Louisa Adjoa Parker is a southwest writer of English-Ghanaian heritage. Her work, which includes poetry, fiction, prose and ethnically diverse history, has been widely published.
She is currently finishing her memoir of life as a mixed heritage teenager Devon, to be published by Little Toller Books.
Louisa started work on the writer commission at the beginning of September and enthused:
“I’m delighted to have been commissioned as the Dorset writer for Nature Calling. I’m looking forward to hearing local people’s stories about life in Dorset, and their connections with the local landscape. I’m especially keen to hear from those who haven’t traditionally been represented in nature and rural writing.
I used to think you needed to be an expert to be a nature writer, but now I believe anyone can be! As part of this role, I hope to learn more about the natural environment which has formed the backdrop to my life, and hopefully inspire others to do the same!”
With this in mind, Louisa would love to hear your responses to the following questions:
Please send your responses (written, video or audio, whichever is most accessible to you) and/or your favourite Dorset nature photos to Louisa Adjoa Parker by email: louisaadjoaparker@outlook.com
This will help Louisa shape her creative response to the Dorset landscape and the people who live here.