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devaneemily.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, editor, bookseller. Collector of oddities. Words in various places, including Smokelong, Lost Balloon, Ellipsis, Best Microfiction & Ambit.
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T-minus 1 hour! If you want your story to be considered for the 2025 Bristol Short Story Prize, make sure you submit before 11:59 pm BST! Shortlisted entries get prize money and publication! Submit your short stories now: buff.ly/4gqxWA6 📣 Spread the word

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Can't wait for this! Ilkley writers, who's coming?* *Turns out, quite a few - it's already half full!

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

You have ONLY TWO DAYS to submit your story to the Bristol Short Story Prize! If you're shortlisted, you'll win * a cash prize * publication * free admission to the U of Bristol's Writers' Day on June 7, concluding with a wine reception for the prize winners Send now! bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

You've got til Feb 28th to send me your 300-word (or less) gems - even the strange ones in all sorts of shapes and styles that you think no-one else but you could love! #FlashFiction www.fishpublishing.com/competition/...

submitted 36 days ago • 2 comments

📣 Short Story Writers - the deadline for the Bristol Short Story Prize is this Friday, 31 January. Send in your finest stories of <4k words, with a chance of publication and a top prize of £1000! 👇

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

🔔🔔 HEAR YE!! HEAR YE!!! 🔔🔔 Now that all 15 of this year's shortlistees have been published, the "People's Prize" is officially open for voting. forms.gle/qVUGXUo4GYbZ... You get 3 votes. Each vote must be for a DIFFERENT piece. One vote per person. Deadline for voting is 15.00 GMT on 31st Jan.

submitted 33 days ago • 2 comments

A slice of gorgeous from @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social 👇

submitted 33 days ago • 1 comment

Proud of this one. It's a story that emerged out of my Word Factory apprenticeship, and it's in stunning company in Issue 14 of @thelonelycrowd.bsky.social. Thanks to editor John Lavin for giving it a home 🙏. If you'd like a copy, the online shop is now open.

submitted 44 days ago • 2 comments

And finally.. our winners! These are the 6 best books I read in 2024. Every single one of them is incredible and I envy any of you reading these for the very first time. Congratulations and thank you all for writing such amazing stories. #booksky

submitted 60 days ago • 13 comments

Me talking about the #curae prize

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

Christmas has come early! So delighted to place second 🥈 in this year’s Festive Flash Fiction Competition from The Failing Writers Podcast with @scrivenerapp.bsky.social, judged by @devaneemily.bsky.social 🎉 Hear ‘In Which Kai Stages a Christmas Coup’ here ☺️ 🦃 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

submitted 67 days ago • 9 comments

If you'd like to keep up to date with my #ekphrastic #writingworkshops, I have an extraordinarily glamourous newsletter you can sign up for - eepurl.com/i1v4GA

submitted 100 days ago • 0 comments

Visual arts, music, dance, drama, poetry, history, well-being and the environment......look out for information about an Ilkley Town Council small grants scheme to support City of Culture events in Ilkley and Ben Rhydding – coming soon!

submitted 79 days ago • 1 comment

Thanks to the NFFD team for nominating 'The Reluctant Reader's Guide to Charles Dickens' for a Pushcart Prize. That's made my day 🙏.

submitted 77 days ago • 12 comments

#Ilkley writing friends, some dates for your diary 👇

submitted 79 days ago • 2 comments

So thrilled with this nomination from @trampset.bsky.social for a story I love (and thanks to @devaneemily.bsky.social whose workshop sparked this story!) 🤩 Congratulations to the other nominees (amazing company to be included in!) ❤️

submitted 81 days ago • 13 comments

Saw these photos and thought immediately of @devaneemily.bsky.social Liminal Spaces workshop #FlashFiction #Writing #Prompts www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 83 days ago • 1 comment