Witch Country Episode 27: The Art of Wild Writing with Clare Shaw & Miriam Darlington

Witch Country Episode 27: June - The Art of Wild Writing with Clare Shaw and Miriam Darlington

What an amazing special episode for June! I am so grateful for Clare and Miriam two dieties of the nature writing world for taking time to speak to me with such insight and kindness. We spoke of many magical things, here are the links to them!

Firstly WILD WRITING 2026 dont miss it! sign up now for a day, week or a full month of magical inspiration!

https://thewritingschool.co.uk/writing-

  • The Book of Bogs edited by Clare

https://www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/little-toller/the-book-of-bogs-edited-by-anna-chilvers-and-clare-shaw/

  • Miriam Darlington and her wonderful work:

https://mimdarlington.wixsite.com/mysite

  • Clare Shaw on Substack

https://shawandmoore.substack.com

  • The Writing School

https://thewritingschool.co.uk

  • I mention Arvon, where I first met Miriam and where Miriam and Clare often teach - you can read more about Arvon here https://www.arvon.org

and

A luscious extended version of the June pod (featuring a magical bog witch from 1800) is available for all patrons, well worth checking out!

https://www.patreon.com/cw/witchcountry

Happy June! xxx

One of the things I love most about Wild Writing is that it isn’t just about writing — it’s about paying attention. It’s impossible not to get excited about the natural world when listening to @mim.darlington and @clareshaw1.
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