Saturday 24 December 2016

Visual Verse - Ether

 Hello!


 A while ago I was asked to write a piece for the wedding of one of Visual Verse's staff members; the above image by Reza Abbasi was provided as inspiration. 

 I was very happy to take part, and the poem "Ether" was the result. With the blessing of the Visual Verse team, I'd like to share it with you here. You can click on it to make it bigger.


 I hope you enjoy it. Have a lovely festive season!

 Liz x

Thursday 22 December 2016

Siblíní Journal - Ink dragons

 Hello!



 I'm very happy to see my poem "Ink dragons" published in Siblíní Journal. It was inspired by my trip to Beijing - check out my China blog for more on that if you are interested.

 I hope you enjoy the poem!

 Liz x

Sunday 18 December 2016

Gigantic Sequins - Henry

 Hello!


 I'm pleased to announce that my fiction piece "Henry" will appear in Issue 8.1 of Gigantic Sequins, due out in January 2017.

 I hope you enjoy it!

 Liz x

Monday 12 December 2016

50,000 travel blog views!

 Hello!


 It feels like only yesterday that I was celebrating reaching 30,000 page views on my travel blog, Neither Here Nor There, and now it is at 50,000!

 I'm so grateful to everybody who has followed my adventures. Here's to many more!

 Liz x

Thursday 8 December 2016

Visual Verse - Immanuel

 Hello!


 I'm pleased to tell you my fiction piece "Immanuel" has been published in December's Visual Verse! The challenge was to respond to the above image by Julien Menier.

 I hope you enjoy it!

 Liz x

Wednesday 7 December 2016

404 Ink - How not to stargaze

 Hello!


 I'm delighted to announce that my story "How not to stargaze" has been published in 404 Ink, and that it is the first ever piece to appear in this magazine! It is the first story in the first issue. I feel very happy and honoured.

 The magazine is available in print or as an e-bookI hope you enjoy it!

 Liz x

Tuesday 6 December 2016

News - November 2016

 Hello!


 It is time for my November news update. This was a busy month for me, what with university exams, presentations, coursework and just navigating day-to-day life as a student in France. However, I also celebrated some creative achievements and projects.

 Firstly, I had several pieces published: my short story "Fives" in Visual Verse, my poems "Snowlands" and "Last light" in Now Then Manchester, my poem "As the darkness fell" in Amaryllis Poetry and my poem "My hair" in Germ Magazine.

 Secondly, I wrote an article for The Mancunion on "How to get published in literary journals". I hope you find it useful!

 Thirdly, my travel blog, Neither Here Nor There, is doing really well and is close to reaching 50,000 page views! I'm thankful to everyone who has followed my adventures in France, Spain and beyond. If you're not a regular reader of my blog, do consider paying it a visit to enjoy stories, photos and the occasional video of my time abroad.

 Finally, my online literary magazine Foxglove Journal celebrated one month of existence. In that time I've had the pleasure of showcasing some beautiful and powerful pieces of work. If you're a writer, we'd love to hear from you - check out our submission guidelines.

 Be sure to give The Writing Squad's latest newsletter a look - I'm in it a few times, along with some great writers and friends.
 Here's to a creative December!

 Thanks for reading,

 Liz x