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Genevieve Carver

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Other contact method: For poetry, contact me through my website contact form https://www.genevievecarver.com/contact. For children’s, contact me through my publicist: [email protected]
Local authority: Aberdeenshire
Languages: English
Author type: Performance Poet, Poet, Writer
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Genevieve Carver is a poet and children’s author. Her work is inspired by nature, history, and the musicality of language.

Genevieve’s first novel for readers aged 8-12, The Ocean and the Bones (Oneworld 2026), is a prehistoric adventure story about how to find truth and stability in a world where suspicions abound and storms rage. It follows Little Meg, a Sunhealer’s apprentice who discovers a strange girl washed up on shore. Perfect for fans of Sophie Anderson and Kiran Millwood Hargrave, the book explores parallels between the ancient and modern worlds, with themes of friendship, community and ecology at its heart.

As a poet for adults Genevieve is widely published and has appeared at events and festivals from the Edinburgh Fringe to the Canadian Rockies. She’s the author of three works of poetry, the latest of which, Birds / Humans / Machines / Dolphins (Guillemot Press 2024) won The Moth Nature Writing Prize and was shortlisted for the Highland Book Prize. Max Porter has described her writing as ‘deeply funny and very sad at the same time.’

Genevieve has a wealth of experience tutoring, mentoring and delivering workshops, and is available for both in and out of school engagements.

(Photo credit: Alexandra Wallace)

Websites featuring the author

Local authorities will visit

Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire; Angus; Argyll and Bute; Clackmannanshire; Dumfries and Galloway; Dundee; East Ayrshire; East Dunbartonshire; East Lothian; East Renfrewshire; Edinburgh City; Falkirk; Fife; Glasgow City; Highland; Inverclyde; Midlothian; Moray; Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles); North Ayrshire; North Lanarkshire; Orkney Islands; Perth and Kinross; Renfrewshire; Scottish Borders; Shetland; South Ayrshire; South Lanarkshire; Stirling; West Dunbartonshire; West Lothian

Events will deliver

Chairing events; Mentoring; Panel event; Performance; Professional development, CLPL or CPD; Reading; Residency; Talk; Workshop

Audience will work with

Adult learners; Outdoor learning; People experiencing mental health problems; Vulnerable young people (under 18); Vulnerable adults; Young people in the community (e.g. Youth clubs, Guides, Scouts)

Topics of work

Adventure; Animals; Childhood; Coasts, seas & oceans; Death, grief & bereavement; Discrimination & prejudice; Editing & editing your own work; Environment & climate; Fairy tales, folklore & mythology; Family; Friendship; Health including mental health & wellbeing; Historical fiction; History; Island communities; Music; Nature; Performance training; Publishing & getting published; Science; Seasonal books

Age groups published for

Children; Adults

Age groups will work with

6-8; 9-11; 18+

Audience size

0-10; 11-30; 31-100; 100-500; 500+