Want to write about nature and the climate crisis? Join our masterclass to find out more
The climate crisis is one of the biggest challenges we face to date. And writing about nature or the climate crisis can sometimes feel overwhelming. You might be wondering how to write about environmental issues in a way which compels people rather than alienates them. We will be looking at how to write about these issues in a compelling way, with tips and tricks from industry experts.
Our special guests Durre Shahwar (editor, writer, PhD), Owen Sheers (novelist, poet, playwright) and Taylor Edmonds (poet, writer, facilitator) together bring many years of experience writing about nature across all genres.
About our special guests
Durre Shahwar is a writer, researcher, editor, and an artist with a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing from Cardiff University. She is an Associate Fellow of Higher Education and teaches and facilitates creative writing, literature seminars and workshops. Durre is the co-editor of Gathering, an essay anthology on nature, climate, the landscape by women of colour (2024, 404 Ink). In 2022, she was the recipient of a Future Wales Fellowship and her non-fiction work-in-progress was highly commended for the Morley Lit Prize. She was formerly a Deputy Editor at Wasafiri Magazine, where she was previously a Writer-in-Residence.
Owen Sheers is an award-winning poet, author and playwright. Twice-winner of Welsh Book of the Year he was the recipient of the 2016 St Davids Award for Culture and the 2018 Wilfred Owen Poetry Award. His poetry publications include Skirrid Hill and Pink Mist, which was adapted for the stage by Bristol Old Vic. His BAFTA-nominated BBC film-poem The Green Hollow also won three BAFTA Cymru awards, including for Best Writer. To Provide All People, his most recent film-poem, was broadcast to mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS. The author of two novels, Resistance and I Saw A Man, his latest TV drama, The Trick, about the 2009 ‘Climategate events’ was nominated for a BAFTA Cymru best film award. A former NYPL Cullman Fellow, he is Cennad of WalesPENCymru, Professor of Creative Writing at Swansea University and co-founder of Black Mountains College, a new college focused on systems change and sustainable futures. He lives with his two daughters in Wales.
Taylor Edmonds is a poet, writer and creative facilitator from Barry. Her work explores themes of womanhood, identity, connection, nature and empowerment. Taylor’s debut poetry pamphlet Back Teeth is out now with Broken Sleep Books. She was the 21-22 Poet in Residence for the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales. She has received a Rising Stars Award from Literature Wales and Firefly Press for her writing for young people.
Free sign up
Join us online at 7.00pm on Wednesday 21st of May. The event will take place on Zoom and you can register here. Everyone is welcome to attend, and the event is free and open to non-members, even if you’re not in or from Wales.
Live real-time captioning will be available.
Do email us at silvia@inclusivejournalism.cymru if you have any accessibility needs we can help with.