Tales From the Forest - Noelle

 Hello!

Image by Lar Ó Duinn

 I'm pleased to announce that Tales From the Forest have published my fiction piece "Noelle" in Issue Nine, which has the theme of "Limits". 

 I hope you enjoy reading this story, which tells of of a young skater constantly forced to push her limits, the respite she finds in nature, and the darkness that pressure and stress can lead to.

 Liz x

Scrittura Magazine - Things that make me happy

 Hello!

 My poem "Things that make me happy" has been published in Issue 13 of Scrittura Magazine - something that has made me very happy indeed! It is partly inspired by my time living in Avignon, which you can read more about on my travel blog.

 Scrittura is beautifully designed, and it is wonderful to see my work there.

 I hope you enjoy my poem.

 Liz x

Confluence Magazine - Two poems

 Hello!

 I am very happy to have two poems in Issue 7 of Confluence Magazine, an elegant print journal inspired by rivers.

 "Bed Island" and "A door opened" both flowed from my time living in Avignon, by the Rhône. If you would like to learn more about my travels in France and Spain, check out my blog, Neither Here Nor There.

 Liz x

Verbose - Coming of Age

 Hello!

 I'm very happy to have had the opportunity to read a set of my poems at Verbose, a wonderful spoken word night at the Fallow Cafe in Manchester. 

 The theme of the evening was "Coming of Age" and it was intriguing hearing how each performer put their on spin on it. My poems were all inspired by travel, as I feel my time living, working and studying in France and Spain was a coming-of-age for me.

 I look forward to reading at more spoken word events in Manchester and beyond.

 Liz x

Cake Magazine - Perpignan sestina

 Hello!

 When I started sending my writing out to journals, I stumbled upon one in particular that I loved. Cake Magazine was beautifully designed and featured great writers. Every issue was named after a type of cake: Battenberg, Key Lime, Cherry Bakewell. I dreamt of seeing my own work there.

 Now my poem "Perpignan sestina" has been published in Issue 9, Pineapple Upside-Down Cake. It is an amazing feeling, and proof to me that dreams really can come true if you work hard. I am very happy, and very grateful to everyone who has encouraged me with my poetry.

 I hope you enjoy the issue and my poem. You can learn more about the city of Perpignan on my travel blog.

 Liz x

Top 5 French-language musicians

 Hello!

 Just letting you know I have a piece on Cuckoo Review about French-language musicians that I recommend for listeners who are new to French music.

 I have picked from several different eras and genres, so hopefully there'll be something for you.

 If you would like to learn more about some of the artists I mention, I have a full post on my music blog dedicated to Jean-Jacques Goldman, as well as posts mentioning Lio and Niagara.

 I hope you enjoy the article and maybe discover your new favourite musician or group.

 Liz x

Visual Verse - The moon and river

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 Just letting you know that my fiction piece "The moon and river" has been published in Visual Verse. We were challenged to respond to the above image by Manon Bellet.

 I hope you enjoy the story!

 Liz x

Storgy - Lemon summer

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 I'm happy to announce that my short story "Lemon summer" has been published in Storgy. The photo is also by me.

 I hope you enjoy this tale about journeys and family.

 Liz x

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

Germ Magazine - My hair

 Hello!

 "My hair", the third and final of my poems accepted by Germ Magazine, has now been published on the site.

 I hope you enjoy it!

 Liz x

Fictive Dream - Places where I go to hide

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 I'm happy to announce that my short story "Places where I go to hide, or A guide to Cabestany by Cécile age nine" has been published by Fictive Dream!

 I hope you enjoy learning about the village of Cabestany in southern France, and about Cécile.

 Liz x

Timothy Corsellis Prize 2016

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 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

Why I'm doing a second year abroad

 Hello!

 I have written an article for Third Year Abroad about my rather complicated degree, the IPML (Integrated Professional Masters in Languages), and also about how I made the decision to do an extra year abroad.

 I hope you enjoy it, and that if you're facing a similar choice you find it helpful.

 Liz x

25,000 travel blog views!

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 I'm delighted to see that my travel blog has reached 25,000 page views! Here's to many more journeys, friends and adventures.

 Liz x

Where to live in Perpignan

 Salut!

 My article about the different neighbourhoods of Perpignan has been published on Third Year Abroad!

 I hope you enjoy it and that if you're going to Perpignan you find it useful.

 Liz x

Gone Lawn Journal

 Hello!

 I have two fiction pieces in Issue 22 of Gone Lawn! I hope you enjoy "Plastic, metal, wood and glass" and "Avalon".

 Liz x

Now Then - Flash

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 I'm very happy to announce that my poem "Flash" has been published in the Word Life section of Now Then Magazine!

 I hope you enjoy it.

 Liz x

My year abroad as a non-drinker

 Hello!

 My article charting my experiences as a non-drinker working and studying abroad has been published on Third Year Abroad. 

 I hope you enjoy it and find it helpful.

 Liz x

Visual Verse - Three out of four

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 I'm pleased to announce that my fiction piece "Three out of four" has been published in Visual Verse! We were challenged to respond to the above image by Oscar Keys.

 I hope you enjoy it!

 Liz x

Severine - Trailing Jasmine

 Hello!

 I'm delighted to announce that my poem "Trailing Jasmine" has been published in Issue 4 of Severine! It is really wonderful to see my work in such a beautiful journal.

 I hope you enjoy it!

 Liz x