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This promises to be an amazing book! @lilydunn.bsky.social knows how to write #memoir… and how to teach it! #WritingCommunity

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@jencalleja.bsky.social's memoir, 'Fair: The Life-Art of Translation', comes out in May from @prototypepubs.bsky.social. If you enjoy reading books from all over the world, you'll be fascinated by the art (life!) of translation behind them. To pre-order, see prototypepublishing.co.uk/product/fair/

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So pleased to see Francesca Kay's beautiful novel, THE BOOK OF DAYS (Swift Press), on the Walter Scott Prize 2025 longlist announced last week! #histfic

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The International Booker Prize longlist was announced today! #newbooks

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Why go on a writing retreat? Here’s an article I wrote for Writing.ie to answer that question. There are 2 spaces left on the June 2025 retreat! www.writing.ie/resources/wh... #writingretreat #writingretreats #writing #WritingCommunity #writingcourses #writingholidays

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I love this self-portrait of Sofonisba, who here ‘tells’ you so much about herself, with that gaze and so many details: the precious shirt collar, the fur, and the gold, pearls and rubies threaded through her hair. Seen at the Pinacoteca di Brera last week. #earlymodern #earlymodernwomen

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A post by 'What Cathy Read Next' on the books longlisted today for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2025. #histfic whatcathyreadnext.co.uk/2025/02/18/t...

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Rejoice! The seminar for #EarlyModern Europe and the World @ihr.bsky.social has joined #SkyStorians! We're leaving twitter on the 21st, following @royalhistsoc.bsky.social's excellent example.

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Two spaces left on my #writingretreat of 8-14 June in the Swiss Alps! To learn more, see valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri... #Writing #WritingCommunity #WritingRetreats #writingcourses

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Who are @womenwritersnet.bsky.social? We’re an international team of writers dedicated to supporting our fellow #womenwriters through our presence on social media. www.womenwritersnetwork.com

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A realistic “women’s world”, in this “Birth of the Virgin” (G. Ferrari, 1541-43; Pinacoteca di Brera). A baby’s first bath water was thrown in the hearth for a girl and outside the front door for a boy - something that made it into my latest historical novel, as it still resonates... #earlymodern

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The magnificent Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense today, attached to the amazing Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan. Palazzo Brera, which houses them, was built in c. 1615 and was a Jesuit college until 1773.

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“Cuckoo in the Nest” by @franhill123.bsky.social is a moving novel, laced with a humour that renders the narration poignant. Can’t wait to read “Home Bird”. #newbooks #books

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. @leiataillefur.bsky.social @valeriavescina.bsky.social Utterly delighting in this series of online seminars. My brain feels SO happy, SO satisfied every Monday. I wish my day job allowed me more free time.

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As Elif Shafak says, “The silencing of women’s voices is not a thing of the past.” On 26 March she’ll join Sandi Toksvig, EmmaGH and Zahra Joya to discuss both the historical and present-day silencing of women. www.theguardian.com/guardian-liv...

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The Curae Prize is open for entries. Read this article by founder @BookwormVaught.bsky.social on its genesis and purposes. “Creative work - here, writing - is not a pleasant extra, but essential to our wellbeing: core, not peripheral.” www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-ar...

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If you fancy time and space for your writing in 2025, a #writingretreat might be just the thing. Here's a post to give you a flavour of the retreats I run in the Swiss Alps. valeriavescina.com/2025/01/27/a... #writingretreats #WritingCommunity #writingretreat #writingworkshops

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The three “weird sisters” who speak to Macbeth in a woodcut from Shakespeare’s source, Raphael Holinshed’s “Chronicles” (1577), looking nothing at all like hags #shakespeare #macbeth #EarlyModern

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Just downloaded a copy. This looks like a fabulous addition to #nuntastic scholarship! Can't wait to dig in more.

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ICYMI: Book at Lunchtime welcomed Henrike Lähnemann to discuss her #nuntastic new book, The Life of Nuns: Love, Politics, and Religion in Medieval German Convents

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The British Library’s 'Medieval Women' exhibition offers rare insights into medieval women's lives and their quest for agency. It resonated, as my second novel (now #querying) was inspired by archival documents and the sentiment of giving a voice to the unheard. valeriavescina.com/2025/01/08/m...

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Many congratulations, @suereedwrites.bsky.social! 👏🎉

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Fancy time and space for yourself and your writing? The dates of my 2025 alpine writing retreats are now on the website. Choose between tutored and untutored retreats. To learn more and to book: valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri.... #writingretreats #writingcourses #writing #writers #WritingCommunity

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Got quite the birthday surprise last night. A five star review from Ronald Hutton (!!) of my Basque #hextag book. #earlymodern

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Excited to see a copy of 'Refashioning the Renaissance' - congratulations to @paulahohti.bsky.social and the project team. It's a beautifully designed book with colour illustrations and covers a wide range of fashion-related themes - it will be used in so many ways! 👏 #earlymodern #fashionhistory

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In 1950s Texas, Jimmy and Leticia are anything but the norm. Jimmy runs the local beat cafe that locals claim is a front. Leticia is the ideal home maker, just not the ideal color. At a crossroads in her life, Leticia has to choose between past grief or future happiness. #W #UA #A #HF #U #C #P2Ppit

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#P2Ppit #UW #A #HF WOMEN OF THE CAT CURSE Still recovering from the death of her favorite relative, journalist Roshni Sherazi discovers a family secret - one many that thought was buried long ago. A deadly secret that could lead Roshni to her destiny - or - her doom.

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BIG CHICAS DON'T CRY X YOU, WITH A VIEW Recently divorced and out of a job, Camila is on the precipice of an existential crisis. She does the only thing a person close to the edge could do: book a flight to Mexico. #P2Ppit #UW #A #Q Check out the #Romcom menu 🤤

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#HF inspired by a true 16thC story. Abbess Giulia must protect her nuns from a papal inspector sent to investigate their disobedience to Rome. Her plan to escape harsh punishment rests on Elena… but this very special novice might now be leaving the convent to marry. #P2Ppit #Q #UW #PW

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Today in the glorious Jungfrau region, #Switzerland. The dates of my 2025 #writingretreats are now up on the website. To learn more, click here: valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri... #writers #writing #WritingCommunity #writersretreats

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Over at The Other Place, Palladio Museum announced the program and registration for its annual seminar on the history of architecture, this year on "Women, Spaces, Freedom. #Architecture and the female universe in the #Renaissance". #earlymodern www.palladiomuseum.org/en/courses/w...

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Sometimes working with manuscripts gets us really, really close to the people from the past allowing us to hear their voices. This is a story of a letter from a schoolgirl to her teacher, written probably sometime at the end of the 9th or the beginning of the 10th century. A thread 🧵 #medievalsky /1

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Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, 11 pm tonight: the snow reflects the (nearly full) moon’s light, despite the thick cloud cover. 🌕✨❄️

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The @britishlibrary.bsky.social exhibition has generated a phenomenal response, and for good reason. It conjures a mosaic of medieval women's lives that is not only fascinating, but also offers insights into our own times. valeriavescina.com/2025/01/08/m... #medieval #earlymodern #skystorians

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