Any #museums #galleries #historic houses #monuments or historic #parks & #gardens got an exemplar conservation project they’d like to shout about in the South Downs? See below for info on the Design Awards 2024. It would be great to 🎉celebrate❤️ good conservation in heritage.

Tomorrow Moving Mountains will have been in the world for 6 months! Half a year already!
As a small, energy limited, celebration I've recorded some short readings for you. Landing in inboxes if you have subscribed in time to enjoy with your morning cuppa.
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as a disabled person i need people not to adopt this as a new euphemism

disabled isn’t a dirty word & this makes my eye twitch

Happy publication day to Jessica J. Lee. I love this book. Have a read of my review for Caught by the River on your way to your local bookshop.

cried twice in public reading this remarkable book by Noreen Masud - it deserves all the plaudits & more

oh wow! I made it (via my book) to Amsterdam!

As part of our 'Writing Hong Kong' event on May 8th, we'll be launching our first Bai Meigui creative writing competition, for current UK residents who have familial roots in and/or have previously lived in Hong Kong. Find out more here! writingchinese.leeds.ac.uk/translation-co…

Tomorrow Moving Mountains will have been in the world for 6 months! Half a year already!
As a small, energy limited, celebration I've recorded some short readings for you. Landing in inboxes if you have subscribed in time to enjoy with your morning cuppa.
louisekenward.substack.com/publish/post/1…

‘What does creativity need and desire?..intricate threads wound together..but the island and the sea are the main characters…lyricism..interwoven with folklore. A deep sense of intimacy which connects the reader to the people, their lives and their connection to the land.’

“•Journeys to diagnosis created a high emotional and physical burden and required significant persistence.
•Better recognition of POTS is imperative to reduce this burden and mobilize more helpful self-regulatory processes sooner.”
BPS DHP British Psychological Society Prof Andrew R Thompson 💙

If you're considering postgraduate study, come along to our Open Day on Wednesday 1 May, 2:00pm – 6:00pm.

Book your place at: ow.ly/OTLf50Rmasa

See you there 😊

Free online accessible events as part of Festival of Nature

Leigh Woods Online Walk, Monday 3 June, 4- 4.30pm. Pre-recorded, streamed on the FB page

Moving Mountains: Writing Nature through Illness and Disability, Monday 3rd June, 7- 8pm w/ Louise Kenward
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Join me Festival of Nature (online) where I'll be talking all things Moving Mountains: writing nature through illness & disability Footnote Press - I'm really looking forward to this (and they have several other online accessible events in their brochure too)!

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📣 Two weeks left to apply to join our team!

Could you lead our work supporting disabled artists to build sustainable careers? Or help us run our commissioning programme?

#Hiring   #ArtsJobs

For those who think they can choose to not “do sick”… sickness comes for everyone. Health is a temporary state. You can accept this & join disabled people in advocating for a kinder more inclusive world - or you can ignore us until it happens to you. By then it’ll be too late.

Am thrilled to share the beautiful cover for ‘Home is Where we Start’ designed by incredible artist Sophy Hollington.
I’m bowled over by early readers' responses to my memoir❤️🔥.
You can read them here & pre-order:
Huge 🙏 Fig Tree Jessica Craig

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Join me Festival of Nature (online) where I'll be talking all things Moving Mountains: writing nature through illness & disability Footnote Press - I'm really looking forward to this (and they have several other online accessible events in their brochure too)!

eventbrite.co.uk/e/moving-mount…

Please share & support ME Research UK chance to 'win' £5k research funding.

I just nominated ME Research UK health.movementforgood.com/index.php?cn=S…

We are in deep sadness and anger at the Rwanda Bill passing last night.

To the young people in our networks who are worried, angered, heartbroken and feeling hopeless living with the very real reality of what it means to be a YPoC in the

I've spent the morning recording new readings from Moving Mountains in planning upcoming events & this week's #substack post, celebrating of its first half year in the world! 6 months Friday!

Sign up to get a delivery of me talking about the book here:

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