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Sarah Jasmon

Early on in my PhD, I went to the library to track down some books I wanted to read. Broadly speaking, they could all be categorised as ‘Place Writing’. They weren’t all together, though. The library didn’t have a number for that. Instead, I found them under history, nature and (a little oddly) misery memoir.Continue reading “Sarah Jasmon”

Helen Mort

I write poetry, fiction and non-fiction. What all of my work seems to have in common is a preoccupation with places and the ways they shape our sense of identity. In particular, I can’t seem to stop writing about Sheffield and the Peak District, the urban-rural gritstone-and-heather rain-soaked landscape I grew up knowing. When I’mContinue reading “Helen Mort”

Anna Turner

I remember a conversation I once had with my husband which went something along the lines of: Me You know when you’re out walking and you’re making up stories in your head? Him No. Me, surprised Doesn’t everyone do that? Him No they don’t. Me Oh. For me walking has always been an essential part of the writing process. It’s probably something toContinue reading “Anna Turner”