Paul Evans

In a festival celebration of the poetry of Mary Webb, Paul Evans will deliver this year's festival lecture - 'Betwixt and Between - the mystic ecology of Mary Webb.'

Paul Evans is a senior lecturer in creative writing at Manchester Metropolitan University, a nature writer and radio broadcaster. He is best known as a contributor of Country Diaries for The Guardian; a writer and presenter of natural history documentaries and spooky docu-dramas on BBC Radio 4. Herbaceous, his collection of botanically-inspired poetic prose was published 2014 and Fieldnotes from the Edge, a journey into Britain’s secret wilds, is published in summer 2015. His background is in the nature conservation movement and horticulture. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from Lancaster University and Cycling Proficiency certificate. He was drawn to Mary Webb’s genius at a young age and lives in Much Wenlock with his family.