Snowy Snapper
Well, we were recently hit with an icy blast a couple of days ago, where the snowfall totals reach a good foot in places, here in Stretton. As is so …
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Pitching to Podcasts
The word podcasting was first coined in February 2004. A podcast is an audio show, like radio but, instead of tuning in at a set time, we can download and …
St Michael and All Angels – Evergreen
Like many churches dedicated to St Michael, Hawkshead’s St Michael and All Angels crowns a hill. This heavenly vantage point overlooks the chimneys and rooftops of this idyllic Lakeland village, …
Grey Sky Snapper
It’s been grey and drab recently, but that hasn’t stopped me snapping away and submitting them to the BBC WeatherWatcher website. And today, my grey image of Carding Mill Valley …
Writing The Landscape
Ten years ago, Frances Lincoln, publishers of the Alfred Wainwright pictorial guides to the Lake District, launched a brand new literary prize for published nature writing books. Now managed by …
Remarkable Wrexham
You could say Wrexham has an A-list aura about it at the moment. This Welsh border conurbation used to be North Wales’s largest town until the Queen gave it city …
Photography for Writers – Swanwick 2023 – August
Date: Wednesday 9th August 2023Time: 2.15pm to 3.15pmVenue: Swanwick Writers Summer School at The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, DerbyshireBooking/Cost: These workshops are part of the 5-day Writers Summer School conference. …
Writing and Selling Travel Articles – Swanwick 2023 – August
Date: Wednesday 9th August 2023Time: 9.30am to 10.30am AND 11.15am to 12.15pmVenue: Swanwick Writers Summer School at The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, DerbyshireBooking/Cost: These workshops are part of the 5-day …
Creative Non-Fiction Workshop – 2nd July 2023 – Evesham Festival of Words
Date: 2nd July 2023Time: 10.30am to 12.30pmVenue: Hampton Community Hall, Pershore Road, Evesham. WR11 2PQBooking/Price: £15 (via Evesham Festival of Words Website) After delivering a travel writing workshop in 2022, …
Beautiful Bewdley
“There’s a giraffe, Granddad!” An excited six-year-old girl bounces up and down on her seat as she points out of the train window. Granddad buries his nose in his weekend …