Visual Verse - The time of harps

 Hello!

 I took up September's Visual Verse challenge, which was to respond to the above image by Penny Byrne. My fiction piece "The time of harps", about emptying a room, identities and the past, present and future, has been published on the site.

 I hope you enjoy my writing.

 

 Liz x

Culture Matters - Things that can fly

 Hello!

 My poem "Things that can fly" has been published by Culture Matters. It is inspired by the history of coal mining in my hometown of Wigan and many of the nearby areas, as well as by nature, different generations and the passing of time.

 I hope you enjoy it.

 Liz x

Strix - Kiwi fruit

 Hello!

 I am delighted that my poem "Kiwi fruit" has been published in Issue #4 of Strix, a really beautiful print journal.

 I hope you enjoy my writing.

 Liz x

Irisi - Four poems

 Hello!

 I'm happy to announce that four of my poems - "How you arrived", "Scattered", "Portrait" and "Lucy" - have been published in Irisi. The photo of palm trees is also mine, and was taken in Vigo. 

 I hope you enjoy my work.

 Liz x

Things I'm Seeing Without You

 Hello!

 My review of Peter Bognanni's Things I'm Seeing Without You has been published by Cuckoo Review.

 I hope you enjoy learning about this unusual and enjoyable Young Adult novel.

 Liz x

Selcouth Station - Maybe Cygnus

 Hello!

 I'm very happy to have a second poem published by Selcouth Station! As well as "Ávila" you can now read "Maybe Cygnus", which was also inspired by my time living in Spain.

 I hope you enjoy it.

 Liz x

The Last Days of Archie Maxwell

 Hello!

 Just letting you know that my review of The Last Days of Archie Maxwell by Annabel Pitcher is up at Cuckoo Review. 

 I hope you enjoy learning my thoughts on this new book.

 Liz x

Open Pen - Three flash pieces

 Hello!

 I have had three flash fiction pieces published by Open Pen. I hope you enjoy "Montgomery Road", "Something like soap" and "Climbing the mountain".

 Liz x

Picaroon Poetry - In Cambridge

 Hello!

 I'm very happy to see my villanelle "In Cambridge" published in Issue 6 of Picaroon Poetry.

 I hope you enjoy it!

 Liz x

Timothy Corsellis Prize 2016

 Hello!

 Today I got some wonderful news - I am the Second Prize winner of The Poetry Society's 2016 Timothy Corsellis Prize, with my poem "Barthelasse". It's such an honour to be included among the winning poets of this greatly-respected war poetry competition.

 I hope you enjoy my poem, which can be found on the right after clicking on the orange link above.

 Liz x

Top 5 Diane Chamberlain novels

 Hello!

 Just letting you know that my piece on US author Diane Chamberlain has been published on Cuckoo Review. In it I introduce Diane and her books and present my Top 5.

 I hope you enjoy it!

 Liz x

Visual Verse - Softness

 Hello!

 I'm happy to announce that my story "Softness" has been published in Visual Verse! It was inspired by this photo by Alejandro Carol.

 Enjoy!

 Liz x

Visual Verse - Coasting

 Hello!

Photo: Ville Miettinen

 I'm delighted to announce that my fiction piece "Coasting" has been published on Visual Verse! It is inspired by the image above. I hope you enjoy it.

 Happy 2016!

 Liz x

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

Visual Verse - Jacob's Ladder

 Hello!

 I'm very happy to announce that my fiction piece "Jacob's Ladder" has been published on Visual Verse. It was inspired by memories and by the above image by Sigrid Calon.

 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

If I could capture your laugh - a poem

Togetherness - a tanka

Astronomy - a poem