In honour of MAY DAY WORKERS DAY I'd like to remind everyone (festivals, mags, podcasts, programmes, universities etc) that if you commission a writer for a thing, PLEASE FUCKING PAY US... ON TIME! (Cheers in advance) x #MayDay 2024 #MayDay #WorkingClass

Cus I grew up in poverty, I'll never be able to live by the sea in the Cornish village where I was born & raised, where the average house price is £800k I can only visit, collect the fragments of me that I left in the undercurrent, before leaving again #Cornwall #UndercurrentBook

For us in working class Cornwall, it meant more than just an escape from Thatcher’s Britain, it was a moment held in time, a moment and a place where folk could shout ‘this here, this land and these people are mine’

Natasha Carthew on the Elephant Fayre

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Fab article in The Telegraph exploring our amazing #NationalLandscapes . Wherever you are in England, Wales and NI, you're probably only about half an hour away from your nearest. Find your new favourite place!
telegraph.co.uk/travel/destina…
national-landscapes.org.uk/national-lands…

Tonight! 6.30

Want to understand more about the Local Nature Recovery Toolkit? 🌿

Join the free online webinar TODAY at 2pm, where you can find out about the toolkit from @WestOfEnglandCA, how to use it and ask any questions you may have.

Register here 🔗 tickettailor.com/events/westofe…

LOVE Waterstones Plymouth 💚🤍

'That elephant was a dream come true, made of wicker and scrap wood, and to my eyes it walked the muddy banks of the estate like an exotic circus escapee'

Natasha Carthew on the Elephant Fayre

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We want everyone to be able to enjoy a day out at Women’s Prize LIVE on 12th June. Books belong to everyone. We know things are hard for many people on low incomes in the UK right now.

That’s why  we’ve made 20 spaces available 100% free. Find out more: bit.ly/WPLIVEFree

First and last time I was at Elephant Fayre/Port Eliot - Loved writing this article for The Quietus about our wild and unruly backyard festival: thequietus.com/articles/34085… #Cornwall #Festivals

Research road trip for new nonfic ;)

'That elephant was a dream come true, made of wicker and scrap wood, and to my eyes it walked the muddy banks of the estate like an exotic circus escapee'

Natasha Carthew on the Elephant Fayre

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Out today the ground-breaking memoir by George The Poet 🇺🇬 #TrackRecord

George looks back at his upbringing and artistic career, and also gives us insight into the forces that have shaped him and the stories he chooses to tell.

Out now brnw.ch/21wJb6E

In her first festival appearance, The Pulitzer Prizes-winning poet Natalie Diaz discusses her work to date, the connection between writing and experience & revitalising Indigenous language.

In partnership with Poetry Ireland
#ILFD2024 #PoetryDayIRL
ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festi…

Thrilled to be running a Flash masterclass with the legendary Writers & Artists! If you're around online on Wed 12th June 12:30pm-1:30pm UK time, we'll be covering what makes a successful Flash, and how to turn ideas & drafts into tiny tales with big ❤️!
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A night of powerful & moving speeches, poems & song beneath St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, launching #WildService with an incredible bunch of people. These diverse voices & experiences make a deeply compelling case. It’s a movement. Let’s move. Right to Roam 🌱

Create a regular writing practice!
Find your community!
Skill up and find joy in creativity!
8 June-20 July
10.30-12.30
St. Margaret's House
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'A 'fayre' in every sense of the wild word, those few feral days for just a handful of years featured a horde of unique types of performances, media, experimental theatre and music...'

Natasha Carthew on the Elephant Fayre

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So proud of all the incredible writers that entered our ClassNature Octopus Publishing Nature Writing Prize this year - can't believe it's been 5 years, so many doors kicked open for #WorkingClass writers! Any journos interested in our mission and background to the prize, hit me up!