Louise Kenward
@louisekenward.bsky.social
Writer, Artist, Psychologist
MOVING MOUNTAINS
PhD candidate at Centre for Place Writing, Manchester Met Uni.
Exploring the Romney Marshes & its coastline through post-viral illness. https://louisekenward.substack.com
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MOVING MOUNTAINS
PhD candidate at Centre for Place Writing, Manchester Met Uni.
Exploring the Romney Marshes & its coastline through post-viral illness. https://louisekenward.substack.com
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Louise Kenward
@louisekenward.bsky.social
· Nov 16
MOVING MOUNTAINS: Writing Nature Through Illness & Disability launches in paperback on 6th March 2025!
You can preorder now from the usual places & do ask your local bookshop/library for a copy too. Available as an ebook/hardback now.
📚💚 #NatureWriting #Disability
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/movi...
You can preorder now from the usual places & do ask your local bookshop/library for a copy too. Available as an ebook/hardback now.
📚💚 #NatureWriting #Disability
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/movi...
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Last creative offering of 2025. Resting fox. Hoping to get some giclee prints made of this, eventually, but in the meantime I've listed it on Redbubble prints etc. in case anybody wanted something resty and foxy for Christmas.
www.redbubble.com/i/art-print/...
#chronicIllness #GiftIdeas #ArtSky
www.redbubble.com/i/art-print/...
#chronicIllness #GiftIdeas #ArtSky
"Rest - Sleeping Fox botanical art" Art Print for Sale by PaulaJKnight
• Millions of unique designs by independent artists. Find your thing.
www.redbubble.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Last creative offering of 2025. Resting fox. Hoping to get some giclee prints made of this, eventually, but in the meantime I've listed it on Redbubble prints etc. in case anybody wanted something resty and foxy for Christmas.
www.redbubble.com/i/art-print/...
#chronicIllness #GiftIdeas #ArtSky
www.redbubble.com/i/art-print/...
#chronicIllness #GiftIdeas #ArtSky
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Applications are invited for three fully-funded Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Doctoral Landscape Awards (DLA). Deadline is 9th February 2026.
Proposed projects must be arts & humanities-led
#PhD @findaphd.bsky.social @dcahf-met.bsky.social
More details:
#PhD www.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Proposed projects must be arts & humanities-led
#PhD @findaphd.bsky.social @dcahf-met.bsky.social
More details:
#PhD www.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Doctoral Landscape Awards
Applications are invited for three fully-funded Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Doctoral Landscape Awards (DLA).
www.mmu.ac.uk
December 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Applications are invited for three fully-funded Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Doctoral Landscape Awards (DLA). Deadline is 9th February 2026.
Proposed projects must be arts & humanities-led
#PhD @findaphd.bsky.social @dcahf-met.bsky.social
More details:
#PhD www.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Proposed projects must be arts & humanities-led
#PhD @findaphd.bsky.social @dcahf-met.bsky.social
More details:
#PhD www.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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Check it out!! Hodder & Stoughton have an open submission window for all fiction genres.
Get in quick.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Get in quick.
Details in link.
Please share :)
HODDER & STOUGHTON OPEN SUBMISSIONS
Visit the post for more.
www.hodder.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Check it out!! Hodder & Stoughton have an open submission window for all fiction genres.
Get in quick.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Get in quick.
Details in link.
Please share :)
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Didn't think we were publishing non-fiction.
wrote a dystopian novel on this subject and it wasn’t meant to be a how to guide
December 8, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Didn't think we were publishing non-fiction.
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So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
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This is sad news.
Admired British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73
Parr said his brightly coloured, closely observed pictures of British life were ‘disguised as entertainment’ but they became hugely popular
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This is sad news.
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As a skint single parent to two teens with additional needs, online is the only type of writing retreat within my reach.
Comments like this prove that the attitude that writing isn't for the likes of me is still depressingly prevalent within literary circles.
Ableist bullshit, & classist too.
Comments like this prove that the attitude that writing isn't for the likes of me is still depressingly prevalent within literary circles.
Ableist bullshit, & classist too.
Really disappointed to see this response to my forthcoming Arvon course running in the spring.
This has been a really popular course that has gained a great deal of positive feedback and nurtured some brilliant writing and writers.
Can I politely suggest this is ableist bullshit.
This has been a really popular course that has gained a great deal of positive feedback and nurtured some brilliant writing and writers.
Can I politely suggest this is ableist bullshit.
December 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
As a skint single parent to two teens with additional needs, online is the only type of writing retreat within my reach.
Comments like this prove that the attitude that writing isn't for the likes of me is still depressingly prevalent within literary circles.
Ableist bullshit, & classist too.
Comments like this prove that the attitude that writing isn't for the likes of me is still depressingly prevalent within literary circles.
Ableist bullshit, & classist too.
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I've been reading about the remarkably well-preserved St Bees Man and wondered if anyone could shed some light of the hair (not his own) arranged around his neck in the coffin. Was that something people did in the 1300s?
(There are autopsy photos in the link)
stbees.org.uk/home/village...
(There are autopsy photos in the link)
stbees.org.uk/home/village...
Verifying Your Connection
stbees.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I've been reading about the remarkably well-preserved St Bees Man and wondered if anyone could shed some light of the hair (not his own) arranged around his neck in the coffin. Was that something people did in the 1300s?
(There are autopsy photos in the link)
stbees.org.uk/home/village...
(There are autopsy photos in the link)
stbees.org.uk/home/village...
Really disappointed to see this response to my forthcoming Arvon course running in the spring.
This has been a really popular course that has gained a great deal of positive feedback and nurtured some brilliant writing and writers.
Can I politely suggest this is ableist bullshit.
This has been a really popular course that has gained a great deal of positive feedback and nurtured some brilliant writing and writers.
Can I politely suggest this is ableist bullshit.
December 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Really disappointed to see this response to my forthcoming Arvon course running in the spring.
This has been a really popular course that has gained a great deal of positive feedback and nurtured some brilliant writing and writers.
Can I politely suggest this is ableist bullshit.
This has been a really popular course that has gained a great deal of positive feedback and nurtured some brilliant writing and writers.
Can I politely suggest this is ableist bullshit.
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Newly announced, Arvon's programme of day time online retreats - a whole month worth of Thursday's in March will bring @mailbykite.bsky.social & I into your writing room - bringing support, guidance & workshops for your wip or something new @arvonfoundation.bsky.social www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
Online Writing Month (daytime): Writing the Body | Embodied Place Writing | Arvon
To be able to connect with place, it is not possible to ignore the body that carries you there, that arrives and that journeys through, however that might happen. It is impossible to ignore the human ...
www.arvon.org
December 6, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Newly announced, Arvon's programme of day time online retreats - a whole month worth of Thursday's in March will bring @mailbykite.bsky.social & I into your writing room - bringing support, guidance & workshops for your wip or something new @arvonfoundation.bsky.social www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
Newly announced, Arvon's programme of day time online retreats - a whole month worth of Thursday's in March will bring @mailbykite.bsky.social & I into your writing room - bringing support, guidance & workshops for your wip or something new @arvonfoundation.bsky.social www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
Online Writing Month (daytime): Writing the Body | Embodied Place Writing | Arvon
To be able to connect with place, it is not possible to ignore the body that carries you there, that arrives and that journeys through, however that might happen. It is impossible to ignore the human ...
www.arvon.org
December 6, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Newly announced, Arvon's programme of day time online retreats - a whole month worth of Thursday's in March will bring @mailbykite.bsky.social & I into your writing room - bringing support, guidance & workshops for your wip or something new @arvonfoundation.bsky.social www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
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TONIGHT!
In the last event of the series, Jean Sprackland is joined by @danzep.bsky.social and Helen McGhie to discuss all things darkness and night time.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/night-visi...
#BookSky
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/night-visi...
#BookSky
Night Vision: Dan Richards and Helen McGhie
Writing and photography come together to reveal what really goes on after dark.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
TONIGHT!
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Today is World AIDS Day.
I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
December 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Today is World AIDS Day.
Some excellent gift ideas for your chronically ill pal/friends & family:
#BookSky
chronic.market/chronic-illn...
#BookSky
chronic.market/chronic-illn...
Books by Authors with ME/CFS and Related Chronic Illnesses – Chronic Market
chronic.market
November 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Some excellent gift ideas for your chronically ill pal/friends & family:
#BookSky
chronic.market/chronic-illn...
#BookSky
chronic.market/chronic-illn...
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Long C-19 is not your friend.
"Conclusions: Long COVID affects over one-fifth of SARS-CoV-2 survivors, with fatigue and dyspnoea persisting in many. Female sex and severe acute infection increase risk. Standardized definitions and longer follow-up are needed."
www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/13...
"Conclusions: Long COVID affects over one-fifth of SARS-CoV-2 survivors, with fatigue and dyspnoea persisting in many. Female sex and severe acute infection increase risk. Standardized definitions and longer follow-up are needed."
www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/13...
www.mdpi.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Long C-19 is not your friend.
"Conclusions: Long COVID affects over one-fifth of SARS-CoV-2 survivors, with fatigue and dyspnoea persisting in many. Female sex and severe acute infection increase risk. Standardized definitions and longer follow-up are needed."
www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/13...
"Conclusions: Long COVID affects over one-fifth of SARS-CoV-2 survivors, with fatigue and dyspnoea persisting in many. Female sex and severe acute infection increase risk. Standardized definitions and longer follow-up are needed."
www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/13...
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#CFP: "The Ocean of Life. Humanities and the Ocean"
International seminar, 3 July 2026, University of the Ryukus, Japan.
Deadline for submissions: 19 December 2025
Info: international-seminar-ocean.my.canva.site
#envhum #envhist #ecolit #bluehumanities
International seminar, 3 July 2026, University of the Ryukus, Japan.
Deadline for submissions: 19 December 2025
Info: international-seminar-ocean.my.canva.site
#envhum #envhist #ecolit #bluehumanities
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM
#CFP: "The Ocean of Life. Humanities and the Ocean"
International seminar, 3 July 2026, University of the Ryukus, Japan.
Deadline for submissions: 19 December 2025
Info: international-seminar-ocean.my.canva.site
#envhum #envhist #ecolit #bluehumanities
International seminar, 3 July 2026, University of the Ryukus, Japan.
Deadline for submissions: 19 December 2025
Info: international-seminar-ocean.my.canva.site
#envhum #envhist #ecolit #bluehumanities
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From Broken Sleep Books - We are open for poetry pamphlet/chapbook submissions until 30th November.
@brokensleepbooks.bsky.social @dcahf-met.bsky.social #poetry #writingopps
www.brokensleepbooks.com
@brokensleepbooks.bsky.social @dcahf-met.bsky.social #poetry #writingopps
www.brokensleepbooks.com
Welcome | Broken Sleep Books
A working-class indie publisher putting access to the arts at the forefront of what we do. Authors include J H Prynne, Gillian Clarke, Fiona Benson, Luke Kennard, Andre Bagoo, Andrew McMillan, Pádraig...
www.brokensleepbooks.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
From Broken Sleep Books - We are open for poetry pamphlet/chapbook submissions until 30th November.
@brokensleepbooks.bsky.social @dcahf-met.bsky.social #poetry #writingopps
www.brokensleepbooks.com
@brokensleepbooks.bsky.social @dcahf-met.bsky.social #poetry #writingopps
www.brokensleepbooks.com
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We didn’t get Books Council Wales funding, it would've meant 5 years of stability. It’s a blow, and it means a rockier road ahead, but our commitment to ambitious, inclusive, working-class publishing stays firm. If you want to help: buy a book, spread the word, or donate:
ko-fi.com/brokensleepb...
ko-fi.com/brokensleepb...
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We didn’t get Books Council Wales funding, it would've meant 5 years of stability. It’s a blow, and it means a rockier road ahead, but our commitment to ambitious, inclusive, working-class publishing stays firm. If you want to help: buy a book, spread the word, or donate:
ko-fi.com/brokensleepb...
ko-fi.com/brokensleepb...
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Applications are now invited for the Society's 2026-27 Centenary PhD Fellowships for early career historians completing a doctorate bit.ly/48pWB72
Fellowships provide support of £8500 per award for 6 months and are held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
Fellowships provide support of £8500 per award for 6 months and are held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
Applications invited for the Society's Centenary PhD Fellowships, 2026-27 - RHS
Applications are now invited for the Royal Historical Society’s Centenary PhD Fellowships to support postgraduate historians to complete a doctorate. Two Fellowships, of six months each, are offered f...
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Applications are now invited for the Society's 2026-27 Centenary PhD Fellowships for early career historians completing a doctorate bit.ly/48pWB72
Fellowships provide support of £8500 per award for 6 months and are held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
Fellowships provide support of £8500 per award for 6 months and are held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
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TONIGHT at Manchester Poetry Library & ONLINE.
Celebrating Jean Sprackland's new book, Night Vision.
Celebrating Jean Sprackland's new book, Night Vision.
We're very excited for the book launch of Jean Sprackland's new book, Night Vision, this week at Manchester Poetry Library.
Online and in-person tickets.
#BookSky #NightSky #Darkness
www.mmu.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Online and in-person tickets.
#BookSky #NightSky #Darkness
www.mmu.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Night Vision: Book Launch with Karen Solie and Jean Sprackland, 20 Nov 2025
Reading, Manchester Poetry Library
www.mmu.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
TONIGHT at Manchester Poetry Library & ONLINE.
Celebrating Jean Sprackland's new book, Night Vision.
Celebrating Jean Sprackland's new book, Night Vision.
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(UK) Recording of Westminster Hall debate: "Government support for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis" (i.e. in the Houses of Parliament)
www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
This 4:30pm debate was led by Tessa Munt MP @tessamunt.bsky.social
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #PwME #MEcfs #CFS
www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
This 4:30pm debate was led by Tessa Munt MP @tessamunt.bsky.social
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #PwME #MEcfs #CFS
November 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
(UK) Recording of Westminster Hall debate: "Government support for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis" (i.e. in the Houses of Parliament)
www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
This 4:30pm debate was led by Tessa Munt MP @tessamunt.bsky.social
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #PwME #MEcfs #CFS
www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
This 4:30pm debate was led by Tessa Munt MP @tessamunt.bsky.social
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #PwME #MEcfs #CFS
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Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language.
—Lucille Clifton
—Lucille Clifton
September 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language.
—Lucille Clifton
—Lucille Clifton
Another great article from the brilliant work of @catherinehale.bsky.social & Chronic Illness Inclusion - paper from Catherine, Ana Bê & Anna Ruddock.
#DisabilitySky International Journal of Disability & Social Justice.
www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
#DisabilitySky International Journal of Disability & Social Justice.
www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
Introducing “Energy Limiting Conditions”: The Emergence and Evolution of a New Impairment Concept
<p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d1540804e129">The terms “energy limiting condition” (ELC) and “energy impairment”locate the embodied
e...
www.scienceopen.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Another great article from the brilliant work of @catherinehale.bsky.social & Chronic Illness Inclusion - paper from Catherine, Ana Bê & Anna Ruddock.
#DisabilitySky International Journal of Disability & Social Justice.
www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
#DisabilitySky International Journal of Disability & Social Justice.
www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...