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Northwords Now
Hi folks After the usual bout of editorial stress, I’m pleased to announce that the autumn issue of Northwords Now has now hit the digital highway as well as the streets of Scotland. You can visit our website and feast on some … Continue reading
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Mike Johnson’s visual poetry displayed
I recently had a couple of visual poems displayed in a Swindon Art Gallery, under the auspices of ‘Domestic Cherry’ magazine and Swindon Artsite. Sometime before that, I had a number of poems displayed, for a month, in Corsham Library, … Continue reading
Northwords Now Spring Issue
Hi folks I’m pleased, proud and chuffed to bits to announce that the spring issue of Northwords Now is now available online (and on your e-reader). The print version will be in the usual venues in a few days so, … Continue reading
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Word on the Street
My novel ‘Word on the Street’ will be out in paperback and ebook in September, published by Cillian Press. They are a new independent based in Manchester and they’re a great team. I was allowed in on a meeting with … Continue reading
Northwords Now on Kindle
Despite my best efforts to keep at least one foot planted in prehistory (I’ve yet to send a text to anyone, let alone work out the nuances of textspeak), it isn’t just my occasional OU blog (and all the online … Continue reading
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Katrina Naomi is awarded writing residency
Katrina Naomi has been awarded a prestigious Gladstone’s Library Residency in 2013. She has just returned from reading at the Poetry on the Lake Festival in Italy, where she won second prize in the Poetry on the Lake short poem … Continue reading
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NORTHWORDS NOW
Hi folks This week you can pick up the summer 2012 issue of Northwords Now from the usual stockists, or tap a few keys and read the online version at northwordsnow.co.uk. Not only is this issue packed with some great … Continue reading
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Heather Richardson’s bid wins EPSRC Commercial Challenge
A couple of months ago a news item on the OU Home page caught my eye. It was the launch of a Commercial Challenge competition for researchers and research students who had come up with a business idea as a … Continue reading