Since 2002, I have been living in Spain with my husband, chess grandmaster and former British Champion, James Plaskett and our son, Alexander.
I am the author of more than 20 books of prose or poetry published by Chatto and WIndus, Abacus, Peter Owen, Sinclair-Stevenson, Arcadia Books, Salt and smaller presses. I have also published many articles in the Independent, the Guardian, the Times, the Telegraph, London Review of Books and other magazines and newspapers.
My Amazon page is here:
http://www.amazon.com/Fiona-Pitt-Kethley/e/B001K7VT4S
Lots of ebooks available from a dollar or so and paperbacks from 5 or less. If you want all the past poetry it is now available as a huge fate paperback including 14 collections.
Lots of ebooks available from a dollar or so and paperbacks from 5 or less. If you want all the past poetry it is now available as a huge fate paperback including 14 collections.
I recently finished a book on
mineral hunting in the Sierra Minera, Washing Amethysts in the Bidet, and am
looking for a publisher. It is a mix of history and anecdotes and is absolutely
unique as there are no other books on this area in English. I also have a book on life in Spain, Traito or Ambassador, a large new poetry collection drawn from more than 10 years of writing, Around the World in Eighty Lays. It gave birth to a smaller collection
devoted to mines, minerals and mining, In Search of San Valentin. My agent is Annette Crossland of A for Authors
I am currently preparing new ebooks including one on the Fortifications of Cartagena. These are spread across 50 kms or so and have therefore required a substantial amount of hill-walking. My most recent pamphlet is from Rack Press and is available from them:
http://rackpress.blogspot.com.es/
Link to my reading of on of the poems:
http://www.nicholasmurray.co.uk/www.nicholasmurray.co.uk/Rack_Press_Sound_and_Image.html
Future work will include more poems
and novels. I am at the start of a picaresque novel, a form I have enjoyed
reading. Spain contributed many novellas to this genre.
I am also available to give readings provided the fee and expenses are adequate. No freebies given. Travel from Spain is probably quicker and cheaper than from Scotland or Wales to London. I live within half an hour of Murcia airport. I would also like more judging work for either prose or poetry. Current judging experience includes Glastonbury and the Commonwealth prize, the latter for short stories, and the Forward Young Responses prize, a sideline from their main awards. Also happy to do anonymous pre-judging. Would love to get a prize for my writing. Anyone in power who likes my work please nominate me for those where I cannot nominate myself.
Contact me for professional matters only on livinginspain@hotmail.com
Most of my life is taken up with writing and research related to it. I occasionally also sell minerals I have found and jewellery I have made in artesan fairs. At some stage I will post photos of pieces. I don´t do much trading of them outside Spain because postage is expensive. Might work for several items rather than one though. I also paint alien cats.
My husband, James Plaskett, does many chess tournaments in Spain. He has co-written Bad Show with Bob Woffinden which was the inspiration for James Graham's Quiz the Play.. He is available for chess lessons on sites such as ICC, Skype, etc. Contact him on haroldplaskett@yahoo.co.uk if you are interested. He has coached David Howell amongst others.
Earlier versions of this blog were
loaded with photos of life in Spain. I now have a great many more pictures on
Facebook and Pinterest so I am making the blog into something much simpler. The
earlier version should still be archived here if you want to see the photos.
My hobbies include, snorkelling, hill-walking, playing the cajón, cycling, fishing, going down mines, listening to Flamenco concerts. Saw something unusual last week - equestrian Flamenco. Here´s a video clip:
Here is my new Patreon site with access for a dollar to new work. I shall put a new piece or two up every month. There are also some free items there if you don´t want to spend a dollar just follow for these:
https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5900448
My hobbies include, snorkelling, hill-walking, playing the cajón, cycling, fishing, going down mines, listening to Flamenco concerts. Saw something unusual last week - equestrian Flamenco. Here´s a video clip:
Here is my new Patreon site with access for a dollar to new work. I shall put a new piece or two up every month. There are also some free items there if you don´t want to spend a dollar just follow for these:
https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5900448
Some sites where poems, articles or blogs can be seen:
http://www.standpointmag.co.uk/text-march-2018-poetry-spain-fiona-pitt-kethley-new
http://www.standpointmag.co.uk/text-september-2017-poetry-grey-gowrie-fiona-pitt-kethley-amy-barone?page=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1
http://litbreak.com/three-poems-on-the-sierra-minera/
https://www.lrb.co.uk/v39/n15/fiona-pitt-kethley/diary
http://www.standpointmag.co.uk/text-march-2018-poetry-spain-fiona-pitt-kethley-new
http://www.standpointmag.co.uk/text-september-2017-poetry-grey-gowrie-fiona-pitt-kethley-amy-barone?page=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1
http://litbreak.com/three-poems-on-the-sierra-minera/
https://www.lrb.co.uk/v39/n15/fiona-pitt-kethley/diary
https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2016/12/22/fiona-pitt-kethley/agent-wanted/
http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/poetry/2016/05/anatolian-fertility-goddess-poem-fiona-pitt-k
http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/poetry/2016/05/anatolian-fertility-goddess-poem-fiona-pitt-k
http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/5969
http://thisisspain.info/90-days/cartagena/
http://www.bluevalleycarhire.com/cartagena.htm
http://www.munsterlit.ie/Southword/Issues/28/pittkethley_fiona.html
http://thisisspain.info/90-days/cartagena/
http://www.bluevalleycarhire.com/cartagena.htm
http://www.munsterlit.ie/Southword/Issues/28/pittkethley_fiona.html
