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Out-Spoken Press @outspokenpress.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

🚨 Haia Mohammed on @bbclondon.bsky.social nNews yesterday from Gⓐza on hoping to take up her Goldsmiths scholarship in September & the biometric visa block. 🚨 Please amplify & write your MP to encourage the govt to see sense. Letter template: bit.ly/44SLnX9

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Amy Key @amykey.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

wrote about what I've been wearing / plan to wear, and whether clothes can be self-help amykey.substack.com/p/can-my-clo...

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Can my clothes look after me?

A reader request

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Amy Key @amykey.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

I wrote about my desire to arrange little precious things amykey.substack.com/p/a-tour-of-...

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A tour of tiny treasures

Self soothing arrangements

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Mary Branscombe @marypcbuk.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I shared the link yesterday, but (UK citizens only please) the Gaza petition to UK parliament is here if you're looking for it; just cracked 76k and the rate at which people are signing is creeping up; currently 4500/hour and only needs 347 signatures every hour for the next 3 days to hit 100k

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Petition: Urgently fulfil humanitarian obligations to Gaza

Act to ensure deliverer of fuel, food, aid, life saving services etc. We think this shouldn't be dependant/on condition of Israeli facilitation as the Knesset voted against UNWRA access to Gaza. We th...

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Daunt Books Publishing @dauntbookspub.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Hugely excited to share that on 4 August, BBC R4 A GOOD READ will be discussing our beloved THE ODD WOMAN AND THE CITY by Vivian Gornick (intro by @amykey.bsky.social) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Rob Rinder and Juno Dawson

The barrister and the writer discuss books they feel passionate about.

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Amy Key @amykey.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

I wrote a feature for Stylist about what the future might look like for single women without kids as they age www.stylist.co.uk/life/getting...

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“I’m 47, single and child-free – who’s going to look after me when I’m older?”

One writer imagines a radical retirement.

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Amy Key @amykey.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

I wrote about what all the girls wore to see Lana at Wembley last week, and about seeing Lana ofc amykey.substack.com/p/what-the-g...

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What the girls wore to Lana

a night with the poet laureate of being gaslighted

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Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Unfortunately Nuar Alsadir will no longer be joining us tomorrow for @writeback.bsky.social, however the wonderful @amykey.bsky.social will be stepping in to join Nikesh Shukla and Claire-Louise Bennett for what's set to be a brilliant night @britishlibrary.bsky.social events.bl.uk/events/write...

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Totally utterly completely indefensible

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Amy Key @amykey.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Loved writing about this encounter for The Observer Magazine observer.co.uk/style/how-we...

A blonde-haired, white woman in her 40s (me!) sits cross legged on a sofa. There are lots of patterned cushions on the sofa and behind it there are paintings and prints on a pink painted wall. A black and white cat (Minnie) is standing on the back of the sofa. In front there is a glass coffee table with a tray of shells and stones and a blue glass vase filled with drooping tulips.

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Canongate @canongate.co.uk · 25/04/2025

🔊EVENT KLAXON 🔊 Join Alice Vincent in conversation with @amykey.bsky.social at @foylesforbooks.bsky.social on Tuesday 29th for the first official event for Alice's new book HARK: How Women Listen www.foyles.co.uk/events/hark-...

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Out-Spoken Press @outspokenpress.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

🟢 NEW PAMPHLET 🟢 Haia Mohammed, The Age of Olive Trees Pre-order now / All proceeds to author www.outspokenldn.com/shop/haia In 2023, Joelle Taylor read the work of Haia, a young poet in Gaza, at the fundraiser we did. We stayed in contact (1/3)

Cover of The Age of Olive Trees by Haia Mohammed
Off-white background with title text in serif font, green and black block-print style outline of olive leaves

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Out-Spoken Academy @outspokenacademy.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

LAST week to sign up for our 4-week online Creative Non-Fiction course, led by @amykey.bsky.social & @jennashworth.bsky.social! 3–28 March Workshops: Mon & Fri 7-9pm O2O feedback tutorial with each tutor Instalment payment available. Full info & register now: www.outspokenldn.com/academy-crea...

Out-Spoken Academy - Creative Non-Fiction Online Course – Join tutors Amy Key and Jenn Ashworth for four intensive weeks of writing on our new Creative Non-Fiction online course 2–28 March 2025
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Four week Creative Non-Fiction Online Course
Join acclaimed writers and experienced educators Jenn Ashworth and Amy Key for four intensive weeks offering you the structure to focus on your non-fiction writin gin a supportive and generative environment.
Dates: 3–28 March 2025
Duration: 4 weeks
Workshops: Mondays & Fridays 7-9pm UK
Individual feedback tutorial with each tutor
Tutors: Jenn Ashoworth, Amy Key
Instalment payment available

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Out-Spoken Press @outspokenpress.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

ICYMI @outspokenacademy.bsky.social four-week online Creative Non-Fiction course with @amykey.bsky.social & @jennashworth.bsky.social is open for registration. Course dates: 3–28 March 2025 Find out more & register now > www.outspokenldn.com/academy-crea...

Out-Spoken Academy
creative non-fiction
Four-week Creative Non-Fiction Online Course
Join acclaimed writers and experienced educators Jenn Ashworth and Amy Key for four intensive weeks, offering you the structure to focus on your non-fiction writing in a supportive and generative environment.
• Dates: 3-28 March 2025
o Duration: 4 weeks
• Workshops: Mondays & Fridays, 7-9pm UK o Individual feedback tutorial with each tutor
• Tutors: Jenn Ashworth, Amy Key
Instalment parment available.
outspokenldn.com/academy

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Amy Key @amykey.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

excited for this next month - sign-up and join us!

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Burley Fisher Books @burleyfisher.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

We were lucky enough to meet Mahmoud in November. Please join us in calling for his immediate release, along with his nephew, Ahmad

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Saqi Books @saqibooks.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

We are alarmed and shocked by the arrest and detainment of our author and colleague Mahmoud Muna, along with his nephew Ahmad Muna, owners and booksellers of Jerusalem’s Educational Bookshop. Please share our statement below widely.

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Amy Key @amykey.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Thoroughly enjoyed @katlister.bsky.social and I getting to be fans of Vivian Gornick with such a lovely audience last night!

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Kat Lister @katlister.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Daunt has beautifully published The Odd Woman and the City for the first time in the UK, and it’s a treasure of wonders – with a heartfelt introduction by Amy. Go get yours here: dauntbookspublishing.co.uk/book/odd-wom...

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The Odd Woman and the City | Daunt Books Publishing

Daunt Books Publishing is an independent publisher based in London. Founded in 2010, we grew out of Daunt Books, an independent chain of bookshops in London and the South-East. We publish the finest a...

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Out-Spoken Academy @outspokenacademy.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

NEW! We're excited to announce that our Creative Non-Fiction 4-week online course with @jennashworth.bsky.social & @amykey.bsky.social is open for registration! Dates: 3–28 March 2025 Classes: 7–9pm UK, Mon & Fri +individual tutorial with each tutor Learn more: www.outspokenldn.com/academy-crea...

course flyer: Out-Spoken Academy Creative Non-Fiction Online Course. Join tutors Amy Key and Jenn Ashworth for four intensive weeks of writing on our new Creative Non-Fiction online course. 3-28 March 2025. outspokenldn.com/academy
(black and white headshots of Amy and Jenn in little arches, on a bright orange background)

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Jimena Gorráez @jimenagorraez.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

We're close to having a sold out event on Thu 6 Feb, Daunt Books, Marylebone High St with @amykey.bsky.social and @katlister.bsky.social discussing Vivian Gornick's THE ODD WOMAN AND THE CITY. Few tickets available, so book now. dauntbooks.co.uk/shop/events/...

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Amy Key in conversation with Kat Lister on Vivian Gornick

Buy tickets for the event with Amy Key in conversation with Kat Lister on Vivian Gornick at Daunt Books Marylebone from Daunt Books today.

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Kat Lister @katlister.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Very excited to be interviewing the wonderful @amykey.bsky.social about the equally wonderful Vivian Gornick at this @dauntbookspub.bsky.social event on 6 February at Daunt Books Marylebone. Tickets are a tenner including a glass of wine – get yours tout de suite!

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Amy Key in conversation with Kat Lister on Vivian Gornick

Buy tickets for the event with Amy Key in conversation with Kat Lister on Vivian Gornick at Daunt Books Marylebone from Daunt Books today.

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Rachel Shabi @rachelshabi.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

‘Gaza will eventually turn into a city of tents. There will be no buildings' - Israeli defence official, Oct 23 'Bring down buildings! Bomb without distinction... Flatten Gaza' - Knesset member (Likud), Oct 23 Israel did exactly what it said it would do, with full support from western allies

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Amy Key @amykey.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

If you enjoy my substack, please consider becoming a paid subscriber for £40 a year or £4 a month. The first newsletter for paid subscribers will be my foreword for @dauntbookspub.bsky.social edition of Vivian Gornick's The Odd Woman and the City amykey.substack.com/about

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About - So Glad I'm Me

My personal Substack. Click to read So Glad I'm Me, by Amy Key, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

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Daunt Books Publishing @dauntbookspub.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

reminder that @amykey.bsky.social, who wrote the new foreword for our edition, is in conversation about Vivian Gornick's THE ODD WOMAN AND THE CITY @dauntbooks.bsky.social Marylebone on Thursday 06 Feb! dauntbooks.co.uk/shop/events/...

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Amy Key in conversation on Vivian Gornick

Buy tickets for the event with Amy Key in conversation on Vivian Gornick at Daunt Books Marylebone from Daunt Books today.

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Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

A fifth baby displaced by Israel died of the cold in Deir el Balah, Gaza today. This is not a natural disaster, this is a crime against humanity committed with the full support of the US government.

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Amy Key @amykey.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

I've written a new post to close out the year on my substack, thinking about how we diarise without really meaning to and what I want to remember as we go into 2025

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I Had Such Great Plans

The psychic trick of the new year

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Amy Key @amykey.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I'm now able to offer a handful of mentoring opportunities

I'm often asked I offer mentoring or manuscript review. I’m now able to.

My fee is £300 for one session which will include:

·Review of up to 10k words of your work in progress ahead of meeting with you
·A one-hour online meeting to discuss your work in progress, with advice on how to develop it further
·Opportunity to ask questions and get tips on preparing submissions to agents, pitching to magazines, developing book proposals etc
·A personalised, recommended reading list
·Option to book further sessions at a discounted rate.

If you’re interested please email me amy_vk1@hotmail.com, sharing with me what you’re working on and what you hope to get out of a mentoring relationship. I can only take on a handful of mentees so please get in touch early if you want to work with me.

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Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

One year ago today Israel murdered poet Refaat Alareer along with his entire family.

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Amy Key @amykey.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I started the final season of My Brilliant Friend last night (The Story of the Lost Child). Its such an extraordinary adaptation - every minute of it gives me the same feelings I get when reading Ferrante -a profound emotional discomfort, the kind I experience when something is cold and true.

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Guardian NUJ @gonuj.org · 04/12/2024

Why are we striking? Our owners says the sale is “necessary”. But the Observer is a successful part of the Guardian family The deal has been done in secret and without considering other bids Our owners have a £1.3bn fund & a duty to protect liberal journalism - why not invest?

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Amy Key @amykey.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

I just sent my agent the first draft of my book proposal & I expect to be hit later today with loads of related psychic debris that I’ll suddenly be able to parse, like the act of sending a version reveals the better version that was there all along

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Daunt Books Publishing @dauntbookspub.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

This elegant, thoughtful memoir, by author of FIERCE ATTACHMENTS, will lead you through the bustling streets of NYC and into the heart of a decades-spanning friendship. Thurs 06 Feb, we have an event with @amykey.bsky.social, author of ARRANGEMENTS IN BLUE, over at Marylebone:

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Amy Key @amykey.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I am so excited to get to talk about THE ODD WOMAN AND THE CITY at Daunt Marylebone in Feb! Odd women please come along and join me!

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Amy Key @amykey.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I was thinking the other day about a poem I wrote about all my unrequited loves, which was a cento I made from tweets on the subject. I'd been asked to write about rejection, and it struck me unrequited love is the most romantic of rejections amykey.substack.com/p/rejection-...

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Rejection is romantic

notable rejections & unrequited love

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Amy Key @amykey.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I've decided to make the dress code for my Christmas drinks RIVALS and went to several charity shops today to scout for elaborate gold-tone clip-on earrings but none were to be had! has everyone had the same idea? has there been a run on elaborate gold-tone clip-on earrings?

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Daunt Books Publishing @dauntbookspub.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Striding into 2025 with a spring in our nattily-trousered step: Vivian Gornick's wonderful memoir THE ODD WOMAN AND THE CITY, with a foreword by Amy Key, and Angelo Tijssens' THE EDGES (tr Michele Hutchison), a beautiful novella of loneliness and love

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Amy Key @amykey.bsky.social · 11/02/2024

It was a dream of mine to write for The World of Interiors and the dream came true. I wrote about loving very fragile things. www.worldofinteriors.com/story/amy-ke...

A hand-drawn illustration of a decorative brass (or gold) bookend in the shape of a fish, set on a plinth decorated with scallop shells. On the fish's tail is a green disc on which a selection of lichen and moss has been arranged.

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Sinéad Gleeson @sineadgleeson.bsky.social · 08/02/2024

#BooksforGaza is raising money to help critically injured children. You can buy a signed copy from many authors (Constellations is in there) between now and February 12th. www.32auctions.com/booksforgaza Please share.

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