Jos Smith
@jjosmith1
Poet, author and lecturer in contemporary literature at the UEA.
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20-12-2016 08:17:43
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eventbrite.com/e/east-of-engl… We are pleased to present this free Nature Writing event as part of the Orchard Cultural Programme for the Rochford District. 2nd December 6pm Friends of Cherry Orchard Park Rochford DC Rochford Parish Jos Smith Patrick Barkham University of Essex Uni of East London Julie Gooding
Really please to be speaking about Common Ground at Rochford Orchard Fayre in Essex this weekend alongside Patrick Barkham on Roger Deakin, Hetty Saunders on J.A. Baker and Tim Burrows on Essex. It's going to be a great evening. CreativeUEA The Cultural Engine Literature@UEA
Huge congratulations Andrew Kenrick ! 🥳
Three locales. Three nations. Three languages. Today Just Scapes publishes 'Letter to the Land', a first-of-its-kind trilingual document featuring the creative writing texts by our community participants in France, Scotland and the Czech Republic. Tweet 1/6
How's this for a start to the year! THREE new pamphlets. Non-Fiction by Amina Khan, Nushelle de Silva and Praha R, collaborating with The Willowherb Review & brandon hullott. Take a look at the pamphlets guillemotpress.co.uk/nonfiction and come celebrate with us at the Exeter launch eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-perspect…
Really looking forward to launching these fantastic new pamphlets in Exeter next week with Guillemot Press and The Willowherb Review Three sharp, exciting, talented new voices that will change the way you think about nature writing. (And such beautifully produced books too!) Literature@UEA
Thrilled to have shared the story of 'Mapping Exeter's Tree Tales' via the podcast for this wonderful project 'Understanding the Public Value of Trees'. Thanks to Rose Ferraby for making this happen. Also featuring Miwa Nagato-Apthorp and Guy Shrubsole forestresearch.gov.uk/research/under…
SOUNDMARKS YORK IS OPEN! An exhibition of collages, sound and film by Rob St.John & I at DIG and a new art trail around the city on soundmarks.co.uk. Enjoy exploring Roman York! Open daily 10-3, entry free. Massive thanks to the team from York Archaeology
3 inspiring new podcasts on the cultural value of trees outside of woodland out now! Featuring Lewis Winks Guy Shrubsole Jos Smith Miwa Nagato- Apthorp Luke Thompson and me. Plus a wonderful arboreal photo essay inc @nicolakidsbooks Dr Amy-Jane Beer (now on Insta/Bluesky) & more! lestari.org/case-studies/t…
This Saturday Right to Roam will head to Vixen Tor on Dartmoor to highlight the fragmented nature of our current access model - by visiting an 'access island': Land on which we have a right to roam, but have no lawful way to reach... theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/f…
We won an award! Literature@UEA's Int'l Chair of Creative Writing Africa won the UEA Innovation and Impact Awards for most significant social and cultural impact. Thanks our donor and partners: Gaborone Book Festival Atuki Turner Rémy Ngamije, Doek , Zukiswa Wanner & Elias Mutani, ZTAT. 🙏 Tsitsi Dangarembga.
So excited about this. My book about talking to other animals is out in September with the wonderful Ortac Press and today it's up for pre-order ortacpress.com/shop Amazing cover by Donya Todd More on this book very soon, but couldn't resist announcing today!
It's publication day for BABY SCHEMA @carcanetpress. and we're launching at Voce Books this eve. If you're curious about the cover, it's by artist Peter Jones who paints portraits of dearly loved stuffed toys. Buy your copy here: carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexe…
Delighted to see the The Climate Fiction Prize prize open for submissions today until July, climate writers, get submitting! climatefictionprize.co.uk