Octavius Magazine

 Hello!

 I'm very happy to inform you that two of my poems have been published in Octavius Magazine! I hope you enjoy "Nothingness" and "The colour of money".

 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

25,000 music blog views!

 Hi!

 Just days after celebrating 20,000 page views on my travel blog I have reached another milestone, this time on my music blog, Waxing Lyrical. It has had 25,000 views! 

 I am amazed. Thank you so much to everyone who has paid it a visit. I hope you have enjoyed my posts, reviews, interviews and countdowns and that you go on doing so as I add to the blog in the future.

 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

Myths of the Near Future - The sea

 Hello!

 I'm very happy to announce that my poem "The sea" has been published in Myths of the Near Future! It is in the Breakdown Issue, which focuses on the environment and climate change.

 I hope you enjoy it.

 Liz x

London Journal of Fiction - Dragons

 Hello!

 I'm delighted to let you know that my poem "Dragons" has been published in the London Journal of Fiction. 

 I hope you enjoy reading it!

 Liz x

Sincerely Magazine: Volume 3 - Ephemeral

 Hello!

 I'm very happy to announce that four of my poems; "Dreaming rainbows", "China", "Hunting" and "Garlic", as well as a number of my photographs, have been published in Volume 3 of Sincerely Magazine.

 This volume has the theme of the ephemeral. I really recommend this beautiful publication.

 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

Emily Sparkes and the Friendship Fiasco

 Hi! Hope you're well.

 Just letting you know that Cuckoo Review have published my review of Emily Sparkes and the Friendship Fiasco by Ruth Fitzgerald.

 I hope you enjoy learning about this sweet and fun new series.

 Liz x

Emily Sparkes and the Competition Calamity

 Hello!

 I'm very happy to announce that my review of Emily Sparkes and the Competition Calamity by Ruth Fitzgerald is now up on Cuckoo Review!

 I hope you enjoy it - let me know what you think of the book.

 Liz x

This Raging Light

 Hello!

 I'm pleased to let you know that my review of This Raging Light by Estelle Laure has been published by Cuckoo Review! I hope you enjoy it.

 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

Under the Fable - God to an orange

 Hello! Hope you're well.

Photo: Wikipedia

 Back in August my poem Beach-combing was published in Issue 2 of the exciting new literary magazine Under the Fable. Well, I am now extremely pleased to announce that my poem God to an orange is Poetry Editor Ghazal's Editor's Pick for Issue 3! 

 I feel very honoured to have received this accolade. I'm so glad Ghazal enjoyed my poem and I hope you do, too!

 Liz x

Shane Filan album review

 Hello!

 My review of Shane Filan's new album Right Here has been published on The Mancunion.

 I'd like to mention that the review has been edited in a way that makes me appear much more critical of the album than I actually was. In reality I found it made quite enjoyable listening.

 I hope you enjoy it,

 Liz x

The Mancunion: Lesser-known books by well-known writers

 Hello!

 I'm pleased to tell you that my article about my favourite lesser-known books by well-known writers has been published both in print and online by The Mancunion. I hope you enjoy it - let me know which books you would add to the list.

 Liz x

The Mancunion: Books about siblings

 Hi!

 Just letting you know that my feature on literary siblings has been published by The Mancunion, both in print and online! It stars the Bettanys, Cassons and other great fictional families - hope you enjoy it!

 Liz x

Love Bomb

 Hello!

 I'm happy to announce that my review of Jenny McLachlan's Love Bomb has been published on Cuckoo Review! I hope you enjoy it.

 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

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

Mole Guide to Salamanca

 ¡Hola!

 Just letting you know that my insider guide to the beautiful, ancient Spanish city of Salamanca is up on Third Year Abroad. I hope you enjoy my words and photos.

 Liz x