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Kerri Andrews

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Writer and academic. New book Pathfinding March 2025. Author of Wanderers. Editor of Way Makers + Nan Shepherd’s letters. Walker, reader. Writing courses at kerriandrews.co.uk Order Pathfinding here https://www.theportobellobookshop.com/9781783968428-s .. more

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Kerri Louise Andrews is a non-fiction writer and editor specialising in women's experiences of walking. She is a former reader in women's literature and textual editing at Edge Hill University. She was a elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in May 2025. .. more

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Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · 1h

Obviously #BookSky likely to have *opinions*

Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · 1h

Placing bets now for how large a percentage of my appearance fee gets dropped at the festival bookshop tomorrow. There’s a dedicated children’s bookshop, too. Not ruling out 100% tbh

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Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · 3d

Life goals

Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve been known to take my son on a massive bike ride *and* give him a big blast round the playpark on the same day but… nope, doesn’t make an iota of difference. ‘I’m not tired!’ He mewls while bouncing off the bed at 9.30. *I’m tired*

Please tell me yours have grown out of it before your 90th….

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Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · 3d

Coping with the ongoing nightmare that is my son’s behaviour at bedtime by saying softly to myself ‘that’s one more done’ whenever I’ve bribed or caved sufficiently to get him to stop bouncing (literally) round his room. Figure he’ll grow out of it, but will that be before or after I turn 90? 🤔 💀

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Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · 3d

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Banshee Press @bansheepress.bsky.social · 15d

Banshee Press is open for book submissions from 1-15 October! 📚

Guidelines are at the link below. We look forward to reading your work!

bansheepress.org/read/banshee...

Banshee Press is open for book submissions from 1-15 October — Banshee Press

Banshee Press is open for book-length submissions of fiction, poetry and memoir from 1-15 October 2025 . All submitted manuscripts will be considered for our 2027 and 2028 lists (and perhaps…

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Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · 8d

This would be a wonderful role for the lucky person. It’s a great degree with lovely colleagues and wonderful students and you won’t regret applying.

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Part Time Senior Lecturer in Creative Non-Fiction (Fixed Term)

Job Opening: Part Time Senior Lecturer in Creative Non-Fiction (Fixed Term) at Bath Spa University in Bath, Somerset - Newton Park.

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Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · 11d

Urgh. I go for the you don’t bother me I don’t bother you approach. But that does rather depend on them getting down into the floorboards in a timely fashion, and I’m not sure this one hasn’t taken a shine to the high life on my nice soft carpet.

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Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · 12d

Horrified to learn it’s spider season again already by watching the biggest fecking Beelzebub scoot across my bedroom floor like it owns the bloody place.

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Dingle Literary Festival @dinglelit.bsky.social · 15d

Our opening event this year will see Eimear McBride in conversation with Nicole Flattery in WAVE Dingle on Friday, November 21st at 7:30pm 📚🙌
Book your tickets here: bit.ly/4grdK2C 🎟
#DingleLit2025

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Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · 15d

Well, I knew 2025 was going to be tough but I’d no idea how tough. It’s time though, at last, for new beginnings. I’m so glad to be working at Cork. So glad to have two beautiful, mad children. So glad to have a circle of dear, dear friends who uplift me. Here’s to starting over.

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Banshee Press @bansheepress.bsky.social · 15d

Banshee Press is open for book submissions from 1-15 October! 📚

Guidelines are at the link below. We look forward to reading your work!

bansheepress.org/read/banshee...

Banshee Press is open for book submissions from 1-15 October — Banshee Press

Banshee Press is open for book-length submissions of fiction, poetry and memoir from 1-15 October 2025 . All submitted manuscripts will be considered for our 2027 and 2028 lists (and perhaps…

bansheepress.org

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Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · 20d

Apparently I’m going to be in ITV border life this evening at 7pm. It was lovely to record, down by the Tweed and Neidpath Castle. What isn’t on camera is my little 4yo daughter having a tantrum because Rich, interviewed with me, dared to be interviewed when he’d been playing with her 🙃

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Felicity Hayes-McCoy @fhayesmccoy.bsky.social · 23d

Just heard that tickets for this workshop are selling well already.

Do come and join us in Dingle in November. It's a brilliant festival in a stunning place.

dinglelit.ie/news/event/h...

#Spéirgorm #writingcommunity #Ireland #Dingle #Books @dinglelit.bsky.social @gaiabanks.bsky.social

How to Shape a Story with Felicity Hayes-McCoy

Finding the right form can make or break even the best writing. Explore new creative directions in this relaxed and practical workshop.

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Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · 26d

This was one of the main reasons why I wrote Wanderers, and why I continued with Way Makers. There is *so* much evidence of women active in all sorts of spheres, including the outdoors. Some evidence is so ludicrously easy to find, not seeing it has to have been a choice. Time for better histories.

Helen @helenpins.bsky.social · 26d

Please be prepared for this to become my entire personality (yes, it always has been, but now I will have stats to back up my tenacity) #historyteacher #EndSexismInSchools #women observer.co.uk/news/columni...

Girls just want to be in our history textbooks

Women are still largely missing from the history we teach in classrooms. If we want a fairer future, we must stop erasing half the past

observer.co.uk

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Helen @helenpins.bsky.social · 26d

Girls just want to be in our history textbooks

Women are still largely missing from the history we teach in classrooms. If we want a fairer future, we must stop erasing half the past

observer.co.uk

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James O’Sullivan @jamesosullivan.bsky.social · 28d

Delighted to share that the Department of #DigitalHumanities @ucc.ie will host a digital artist as part of the first @artscouncilireland.bsky.social Digital Artist in Residence pilot programme.

Applications are now open!
Enquiries to @stephenroddy.bsky.social

artscouncil.ie/funding-oppo...

Arts Council Digital Artist in Residence at University College Cork (Pilot) - The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

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Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · Sep 13

It’s been a week. But yesterday I led an adult nature writing/walking class that involved five grown women rolling down a hill (literally), lying in heaps giggling; a kingfisher; an encounter with bull rushes; a meeting with a juvenile mistle thrush; and three mergensers plus heron. So that was ace.

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Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · Sep 13

It was rather. The report says it was a ‘difficult’ procedure because he basically shoved my organ into a great big loop with his camera so no wonder it bloody hurt. Why are they so offended by people’s genuine pain???!?!?!?

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Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · Sep 13

Well, I guess it speaks to the effective advocacy against medical misogyny that @pollyrowena.bsky.social and others are embarked upon that, in the middle of an agonising invasive procedure this afternoon, when I got told off for wailing, I felt able to shout back *and* I got the extra drugs I needed

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Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · Sep 11

I’m so lucky that Ellen is one of my new colleagues. I can’t believe my good fortune. And thanks for the warm welcome!

Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · Sep 11

It seems *such* a dynamic and talented team. And yes, we have some really brilliant poets!

Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · Sep 10

Thank you so much Niamh. That’s a lovely thing to take the time to write.

Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · Sep 10

So, if I can offer anything like that to anyone out there struggling, ping me a DM. Redundancy is shattering. There’s worse to come in UK HE before it gets better. If I can help you at all let me know.

And for those who told me about life after redundancy, I found my ‘But, then…’ Thank you. ENDS

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Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · Sep 10

And build community. I have been so, so lucky and am so, so grateful for all the kindnesses, big and small, that have come my way from folk here and out there. Gradually rebuilding confidence. Helping me find my way again. I wouldn’t be here now with this lovely role if it wasn’t for you. 8/9

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Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · Sep 10

I can’t count. Thank god I do words. But if you’re not in the midst of redundancies, a couple of thoughts: you might well be soon. Look to what else you could do with your huge skills and knowledge. Never doubt those skills or that knowledge, even if the institution you work for casts you off 7/n

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Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · Sep 10

But I know so many colleagues in UK HE are in the midst of the sort of body-crushing anxiety I was experiencing last year. It is wretched and miserable. I wonder if others will follow me to work in Ireland, where neoliberalism hasn’t taken root in the same horrifying ways. What a loss for the UK 6/n

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Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · Sep 10

And @stephenmossauthor.bsky.social who gave me time and confidence. I became more intentionally a writer of the Tweed valley. Work came from that. I got offered work mentoring other writers in the Scottish Borders-work I’m continuing because it has been so rewarding. I have been very lucky. 4/n

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Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · Sep 10

A major fillip then was a commission from the currently-taking-a-social-media-break Glen O’Hara. That was my first freelance piece. Gradually more work came in, with work generating work. People were so kind on here, too, speaking with me, Zooming with me. Thank you @gailsimmons.bsky.social 3/n

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Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · Sep 10

When I was made redundant from Edge Hill last June I thought my academic career was over. My pension gone. It was very, very bleak. I was super lucky to have had writing creatively to fall back on. Tho it took some time as my confidence was 0, gradually I got some work freelancing. 2/n

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