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Huge investigation on class and the creative industries in @theguardian.com with some superb work from @lanre-bakare.bsky.social & team www.theguardian.com/culture/2025... & www.theguardian.com/culture/2025... & www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

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New analysis by @theguardian.com investigating who is ‘working class’ & why it matters in the arts sector quotes ICP Prof @drdaveobrien.bsky.social's landmark study with the @suttontrust.bsky.social 'A Class Act', on social mobility in the creative industries 🔗 www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

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Popes - Bears - Woods - Catholics. Come on @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social We need your help! www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

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This event is about the #PhD by Published Works in Creative Writing - and at least one of my supervisors is now coming to tell you about entry requirements & all about how it works at York St John. We also have candidates on the trad route from Leicester and Swansea universities coming along!

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I’m ‘home’ again. North east coast, windswept skies, - everything I need for a peaceful heart is here. 🩷

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Writers' HQ officially became a thing nine years ago today. We were running retreats for four years before that, which technically makes us 13, which means YOU CAN'T TELL US WHAT TO DO YOU'RE NOT MY DAD <door slam>. Happy birthday to us, and the best gang of writerly humans anyone could wish for 😍

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Eddie says keep smiling, it’s almost spring! 🙂🙂🙂

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Can anyone help Stu? 👇👇👇

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Enjoying this immensely! @neilcampbellwriter.bsky.social @saltpublishing.com

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Dear #BookSky can you help us find our lost audience? We left 140,00 people behind on X and we want to reconnect!

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Want to know more about @stuhennigan.bsky.social and his recently signed novel, Keshed? Now you can by listening to this episode of Northern Voices. :) @ortacpress.bsky.social shorturl.at/5x33E

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I’ll be joining the brilliant Anna Vaught for this event along with other ‘special guests’ - if you’re interested in pursuing a Creative Writing PhD, do come and join us! 👇👇👇

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NEWS. Editors, publishers: have your ailments ready for some TLC this week as we send out DR BOOKWORM PRESCRIBES in the UK & US. LITERARY SELF-HELP, full of zest, close reading, lived experience & expertise from an acclaimed author and teacher: a beautiful, hopeful new series. @keslupo.bsky.social

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Celebrating with my eldest daughter. She’s 22 today. Beautiful inside and out. 🩷🩷🎉🎉

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Pretty sure we walked into Narnia this morning. #winterwalks

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Ok, I'm doing this - if you like the idea of a Bite-sized Book Club focusing on reading flash fiction, please register your interest via the form linked below! (1/4) #flashfiction #reading #bitesizedbookclub More details threaded below or at this link: theleadedwindow.blogspot.com/p/bite-sized...

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Having admired @kathyhoyle.bsky.social's writing for years now, I'm chuffed to be speaking to her for the 'Writing the Coal Face' Q&A at Sunderland Museum. This free event is on Saturday 1 March: www.sunderlandculture.org.uk/whats-on/coa...

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Blessed be!

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Lovely musical weekend with my eldest! 🩷🩷

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Lovely review of @neilcampbellwriter.bsky.social by Jen Bowden, editor of Northern Voices ‘This is how reading should be: entertaining, enjoyable and original.⁠’ www.instagram.com/p/DFWS8GATVCk/

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Great news! I use and recommend @bookshop-org.bsky.social all the time to support independent bookshops. And now they do ebooks too!

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I always feel like, somebody’s watching me! #doorpeep

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In an effort to inject a little positivity, can I help any of you aspiring writers with answers to questions you may have about writing and publishing? I’ve written 20+ trad published books, so ask away…

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UNDER A MONTH TO GO! 🤩 You have until 15 Feb to enter @natflashfictionday.bsky.social’s Micro Fiction Comp 🌟 No theme, up to 100 words, judged by @rebeccafwrites.bsky.social @uksherka.bsky.social @sudhab.bsky.social and me. Every day, I’ll be posting a dazzler to get you inspired ✨ Thread 🧵

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What an honour! Tysm! 🎉🎉🎉

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This is a really good, challenging, yet encouraging essay on balancing the "creative mindset" and the "business mindset" when it comes to writing and publishing. Definitely worth the read! electricliterature.com/all-of-my-ac...

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“Science has backed up what many of us have long been saying: the library rocks.”

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🔔🔔 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.

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Submitted my penultimate story for the collection to my supervisor - just got my feedback - he described it as ‘excellent, beautifully written and brilliantly structured, it made me cry.’ Think I can die happy now. #shortstorycollection #phdstudent

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Earlier this year, I floated the idea of editing a "Quiet Horror" anthology. People seemed to love the idea. Well, it's happening... We open for submissions in the new year. I can't wait to read your stories. More details: matgost.substack.com/p/submission... Please share far and wide!!!

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Had a fab morning at Rugby library for the Northern Boy Q&A and it was so lovely to finally meet the brilliant @ihussainwriter.bsky.social #Northernboy

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An unbelievably big THANK YOU to everyone who's bought a book this month, and in particular yesterday 😍 We have a sale on until the end of the month, so now is the best time to try something new! Add the code JAN2025 at checkout for 25% off everything! www.northodox.co.uk/bookstore

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Tentatively started a new short story today - the FINAL one I’ll write for my collection. This PhD journey has been a joy and a privilege so far - so grateful for my scholarship. #Northernstories #amwriting #finalyearphd

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This is written by the bishop who stood up to Orange Voldemort. Everyone should be buying this. It's available on Amazon for $14. I'm an atheist and I'm buying it. #booksky

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Do we know what we’re doing? Absolutely not or we probably wouldn’t do it. But we know we can all use a little sanctuary and we’ll treat your poetry, flash and letters to whatever or whoever needs addressing with respect and care. A submission call will follow with more details in coming weeks.

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Our story of the week is The Mainland Girl by @mirrigd.bsky.social (This piece was a finalist for the 2024 Forge Flash Fiction Competition, and was selected by senior editor Sommer Schafer)

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Helpful!

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