This has been an eventful summer, which began with me graduating from the University of Manchester with my Integrated Professional Masters in Languages!
Since then I have been doing a lot of projects in and out of Manchester, with a sort of culmination being Manchester Pride, where I performed my poetry at Tell It Like It Is, and enjoyed a wonderful weekend of celebration.
I have done a few other spoken word events: I performed at Stirred and Bad Language in Manchester, Open Mic Poetry at the Old Courts in Wigan, and the launch of Issue 4 of Coast to Coast to Coast in Liverpool.
An exciting piece of news is that I was shortlisted for the Creative Future Literary Awards, which is very encouraging.
I have also had some poetry published: "Blue butterflies" in Celebrating Change, "Kiwi fruit" in Strix, "What you are made of" in Coast to Coast to Coast, "Hesitation" in Siblíní Journal, and "Bed Island" and "A door opened" in Confluence Magazine.
Additionally, my fiction piece "Sweets on Neptune" appeared in Visual Verse.
July's issue of Now Then Manchester's Word Life page was an LGBTQ+ showcase, which I am very proud of putting together. It included my poem "Raspberries", along with lovely work from other writers. August's issue had the theme of "Heroes".
Foxglove Journal is also full of new poetry and fiction, with a Summer Writing Week currently taking place.
Foxglove Journal is also full of new poetry and fiction, with a Summer Writing Week currently taking place.
The last couple of months have been busy, and at times tiring, but I feel I have achieved a lot. I am looking forward to the next stage of my life, and will definitely make room for writing and creativity in it.
Thanks to everyone who has supported me.
Liz x
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