The Mancunion: Foxglove's first year

 Hello!

 I've written a piece for The Mancunion - both the print and online edition - telling the story of Foxglove Journal.

 With my magazine approaching its first birthday, I really enjoyed looking back on how it all began and how far we have come.

 I hope you enjoy the article, too.

 Liz x

Ink, Sweat & Tears - Sunflowers

 Hello!

 I'm very happy to announce that my poem "Sunflowers" has been published in Ink, Sweat & Tears! 

 This is the second time my work has appeared in this great online magazine - my poem "The rain watcher" was published there in 2014.

 I hope you enjoy reading my poetry.

 Liz x

The Writing Squad

 Hello!

 I'm very, very happy to announce that I have been offered a place in The Writing Squad! I am greatly looking forward to being part of such a wonderful and successful group.

 Here's to the future!

 Liz x

Orbiting Jupiter

 Hello!

 Just letting you know that my review of Gary D. Schmidt's Orbiting Jupiter has been published on Cuckoo Review. I hope you enjoy it!

 Liz x

Simon Thorn and the Wolf's Den

 Hi!

 I'm pleased to announce that my review of Simon Thorn and the Wolf's Den by Aimée Carter has been published on Cuckoo Review. I hope you enjoy learning about this new fantasy series.

 Liz x

20,000 travel blog views!

 Hello!

 Today I was overjoyed to see that my travel blog, Neither here nor there, has reached 20,000 page views!

 If you were one or more of them, thank you so much for checking out my blog. I hope you've enjoyed sharing my travels, from Perpignan to Barcelona, Antibes to Salamanca, Monaco to Toledo.

 I hope also that you'll join me on my future adventures and that you continue to enjoy my blog posts, photos and videos. Here's to the future!

 Liz x

MLF15: Simon Armitage

 Hi!

 My final event of this year's Manchester Literature Festival as a Digital Reporter was the wonderful Simon Armitage, introduced by John McAuliffe. 

 I hope you enjoy my account of the evening, which has been published on the Festival's Chapter and Verse blog.

 I've really enjoyed being part of the Festival for the third time. Long may it continue!

 Liz x

MLF15: Kirmen Uribe and Jesús Carrasco

 Hello!

Jesús, Mariana - the hostess and translator - and Kirmen. Photo by Jon Parker Lee

 I'm very happy to be involved with Manchester Literature Festival for a third year. My first event was hearing Kirmen Uribe and Jesús Carrasco read at the Instituto Cervantes.

 Kirmen writes in Basque and Jesús in Castilian, so for me as a linguist it was a fascinating experience.

 I hope you enjoy my account of the event, which has been published on the Festival's Chapter and Verse blog.

Visual Verse - Heights

 Good afternoon.

 

 I'm happy to tell you that my story "Heights" has been published in Visual Verse. I hope you enjoy it; if you want to know more about the Clerecía in Salamanca feel free to check out the blog post of my visit.

 Liz x

Storm Horse

 Hello!

 I'm very happy to announce that my review of Nick Garlick's Storm Horse has been published on Cuckoo Review! I hope you enjoy it.

 Liz x

20,000 views!

 Hello!

 I am delighted to announce that my music and lyrics blog has reached 20,000 pageviews! 

 I started it in 2011 because I felt a real urge to share with others the songs and artists I respect and to give my opinion on musical issues. Four years later, I feel I have succeeded. 

 Highlights have included choosing songs for Radio 2, interviewing The Kennedys and Eddi Reader, meeting Edwina Hayes and Kieran Goss and attracting the attention of Martika, Paul Young, John Illsley and Mark O'Connor. 

 I want to thank all of my readers for your support. Here's to another four years and hopefully many more views!

 Liz x

Because You'll Never Meet Me

 Hello!

 I am very pleased to announce that my review of Leah Thomas's début novel Because You'll Never Meet Me is now up on Cuckoo Review.

 I hope you enjoy reading it,

 Liz x

The Summer We All Ran Away

 Hello!

 My review of Cassandra Parkin's The Summer We All Ran Away is now available on Cuckoo Review. I hope you enjoy it!

 Liz

A Day in the Life of an English Assistant in Perpignan

 Hello!

 After the success of my Mole Guide to Perpignan I was keen to get involved with Third Year Abroad for a second time so I am delighted that they have published my Day in the Life piece.

 Through it you can learn about being an English Assistant in France and about the scenery, food and way of life in beautiful Perpignan and Canet.

 I hope you enjoy it!

 Liz

Mole Guide to Perpignan

 Hello!

 I am very pleased to announce that my Mole Guide to Perpignan is now live on Third Year Abroad!

 I hope you enjoy learning about the wondeful city where I have been living since September.

 Liz

Song - a poem

Another midnight - a poem

Astronomy - a poem

The stream - a poem

Lullaby - a poem