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Northamptonshire Folk Tales

By: Kevan Manwaring

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Take a walk through this county in the heart of England in the entertaining company of a local storyteller. Kevan Manwaring, born and raised in Northampton, regales you with tales ancient and modern. Learn how the farmer outwitted the bogle; how a Queen who lost her head; the Great Fire of Northampton; and the last execution of witches in England. Along the way you will meet incredible characters from history and myth: Boudicca, St Patrick, Robin Hood and Hereward the Wake, Captain Slash, Dionysia the female knight, beasts and angels, cobblers and kings. From fairies to wolves, these illustrated tales are ideal to be read out loud or used as a source book for your own performances. Northamptonshire Folk Tales is a great companion for any visit to the area, for fascinating days out and for discovering exciting treasures on your doorstep. The 'Rose of the Shires' will open before you!

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The History Press

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0750951702

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9780750951708

Oxfordshire Folk Tales

By: Kevan Manwaring

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Oxfordshire Folk Tales

By: Kevan Manwaring

Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross and listen to the tales of this ancient county. Hear how a King and his knights were turned to stone at the mysterious Rollright Stones; how Dragon Hill got its name; take the Devil's Highway to the End of the World - if you dare; or spend a night on the weird Ot Moor; listen in on the Boar's Head Carol; walk the oldest trackway in Europe in the footsteps of a Neolithic pilgrim; pause to try the Blowing Stone; leave a coin for the enigmatic blacksmith to shoe your horse at Wayland's Smithy; eavesdrop upon the Inklings in the Eagle and Child; and meet that early fabulist, Geoffrey of Monmouth in the city of dreaming spires. This collection will take you on an oral tour across the county - on the way you'll meet gypsies, highwaymen, cavaliers, a prime minister and a devilish mason.

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The History Press

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0752479059

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9780752479057

Desiring Dragons

Creativity, Imagination and the Writer's Quest

By: Kevan Manwaring

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Desiring Dragons

Creativity, Imagination and the Writer's Quest

By: Kevan Manwaring

Author of The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien, talked of ‘desiring dragons’; that he would prefer ‘a wilderness of dragons’ to the bleak territory of the unimaginative critic. The genre of Fantasy (including Science Fiction and its various sub-genres in TV, film & computer games) has never been more popular. This book seeks to examine why this might be and why so many are tempted to write Fantasy fiction. Tolkien suggested how 'consolation' is an important criteria of the Fairy Tale: we look at how writing Fantasy can be consoling in itself, as well as a portal to Fantastic Realms for the reader. Along the way famous dragons of myth, legend and fiction will be encountered - from Grendel to Smaug. The riddles of dragons will be tackled and their hoard unlocked. ,

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John Hunt Publishing

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1782795820

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9781782795827

The Way of Awen

By: Kevan Manwaring

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The Way of Awen

By: Kevan Manwaring

Awaken the bard within in this inspiring journey into your creative potential. Expanding upon the foundation of The Bardic Handbook, this volume explores the transformations the bardic initiate must go through to become a fully-fledged Bard. This originally took 12 years of study in the Bardic Colleges - but communities need bards right now, bringing healing and hope with their words and music and so the training process is accelerated over 12 months, echoing the 12 years of Taliesin's journey from Gwion Bach to the Shining Brow. Extracts from the author's notebooks and journals over 20 years illustrate his own journey - showing how this ancient wisdom has been gleaned and validated by powerful personal experience. The Way of Awen is a way of living creatively.

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John Hunt Publishing

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1846943116

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Turning the Wheel

By: Kevan Manwaring

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Turning the Wheel

By: Kevan Manwaring

The frisky Oss appeared – the dancers and drummers in a kind of shamanic trance (induced by a day of drumming, dancing and beer). They were wilder than ever; the atmosphere was positively Bacchanalian and I felt we had all become lost in a kind of collective folk consciousness.' On two wheels across Britain 'Bard on a Bike' Kevan Manwaring searches out the places and people who mark the seasons and cycles in their own special way - in ceremonies and festivals both private and public, large and intimate, ancient and modern. Along the way, he experiences and relates moments of sacred time found in the unlikeliest of places and circumstances, showing how it is a state of mind that can be experienced not only at sacred sites, but in the everyday. A collection of reflections about being fully alive in the Twenty First century, as much a useful guide for the curious, Turning the Wheel is a wise and witty account of a leather-clad time-traveller.

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John Hunt Publishing

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1846947677

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Desiring Dragons

Creativity, Imagination and the Writer's Quest

By: Kevan Manwaring

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Desiring Dragons

Creativity, Imagination and the Writer's Quest

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Why is the Fantasy genre more popular than ever? Can it offer us something beyond mere make-believe? Imagination: a gateway...

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1782795839

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Writing Ecofiction

Navigating the Challenges of Environmental Narrative

By: Kevan Manwaring

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Writing Ecofiction

Navigating the Challenges of Environmental Narrative

By: Kevan Manwaring

This creative writing textbook introduces students to ecofiction: narrative writing that focuses on the environment. Also known as ‘climate fiction’ or ‘cli-fi’, an increasing number of short story writers, novelists and pioneers of emerging forms such as interactive fiction are taking up the call to develop their own creative responses to the climate crisis. This guide explores a cross-section of genres and ways of writing about our world, as well as the ethical and technical challenges involved. It offers a discussion of classic and contemporary texts, literary criticism and creative writing exercises. The book covers a broad range of themes and styles of writing, from works that engage with nature and landscape writing to those that take a more activist approach to climate change. With an awareness of the Global South and the subaltern, the framing of the Anthropocene, wilderness and nature writing is challenged. Each chapter offers a new perspective on ecofiction for the creative writer, with reading suggestions and connections to other writers and texts, and writing activities. Designed for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate writing modules on the environment, the book is also suitable for independent writers looking to expand their skillset. Featuring 20 interviews with ecofiction authors: Ana Filomena Amaral, Austin Aslan, Denise Baden, David Barker, TC Boyle, Lynn Buckle, Adam Connor, Michelle Cook, Julie Carrick Dalton, April Doyle, Anna Holmes, Somto Ihezue, RB Kelly, Gill Lewis, Anne Mordell, Anthony Nanson, Midge Raymond, Manda Scott, Mary Woodbury, John Yunker. ‘An extensive and enthusiastic guide into the wild and varied worlds of eco-fiction.’ --James Canton, Director of Wild Writing MA, University of Essex, UK

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3031550900

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Turning the Wheel

By: Kevan Manwaring

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Ballad Tales

An Anthology of British Ballads Retold

By: Kevan Manwaring

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Ballad Tales

An Anthology of British Ballads Retold

By: Kevan Manwaring

A ballad is a poem or a song that tells a popular story and many traditional British ballads contain fascinating stories – tales of love and jealousy, murder and mystery, the supernatural and the historical. This anthology brings together nineteen original retellings in short story form, written by some of the country's most accomplished storytellers, singers and wordsmiths. Here you will find tales of cross-dressing heroines, lusty pirates, vengeful fairy queens, mobsters and monsters, mermaids and starmen – stories that dance with the form and flavour of these narrative folk songs in daring and delightful ways. Richly illustrated, these enchanting tales will appeal to lovers of folk music, storytelling and rattling good yarns.

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The History Press

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0750983191

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The Way of Awen

By: Kevan Manwaring

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1846943116

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The Bardic Handbook

The Complete Manual for the 21st Century Bard

By: Kevan Manwaring

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The Bardic Handbook

The Complete Manual for the 21st Century Bard

By: Kevan Manwaring

How to inspire and enchant with magical words! Ever wanted to be a storyteller? To stand up and perform one of your own poems? To use magical words to bless, honour, heal or celebrate? The Bardic Handbook contains all you need to know to start you on the path of the Bard. An easy-to-follow, 12-month self-study program, with week-by-week exercises and mini-lessons about bardic lore, will lead you along the Way of Awen. The book is divided into 5 parts, corresponding to the elements of the Western Magical Tradition: Air, Fire, Water & Earth--with Spirit at the center. With an experienced bard as guide, you will learn * practical techniques and exercises * Bardic terminology * The Bardic Chair * on Being a 21st Century Bard * preparing for performance * how to run a Bardic Circle * also includes a Certificate of Initiation

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Soul of the Earth

The Awen Anthology of Eco-Spiritual Poetry

By: Kevan Manwaring,Jay Ramsay

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Soul of the Earth

The Awen Anthology of Eco-Spiritual Poetry

By: Kevan Manwaring,Jay Ramsay

Soul of the Earth is an anthology of poetry to inspire hope in humanity. Beautifully crafted, yet challenging received wisdom and pushing boundaries, these are cutting-edge poems from a new generation of writers who share a love of the Earth and haven't given up on humans either. In poems as light as a butterfly and as wild as a storm you'll find vivid, contemporary voices that dare to explore a spiritual dimension to life on Earth and, in doing so, imply that a way out of our global crisis of ecological catastrophe, financial meltdown, and bankruptcy of the spirit is to look beyond the impasse of materialism. With contributions from poets in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand, this anthology reaches out across the planet to embrace the challenges and blessings of being alive on the Earth in the twenty-first century. Contributors include: Diana Durham, Karen Eberhardt-Shelton, Rose Flint, Paul Matthews, Paul Nelson, Gabriel Bradford Millar, Roselle Angwin, Kevan Manwaring, Jay Ramsay, Dawn Gorman, Alyson Hallett, Jehanne Mehta, Lynne Wycherley, Charlotte Hussey, Margie McCallum, Helen Moore, Aidan Andrew Dun, Irina Kuzminsky, Jennie Powell, Adam Horovitz, Jeremy Hooker.

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1906900175

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Book's by Kevan Manwaring

Northamptonshire Folk Tales

Northamptonshire Folk Tales

Oxfordshire Folk Tales

Oxfordshire Folk Tales

Desiring Dragons

Desiring Dragons

The Way of Awen

The Way of Awen

Turning the Wheel

Turning the Wheel

Desiring Dragons

Desiring Dragons

Writing Ecofiction

Writing Ecofiction

Turning the Wheel

Turning the Wheel

Ballad Tales

Ballad Tales

The Way of Awen

The Way of Awen

The Bardic Handbook

The Bardic Handbook

Soul of the Earth

Soul of the Earth

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