Louise Kenward

ALIVE WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS The Anthology Our anthology seeks to capture what it means to live with and not in spite of chronic illness and disability. We are looking for literature that fits the theme of living with and not 'in spite of chronic illness or disability. We seek to capture moments of joy, triumph, and growth, highlighting the resilience of the disabled community whilst acknowledging the struggles and challenges that come with living with chronic illness and disability. We are looking for short pieces of literature, such as prose, poetry, and short stories (maximum 2,500 words), fiction or non-fiction. NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS

ALIVE WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS The Anthology: Letters to today's disabled youth As part of our upcoming anthology which seeks to capture what it means to live with and not in spite of chronic illness and disability. We are looking for short reflections (around 250 words), on what you would tell your younger self or a disabled child or young person. We recognise that many of us walked hallways filled with peers who didn't understand what it was like to live with a health condition, not knowing what the future would look like. Children and young people are still walking those same hallways we once did, and this is our contribution to the next generation. So if you have a moment and a few words to spare, consider writing a letter to your childhood self and to the children and young people of the future. NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS

ALIVE WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS The Anthology: Parent and carers perspectives As part of our upcoming anthology which seeks to capture what it means to live with and not in spite of chronic illness and disability. We are looking for written perspectives from parents and carers of disabled children, of up to 2,500 words. We are looking for literature that fits the theme of living with and not 'in spite of chronic illness or disability. We seek to capture moments of joy, triumph, and growth, highlighting the resilience of the disabled community whilst acknowledging the struggles and challenges that come with living with chronic illness and disability. NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS

#Chronicillness #invisibleillness #mecfs #ME/CFS #writing #Chronicpain

The House of Lords Digital & Communications Committee just published their report on AI, copyright & the creative industries, and their conclusions could not be clearer.

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Dressing through Pandemics: a special issue launch Join us for a virtual celebration of fashion resilience during tough times at the 'Dressing through Pandemics' launch.

Morolake Dairo & Sharon Nunoo feature in Dressing Through Pandemics: a special issue launch for Intellect @intellectbooks.bsky.social - how clothing & dress became central technologies of care, identity, politics & resilience during a period of global disruption.
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Speakers include Christopher Armstrong, Chris Ponting @cgatist.bsky.social , Oystein Fluge, David Putrino @putrinolab.bsky.social , Carmen Scheibenbogen @scheibenbogen.bsky.social , and many other ME/CFS experts.
#MEcfs #LongCovid

fabulous!

The spine of Moving Mountains - navy blue with rainbow writing between two other nature books.

First time I've seen the paperback of #MovingMountains in the wild! 😁 @louisekenward.bsky.social

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Poems that make things happen Online poetry workshops designed to make you think, bring you joy, make you a better reader and writer AND fit in with your busy schedule.

Online poetry workshops with Helen Mort? Yes please!

Poems that make things happen. One off or book the whole series - 1 hour sessions of creativity.
@helenmort.bsky.social
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The Observer Anthony Burgess Prize for Arts Journalism - The International Anthony Burgess Foundation The Observer Anthony Burgess Prize for Arts Journalism is a writing competition which aims to encourage new journalistic talent. The competition is currently open for entries. The prize remembers the ...

Last call for entries
@anthonyburgess.bsky.social Prize for Arts Journalism.

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As poster says, ignore the seemingly homophobic heading, this is a good read, particularly on her disability and challenges of access to public spaces. I still think she was foolish, voting Tory at one point, but her convictions seem generally sound.

Email sent to NHS elearning enquiries on 12 January 2026. Subject - Request for information. Dear NHSE elearning hub, I am making a freedom of information request (FOIA 2000) for the following data. In 2024/5, the NHS England elfh e-learning hub introduced 3 new modules on ME/CFS: 1. An introduction to ME/CFS (May 2024). 2. ME/CFS: guidance for community-based healthcare practitioners (January 2025). 3. Managing Severe ME/CFS (September 2025). Please can you tell me how many people have completed each module to date (from date of introduction), and what the breakdown is for logins by NHS staff (nhs.uk), and those in government (gov.uk), academic (ac.uk), and social care sectors (if available). I am happy for your response to be sent to this email address. Many thanks for your help, Lucy B

About a month ago, I made a FOIA request to the NHS England Learning Hub about their new learning modules on ME/CFS...

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Publications Swimming the Seasons: A Freshwater Almanac (Saraband, 2026) COMING MAY 7TH 2026 A little book about swimming all year round in the lakes, rivers and tarns of the English Lake District, despite not …

I've updates my website with details of my TWO books - yes that's TWO books - out this year:

1. My 3rd poetry collection #EmergencyDream out with @serenbooks.bsky.social March 16th

2. #SwimmingTheSeasons: A freshwater Almanac, out with @saraband-books.bsky.social May 7th

#BookSky #BookNews

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well this is good news!

This is brilliant Jake, and it looks beautiful!
Wonderful news to see its return this year...v exciting x

Say no to Palantir in the NHS NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back

The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software.

Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.

You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for fiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Association. …

Huge thanks to all the US indie booksellers who've taken #TheCompanyOfOwls to heart and to their shelves, meaning it's squeezed into the @lithub.com.web.brid.gy Indie Top 40 pre official pub date. My 1st time on a bestseller list other our own shop's. As a writer and bookseller it means so much.

Thank you Lea, it's lovely to be reminded of this - I loved writing and recording it!

The Essay - A Landscape for Recovery - Louise Kenward on the Ocean as Mirror at Bexhill-on-Sea - BBC Sounds Writer, artist and psychologist Louise Kenward describes her relationship with the sea.

I also listened to a coastal themed essay by @louisekenward.bsky.social on BBC Sounds. Yes please, to have art accessible like this so I can enjoy it from home or wherever I might be ✨️

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This in person (UK) and online!

A reading and discussion of Annah, Infinite, an experimental work of creative non-fiction that challenges #ArtHistory, confronts colonial #ableism, and reclaims a stolen spirit…

the young girl in Annah la Javanaise (1893-94), Gauguin’s famous painting. #Lit #ArtSky

British Psychological Society MECFS Guidelines Update - Chronic Living Therapy Brief update on work by a group of psychologists who are creating up-to-date guidelines on M.E. for the British Psychological Society.

And a great post from @chronicliving123.bsky.social I think I missed at the end of last year - an update on the BPS guidelines for psychologists working with #pwME - essential work that is being co-produced w @actionforme.bsky.social & @meassociation.org.uk
chroniclivingtherapy.com/bps-guidelin...

What a lovely list to be a part of, thank you Tom!

#BookSky #CreativitySky

Wild Women Writers. We will be talking about portals, edgelands, peatbogs & other marginal places. Here's the link for tickets:
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I'd be happy to write something/interview if you'd like sometime?

British Psychological Society MECFS Guidelines Update - Chronic Living Therapy Brief update on work by a group of psychologists who are creating up-to-date guidelines on M.E. for the British Psychological Society.

And a great post from @chronicliving123.bsky.social I think I missed at the end of last year - an update on the BPS guidelines for psychologists working with #pwME - essential work that is being co-produced w @actionforme.bsky.social & @meassociation.org.uk
chroniclivingtherapy.com/bps-guidelin...

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- Jeremy Jeffs, Photography project @jeremy-jeffs.bsky.social

- ‘I would be there if I could’ – Alison Larkman’s Mirrorbox project

- Moving Mountains, edited by @louisekenward.bsky.social

- Crafting a Path Through Illness – by @germainehypher.bsky.social

#chroniclife #PwME #mirrorbox #CFS

What a lovely list to be a part of, thank you Tom!

#BookSky #CreativitySky

Image depicting the cover of the book, "Moving Mountains," for a Q&A in the SEJournal column, BookShelf "Between the Lines."

Writers w. #disabilities & chronic #illnesses explore perspectives on #nature & #environment in a unique anthology, “Moving Mountains.” Editor @louisekenward.bsky.social discusses the recent volume in a new #SEJournalBookShelf Q&A: www.sej.org/publications... @sejorg.bsky.social

While compelled to live at Netherne Hospital for thirty years, Gwyneth Rowlands created many hundreds of work on flints & other found objects retrieved from the surrounding fields.
Believing she had no imagination or aptitude for art, she was initially reluctant to attend the art therapy studio

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Between the Lines — Writing Nature Through Illness and Disability Writers with disabilities and chronic illnesses explore perspectives on nature and environment in a unique anthology, “Moving Mountains.” Editor Louise Kenward discusses the recent volume with contrib...

Thrilled to see this in (virtual) print at last - many thanks to the wonderful Bill Allen & the Society of Environmental Journalism for this close attention to Moving Mountains.
#Disability #NatureWriting #EnvironmentSky #BookSky
@portyliterary.bsky.social
Read in full:
www.sej.org/publications...

Between the Lines — Writing Nature Through Illness and Disability Writers with disabilities and chronic illnesses explore perspectives on nature and environment in a unique anthology, “Moving Mountains.” Editor Louise Kenward discusses the recent volume with contrib...

Thrilled to see this in (virtual) print at last - many thanks to the wonderful Bill Allen & the Society of Environmental Journalism for this close attention to Moving Mountains.
#Disability #NatureWriting #EnvironmentSky #BookSky
@portyliterary.bsky.social
Read in full:
www.sej.org/publications...