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Catherine Olver

@thewordwoods.bsky.social

Author & academic, Cambridge Writing for a green future & proud LGBTQIA+ present. www.catherineolver.co.uk Poetry for kids, YA & adults in magazines. Sapphic fantasy fan & aspiring author. PhD in kidlit, Uni of Cambridge. New article 'Nature's Puzzles'.

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I was lucky enough to hear the kind, funny, brilliant poet Valerie Bloom performing her work (including conducting the market cries of the audience and giving a crash course in Jamaican Patois) at @crclc_cambridge / @homertoncollege a few weeks ago. Swipe for the poem I loved most.

13.05.2025 11:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy #worldbookday๐Ÿ“š ! Here am I dressed up as an โ€œeighteenth-century-traveller at a lectureโ€ to launch the brilliant MG adventure โ€œLetty and the Mystery of the Golden Threadโ€ by Penny Boxall. I was asking about ancient objects, amusing narrators, and how we write historyโ€ฆ Very highly recommended!

06.03.2025 12:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
moon, venus, mercury in late twilight above Kingโ€™s College chapel

moon, venus, mercury in late twilight above Kingโ€™s College chapel

I saw Mercury for the first time last night! Go directly down from beautiful, bright Venus and spot the glimmer just above and left of Kingโ€™s College Chapelโ€ฆ โœจ #planets #cambridge

03.03.2025 13:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒณ ๐Ÿน ๐ŸŒŽ Two energising celebrations of young people examining their motives, refusing their parentsโ€™ definitions of success, and fighting with loving optimism for people & nature! Gift Bella Lackโ€™s to teens for an enabling overview of climate crises. #ecocriticism #ecofeminism #sapphicbooks

13.02.2025 13:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A beautiful, devastating book that made me cry with its stunning depictions of climate grief, positively offset by the agency it gives nonhuman characters. The chapter from the sea hawkโ€™s PoV is surprising and perfect... ๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐Ÿฆ…๐ŸŒฒ #ecocriticism #kidsfantasy #greenbooks

11.02.2025 12:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This open access book is full of encouraging examples about how all storytelling (TV, fiction, comedyโ€ฆ) is educating people about environmental changes and evidence of the best formats to encourage action. Recommended for all writers! #ecocriticism ๐Ÿ“ ๐ŸŒ Thanks, @emilycoren.bsky.social & team ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒณ

06.02.2025 11:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hey there ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿพ weโ€™re new here so we thought weโ€™d introduce ourselves so you can get to know us a bit better!

We are a multi-award-winning inclusive children's book publisher ๐Ÿ† focused on publishing underrepresented voices! From illustrated young fiction to YA.๐Ÿ“š meet our fantastic team below.

05.02.2025 10:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 56    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Really enjoyed this! Especially how it explores time through geology and unites storytelling with astronomy in the symbol of spinning. Would some animals and plants suffer less than humans if they were responsible for turning time? #sapphicbooks #ecocriticism #greenbooks ๐ŸŒŽ โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ต๐Ÿป๐Ÿ”๏ธ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ

04.02.2025 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks again, Laura!

28.01.2025 19:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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