KIERA CHAPMAN
writer
![Black Sky](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8aeeb70cd0c9f912cbb4bf8de4f767fa.jpg/v1/fill/w_579,h_362,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/8aeeb70cd0c9f912cbb4bf8de4f767fa.jpg)
I am writing a book about walking.
But it's not like most walking books. It doesn't feature an individual striding and thinking their way across a landscape on a journey of self-discovery. It is about struggling to move because of physical illness, and facing restrictions because of gendered violence. It's about the implicit class bias in a lot of writing about walking, and the figures who remain excluded and vulnerable because they don't have protection and power. Through a deeper understanding of embodiment, I seek to unfold a radical and more inclusive way of being in nature.
Spelt columns
More people should know about Spelt magazine. It provide a platform for creative writers (prose and poetry) to explore nature, landscape, the natural world and the liminality of natural areas within the urban landscape. Plus, it focuses on creating a supportive infrastructure for writers who live outside of cities. The quality of work they publish is terrific, and I'm not just saying that because I had the privilege to be a columnist for them in 2022-23
About me
![It's me. I don't photograph well.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e2fb5_7c659dd691ae42b4b1d06681e4f811be~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_296,h_275,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Kiera%20Chapman%2031_03_22%20(3).jpg)
Apparently if you can see a picture of me, you are more likely to think I am friendly, approachable, interesting, and likeable. I really want you to think I am all of those things. I try to be, but I think sometimes I fail at most of them.
Anyway, here I am.
PS This feels awkwardly like false advertising.