Wordsworth dated his Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey On Revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a Tour the 13th July 1798 and this year, on the same date, we walked in his footsteps. Philip Rush looks back at this recent extreme writing workshop.

From our Arts Council mentoring scheme, Kate Keogan blogs on accountability and showing up at the page.

Dialect mentee Audrey Healy on realising that the best thing she could do for her writing might be to let her novel go …

Poet Diana Humphrey on her experience of two recent Dialect poetry courses

Post-pandemic, I had resolved to say “yes” to opportunities. Next step: borrow a wetsuit … travel writer Deborah Gray on joining a Dialect Swim-Write Workshop

From our Arts Council mentoring scheme, Kate Keogan blogs on the pressure and precipitation of writing and refining poems for a pamphlet

Kate Thomas, a participant on one of our recent Swim-Writes on the Thames in June 2021 produced this stunning poetry film in response to our workshop.

Writer in Residence Hannah Persaud blogs about how Life in all its fullness and horror has a habit of rolling on … in spite of writing deadlines.

Kate Keogan on meeting up with her fellow mentees and the inescapable intensity of the writer’s gaze …

From our Arts Council supported mentoring scheme, Keely O’Shaughnessy blogs on feeling the pinch - the discomfort and joy of working with mentor Mahsuda Snaith.

Kate Keogan blogs on seasonality in writing life and the efficacy of childish motivational strategies…

Stephen Connoly concludes his blog series as this month’s Dialect x Waterland writer in residence with some reflections on the process of writing, editing, rehearsing, performing and recording his radio play, Square With The House, from scratch.

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Writer in Residence Steve Connolly continues his series of blogs on the writing process as he finalises the script for his forthcoming radio play, Square With The House.

Katie Lloyd-Nun reflects on her recent experience of a swim-write workshop at Lake 32

Writer in Residence Stephen Connolly blogs about finding inspiration at the lake after a three month absence

‘Tired… and slightly balder’ after a recurrent brush with Non-Hodgkinsons Lymphoma, writer in residence Stephen Connoly blogs - in signature understated style - on being back in business at the lake

Kate Keogan, one of our Arts Council supported mentees, on the ups and downs of the writerly Zoomscape

Sarah Hemings, one of our Arts Council supported mentees, on writing in the small gaps that motherhood yields and having the time of her life.

Writer in residence Jacqui Stearn on walking her way into writing and the power of getting lost.