Latest book: What the Wild Sea Can Be, shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction and Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing
UK + France
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www.helenscales.com
Thank you to the @womensprize.bsky.social and the judges for making this a dream come true that I never really dared to dream. It's a joy and an honour to be short listed with these 5 incredible women and their books
#womensprize
womensprize.com/prizes/women...
Ukrainian scientist, Leonid Pshenichnov, has been arrested by Russia for his work in Antarctica towards protecting krill from overexploitation
He faces life in prison for "high treason"
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ukrainian scientist, Leonid Pshenichnov, has been arrested by Russia for his work in Antarctica towards protecting krill from overexploitation
He faces life in prison for "high treason"
🦑🌊🧪
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ukrainian scientist, Leonid Pshenichnov, has been arrested by Russia for his work in Antarctica towards protecting krill from overexploitation
He faces life in prison for "high treason"
🦑🌊🧪
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
My latest collaboration with the amazing art duo Good Wives and Warriors
Join us on a journey around the ocean, from icy poles, to kelp forests, coral reefs and the mysterious deep, meeting all sorts of amazing animals along the way
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www.laurenceking.com/products/oce...
My latest collaboration with the amazing art duo Good Wives and Warriors
Join us on a journey around the ocean, from icy poles, to kelp forests, coral reefs and the mysterious deep, meeting all sorts of amazing animals along the way
🌊🐠🦭🦑🐋🦀🦈
www.laurenceking.com/products/oce...
Our book Scientists in the Wild, Antarctica, illustrated by fabulous Rômolo D’Hipólito, was shortlisted for STEM book of the year
Huge thanks to @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social for cheering us on!
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Our book Scientists in the Wild, Antarctica, illustrated by fabulous Rômolo D’Hipólito, was shortlisted for STEM book of the year
Huge thanks to @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social for cheering us on!
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Tomorrow (Saturday 27th) I’ll be at North Cornwall Book Festival talking about the ocean and my book What the Wild Sea Can Be
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endelienta.org.uk/whats-on/ncb...
Tomorrow (Saturday 27th) I’ll be at North Cornwall Book Festival talking about the ocean and my book What the Wild Sea Can Be
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endelienta.org.uk/whats-on/ncb...
Marine muses: Rene Martin @lampichthys.bsky.social reviews "Ocean Art: From the Shore to the Deep" by @helenscales.bsky.social
"This book is a must-read for art enthusiasts and ocean lovers"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free to read: rdcu.be/eGpor
Marine muses: Rene Martin @lampichthys.bsky.social reviews "Ocean Art: From the Shore to the Deep" by @helenscales.bsky.social
"This book is a must-read for art enthusiasts and ocean lovers"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free to read: rdcu.be/eGpor
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Congrats to @guyshrubsole.bsky.social for winning again!
@atlanticbooks.bsky.social #whatthewildseacanbe
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Congrats to @guyshrubsole.bsky.social for winning again!
@atlanticbooks.bsky.social #whatthewildseacanbe
This phenomenon is known as echinochrome staining. It occurs when sea otters consume copious amounts of echinochrome-containing prey items like #seaurchins.
📸: Peter Monteforte & Morro Bay State Parks #funfact #seaotters #ocean
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Spaces available for next class:
Online
6 weeks
Starts 8 Sept
For writers of all levels anywhere in the world
www.pace.cam.ac.uk/courses/crea...
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Spaces available for next class:
Online
6 weeks
Starts 8 Sept
For writers of all levels anywhere in the world
www.pace.cam.ac.uk/courses/crea...
It’s heartbreaking knowing she doesn’t have long to live, but joyous knowing this is an octopus nursery
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It’s heartbreaking knowing she doesn’t have long to live, but joyous knowing this is an octopus nursery
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A federal court has rejected the US administration's rollback of fishing protections in the culturally rich and biologically vital waters of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument
Fishing there is illegal and must now be blocked
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
A federal court has rejected the US administration's rollback of fishing protections in the culturally rich and biologically vital waters of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument
Fishing there is illegal and must now be blocked
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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To celebrate, I've written a blog for @reaktionbooks.bsky.social about my new book Ocean Art, about my love of the sea and how artists have long been helping people to care about this hidden realm
reaktionbooks.co.uk/the-hidden-r...
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To celebrate, I've written a blog for @reaktionbooks.bsky.social about my new book Ocean Art, about my love of the sea and how artists have long been helping people to care about this hidden realm
reaktionbooks.co.uk/the-hidden-r...
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Urgent, unflinching and globally minded. These books confront the environmental crises shaping our world and the paths to change.
#StoriesThatConnect
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in by new book Ocean Art, in a chapter about art of the coastlines, and how our view of the sea has changed over the years
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in by new book Ocean Art, in a chapter about art of the coastlines, and how our view of the sea has changed over the years
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www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
Appledore Book Festival 16 Sept
Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival 17 Sept
North Cornwall Book Festival 27 Sept
🌊🦑🦈🦈🐙
Hope to see lots of you there
More details: helenscales.com/portfolio/au...
Appledore Book Festival 16 Sept
Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival 17 Sept
North Cornwall Book Festival 27 Sept
🌊🦑🦈🦈🐙
Hope to see lots of you there
More details: helenscales.com/portfolio/au...
Seahorses are returning to UK waters
Years ago I was spotted a seahorse in Studland Bay - seeing just one was a big deal. Now, thanks to eco-friendly boat moorings the seagrass meadow is recovering and seahorse sightings are increasing
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Seahorses are returning to UK waters
Years ago I was spotted a seahorse in Studland Bay - seeing just one was a big deal. Now, thanks to eco-friendly boat moorings the seagrass meadow is recovering and seahorse sightings are increasing
🌊🦑
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
As I wrote in What the Wild Sea Can Be, angelsharks are critically endangered but they are certainly not gone. There's so much to fight for in our ocean 💙🌊🦑🦈
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
As I wrote in What the Wild Sea Can Be, angelsharks are critically endangered but they are certainly not gone. There's so much to fight for in our ocean 💙🌊🦑🦈
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Featuring some of the most striking and meaningful images of sea creatures from ancient times to modern and from the coasts to the deepest abyss, I reflect on how art shapes our view of marine life
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reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/ocean-art
Featuring some of the most striking and meaningful images of sea creatures from ancient times to modern and from the coasts to the deepest abyss, I reflect on how art shapes our view of marine life
🦑🐟🐙🦈
reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/ocean-art
@waterstones.bsky.social has an amazing pre-order summer sale on, including 2 of mine.
So if you love books and want to support authors pre-order!📚
www.waterstones.com/campaign/jul...
@waterstones.bsky.social has an amazing pre-order summer sale on, including 2 of mine.
So if you love books and want to support authors pre-order!📚
www.waterstones.com/campaign/jul...
www.westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/...
www.westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/...
Thank you everyone who has bought, borrowed and read What the Wild Sea Can Be
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#savethesea
12 remarkable books exploring land, sea, wildlife & our connection to nature. Urgent, hopeful, and challenging us to act before it’s too late.
#StoriesThatConnect wainwrightprize.com
Thank you everyone who has bought, borrowed and read What the Wild Sea Can Be
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#savethesea