The Weight of Light is a project which commissioned an inter-generational team of four writers from the Stroud District. These brilliant writers co-created writing with a hyperlocal lens about positive ways of adapting and moving through changes brought about by climate crisis. This editorial approach has been rooted in peer care, offering a model for artist-led climate communication.

A collaborative interview with Ilse Pelder, Hilary Watson & Alice Willits, ahead of publication of their superb new Dialect Press pamphlet We’ll Meet You There

Pop Up Poetry at Stroud Market

Vasiliki Albedo & Lucy Holme talk about their excellent forthcoming pamphlet Sardines, out on Dialect Press in February 2026.

Ella Duffy & Adam Horovitz talk about the process of putting together their superb upcoming pamphlet from Dialect Press, Rock, Paper, Scissors.

Announcing a new collaboration

‘Every year, the ospreys migrate. Every day, people leave where they are. There will only be more; the ospreys seeking their perches, the climate refugees from water and fire. We all need a liveable home.’ Jenny Rose writes about Ospreys and their return to a rapidly changing landscape.

Announcing a New Collaboration: Sean Borodale & Alun Hughes

Kate Dent shares her poem Kith and explains below how she wrote, workshopped and edited the piece.

Charlotte Couse is a recent participant on Level Up! our poetry workshop designed for those looking to level up their writing and get published. Here Charlotte shares her poem The Dead Solder and explains below how she wrote and edited the piece

Announcing a new commission from Dialect Press, a collaboration between Vasiliki Albedo and Lucy Holme

Announcing a new collaboration for 2025 with Ella Duffy and Adam Horovitz from Dialect Press

Writer and photographer Emma Lord on understanding her own writing process, and moving beyond the definitions provided by others

Katie Lloyd-Nunn reviews Golden Roots, a new album from Shelley Rider and Pete Ways

Ecologist Ivi Szaboova on trying to find a tender place in the world through writing.

Poet Jason Conway on living a creative life after his autism diagnosis

Kate Potts on the inspiration behind her Wise Women Poetry Workshop

Mark Blackburn on the challenges of writing about his father’s obsession with success, wealth and personal pleasure

Nadia Henderson on the homes that live within and outside of us and what buildings can tell us about the state of our characters’ relationships.

Hannah Marsh delves into the story of the Caesarean section, looking at how it weaves its way through myth, folklore and culture, as well as our shared medical and social history.