Dr Kevan Manwaring
@bardicacademic.bsky.social
Prize-winning author, speaker, & lecturer. Course Leader (MA Creative Writing, Arts University Bournemouth). Research: Fantasy and Ecocriticism. Editor of the BFS Journal. #BBC #Routledge #Palgrave #TheBritishLibrary #TheHistoryPress #LittleToller
4 books. My literary harvest this autumn. A Fantasy novel, a poetry collection, an academic monograph, and an anthology.
And I still don't feel I am 'doing enough'!
And I still don't feel I am 'doing enough'!
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
4 books. My literary harvest this autumn. A Fantasy novel, a poetry collection, an academic monograph, and an anthology.
And I still don't feel I am 'doing enough'!
And I still don't feel I am 'doing enough'!
Getting my Von on. On the day Guillermo del Toro's much anticipated 'Frankenstein' is premiered it seemed apt to share this. Performing my commission 'Mary Shelley Unbound' in St Peter's Bournemouth (where she's buried alongside her husband's heart) on her birthday #frankenstein #gothic #maryshelley
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Getting my Von on. On the day Guillermo del Toro's much anticipated 'Frankenstein' is premiered it seemed apt to share this. Performing my commission 'Mary Shelley Unbound' in St Peter's Bournemouth (where she's buried alongside her husband's heart) on her birthday #frankenstein #gothic #maryshelley
Call for Submissions
Goldendark is looking for short fiction for the forthcoming anthology of thrutopian fiction.
· No more than 2000 words in length.
· Original, unpublished short fiction with a tangible ‘thrutopian’ &/or Goldendark flavour.
· Deadline: 30 April 2026
FFI: www.goldendark.co.uk
Goldendark is looking for short fiction for the forthcoming anthology of thrutopian fiction.
· No more than 2000 words in length.
· Original, unpublished short fiction with a tangible ‘thrutopian’ &/or Goldendark flavour.
· Deadline: 30 April 2026
FFI: www.goldendark.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Call for Submissions
Goldendark is looking for short fiction for the forthcoming anthology of thrutopian fiction.
· No more than 2000 words in length.
· Original, unpublished short fiction with a tangible ‘thrutopian’ &/or Goldendark flavour.
· Deadline: 30 April 2026
FFI: www.goldendark.co.uk
Goldendark is looking for short fiction for the forthcoming anthology of thrutopian fiction.
· No more than 2000 words in length.
· Original, unpublished short fiction with a tangible ‘thrutopian’ &/or Goldendark flavour.
· Deadline: 30 April 2026
FFI: www.goldendark.co.uk
I have been beavering away on the Winter issue of the British Fantasy Society Journal, which I'm the editor of. It is a special issue on 'War in Fantasy' with a fantastic array of international scholariship. It will be launched on 20th December with an online launch showcase. Details tbc.
October 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I have been beavering away on the Winter issue of the British Fantasy Society Journal, which I'm the editor of. It is a special issue on 'War in Fantasy' with a fantastic array of international scholariship. It will be launched on 20th December with an online launch showcase. Details tbc.
Book launch!
A mad dog #POTUS47 exploits a nuclear winter created by the eruption of a supervolcano to invade and seize vital assets. He enlists monstrous allies. His shocktroops battle with rebel insurgents.
#fiction #fantasy #vikings #bikers #norsemythology #climatecrisis #ragnarok #thrutopia
A mad dog #POTUS47 exploits a nuclear winter created by the eruption of a supervolcano to invade and seize vital assets. He enlists monstrous allies. His shocktroops battle with rebel insurgents.
#fiction #fantasy #vikings #bikers #norsemythology #climatecrisis #ragnarok #thrutopia
October 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Book launch!
A mad dog #POTUS47 exploits a nuclear winter created by the eruption of a supervolcano to invade and seize vital assets. He enlists monstrous allies. His shocktroops battle with rebel insurgents.
#fiction #fantasy #vikings #bikers #norsemythology #climatecrisis #ragnarok #thrutopia
A mad dog #POTUS47 exploits a nuclear winter created by the eruption of a supervolcano to invade and seize vital assets. He enlists monstrous allies. His shocktroops battle with rebel insurgents.
#fiction #fantasy #vikings #bikers #norsemythology #climatecrisis #ragnarok #thrutopia
Call for Submissions: Race in Fantasy - for the BFS Journal (Summer 2026). Send the Abstract (200 words) with a bio to the Editor by 20th March. Completed articles will be due in by 1st May. Send to: bfsjournal@britishfantasysociety.org
Image: The Green Knight (2021)
#abstract #CFP #fantasy #race
Image: The Green Knight (2021)
#abstract #CFP #fantasy #race
October 29, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I now have 2 books from Routledge: one as the sole author, and one as contributor.
#reaearch #writing #publishing #REF
#reaearch #writing #publishing #REF
October 22, 2025 at 8:30 AM
I now have 2 books from Routledge: one as the sole author, and one as contributor.
#reaearch #writing #publishing #REF
#reaearch #writing #publishing #REF
My Mast Year. Books out this Autumn.
#writing #writingcommunity #publishing #fiction #poetry #nonfiction #folktales #fantasy #ecology
#writing #writingcommunity #publishing #fiction #poetry #nonfiction #folktales #fantasy #ecology
October 17, 2025 at 6:19 AM
My Mast Year. Books out this Autumn.
#writing #writingcommunity #publishing #fiction #poetry #nonfiction #folktales #fantasy #ecology
#writing #writingcommunity #publishing #fiction #poetry #nonfiction #folktales #fantasy #ecology
My latest book, 'English Folk Tales volume II' is out today in hardback from The History Press. I have a couple of stories in it. Doesn't it look nice?
#books #writing #publishing #storytelling #folktales
#books #writing #publishing #storytelling #folktales
October 16, 2025 at 6:59 AM
My latest book, 'English Folk Tales volume II' is out today in hardback from The History Press. I have a couple of stories in it. Doesn't it look nice?
#books #writing #publishing #storytelling #folktales
#books #writing #publishing #storytelling #folktales
Out on 29th October from bookstores.
#fantasy #fiction #vikings #bikers #ragnarok #climatecrisis #thrutopia
#fantasy #fiction #vikings #bikers #ragnarok #climatecrisis #thrutopia
October 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Out on 29th October from bookstores.
#fantasy #fiction #vikings #bikers #ragnarok #climatecrisis #thrutopia
#fantasy #fiction #vikings #bikers #ragnarok #climatecrisis #thrutopia
I have 4 books coming out this autumn from different publishers (Routledge; The History Press; Goldendark), 5 if you include the Journal I edit for The British Fantasy Society (special issue on 'War in Fantasy' due out in Dec). #writer #publishing #writingcommunity #fantasy #ecology #poetry #fiction
September 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I have 4 books coming out this autumn from different publishers (Routledge; The History Press; Goldendark), 5 if you include the Journal I edit for The British Fantasy Society (special issue on 'War in Fantasy' due out in Dec). #writer #publishing #writingcommunity #fantasy #ecology #poetry #fiction
Published on Monday 22nd September with a special launch showcase featuring poets and musicians. My new poetry collection, Erth Praze, celebrates the natural world and our place within it.
#poetry #nature #ecology #environment #landscape
#poetry #nature #ecology #environment #landscape
September 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Published on Monday 22nd September with a special launch showcase featuring poets and musicians. My new poetry collection, Erth Praze, celebrates the natural world and our place within it.
#poetry #nature #ecology #environment #landscape
#poetry #nature #ecology #environment #landscape
Published 23rd September! The culmination of lots and lots of hard work, and a lifetime of reading and writing Fantasy. It is good to see it finally in the light of day. Free Open Lecture on 21st October at Arts University Bournemouth about the themes of the book.
Register here: lnkd.in/e8WmyBZs
Register here: lnkd.in/e8WmyBZs
September 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Published 23rd September! The culmination of lots and lots of hard work, and a lifetime of reading and writing Fantasy. It is good to see it finally in the light of day. Free Open Lecture on 21st October at Arts University Bournemouth about the themes of the book.
Register here: lnkd.in/e8WmyBZs
Register here: lnkd.in/e8WmyBZs
My book on The Nature of Fantasy is launched today!
Lots and lots of hard work. A lifetime of reading and writing Fantsy. Good for it to see the light of day.
#fantasy #academic #research #bookopening #publication #routledge #ecology #nature
Lots and lots of hard work. A lifetime of reading and writing Fantsy. Good for it to see the light of day.
#fantasy #academic #research #bookopening #publication #routledge #ecology #nature
September 23, 2025 at 5:47 AM
My book on The Nature of Fantasy is launched today!
Lots and lots of hard work. A lifetime of reading and writing Fantsy. Good for it to see the light of day.
#fantasy #academic #research #bookopening #publication #routledge #ecology #nature
Lots and lots of hard work. A lifetime of reading and writing Fantsy. Good for it to see the light of day.
#fantasy #academic #research #bookopening #publication #routledge #ecology #nature
The proof has arrived!
#fantasy #publishing #apocalypse #norsemythology #vikings #bikers #ragnarok #thrutopia #climatecrisis
#fantasy #publishing #apocalypse #norsemythology #vikings #bikers #ragnarok #thrutopia #climatecrisis
September 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The proof has arrived!
#fantasy #publishing #apocalypse #norsemythology #vikings #bikers #ragnarok #thrutopia #climatecrisis
#fantasy #publishing #apocalypse #norsemythology #vikings #bikers #ragnarok #thrutopia #climatecrisis
Announcing the launch of my new Fantasy novel, Thunder Road - a kick-ass adventure story, a Viking/Biker mash-up, and a thrutopian thrillride. It is published on 29th October here in Dorset with live rock music & book-themed cocktails. Are ready to Ragnarok?
#fantasy #fiction
FFI: goldendark.co.uk
#fantasy #fiction
FFI: goldendark.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Announcing the launch of my new Fantasy novel, Thunder Road - a kick-ass adventure story, a Viking/Biker mash-up, and a thrutopian thrillride. It is published on 29th October here in Dorset with live rock music & book-themed cocktails. Are ready to Ragnarok?
#fantasy #fiction
FFI: goldendark.co.uk
#fantasy #fiction
FFI: goldendark.co.uk
The hour is late ... Welcome to Goldendark.
#publishing #ecology #environment #climatecrisis #fantasy
#sciencefiction #speculativefiction #ecofiction
#publishing #ecology #environment #climatecrisis #fantasy
#sciencefiction #speculativefiction #ecofiction
September 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The hour is late ... Welcome to Goldendark.
#publishing #ecology #environment #climatecrisis #fantasy
#sciencefiction #speculativefiction #ecofiction
#publishing #ecology #environment #climatecrisis #fantasy
#sciencefiction #speculativefiction #ecofiction
Here is the reveal of the banner for Goldendark.
#publishing #smallpress #fantasy #sciencefiction #weirdfiction
#publishing #smallpress #fantasy #sciencefiction #weirdfiction
August 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Here is the reveal of the banner for Goldendark.
#publishing #smallpress #fantasy #sciencefiction #weirdfiction
#publishing #smallpress #fantasy #sciencefiction #weirdfiction
July 28, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The latest issue in my role as editor. Packed full of great content! Join the British Fantasy Society and get your greens today!
#fantasy #writing #publishing
#fantasy #writing #publishing
July 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The latest issue in my role as editor. Packed full of great content! Join the British Fantasy Society and get your greens today!
#fantasy #writing #publishing
#fantasy #writing #publishing
July 26, 2025 at 10:04 AM
July 26, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The hour is late, but a glimmer of light remains in the gloaming. We need stories that address the severe challenges of our time while providing the vital vitamin of hope. Stories of fierce beauty, courage, and defiance.
Welcome to Goldendark.
FFI: goldendatk.co.uk
#publishing #thrutopian #books
Welcome to Goldendark.
FFI: goldendatk.co.uk
#publishing #thrutopian #books
July 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The hour is late, but a glimmer of light remains in the gloaming. We need stories that address the severe challenges of our time while providing the vital vitamin of hope. Stories of fierce beauty, courage, and defiance.
Welcome to Goldendark.
FFI: goldendatk.co.uk
#publishing #thrutopian #books
Welcome to Goldendark.
FFI: goldendatk.co.uk
#publishing #thrutopian #books
A sample of the amazing artwork created by Luke Oram for the Lob Barleycorn strip we co-created, which was published last month by The British Fantasy Society.
Can you spot the sources we based 'The Guizers' on here?
#folklore #comics #mythology
Can you spot the sources we based 'The Guizers' on here?
#folklore #comics #mythology
July 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
A sample of the amazing artwork created by Luke Oram for the Lob Barleycorn strip we co-created, which was published last month by The British Fantasy Society.
Can you spot the sources we based 'The Guizers' on here?
#folklore #comics #mythology
Can you spot the sources we based 'The Guizers' on here?
#folklore #comics #mythology