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I've just written a new piece. This time it's for Blue Door Press and it's an essay....on the essay! It's in a series of personal essays by Blue Door Press writers. Hope people like it. I'd love feedback! bluedoorpress.co.uk/category/perso…

Beautiful new essay in our online series by Sarah Salway on 'The Literary Picnic'. A joy to read and perfect timing for good spring weather, announcing the start of plenty of opportunities for outdoor eating...and delicious literary reading! bluedoorpress.co.uk/category/perso…

A fabulous new essay in our series of 'Personal Essays'. This one, by Annabel Chown draws on the writer's challenging experiences of illness, to write about reconstruction in many senses of the word – from buildings to the body to re-constructing a life. bluedoorpress.co.uk/category/perso…

Each month, around this time, we put up another 'Personal Essay'. This one by Jane Kirwan is a wonderful, wistful, personal reflection on Prague and its history, drawing in thoughts on parallels with the current war in Ukraine. bluedoorpress.co.uk/2023/07/30/on-…

New blog in our series of Personal Essays by Barbara Bleiman 🎓 Education is Conversation called 'On Grandfathers'. She discusses the stereotypes associated with grandfathers & examines them in relation to the grandfathers in her own life. bluedoorpress.co.uk/category/altog…

A brand new 'Personal Essay' is up on our website - 'On London Restaurants' by Annabel Chown. It's a lovely set of reflections on restaurants & what they have meant to her, reminders of different people and periods in her life. bluedoorpress.co.uk/category/blog/

Here's the start of 'Of Note' - a new series blogs by Blue Door Press writers! Jane Kirwan writes about Anna Burns' novel 'Milkman', exploring what it feels like to re-read it now, in a world that's increasingly fragile, fraught & conflict-ridden. bluedoorpress.co.uk/2024/02/29/of-…

Great piece on Nathan Hill's The Nix by Blue Door Press author Pam Johnson. 'Of note, then, is the idea that maybe you shouldn’t be too hasty in abandoning those short stories you never finished.' bluedoorpress.co.uk/2024/03/25/of-…

The latest in our new 'Of Note' series, in which Pam Johnson recommends 'The Nix' and teases out some invaluable ideas about writing at the same time. bluedoorpress.co.uk/2024/03/25/of-…

New post in our 'Of Note' series by Barbara Bleiman 🎓 Education is Conversation, about things of note in the world of children's poetry, with great suggestions for things to look out for! bluedoorpress.co.uk/category/blog/…

Blue Door Press Barbara Bleiman 🎓 Education is Conversation Thank you so much for shining a light on the CLPE Poetry Award and Shadowing Scheme Barbara. It’s been such a wonderful experience for many teachers and children, as Imogen M16 reveals in this WorkerBee blog: kntn.ly/4fa84da7

Terrific new blog in our 'Of Note' series by Francis Gilbert, who talks about notes and their importance in his life. And what a photo of him, in his student note-taking days too! bluedoorpress.co.uk/category/blog/…

Lovely new piece by Annabel Chown on Trieste, and the way that writing can attract you to visiting new places. bluedoorpress.co.uk/category/blog/…

A brand new 'Of Note' piece is up on our website today, in this case a wonderful poem by Jane Kirwan, with powerful reflections on war in Europe, conflict & human suffering refracted through the evocation of birdsong. bluedoorpress.co.uk/category/altog…

Lovely new 'Of Note' piece by Pam Johnson on writing memoir - Mishal Husain's, her own, and some advice for those who might want to write about their own lives and family history! bluedoorpress.co.uk/2024/08/29/of-…

New blog in the 'Of Note' series by Barbara Bleiman 🎓 Education is Conversation in which she asks whether big, long books, plays, films and other cultural experiences are worth the time and effort they require. bluedoorpress.co.uk/category/blog/…

A fascinating new blog by Francis Gilbert in the 'Of Note' series, exploring how we might respond to an opera like 'Carmen' differently in the light of contemporary thinking about domestic violence & the 'me too' movt. bluedoorpress.co.uk/2024/11/01/wha…

A heartwarming read on a cold morning. Annabel Chown's new piece in our 'Of Note' series explores the value of gratitude, both in our lives and also as a stimulus for our creativity. bluedoorpress.co.uk/category/blog/…

We're delighted to announce today's publication through Blue Door Press of Barbara Bleiman 🎓 Education is Conversation's debut collection of children's poetry 'Snap!' See the terrific comments by poets Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 Carole Bromley & Moniza Alvi to get a flavour of it. amazon.co.uk/Snap-Poems-Chi…