidden Door Arts Festival and Yale University GCRE.

So thrilled - Stewed Rhubarb will be publishing me in '25!

This honestly could not look more like a Nazi salute

Here’s the text of today’s Radio Scotland Thought for the Day where I look at President Trump’s swearing of the Oath of Office, the paradox of swearing honesty on a Bible, and implications in our own daily use of language. It can also be heard at about 1:20 in to the recording.

Stop worrying about bats and newts? No Rachel Reeves – start worrying about the future of our economy if we tear down the nature it depends on. Nature isn’t a blocker; it’s the foundation of growth.

So Rachel Reeves say 'Ive always been clear that a third runway at Heathrow would . . . .' er , wait , what's this from 2023 . . .

On behalf of newts and bats we shall fight them in the countryside , we shall fight them in the ponds and marshes , we shall fight in the belfry’s , we shall fight them in the caves . We will never surrender our wildlife . . . (Channeling my inner Jonathan Pie !)

Just got academically published! 'Wounds and One-Ing: How a “Creative–Critical” Methodology Formed Fresh Insights in the Study of Julian of Norwich, Voicing Her Christian Mysticism Today' mdpi.com/3228754 #mdpireligions via Religions MDPI

Another academic article published! Hope this helps someone, somewhere... "Voicing God as ‘Mother’: Using Julian of Norwich to Support Female Victims of Male Abuse" #spiritualabuse sei.scot/wp-content/upl…