Photo of Kate Innes by Jim Hawkins
Welcome.
Here you will find news about my various publications and activities – and examples of my writing.
My work rises out of my intense interest in the natural world, art, mythology and history.
As an experienced teacher and workshop leader, I am able to deliver creative activities to all ages, and help everyone to feel that they have tapped into their potential as a writer.
Past courses have taken place at Ludlow Resource Centre and Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, focussing on using historic collections to inspire powerful work.
My writing is particularly suited to residencies, as I enjoy working collaboratively and in response to particular objects or buildings.
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Fiction:
The Errant Hours. My first novel, The Errant Hours, was published in 2015, and has been named one of the 100 Must-Read Medieval Novels by Book Riot.
Flocks of Words. Including poems from over twenty five years of writing, ‘Flocks of Words’ , published in March 2017, is my first collection.
All the Winding World continues the story begun in The Errant Hours. It is set ten years later, during the disastrous Anglo-French War of 1294-6, one of Edward I’s rare military defeats.
soft folds of spawning streams
wisps of bees
the hollows made by muscular hills
and the downy skin of mown grass
News and Events:
All the Winding World by Kate Innes – the much anticipated sequel to The Errant Hours is now published!
“Rich, intricate, and full of ordinary women finding power in a society that seeks to rob them of autonomy. Second novels rarely live up to the promise of the first, but this delivers wholeheartedly. A fantastic testament to the power of love.” Best-selling author Manda Scott
“This is such a gripping tale that I read it almost in one sitting, and yet the story is well grounded in the realities of medieval life. All the Winding World is a great achievement, and I am already looking forward to the third in the series.” Dr Henrietta Leyser – Oxford University Medievalist
Reading Group visits and illustrated talks about the background to The Errant Hours and All the Winding World can be booked through the ‘Get in Touch‘ page.
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Poetry:
The poetry collection Flocks of Words was recently shortlisted for the International Rubery Award . It is available from Amazon and the Get in Touch page
Flocks of Words – the performance – is an exciting collaboration with the talented acoustic group Whalebone. An immersive, hypnotic blend of music and poetry, exploring landscape and the human soul.
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Flocks of Words Performances:
Friday 5th April 7:30pm – Quatt Village Hall near Bridgnorth – tickets £10
Saturday 4th May, 7:30pm -Culmington Church
Thursday 9th May, 7:30pm – Nuneaton Library
Friday 7th June, 7:30pm – Knowbury Church near Ludlow
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The Errant Hours a medieval literary adventure
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Activities and Commissions
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