Dr. Amanda Thomson
@passingplace
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Artist|writer|walker|birder works @GSofA. belonging @canongatebooks A Scots Dictionary of Nature @sarabandbooks. Agent @L_Macdougall @UA_books. Better on insta!
Strathspey|Glasgow
Joined April 2012
I’m hardly on here at all now and better on insta, but to say how thrilled and honoured to be shortlisted for the James Cropper @wainwrightprize 2023.
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RT @GdnCountryDiary: Country diary: A ghostly, freezing day in the Cairngorms | Amanda Thomson
theguardian.com
Abernethy Forest, Scotland: Temperatures have plummeted here, transforming the sights and sounds. The joyful redpolls, however, disrupt the stillness
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RT @GdnCountryDiary: Country diary: The sky is falling in, both here and home | Amanda Thomson
theguardian.com
Accra, Ghana: I’m a long way from Scotland, and the dawn chorus is unfamiliar, yet the story of climate-induced flooding is the same
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We are loving the orange hues of our Autumnal book display! 🍂🧡 Who is ready to welcome the equinox tomorrow?
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RT @alicecairngorms: I loved attending the writing workshops for the #CairngormsCommonplaceBook with the wonderful @passingplace and @ekree….
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RT @LitalistBooks: A rather splendid shortlist from the @wainwrightprize this year with books from @AmyJaneBeer @ejbpoetry @StephenMoss_TV….
litalist.com
New&Interesting's bookshelf Wainwright 2023 Shortlist
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I’m excited to be heading to Kendal next week for the James Cropper James Cropper @wainwrightprize Nature writing announcement! An interview about nature writing and belonging in today’s @courier_dundee and @pressjournal magazines. @canongatebooks @L_Macdougall @UA_Books.
In today’s Courier Weekend, we speak to #Strathspey author & @GSofA lecturer Amanda Thomson @passingplace about place, identity & home as her new book #Belonging is shortlisted for 2023 @wainwrightprize James Cropper Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing
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Thanks Alice! Look forward to receiving your piece. Please please tell everyone about it. The more the merrier!
cairngormsconnect.org.uk
I loved attending the writing workshops for the #CairngormsCommonplaceBook with the wonderful @passingplace and @ekreeder! So enriching! 💚. I'm having a great time creating my entry for the Book! Find out more information below and create one yourself 👇.
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RT @shastongirl: Ah - the pleasure of revisiting the shortlist for the @jamescropper @wainwrightprize. It’s been such a joy and privilege t….
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My latest @GdnCountryDiary….
Country diary: Shocking damage caused by fire in the forest | Amanda Thomson
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RT @StanfordsTravel: Longlisted for the @wainwrightprize , Belonging is a personal memoir about what it is to have and make a home. 👇🏻.http….
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RT @PortyBooks: You know what time it is…new releases time! 🎉 Which title has caught your attention?
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What a joy this is!.
More impressions from our international residency. ✨ . Pictures taken by @passingplace, @HeatherParryUK, @MariamAlzaroani and @a_pirmohamed 🌞
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RT @CairngormsCo: Come along to our next Commonplace Book Workshop!. This Monday evening, join Cairngorms Connect Artists in Residence, Eli….
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Thank you @StanfordsTravel, and for having me last year!.
Out in Paperback this week, three titles that we think you'll love 📚. - Belonging by Amanda Thomson @passingplace . - Tourists by @LucyLethbridge . - The Edge of the Plain by James Crawford @Jdcrawf .
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Belonging is out in PB today and I couldn’t be more chuffed. Thanks to everyone who’ve read it and who’ve written such lovely things. To be on the longlist for the @wainwrightprize has been such a lovely early book-birthday gift too! Tx @canongatebooks @L_Macdougall @UA_Books
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What a day yesterday, came from nowhere then left again!.
Impressions of the second day of our month-long international residency 🌞
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