The news is literally stupid men doing stupid things stupid men doing shit things stupid men doing violent things stupid men doing shit violent stupid things

Cus I know something about poverty & disparity I think I can say with some authority that THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT #WORKINGCLASS - they are violent thugs that exist beneath the underbelly of a civilisation that has been cultivated by tories, please use another word, like scum #Riots

Got double good news coming from this place soon x

There's plenty of us #workingclass who aren't racist but there are some, same as there are many middle & upper class folk who are - the thing is some people are just uneducated in what is right, they are void of goodness and light - empathy, love & compassion transcends all of us

One of my better quotes (and all true!) W&N

Wanna know why we #WorkingClass writers work so bloody hard? No family dosh to fall back on & scarred shitless that we'll lose what we've worked so hard for, that's why I'm working to the bone on newly signed nonfic, newly signed shorts & new fiction, it int no hobby, it's work x

My memoir isn't just about growing up in rural poverty, it's about what it took to lift myself up and out; I didn't want a life of menial dead-end jobs, I wanted to be a writer, and when I was told at school to aim lower, I learnt one thing as a result - RESILIENCE, cus fuck that

Something secret 🤫

Raise your fists in the air folks I've just signed my second literary contract in six months - not bad for a poor #workingclass kid from the country, still doing it my way x

Just bought a house, heavens a-fucking-bove x

Got my finger on it :) Mary O'Hara you've written a blinder! Thanks for trusting me to write the foreword, hope to see you at the party x

#NeroBookAwards 2023 shortlisted non-fiction book, Undercurrent by Natasha Carthew Divided into four sections, each named for one of the elements, Natasha's memoir about growing up in rural poverty combines nature writing with social analysis, the personal with the political

Loads of folk aren't sure what Socialism is let me spell it out it's love & generosity & empathy & solidarity with those who face hardship it's standing by fellow workers & standing up to capitalist fuckers it's sharing your last few quid with someone homeless it's us, together x

Great news to end the week on - Amazon have finally listened to my nagging to lower the price of UNDERCURRENT so that it's more accessible to folk who are cash strapped, so watch out for their 99p kindle deal for September, you're gonna love it! x

Closing libraries is cultural vandalism, for every kid heading back to School this week, they are warmth & understanding, homework clubs & downtime books & a safe place with WiFi when they live in digital poverty, one thing I'd ask The Labour Party is to #SupportLibraries in policy, now

Stoked to have been asked to bring the #UndercurrentBookTour to this iconic festival in November - loads of great events to choose from too, get booking folks x Hodder & Stoughton Coronet Blake Friedmann Literary Agency

We're back on Instagram folks - follow classnatureprize for news of our 2025 prize, coming soon ✊x

I've a sense that we #WorkingClass are losing the space to speak about our experiences, I fear cus social media is dumbing down we're losing free connectability, especially in publishing where editors & agents are slipping behind closed doors, only accessible to those in the know

5 years ago, after being pissed off that I wasn't seeing any #WorkingClass Writers alongside me on-stage, I famously suggested that we needed a festival of our own, soon after ClassFestival was born, it was fucking ace, publishing took notice for a bit, but we defo need it again