Gill Garrett - A Writer's Blog

The first Thursday in October has been National Poetry Day since 1994; it was begun, and continues to be organised, by the Forward Arts Foun...

Radio silence for a few weeks as I've been away / unwell / inundated! But I'm home again now with things more on an even keel and tr...

We've recently returned from a trip to Mid Wales that didn't go quite to plan. Whoever would have thought that a walking expedition ...

I was much saddened to read that the poetry component of some literature exams is to be dropped in the wake on the Covid-19 situation. I kno...

Paradoxically, the lock-down has opened up the world in some ways. Having to use platforms such as Zoom to meet up with writing groups, atte...

We're getting used to having to "go" to festivals on line now, of course, but I shall miss a proper visit to Ledbury ...

In keeping with so many other retailers, bookshops have had a really tough couple of months. And re-opening isn't an easy exercise with ...