Animals in the Forest: The Day Terrible Things Came is much more than a story from the animals’ point of view. It’s also “a story to save the Earth“! How does one story save the Earth, you ask? The story itself is about an increasingly concerning environmental issue – humans ‘developing’ land where wild animals live.
Environmental Activists and Indigenous Tribes Honoured in Animals Eco-Fiction Read More »
Erbacce-press, a UK-based publisher of poetry, arranges an annual, worldwide poetry competition, the erbacce-prize for poetry. They recently announced their 2020 long-list of around 140 poets, chosen from over 9000 submissions, and I’m on it! You can read more of my poetry here – some of these poems were submissions to the competition. Here is
Erbacce-Prize for Poetry 2020: Poems Long-Listed! Read More »
All your questions about Veganism answered in this series of 5 minute videos, each covering a different aspect of Veganism and being a Vegan: Vegan in 5 – Video 1: What’s a Vegan? What it means to be a Vegan, Veganism compared to Vegetarianism, the Vegan diet at home and when out and about, and some
Veganism in 5 Minutes: 5 Videos to Support your Veganuary Read More »
The phrase “Climate Change” gets bandied about a lot. But what does Climate Change mean? As a result of human activity on this planet, we’re seeing increased storms, floods and droughts – and they are bigger and more devastating. Global temperatures, especially in the oceans, are increasing, and polar ice caps are melting, which means
Climate Change isn’t everything: We’re talking Planetary Collapse. Let’s fix it. Read More »
There’s a lot of talk lately about climate change, environmental destruction and ecological collapse, and how we’re all doomed if we don’t change our lifestyles. Have you noticed how much of this protest is directed at governments and leaders? Sure, their views and actions are important, because they make the laws which protect natural habitats,
5 Ways to Save the Earth in Your Own Back Garden Read More »
If you’re wondering what to do with the kids this April, why not bring them along to Waterstones in Welwyn Garden City on Wednesday 17th April? I will be running more of my popular Kid’s Writing Workshops – this time “Write a Story to Save Elephants“. We’ll be looking at all the situations where elephants
Write a Story to Save Elephants – Kids’ Writing Workshops at Waterstones Read More »
It’s not new news. Plastics are everywhere – all around us, as waste and litter, and in our minds, thanks to lots of recent plastic pollution awareness campaigns. And we’re all trying to reduce, reuse and recycle our plastic bottles and other plastics responsibly, so less rubbish ends up lying around or ending up in
Prep Your Plastics! 52 Things You Can Do to Save the Planet Series Read More »
What’s all this stuff about Veganuary? Veganuary is a commitment to try the Vegan diet and/or the Veganism lifestyle for the 31 days of January this year or every year. How do you pronounce Veganuary? Almost like Jan-u-ary, except it’s Vee-Gan-You-Ary! Why January? Well that’s when lots of us make ‘New Year Resolutions’ to do
What’s Veganuary About? 52 Ways to Save the Planet Series Read More »
Veganism: passing fad or here to stay? Veganism is being embraced, especially by young celebrities and their followers, and the numbers of people adopting vegan diets have risen exponentially in the last 10 years. Are they just trying to be trendy, or is there something else going on? Matt Prior, a vegan and vegan activist in
Veganism: How You can Save the Planet with Plant-Based Choices Read More »
UPDATE June 2018: ‘The Zoo Animals’ Faraway Dream‘ has been published! Find out more here. If you or your kids are into reading about the natural environment, green issues, ecology, animals or saving the planet, then my next book, ‘The Zoo Animals’ Faraway Dream‘ is for you! It’s a story about living behind bars, told
New Animal Rights Story for Teens to be Published Soon Read More »
