A Moor’s Home, by Martha Blue
Martha won joint-first in our 2022 Young People’s Poetry Competition. dismal plains, grassandpeat storm-blast-sog-bogged, sweep flat beneath shockedbooming dins;...
People not Places, by Ruth Dunn
Ruth won the Cornwall prize in our 2022 Young People’s Poetry Competition. Homes are in people not places, Feelings...
Causley and Folklore: Ghosts, Fairies and Mermaids
Born and bred in Launceston, Cornwall, Charles Causley had the fair county in his blood. Causley’s poetry was seeped in...
In Conversation with a Musician: What do the arts mean to you?
Em Craig is currently studying Jazz Saxophone at The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Aspiring for a career...
Digital Writer’s Diaries: Mid September notes from our digital writer in residence, Sue Wallace-Shaddad
I have had a bit of a break from my usual routine over the last few weeks, spending time with...
October’s Call For Content: Chilling Encounters
It’s officially spooky season. You know what that means… let’s get ourselves fabulously frightened! To celebrate this Halloween, all of...
Book Review – Matt Haig’s ‘The Midnight Library’
TRIGGER WARNING – mentions of suicide Haig’s ‘The Midnight Library’ is a celebration of life’s possibilities hidden in a seemingly...
Digital Writer’s Diaries: Meet The Maker’s first digital writer in residence, Sue Wallace-Shaddad
I have long thought about writing a blog but have never got round to it, so was delighted to be...
An interview with Cornish artist, Peter Ursem
To round up The Maker’s Summer of Literature, and August’s focus on the Arts, I reached out to local, Cornish...
What am I looking at? A Beginners Guide to Identifying Different Art Movements
You may have well read The Maker’s recent article, ‘Interpreting Artwork for Newbies’, written as part of our Summer of...
BookTok: The Genesis of the Bookfluencer
It goes without saying that the internet changed literature forever. With the advent of inventions such as the Kindle, Amazon...
Decolonising the Gallery – The Hidden Histories of ‘The Arts’
While people assume ‘The Arts’ to be an inclusive concept, fostering creative collaboration and ingenuity amongst creators, often we forget...