Visual Verse - Fives

 Hello!

 I'm happy to announce that my short story "Fives" has been published by Visual Verse! The prompt was the above image by Hernan Bas.

 I hope you enjoy my piece.

 Liz x

News - October 2016

 Hello!

 I'm trying out something new today, which is to give a summary of my writing news from the last month. So, here we go for October.

 Firstly, I won Second Prize in the Poetry Society's Timothy Corsellis Prize with my poem "Barthelasse". I was so happy when I heard I had been chosen - this poem means a lot to me and writing it was a powerful, emotional experience. You can read it here; it's on the right after the link.

 Secondly, my work has appeared in several magazines. Four of my travel-themed poems featured in Issue 20 of Alliterati Magazine, as did my poem "Child Eight" in Germ Magazine, my flash piece "Sandstorm" in Visual Verse and my short story "Places where I go to hide" in Fictive Dream.

 Thirdly, I wrote two informative pieces: one on books about new beginnings for The Mancunion, and one on languages and travel for author Cathy Cassidy's Dreamcatcher blog.

 Finally, and most excitingly: I have started my own literary magazine! Foxglove Journal is open for submissions of poetry and short fiction. I would love to see your work, so please consider sending some in!

 October has been a fruitful month for my writing. Hopefully November will be equally creative.

 Remember to keep an eye on my travel blog to hear about my adventures here in France!

 Thanks for reading.

 Liz x

Introducing Foxglove Journal!

 Hello!

 I have some exciting news: I've started my own literary magazine! It is called Foxglove Journal, and will showcase excellent poetry and short/flash fiction.

 It currently features one of my poems, "Map logic", as well as two other pieces of work from gifted writers. There is plenty more to come!

 Please pop over and have a look at it, and do consider sending me some writing!

 Hopefully this will be a wonderful journey.

 Liz x

Fictive Dream - Places where I go to hide

 Hello!

 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

 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

Visual Verse - Sandstorm

 Hello!

 I'm very happy to announce that my story "Sandstorm" has been published by Visual Verse! This issue's challenge was to respond to the above image by Werner Stuerenburg.

 I hope you enjoy it.

 Liz x

Germ Magazine - Child Eight

 Hello!

Just letting you know that the second of my three poems accepted by Germ Magazine has just been published on the site. I hope you enjoy "Child Eight".

 Liz x

Cathy Cassidy's Dreamcatcher - Languages are my life!

 Hello!

 I really enjoyed Cathy Cassidy's books as a teen, so it's a great honour to have a piece published on her Dreamcatcher blog. In it I discuss my love of languages and how they have led me to travel to France, Monaco, Spain and even China.

 I hope you enjoy it!

 Liz x

Alliterati Magazine - Wanderlust

 Hello!

 I'm delighted that four of my poems have been published in Issue 20 of Alliterati Magazine, which has the theme of Wanderlust. 

 I hope you enjoy "Vacant", "The solar eclipse of March 2015 through the eyes of an English Assistant", "Yellow" and "An apple abroad".

 Liz x

The Mancunion: Books on new beginnings

 Hello!

 To mark the start of the new Uni year, I have written an article for The Mancunion on books dealing with new beginnings. They cover a range of time periods, locations and genres and each explores a fresh start in its own unique way.

 I hope you enjoy learning about them.

 Liz x

Sea Foam Mag - The stars

 Hello!

 I'm very happy to announce that my poem "The stars" and three of my photographs have been published by Sea Foam Mag!

 I hope you enjoy them.

 Liz x

30,000 travel blog views!

 Hello!

 I'm delighted that my travel blog, Neither here nor there, has had over 30,000 page views!

 I'm currently in Avignon, France, having previously blogged from various towns and cities in France, Spain and Italy. I look forward to many more travels and blog posts!

 Thank you so much for your support.

 Liz x

Jotters United

 Hello!

 I'm very happy that five of my poems, with a loose theme of food, have been published by Jotters United! 

 I hope you enjoy "Breaking point", "Capers", "Inklings", "Sugar" and "Saffron and star anise".

 Liz x

Run

 Hello!

 Just letting you know that my review of Run by Kody Keplinger has been published on Cuckoo Review. I really, really enjoyed this book and I hope you do too.

 Liz x

Now Then - The strawberry dream

 Hello!

 I'm very happy that my poem "The strawberry dream" has been published in Issue 35 of Now Then Magazine, in the Word Life section.

 With my poem "Wild strawberries" recently having appeared in The Fat Damsel, I'm beginning to think strawberries are my best muse!

 Hope you enjoy the poems.

 Liz x

Germ Magazine - Caterpillars

 Hello!

 I am very happy to have three of my poems accepted by Germ Magazine. They are releasing them one at a time, so for now I hope you enjoy "Caterpillars". I'll link the others as they appear.

 Liz x

Indie Soleil Magazine

 Hello!

 My poem "Lunar reflection" has been published in the Celestial Issue of Indie Soleil Magazine!

 I hope you enjoy it.

 Liz x

Under the Fable - Oasis

 Hello!

 I'm very happy that my poem "Oasis" has been published in Issue 6 of Under the Fable.

 I hope you enjoy it!

 Liz x

The Fat Damsel

 Hello!

 I'm delighted to have two poems published in The Fat Damsel. I hope you enjoy "Requiem" and "Wild strawberries".

 Liz x

Thorn Durham - Birthdeath

 Hello!

 I'm very happy to see my poem "Birthdeath" published in Thorn Durham's Wilderness Issue. It's also illustrated with one of my photos.

 I hope you enjoy my work.

 Liz x