David and Goliath story published

Added on 30 March 2011

Article in The Ecologist One of Mandy's special interests is the paper industry, particularly efforts to encourage it to be more sustainable. She has just had an investigative article published in The Ecologist, telling the story of a small group of Italian eco-warriors in a legal dispute with a big...

Tribute to Liz Lochhead

Added on 24 March 2011

Tribute to the new Scottish Makar Poetry Scotland commissioned Mandy to write a poem to welcome and honour Liz Lochhead, the new Makar, Scotland's national poet. It is published, along with one in Scots by Bill Herbert, in the most recent issue - Spring 2011 - out now. It's called 'The Makar's Bucke...

Earth Wondering

Added on 11 March 2011

Handmade Booklets On Sale Now! Four beautiful, handmade booklets of Mandy's nature writings are now on sale. Called 'Earth Wondering', they contain a selection of seasonal questions and musings on the natural world. Each tiny book is lavishly illustrated with Bill Ritchie's photographs, adding their...