Not Quite Dead …

First of all Hello. I’m still here. Or rather, I have now returned. What a set of absolute saints you are for still following me after I dropped off the internet for such a long time! I’m looking forward to

Not Quite Dead …

First of all Hello. I’m still here. Or rather, I have now returned. What a set of absolute saints you are for still following me after I dropped off the internet for such a long time! I’m looking forward to

Acrostic Womb Fury

Myself and several brilliant female Manchester poets submitted work to an anthology of women’s poetry. We were all rejected! This poem is for Becca, Anna and Steph x Spurned Spurn us, we are Peddlars of toughened morsels. You will have

Acrostic Womb Fury

Myself and several brilliant female Manchester poets submitted work to an anthology of women’s poetry. We were all rejected! This poem is for Becca, Anna and Steph x Spurned Spurn us, we are Peddlars of toughened morsels. You will have

WoMentoring Project

I’ve agreed to help spread the word about this project that is being launched today. If you like the sound of it, please reblog this post, share it on facebook and twitter etc, and tweet @WoMentoringP with the hashtag #WoMentoring

WoMentoring Project

I’ve agreed to help spread the word about this project that is being launched today. If you like the sound of it, please reblog this post, share it on facebook and twitter etc, and tweet @WoMentoringP with the hashtag #WoMentoring

I won something!

I am utterly thrilled to announce that one of my poems was selected as a runner up in the Prole Laureate Poetry Prize 2014! This year I’ve been making an effort to enter my work into competitions and journals, and

I won something!

I am utterly thrilled to announce that one of my poems was selected as a runner up in the Prole Laureate Poetry Prize 2014! This year I’ve been making an effort to enter my work into competitions and journals, and

New publication call to arms!

Quimperfect Tense is a new online publication and literary development group run by myself, Rebecca Audra Smith and Jacky Hillary. We’re women-focused (hence the name), but we really just want to feature writing that treats women well as characters. We’re

New publication call to arms!

Quimperfect Tense is a new online publication and literary development group run by myself, Rebecca Audra Smith and Jacky Hillary. We’re women-focused (hence the name), but we really just want to feature writing that treats women well as characters. We’re

NaPoWriMo :: Odds and Ends

I’ve been having an internal debate over whether or not to post my NaPoWriMo poems as I write them. On the one hand, the feedback, encouragemnt (and blog hits!) are all well worth it. On the other hand, I’ve finally

NaPoWriMo :: Odds and Ends

I’ve been having an internal debate over whether or not to post my NaPoWriMo poems as I write them. On the one hand, the feedback, encouragemnt (and blog hits!) are all well worth it. On the other hand, I’ve finally

NaPo ’14: Mslexia

Originally posted on beccaaudra:
Happy first day of NaPoWriMo ’14. Really liked NaPo’s prompt but could write nothing with any of the quotes that were given me. The prompt was to use Bibliomancy, a lottery style roll round in the…

NaPo ’14: Mslexia

Originally posted on beccaaudra:
Happy first day of NaPoWriMo ’14. Really liked NaPo’s prompt but could write nothing with any of the quotes that were given me. The prompt was to use Bibliomancy, a lottery style roll round in the…

Upcoming Manchester Writing Events

Just a short list of some exciting writing events I’ll be going to in the next couple of months, and believe me, they come highly recommended. Pretty much all of my favourite local writers have been or will be at

Upcoming Manchester Writing Events

Just a short list of some exciting writing events I’ll be going to in the next couple of months, and believe me, they come highly recommended. Pretty much all of my favourite local writers have been or will be at

Workshop :: Full Steam Ahead!

Originally posted on CAKE.shortandsweet:
Sorry for the short notice, but we have another exciting workshop happening tomorrow. Sarah Grace and Rebecca Audra are running a workshop responding to the installation by Joanna Vasconcelos at Manchester Art Gallery.  The workshop…

Workshop :: Full Steam Ahead!

Originally posted on CAKE.shortandsweet:
Sorry for the short notice, but we have another exciting workshop happening tomorrow. Sarah Grace and Rebecca Audra are running a workshop responding to the installation by Joanna Vasconcelos at Manchester Art Gallery.  The workshop…

Last chance for Humping the Boonies!

Last July I printed fifty copies of a flash fiction chapbook: Humping the Boonies. I now have just THREE COPIES LEFT. Those ones right there below, in fact. If you want one of these books, leave a comment, tweet or

Last chance for Humping the Boonies!

Last July I printed fifty copies of a flash fiction chapbook: Humping the Boonies. I now have just THREE COPIES LEFT. Those ones right there below, in fact. If you want one of these books, leave a comment, tweet or