Book illustration: Q&A with Kate Heiss
British printmaker and illustrator Kate Heiss talks about her creative process and reveals how she approaches book illustration What inspires you? Nature: the flowers and birds in my garden and walks...
View ArticleFree poetry pack available to download now
Forget chocolate! Get creative this Easter with my free poetry pack. It’s been a few months in the making and I’m excited to launch this colourful and creative poetry pack just in time for the...
View ArticleThe Black Cab: Views from the back seat
INTERVIEW FEATURE: Poet John Challis talks to me about his pamphlet The Black Cab — plus work, fatherhood and the flickering shadows of film noir… You’ll find John Challis — the poet, not the...
View ArticleDo or die: poetry in politics
Politics has little to do with poetry, you might think. But for weeks Boris Johnson has been repeating his intention to take Britain out of the EU by October 31st “do or die”. The quote comes from...
View ArticleBooks on Tyne Festival: 50 – Not Out!
I’m thrilled to be kicking off this year’s Books on Tyne festival with fellow author Helen Bridgett. Join us for feelgood fiction, poignant poetry and more. Full event details below. 50 – Not Out! 11am...
View ArticlePoetry in a pandemic
Live poetry events are on pause during the pandemic, but if you are organising online poetry readings or festivals during the lockdown, please feel free to get in touch. Otherwise, please check back...
View ArticleBooks on Tyne Festival 2019
Fifty – Not Out! (Newcastle City Library) Novelist Helen Bridgett and poet Vicky Arthurs discussed how turning fifty kickstarted their careers as authors and revealed why they write about older...
View ArticleThe IRON Book of Tree Poetry
The IRON Book of Tree Poetry reads like a lovely mixed woodland. You'll find new voices springing up alongside established poets, such as Debjani Chatterjee, Linda France, Kate Fox, Pippa Little, Jacob...
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