Peat, Diesel and Seaweed completes

Added by Mandy Haggith at 18:24 on 05 June 2025

The research project that I have been working on for the past couple of years, 'Peat, Diesel and Seaweed', is now complete. This has been a conversation about some hidden aspects of climate change with my local community. It has been a partnership with Northwest 2045, a network of organisations here...

Post-Feral

Added by Mandy Haggith at 17:44 on 25 May 2025

For 25 years, Bill and I have lived off-grid on the croft here in Assynt, in sheds and caravans. It is time to upgrade to a lower maintenance and more comfortable way of life, so we are embarking on the process of building our small, eco-retirement home. I'm writing a weekly blog called 'Post-Feral'...

Spring Giveaway - We Are Imperfect But We Are Free

Added by Mandy Haggith at 19:24 on 10 April 2025

Anyone who buys any book from my website in April 2025, as long as stocks last, will get a free copy of my first novel, The Last Bear, or the pamphlet of paired poems and artworks, Trees Meet Sea. The book copies have slight scuff marks on the covers and the pamphlets have a bit of rust on their sta...

Cover reveal!

Added by Mandy Haggith at 14:24 on 21 February 2025

The brilliant people at Wildfire, the publisher of my forthcoming book, The Lost Elms, have produced the most beautiful cover for it. The past couple of years of work on the book is coming to fruition, and it will be published in July this year. Elms have played a significant role in my life and the...

Events

Added by Mandy Haggith at 15:30 on 09 February 2025

I haven't been to Edinburgh for absolutely ages, and in February I'll be there twice. The first time will be on Saturday 22 February, for an event in memory of Patrick Geddes, whose most famous words are 'By leaves we live', which is the theme of the event, run by the Scottish Storytelling Centre. T...

Reviews of Briny

Added by Mandy Haggith at 15:10 on 01 December 2024

My most recent poetry book, Briny, seems to be filling a need in people's lives for poetry about the sea. It's always lovely when people get in touch to tell me what they have found in my book. The most exciting response so far, was when the artist Claire Crombie found my poem 'Song of the Barnacle'...