Awen Publications

7.30pm for 8pm Hawkwood College, Stroud Join ecopoet Helen Moore in Stroud to celebrate the launch of her third poetry collection, The Mother Country. Helen will be supported with additional readings by local poet, Adam Horovitz, who has written extensively about his mother, and about humanity’s relationship with the landscape. Expect themes of mothers, environmentalism, postcolonialism & future generations. Free entry, drinks available to purchase The Mother Country by Helen

by Alistair McNaught, The Tragicall History of Campbell McCluskie Some contemporary scientists give the impression (whether deliberately or not) that the gap between what is known and what is yet to be discovered about life and the universe is too small to accommodate the existence of a deity. And yet, that gap remains and, to my mind, always will remain infinite. From El Pensador Solitario by Alejandro Hijo de Nada The Tragicall History of Campbell McCluskie Alain Robbe-Gril

by Anthony Nanson I’m delighted to announce that we’ve recreated the Awen website using more up-to-date software. It’s responsive now on mobile devices, you can order books directly from us via Paypal, and we’re making sure it has plenty of interesting information to advance the cause of ecobardic writing. The homepage and About page outline in brief Awen’s mission to promote quality writing that ‘engages with the world’ – a phrase intended to convey the idea of a reciprocal

The next Frome Poetry Cafe on Monday 24th features two major names, both reading from their new publications: Whitbread-winning author Lindsay Clarke is joined by Bristol poet Matt Duggan, whose previous collection won the 2015 Erbacce prize for poetry, in an unusual collaboration which we think you will find fascinating and thought-provoking. Lindsay says of his latest book A Dance with Hermes “John Moat, co-creator of the Arvon Foundation, envisioned Hermes as guardian deit

Anthony Nanson is the author of both fiction and non-fiction titles. Awen has published one of each. Order the book here or buy it from Amazon. Order the book here or buy it from Amazon. From the intrigue and romance of town and abbey to the faery magic of the wild, here are thirty of the county’s most enchanting tales, brought imaginatively to life by a dynamic local storyteller. Order the book here or buy if from Amazon. Zoologist Dr Brendan Merlie has wasted his best years