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I'm very excited that a new short story, 'Mother of God', will be published in the folklore-inspired anthology from brand new Northern publisher, Carnyx Press. Pre-orders are open now, and will be shipped on the publication date of 4 June. I'm especially excited as 'Mother of God' took a long time to come to fruition. I've been wanting to write a form of that story for years, but every time I tried, it never quite materialised. I had several abandoned drafts. But then I saw

In autumn 2024, I had the absolute pleasure of teaching a short fiction course with Comma Press. With writers from across the world, we came together to learn how to approach writing fiction with folklore. Every fortnight, I'd log on and meet the most enthusiastic writers, working hard on their short fiction and generating the most amazing ideas. We shared diverse folklore, we had fascinating discussions, and I read some great writing. (In fact, you can read it, too, right he

I'm one of the folks behind the National Folklore Survey for England and today we launch a new podcast called Folklore Matters . For the next six weeks, we'll be releasing one episode a week where we talk to someone who is working with folklore in some capacity — collector, practitioner, researcher —to find out what drew them to folklore, and how they work with it. Crucially, we want their thoughts on the Survey, too. Me (in desperate need of a hair cut!), with my colleagues,