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Alternative writers' retreat taking place in neglected and unusual spaces, from service stations to derelict theme parks to haunted houses. Arts Council funded.

Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined April 2018
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PONYHENGE a collection of discarded carousel ponies & rocking horses sitting nightmarishly in a field 14 miles west of Boston. Over the years, the collection has grown & will frequently rearrange into circles & rows. How did the first pony appear? No one knows #WyrdWednesday
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Absolutely heart-jumpingly thrilled that Unsettled Ground is on the @WomensPrize shortlist.
We are over the moon to reveal the 2021 #WomensPrize shortlist 🙌 Enormous congratulations to our shortlisted authors! To discover these six sensational books, head to our website: bit.ly/2021_Shortlist
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An excellent lockdown care package has arrived courtesy of @LiminalResident @Neon_Lit_Mag. Thank you - this looks just the job.
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Excitement! A collaboration between my photographer husband (@gurnettphotoart on Insta) and me on the fascinating @LiminalResident blog! We've wanted to collaborate for years, and finally found the perfect host. Thank you so much, @KrishanCoupland! #haiku #AbandonedPlaces
"A light saved by tape What’s worth illuminating? Nothing, filed away" This weekend on the blog, writer @A_J_Lester and photographer Andrew Gurnett collaborate to capture eerie, abandoned shopping malls in #Singapore... liminalresidency.co.uk/turn-…
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Going live on the @ChaikaEvents Facebook and Instagram tomorrow for a free story at 11.30am 💙💙
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Can an alternative writers’ retreat show us something new about theme parks? What happens when one form of art responds to a very different one? @LiminalResident @altontowers themeparkinsider.com/flume/2…
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Emergency grants available to authors and booksellers who are suffering financially because of Coronavirus. thebookseller.com/news/trade…
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You can buy all of the @LiminalResident Residency Books from our store. Did we mention? They're gorgeous, by the way. neonbooks.org.uk/product-cat…
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The magic of liminal spaces to writers. @Roz_Morris talks to @KrishanCoupland of @LiminalResident (cc @faithlehanne ) nailyournovel.wordpress.com/…
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You never knew you needed: The Royal Society for the Preservation of Boring Grid Squares (on maps) @LiminalResident liminalresidency.co.uk/royal… #places #writers
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We hope your new year is off to a great start. If you're in Staffordshire you might have caught our first poem in public at @affinitystaffs. It's there until the end of January! poetryinpublic.co.uk/poetry-…
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Also you must meet Gareth, haunted by a nuclear power station teapawt.net/hackneymarshman/status…
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So chuffed to be on @LiminalResident 's beautiful blog today #fridayblogs teapawt.net/LiminalResident/status…
"A boiler chimney stitched with a line of twinkling red lights. A row of cooling towers blooming steam into the sunset. It was so close it dwarfed the house..." @Roz_Morris explores power stations of the mind in today's lovely piece on the blog... liminalresidency.co.uk/power…
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Our first poetry posters are now out there in the world! They appear at @affinitystaffs, and feature the wonderful poem "How to Build a Boat" by @writetoempower. And you can even download a poster of your own! #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers poetryinpublic.co.uk/poetry-…
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Dinosaurs, dogging and death: the secret life of British car parks ⁦@hackneymarshman⁩ theguardian.com/books/2019/n…
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‘From reports of psychogeographic walks to fiction of distinctive places & the people who live in them’: @LiminalResident is looking to publish fiction & creative non-fiction of between 500 & 2000 words #placewriting
Reminding everyone we are very much open to submissions of place based writing #submissions #amsubmitting #amwriting Send send send. liminalresidency.co.uk/submi…
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This is the Irish version of Common People. Well known and emerging new writers from all walks of the working class life, writing short pieces of memoir about how it was and how it is. Please support if you can, RT and tell your friends. (Mentoring options available!)
'You have to see to be it!' Help make 'The 32: An Anthology of Irish Working Class Voices' a reality by pledging today. 16 new working class writers will get published alongside some of the best writers in Ireland. We can inspire future generations. unbound.com/books/32/
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The season has ended at #altontowers, but you can go there any time of the year thanks to this immersive booklet package from @LiminalResident, available in our shop... neonbooks.org.uk/product/alt…
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To Hell: A chamber in the disused railway tunnel under Sydenham Hill #london #portals portalsoflondon.com/2019/10/…
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RGB neons at sunset. Save New Brighton’s Art Deco seaside architecture. New Palace Arcade & Adventureland face demolition. Please sign the petition at: bit.ly/2p2ydQJ #ArtDeco #seaside #architecture #save #newbrighton #arcades #wallasey #wirral #merseyside #sunset – at Wallasey, England
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