Lydia has published three collections: Notes on Sea & Land, (HappenStance)  Estuary, (Two Ravens), Ampersand, (Valley Press 2023). Her poem Night Drive was shortlisted for the Forward Best Single Poem.

 

In 2025 her creative non-fiction piece, Outside, Inside, Outside, won the Island Bio-Sphere competition and her poem Shepherd’s Chine won second prize in the Spelt Nature Poetry Magazine Competition 2024.  Her writing can be found in a range of publications, including The Rialto, Chalk Poets: new poetry from the South Downs, Scintilla, Smoke, Acumen,Words for the Wild, Writers in Education Journal, The Guardian.  

 

She has worked extensively in collaborative arts projects, including education, healthcare, and as Writer in Residence for Healing Arts and currently in HMP Isle of Wight.

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Lydia will be speaking as part of our WRITE ON WIGHT programme, visit this link to see full programme.