Amelia @aemlai.bsky.social · 27/09/2026New best thing about being married: V is building the big old funky house from my novel in the Sims purely so I can figure out whether all the different rooms work logistically and connect where I've said they do. 020
Reposted by AmeliaGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAbandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George MonbiotChanges in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 17925301730
Amelia @aemlai.bsky.social · 12/09/2026And she slept in that position of her own accord all night. 010
Amelia @aemlai.bsky.social · 12/09/2026So, so, SO excited to be helping facilitate workshops with Beyond the Spectrum again this year! Come along to write in a no-pressure, relaxed, supportive space 🌟 110
Amelia @aemlai.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Brighton! My lovely friend, Cecil Fenn, has an immersive book launch coming up for his debut novel, THE RESTORATIVE ARTIST, on Friday 18 September. Come along if you can! Tickets: www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticket... Or to preorder: www.resident-music.com/product/fenn...zeffy.comA Night with our Dead - Immersive Book Launch for 'The Restorative Artist' by Cecil FennA Night with Our Dead is an evening of gothic art connected to grief and loss to celebrate the publication of Cecil Fenn's debut novel The Restorative Artist.… 000
Reposted by AmeliaBritish Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The stage has been set. The shortlist has been announced. The juries have concluded their deliberations. Which can only mean one thing... The British Fantasy Awards are fast approaching! 🧵⬇️ 11211
Amelia @aemlai.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I entered last year and was lucky enough to work with Tanya, who is just so incredibly perceptive and thoughtful and brilliant. Their feedback revolutionised the second draft of my opening pages, and informed the rest of my rewrite. Enter, enter, enter!! 121
Amelia @aemlai.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The British Fantasy Society's First Ten Pages Programme offers anonymous feedback from industry professionals on the first 10 pages of your novel. Current submission window closes at the end of September! british-fantasy-society.vercel.app/welcome 011
Amelia @aemlai.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Would love love LOVE to start just one (1) summer holiday without having to write a formal complaint about the disability discrimination at the airport. Highlight this year was being told to "just get off the plane and walk because special assistance will take too long to get here". WAHOO. 010
Reposted by AmeliaDr Nemo 杉本 Martin @zeus-japonicus.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Asian Pirate Musical is opening on Tuesday!!! we're only running for one week so please buy your tickets before it's too late! the show is already looking so awesome in rehearsals 💥💥 tiny.cc/APMgatehouse 174
Reposted by AmeliaAmelia @aemlai.bsky.social · 21/07/2026This Sunday! I'm giving a talk based on my PhD research (queer Les Mis!) at Barricades: A Les Mis Convention. Online, 5pm UK time, all proceeds go to charity, scholarships available. barricadescon.combarricadescon.comHome — Barricades: A Les Mis ConventionREGISTRATION Registration for Barricades 2026 has opened! Registration Info CHARITY PARTNER Barricades: A Les Mis Convention is dedicated to using its influence to aid those in need. Our 2026 charity ... 001
Amelia @aemlai.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Mum retired today after nearly 40 years working in primary schools. Thrilled for her, yeah, yeah, definitely. Not sure how to come to terms with her not bringing home loads of chocolate three times a year now though personally? 000
Amelia @aemlai.bsky.social · 21/07/2026This Sunday! I'm giving a talk based on my PhD research (queer Les Mis!) at Barricades: A Les Mis Convention. Online, 5pm UK time, all proceeds go to charity, scholarships available. barricadescon.combarricadescon.comHome — Barricades: A Les Mis ConventionREGISTRATION Registration for Barricades 2026 has opened! Registration Info CHARITY PARTNER Barricades: A Les Mis Convention is dedicated to using its influence to aid those in need. Our 2026 charity ... 001
Reposted by Amelia‘Dr’ Dorothy Koomson @dorothykoomson.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Authors & other self-employed folk the Govt has a consultation out that could see us filing a tax return & paying on forecasted income EVERY MONTH. Unworkable for most of us. Send your thoughts by the 4th Aug. Also write to your MP & the Business Secretary. www.gov.uk/government/c... 145
Reposted by AmeliaTanya Gold | Editor & Translator 💕📚 (they/iel) @tanyagold.bsky.social · 14/07/2026💛🤍💜🖤 Happy Nonbinary People's Day, my fellow enbys! Are you an enby writer/artist/creator? I wanna hear all about your stuff. Drop those links! 💛🤍💜🖤 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #WriterSky #ArtSky #Comics 🌈📚 73210
Reposted by AmeliaBritish Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026UPDATED ADVISORS LIST: The First Ten Pages Programme The BFS is offering BIPOC members anonymous feedback from industry professionals on the first ten pages of speculative fiction novels. To submit your work as a writer, you can sign up here: british-fantasy-society.vercel.app/welcome 079
Reposted by AmeliaDr Nemo 杉本 Martin @zeus-japonicus.bsky.social · 02/07/2026ASIAN PIRATE MUSICAL 🏴☠️ Upstairs at the Gatehouse 28 July - 2 August 2026 Tickets: tiny.cc/APMGatehouse 044
Reposted by AmeliaDr Nemo 杉本 Martin @zeus-japonicus.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Asian! Pirate! Musical! 28 July to 2 August in London! join us for our first full run - tiny.cc/APMgatehouse tell your crew! tell your friends!! 0139
Reposted by AmeliaSheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 12/06/2026A society with one trillionaire and millions of people in poverty is something to be deeply ashamed of, actually 444207736098
Reposted by Amelia‘Dr’ Dorothy Koomson @dorothykoomson.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Brighton, love ya. Truly. They did not pass. And it was defo nearer 5,000 than 2,500. The pincer movement was 👌🏾 0202
Reposted by AmeliaThe Literary Consultancy @thelitconsultancy.bsky.social · 12/06/2026We are hosting a FREE webinar 14th July for writers wanting to learn how to shed shame and write unapologetically. Sign up now on the website: How to Write Unapologetically - The Literary Consultancy: literaryconsultancy.co.uk/event/how-to... 021
Reposted by AmeliaWriting East Midlands @writingeastmidlands.com · 10/06/2026Beyond the Spectrum's summer programme has launched! 🚀 Featuring 100% online writing masterclasses with an accessible ticket price system. 🎟️ Book now for workshops on self-editing, writing for the stage, securing funding as a writer and more! 🎭️✍️ Get your tickets here! ➡️ bit.ly/BTSBUYBOOK 011
Reposted by AmeliaRainbow Space Magic @spacemagiccon.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Rainbow Space Magic 2026 will be on October 3-4, 2026! RSM is free, virtual convention for queer #speculativefiction Registration will open at the end of June, but if you're interested in being a panelist, you can apply now at tally.so/r/D4AZqE 01116
Reposted by AmeliaThe Literary Consultancy @thelitconsultancy.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Applications are open for the 10th annual @thelitconsultancy.bsky.social LGBTQ+ Free Reads scheme. Free professional feedback from novelist Michael Langan for unpublished LGBTQ+ writers. The scheme has a cracking track record. More details here literaryconsultancy.co.uk/2026/06/cele... 033
Reposted by Amelia🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 26/05/2026NEW SPECIES OF TINY “GOLF BALL SIZED” OCTOPUS JUST DROPPED THIS IS NOT A DRILL 1635556
Amelia @aemlai.bsky.social · 27/05/2026The face of a creature who has had seven adults out in the garden looking for her for the best part of three hours. 030
Reposted by AmeliaThe Literary Consultancy @thelitconsultancy.bsky.social · 20/05/2026TLC May Free Webinars: It's the last chance to sign up to our newsletter by FRIDAY 9AM BST if you are a low income writer wanting to learn about Pitching Fiction or Non-fiction projects! literaryconsultancy.co.uk/newsletter/ #ACEfunded #nonfiction #amwriting #amquerying 051
Reposted by AmeliaWriting East Midlands @writingeastmidlands.com · 16/05/2026Closing out Mental Health Awareness week, we want to highlight our incredible Beyond the Spectrum project 🤍 This year there are 16 groups with 190+ neurodivergent participants finding community through writing, and in March, the 'Words Unwound' wellbeing festival was attended by 120+ writers. 011
Amelia @aemlai.bsky.social · 15/05/2026This Monday 18th May, join me and Emma Robdale for an online Beyond the Spectrum taster session! All neurodivergent writers welcome, no writing experience needed. Free!! All details here: writingeastmidlands.wufoo.com/forms/s1ry9m... 000
Amelia @aemlai.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Gorgeous Winston has made it safely across the pond!! (Partner has too, with the bonus that she didn't immediately try to climb into our pond). 010
Amelia @aemlai.bsky.social · 13/05/2026A deeply meaningful thread, as a fellow writer with ME/CFS. I absolutely loved Awakened. 195
Amelia @aemlai.bsky.social · 06/05/2026This time next week, all being well, my long-distance partner of almost 13 years will be here! To stay!! WITH HER DOG!!! 010
Reposted by AmeliaDr Nemo 杉本 Martin @zeus-japonicus.bsky.social · 06/05/2026does anybody happen to know of East & Southeast Asian community groups in Lincoln? Particularly ones with interests in the arts? 004
Amelia @aemlai.bsky.social · 05/05/2026So happy to have a little piece in Issue 16! So looking forward to diving into everyone's work! 000
Reposted by AmeliaNational Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 03/05/2026We have an *extremely* important announcement to make. From Wednesday, we will be launching our puffin live cam, coming to you from the Farne Islands. So you can watch puffins all day long. In celebration, please enjoy this clip of puffins being really busy for 39 seconds straight. 7871992472
Amelia @aemlai.bsky.social · 01/05/2026How did we go from Ollie being too scared to leave our side on walks to Ollie going on strike and refusing to leave the beach? 000
Reposted by AmeliaWishbone Words @wishbonewords.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Thank you all so much for your patience! We're pleased to announce that Issue 16, originally slated for November of 2025, will be dropping in just a week on May 1! Please stay tuned for this amazing issue! #disabilityvisibility #disabilityawareness 081
Reposted by AmeliaBritish Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Hey, SFFH authors. We're getting to the end of our list of readers, so if you'd like an opportunity to read your work at one of our event days, please fill in the form. forms.gle/NxR3i79jkUSi... 0146
Reposted by AmeliaTanya Gold | Editor & Translator 💕📚 (they/iel) @tanyagold.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Hey, #Editors & #WritingCommunity! 👋🏻 I've topped up the scholarships for all my self-paced courses again! There's a limited number of scholarship spots for editors and writers from marginalized groups. They're first-come, first-serve, no questions asked. TanyaGold.com #AmEditing #WriterSky 💙📚 12412
Reposted by AmeliaTanya Gold | Editor & Translator 💕📚 (they/iel) @tanyagold.bsky.social · 15/04/2026The @sfdcc.bsky.social is hosting a series of virtual workshops for disabled writers in the coming weeks, and they look amazing! And they'll have ASL interpretation! #Disability #WritingCommunity #WriterSkydisabilityculturalcenter.orgSustaining Us: Building a Writing Practice While Living with Limitations – Disability Cultural Center 033
Amelia @aemlai.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Homemade writing retreat! A few days by the sea with my best friend, pretending nothing but our novels (and a massive stash of biscuits) exists. 010
Amelia @aemlai.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Just finished up a gorgeous run of workshops with such a talented group of writers, and you too can bask in their talent! We have a digital anthology! It's free to read online! heyzine.com/flip-book/ea...heyzine.comWeather Or NotCreated with the Heyzine flipbook maker 000
Reposted by AmeliaBritish Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/04/2026The British Fantasy Awards have begun! Learn more about how you can get involved below... 02924
Reposted by AmeliaLauren (LJ) McMenemy @laurenwrites.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Attn: SFFH writers of the world! You've got until this Sunday, 12 April, to submit eligible works to the British Fantasy Awards suggestion list. Yes, at this stage YOU CAN NOMINATE YOUR OWN STUFF. 🧵⬇️ 196