[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
By James Powell | November 25, 2025<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” link_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Meet the wild writers taking part in this week\u2019s \u2018Wild Pages\u2019 five-day environmental residency for emerging short-form writers at Felixstowe Library.<\/span><\/p>\n The residency is part of the annual Wild Reads campaign. Developed in partnership with the National Centre for Writing and Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Wild Pages supports writers to create new work inspired by Suffolk\u2019s landscapes while building their confidence in community-focused creative practice.<\/p>\n Throughout the week, participants will explore a range of natural and local settings, meet readers and residents, and respond to the county\u2019s environment through original writing. Other libraries will also be involved including Ipswich County Library, Framlingham Library and Southwold Library.<\/p>\n By the end of the residency, each writer will produce a new short-form piece and outline a workshop or activity they may go on to deliver in libraries in the future.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”27px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Aruna-Stannard-Square-Resize.jpg” alt=”Aruna Stannard” title_text=”Aruna Stannard Square Resize” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” link_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Aruna Stannard (she\/her)<\/strong><\/p>\n Aruna has lived in Suffolk for 13 years. She enjoys many forms of writing, but poetry in particular, finding inspiration in the natural world and our complex yet profound connections to it. Coming from a healthcare background, she has long believed in the importance of stories and community for health and wellbeing. She co-directs a voluntary organisation that champions creativity for wellbeing, for medical staff and students. Aruna is keen to continue combining her caring values with her writing, in developing a community practice.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”27px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Amy-Adshead-Square-Resize.jpg” alt=”Amy Adshead” title_text=”Amy Adshead Square Resize” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” link_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Amy Adshead (they\/them)<\/strong><\/p>\n Amy Adshead is a queer writer based in rural East Anglia, specialising in short fiction and poetry. Their writing is rooted in the sounds, textures, and sensations of a tangible connection to the land and often examines an intertwined relationship between humans and non-humans. Constantly experimenting with unusual forms and mediums, Amy views their poetry as just one facet of an interconnected and constantly evolving creative practice. Alongside writing, they sing for an art punk band, create zines and practice photography.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”27px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Felix-Uff-Square-Resize.jpg” alt=”Felix Uff” title_text=”Felix Uff Square Resize” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” link_line_height=”1.3em” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Felix Uff (he\/him)<\/strong><\/p>\n Felix Uff is a writer and actor from Felixstowe, trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. For screen, Felix has collaborated with Moonage Pictures and Hat Trick Productions, and he\u2019s currently working on his debut play, Art: The Value of Nothing. In his practice, he explores the more macabre aspects of the human condition to show that even in the darkest places there\u2019s always light.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”27px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nashwa-Nasreldin-Square-Resize.jpg” alt=”Nashwa Nasreldin” title_text=”Nashwa Nasreldin Square Resize” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” link_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Nashwa Nasreldin (she\/her)<\/strong><\/p>\n Nashwa Nasreldin is a writer and a translator of Arabic literature based in Bury St Edmunds, where she launched the Bury St Edmunds Writers’ Workshop. Her poems and essays have been published in a number of journals in the UK and further afield. She is currently working on a book-length essay of reflections and meditations on nature, war and identity.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”27px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Kate-Flurrie-Square-Resize.jpg” alt=”Kate Flurrie” title_text=”Kate Flurrie Square Resize” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” link_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Kate Flurrie (she\/her)<\/strong><\/p>\n Kate is an artist working with moving image and installation, creating work rooted in lived experience and is often collaborative. She is now developing her practice to incorporate creative writing as an integral part of her artistic language. Kate has worked with a number of arts organisations on film projects which involve local communities, and she also works on a number of cultural projects as a volunteer coordinator connecting people to creative volunteering opportunities.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”27px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Amy-Wragg-Square-Resize.jpg” alt=”Amy Wragg” title_text=”Amy Wragg Square Resize” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” link_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Amy Wragg (she\/her)<\/strong><\/p>\n Amy Wragg is a poet, zine maker, & spoken word nerd, based in Ipswich. Despite being best known as the woman behind (getonthe)SoapBox – music & poetry events she has been running in the East for almost two decades – she is now emerging as an artist in her own right. Amy is a writer & performer of spoken word poetry, and a prolific zine maker (15 zines made so far, this year!). She is inspired by power of language and storytelling to reach people, amplify marginalised voices, build kinder communities, share ideas, and motivate positive change. None of her zines are available digitally – print only – and they are all made by hand (scissors & glue) using collage.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Wild Pages five-day environmental residency for emerging short-form writers is taking place this week. Read more about our wild writers.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[138],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMeet the Writers<\/h3>\n
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