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Moving Mountains

Moving Mountains
On an indigo watercolour background with watercolour illustrations of natural materials e.g. leaves, kelp, feathers, rosehips, snowflakes and stones, from the top down, with a title on the centre-left which reads: "Moving Mountains – Writing Nature through Illness and Disability” and “edited by Louise Kenward” positioned in the bottom-right corner. Cover designed by Alice Marwick.

Nature is healing. So many people have become disconnected with nature. I'm delighted to offer 4 hardcovers and 1 e-book of Moving Mountains – Writing Nature through Illness and Disability edited by Louise Kenward published by Footnote Press. Details below.

On an indigo watercolour background with watercolour illustrations of natural materials e.g. leaves, kelp, feathers, rosehips, snowflakes and stones, from the top down, with a title on the centre-left which reads: "Moving Mountains – Writing Nature through Illness and Disability” and “edited by Louise Kenward” positioned in the bottom-right corner. Cover designed by Alice Marwick.

About the book

Through twenty-five pieces, the writers of Moving Mountains offer a vision of nature that encompasses the close up, the microscopic, and the vast.
From a single falling raindrop to the enormity of the north wind, this is nature experienced wholly and acutely, written from the perspective of disabled and chronically ill authors.
Moving Mountains is not about overcoming or conquering, but about living with and connecting, shifting the reader’s attention to the things easily overlooked by those who move through the world untroubled by the body that carries them.
Contributors: Isobel Anderson, Kerri Andrews, Polly Atkin, Khairani Barokka, Victoria Bennett, Feline Charpentier, Cat Chong, Eli Clare, Dawn Cole, Lorna Crabbe, Kate Davis, Carol Donaldson, Alec Finlay, Jamie Hale, Jane Hartshorn, Hannah Hodgson, Sally Huband, Rowan Jaines, Dillon Jaxx, Louise Kenward, Abi Palmer, Louisa Adjoa Parker, Alice Tarbuck, Nic Wilson
A photo of the editor, Louise Kenward, from the shoulders up. She is looking into the camera and is in the middle of lush green space, with leaves backgrounding her.

About the editor

Louise Kenward is a writer, artist and psychologist. Her writing has featured in Women on Nature, The Polyphony, The Clearing and Radio 3 (Landscapes of Recovery). In 2020, she set up ZebraPsych with the aim of raising awareness of energy limiting chronic illness, and she co-produced the anthology Disturbing the Body (Boudicca). Louise was Writer in Residence with Sussex Wildlife Trust (2021-2022) and is a postgraduate researcher at the Centre for Place Writing, Manchester Metropolitan University.

Details

1) Any disabled person in the US or UK is eligible for the hardcovers. The e-book is available to anyone in the world. You do not need to disclose any details about your disability.

If you already received a book from one of my previous giveaways, please consider letting other people have a chance.

2) There will be 2 hardcovers available for US winners, 2 hardcovers available for UK winners, and one e-book for anyone in the world. If you do not receive a reply that means the books have been claimed or you did not include all the required information.

3) Send an email to DisabilityVisibilityProject@gmail.com with 'Louise Kenward Giveaway’ in the title of the message. Do not reply to this post!!

4) Include the following information in your message:

  • First and last name
  • Mailing address
  • Preferred format: hardcover or e-book

Please note: I will send this information along with your email address to the publisher. They are responsible for confirming your details and sending you the book. Please be patient!

Published by:

Alice Wong

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