Starring on AndWhatTV!

 Hello!

 I am very happy that my poem "Blood ghazal", which previously appeared in GASP, is this week's featured spoken-word piece at AndWhatTV! You can see me perform it here.

 We drove all around Manchester one cold, sunny morning, finding the perfect spot to film. I hope you enjoy the result. I am always surprised by how Northern I sound!

 Thank you to Nicole May for organising, and to everyone who has supported my spoken-word work.

 Liz x

Queers of Manchester, and "Arrival"

 Hello!

Photograph by Tom Quaye

 I felt incredibly proud to be featured by Queers of Manchester on their Facebook and Instagram pages. 

 Tom Quaye took the above photo of me, which I love, and you can also read my poem "Arrival". This sonnet describes my growing sense of belonging in Manchester, having previously lived in a number of different places.

 Many thanks to Queers of Manchester for choosing me and showcasing my writing, and to everybody who has responded so positively and kindly to the posts - it feels amazing.

 Liz x

From LGBTQ+ With Love flash fiction competition

 Hello!

 It was so nice to discover that my flash fiction has been long-listed for the Writers' HQ From LGBTQ+ With Love competition. 

 While judging is in process I can't tell you which story is mine, but I am very happy to be chosen. Watch this space to find out what happens next!

 Liz x

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

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

The Cadaverine: The Secrets I Let Slip

 Hello!

 Just letting you know that my review of Selina Nwulu's The Secrets I Let Slip has been published on The Cadaverine.

 I hope you enjoy learning about this exciting poetry début.

 Liz x

Visual Verse - Your before

 Happy December!

Photo: Philipp Keller/Stelzer Group/EMBL

 I'm very happy to announce that my fiction piece "Your before" has been published in December's Visual Verse. It was inspired by the above image, in quite an abstract way.

 I hope you enjoy it!

 Liz x

Visual Verse - Fire and stars

 Hello!

 I'm very happy to announce that my fiction piece "Fire and stars" has been published on Visual Verse. The challenge was to respond to the powerful image above by Coralie Bickford-Smith. 

 I hope you enjoy my interpretation.

 Liz x