Canopy Authors
Canopy - an anthology of writing for the Urban Tree Festival
These writers are the winners from two competitions run by the Museum of Walking and Sampson Low Publishers whose works have been published in two illustrated anthologies: “Canopy” and “Autumn Colours”. The competition required writers to compose poems or stories of 250 words and under. This contributor list features writers from ‘Canopy’ - please click here to see the authors of ‘Autumn Colours’.
To wrap up the festival, the writers are showcasing their work in this event, so please join us in showing your support! You can also purchase a copy of the book here, with all proceeds going towards supporting the future development of the Urban Tree Festival.
Paul Chown is 52 and lives with his wife in South London and works in local government.
Paul’s story: “The Sycamore Stake”
Nick Fox is a librarian, living in Upper Norwood. He enjoys reading, walking and volunteering with the London Wildlife Trust. He dislikes clothes shopping.
Nick’s story: “The Guardian of Spa Wood”
Deborah Harrison works for Environment Movement and SilverLeaf Associates in policy research and campaigns on rivers and wetlands, farm wildlife conservation, local food, community enterprise, eco-arts.
Deborah’s story: “Millennium Wood”
Robert Hogg is a Canadian poet, retired English professor, farmer, and miller has practiced ecopoetics on his organic farm in Eastern Ontario since 1973.
Robert’s poem: “Spring 2016 The Chestnut Forests of North America”
Albert Pellicer is a poet born in Barcelona and based in London. His work focuses on concepts of the unheard and text beyond the page.
Albert’s poem: “Passage imbued with tree”
Rachel Playforth is a Sussex-based librarian-poet. She co-edited the wild swimming anthology Watermarks and is currently working on a multimedia poem sequence 'Twitten'. @archelina
Rachel’s poem: “On being asked about my favourite tree”
E. E. Rhodes is an archaeologist who lives in Cardiff, with 4,000 books, a tolerant partner, and at least a couple of mice. @electra_rhodes
E. E. Rhodes’ story: “Grief, Like the Apple Tree Grows Not Straight”
Mark Stewart is writing in the literary edgelands in the belief that the short story and the poem have as much to say as the novel, perhaps more.
Mark’s story: “The Woodland Chimes”
Joseph Surtees lives in London, writes often about memory and has been published in a couple of places.
Joseph’s story: “Sink Earthwards”
Amanda Tuke writes and blogs about the joy of urban/suburban nature-watching and the impact nature has on wellbeing particularly for city-dwellers. Instagram/Twitter @suburbanwilduk www.suburbanwild.wordpress.com
Amanda’s story: “Bed Bound Birdwatching: an escape into the canopy”
