This Wednesday at Collected Books in #Durham don't miss writers @lilydunn.bsky.social and @carogileswrites.bsky.social in conversation with @kathryntann.bsky.social as they discuss the art and craft of memoir, and their experience of writing. Tickets: collectedbooks.co.uk/products/lil... #booksky

Lily Dunn and Caro Giles - Writing Memoir | Wednesday 29 October, 6.30

Join us for an evening with two exceptional writers - Lily Dunn and Caro Giles - as they discuss the art and craft of memoir, and their experience of writing. --- Lily Dunn is a memoirist, teacher, an...

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Issue 003: Undersong | Out 13.09 Something is rekindled in the grainy late-night livestreams of the Eras Tour. A fisherman wakes to sing back the dead. A disillusioned thirtysomething finds solace in piano renditions of the Beatles. tinyurl.com/003Undersong

The final episode of This Place Podcast - a gold-tinted evening walk with Taylor Edmonds at Barry Island - is out now! We talked about the places that anchor us through life's phases, the gentle power in going for a walk, and writing about beauty, without needing any grand agenda or excuse...

Publishing people: do you write? Are you a successful author or secret novelist alongside your bookish day-job? Or have you experienced both sides of the industry at some point? I'm writing a thing and I'd love to hear from you. DM or drop me an email: kathryntann.com/contactme/

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I’m always open to new projects and would love to hear from you! Start the conversation by emailing me via the form below. Here’s the kind of thing I’ll say an enthusiastic yes to…

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ICYMI: Rob Harries and @kathryntann.bsky.social, founders of new Welsh literary magazine @foldingrockmag.bsky.social, outline their ambitions to develop and celebrate the country’s writers 👇 #BookSky

Welsh literary magazine Folding Rock's founders Rob Harries and Kathryn Tann on what led them to launch a new periodical

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This one was a hoot 😄 Thank you @adamjfarrer.bsky.social for the brilliant conversation and lovely saunter through your local patch 💚🌼

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I took @kathryntann.bsky.social for a walk around Peel Park, Salford for an episode of her brilliant This Place Podcast. We talked about the inspiring power of place, the importance of a writing process and how Canada geese might actually be serial killers. #booksky open.spotify.com/episode/6439...

We had a blast! Thank you Sophie 🥰

Sophie Coulombeau@sophiecoulombeau.bsky.social · last yr.

Had such a brilliant time with a bunch of students at @adamjfarrer.bsky.social’s pre-launch event for his new book #BrokenBiscuits, out TOMORROW I believe. There are fewer funnier & more insightful essayists around right now than Adam & @kathryntann.bsky.social, & their conversation was a joy.

Did you know I have a podcast? It's all about interesting people and their special places. In this one, we get to spend half an hour in the beautiful city garden of @karenpowellwrites.bsky.social, accompanied by birdsong and a summer breeze 🌼

Karen Powell@karenpowellwrites.bsky.social · last yr.

kathryntann.substack.com/p/this-place... Loved recording this podcast with @kathryntann.bsky.social last summer - gardens, writing and creativity 🌹🌸🌺 #booksky #gardens

It's hard to name a magazine. One of the most frequent questions we've been asked since we began this journey is "Why 'Folding Rock'?" Our co-editor @kathryntann.bsky.social tells the story - and you can read it on our website now: foldingrock.com/why-folding-...

Why 'Folding Rock'? – Folding Rock

It’s hard to name a magazine...

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Literary York! You wouldn’t want to miss @adamjfarrer.bsky.social’s PRE-launch event for his new book #BrokenBiscuits, would you? Also @kathryntann.bsky.social of #Seaglass and @newwritingnorth.bsky.social fame? No, didn’t think so. See you on feb 25th. www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...

An Evening with Adam Farrer - Waterstones York | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about An Evening with Adam Farrer - Waterstones York today.

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So excited to talk essays with Adam! What a treat. You should absolutely all join us (and you'll be the first to grab a copy of Broken Biscuits, before its even officially out... 😎)

Adam Farrer@adamjfarrer.bsky.social · 2y ago

First up, I’ll be talking to @kathryntann.bsky.social about Broken Biscuits on February 25th at a special pre-launch event in Waterstones York. Kathryn and I have been planning an event together for about a year now, so I can't wait. Also, her essay collection, Seaglass, is beautiful.

Come celebrate this BIG moment with us! Good times guaranteed. Disco ball subject to availability.

Folding Rock Magazine@foldingrockmag.bsky.social · 2y ago

6th March @TramshedCF - join us to celebrate our first issue! There will be readings, nibbles, music, and books - what more could you ask for? 🥂 Tickets are free - book at: tinyurl.com/FoldingRockT...

We are so proud of this thing, and every brilliant writer featured in it. Check it out, folks. My goodness there is some talent out there.

Folding Rock Magazine@foldingrockmag.bsky.social · 2y ago

Folding Rock 001: Roots | 6 March 2025 Cover by @needledesign.bsky.social Edited by @rjph91.bsky.social and @kathryntann.bsky.social Pre-Order at tinyurl.com/FoldingRock001

Calling all writers. We want your food writing memoirs. Find our more information: www.honno.co.uk/recipe-book

Episode 3 / This place of rain and friendship 🎧 #ThisPlacePodcast A woodland ramble with the beautiful writer Rozie Kelly, and her little dog Otto. I absolutely loved making this one: a leafy-green love-letter to Hebden Bridge, scored with the trickle of water and laughter. I hope you love it too.

"Look left, look right, smile for the things you have and love, and then walk on." Yesterday's reflections, plus a few small changes to my Substack for the year ahead - AND a free-to-read essay from the book I published this crazy year of 2024. Here's to the next 12 months, friends.

New Year's Day

Retracing steps - and walking on.

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What do you get for the book-worm who has everything? How about a subscription to the hottest new literary mag in town 👀 Folding Rock gift subscriptions come with a limited-edition @needledesign.bsky.social print & one of our fabulous tote bags! 🎁 foldingrock.com/shop

Issue One: Roots will be published 6th March 2025, and feature brilliant new work from writers including Sophie Mackintosh, @joedunthorne.bsky.social, Durre Shahwar and Joshua Jones - with a full line-up and cover-reveal coming in January... foldingrock.com/shop/standal...

Folding Rock 1: Roots – Folding Rock

Folding Rock 1: Roots will be published on 6 March 2025 Featuring new work from writers including Sophie Mackintosh, Joe Dunthorne, Durre Shahwar and Joshua Jones. More contributors to be announced in...

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Our shiny new website is officially up and running! You know what that means? You can browse our subscription offers, (including gift 🎁) and be the first to pre-order the VERY FIRST ISSUE of Folding Rock Magazine... Find out more: foldingrock.com

Down the salt marshes of North Gower @kathryntann.bsky.social and @natholborow.bsky.social chat about the importance of venturing into the unknown and why creativity really isn’t just sitting about at your desk. www.parthianbooks.com/blogs/news/p...

Parthian's Advent Calendar - Day 6

On day 6 listen to the This Place Podcast; writer and creator Kathryn Tann meets with poet Natalie Ann Holborow on her daily walking route down the salt marshes of North Gower. Rambling down the Lough...

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"Research commissioned by performing arts union Equity revealed this summer that overall arts funding in Wales had dropped by 30% since 2017, compared with a drop of 11% in England, 16% in Northern Ireland and a 2% boost in Scotland." 😤 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

‘It’s an outrage’: stars join fight against cuts as Welsh arts go into meltdown

Michael Sheen among big names in call for action as leading figure warns there will be little left of the sector in 10 years

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Thank you @dorsetandbeyond.bsky.social ☺️

Richard Bradford@dorsetandbeyond.bsky.social · 2y ago

"The sea is in full swing. The push and pull of the waves on pebbles. The drag: peeling back the beach like Velcro. Wild and independent energy. The roar of the invisible moon..." Beautiful essay by @kathryntann.bsky.social on reaching the sea, cooking and #naturewriting.

The last newsletter of the year is already here! Featuring books, waves, clever writers and a few special offers... (And yes that is 100% an Anastasia reference in my title) open.substack.com/pub/kathrynt...

Once upon a December

The final thrust of the year...

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🎧 New podcast episode! 🎧 On the salt marshes flanking the Loughor Estuary, while cockle-pickers clatter out on quad bikes, I talk to the brilliant poet Natalie Ann Holborow about the importance of creative exploration: kathryntann.substack.com/p/this-place...

This place of salt and inspiration

Listen now | With Welsh poet Natalie Ann Holborow

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Eyes peeled, readers and writers 👀 We've got an announcement to make next week...

Helo bawb! We're Calon, a trade non-fiction imprint of @uniwalespress.bsky.social based in #Wales 📚 Follow us for fascinating #books on #nature, #history, #food, #music, #memoir and more! Discover more: www.uwp.co.uk/calon/

We're here! Folding Rock has officially landed in Bluesky... Now where are our people? Writers, readers, publishers... give us a wave! 👋

Folding Rock Magazine@foldingrockmag.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hello, world! We're Folding Rock – a new magazine for the best Welsh and Wales-based prose in English, launching with our first issue in March 2025! Find out more at foldingrock.com – and sign up to our newsletter to get all the updates as they come! Subscriptions are going live soon...

And not forgetting the book publicists and publishers – got a book coming out by a Welsh author or connected with Wales in some way? We'd love to feature and help shout about it going forward! foldingrock.com/tell-us-abou...

And specifically for the #WritingCommunity – our submissions are officially open until Dec 1, and we want your short fiction and creative essays! Read our submission guidelines to find out what we're looking for – and send us your best work via the link below ✍ foldingrock.com/write-for-us/