Wilderness

Published April 2026 
ISBN: 9798903298884 
Format: Paperback 

"The future of thinking, human or artificial, will be decided by what the planet can afford. The planet sets the boundary, not the machine." Amy Woodward in 'What Does AI Cost the Earth, and What Does It Have To Say About It?' 

Our Wilderness publication considers the many meanings of 'wilderness' across time and culture. Rather than presenting the wild as something untouched, we approach it as contested, constructed, embodied, and continually redefined.

The collection moves beyond mere scenic appreciation to interrogate the fetishisation of the wild, featuring essays on indigenous river stories and the environmental impact of modern technology, including a timely look at the ecological costs of artificial intelligence. Readers are invited to "read the landscape" through the eyes of classic authors like Flannery O’Connor and Daphne du Maurier, while navigating the visceral intersections of human bodies and the unruly natural world. From the silent specimens of natural history to the contemplative poetry of the Cotswolds and the Welsh countryside, the issue curates a diverse dialogue between past and present. We close by considering how wilderness persists—or fails to—within modern life, shaped by environmental crisis, technological expansion, and the evolving ethical responsibility we hold as inhabitants of this land. Guided by the editorial vision of Heidi Kewin and enriched by a collective of naturalists, philosophers, and award-winning poets, this issue serves as both a beautiful aesthetic artifact and a rigorous ethical inquiry into our place on Earth.

Contributors included in this publication: Amy Woodward, Charly White, Chloe Milne, Dan Webber, Dean J. Hill, Emily Zobel Marshall, Essie Vierra, Inés Paris Arranz, J.A.G. Mabbutt, James Alexander, Joseph Blythe, Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi, Kyla Angeles, Louis Gilroy, Michael Hunter, Millie Harris, Mónica Fernández Jiménez, Patrick Von Michael, Peter Danby, Quiet Lines Poetry, Ruswa Fatehpuri, Sarah Drew, Sergios Saropoulos