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Ashia Mirza Writer @ashprincewriter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

One of the characters in my mg book is a Scottish Wildcat! #mg #editing #writing www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Ashia Mirza Writer @ashprincewriter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Longlist 2027. 🎺The Bolton Children’s Fiction Award is organised by @BoltonSch for young people in Bolton and the surrounding area. My kids used to love taking part in this event, and it’s always a great list for children’s writers to read. #kidlit #childrensbook #mg

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

How would it change your life to win £5,000 for your writing? Could feedback from TLC improve your manuscript? Would an invite to an NWN industry party help you meet the agent you've been hoping for? The Mslexia Novel Competition is open for entries.📚 #NovelCompetition

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Polis Loizou 🐺🎃 @polisloizou.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

[Piercing shriek] It's real, it's happening: I WAS A TEENAGE BISEXUAL has turned up in @nottmplayhouse.bsky.social's newsletter about exciting shows coming to the Neville Studio this autumn! 🧟‍♂️🐺 🎟 nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/events/i-was...

Screenshot of the email: "Vintage horror B-movie meets '90s teen flick in this one-of-a-kind show by award-winning theatre-maker Polis Loizou, exploring life as a bisexual man... with all the horrors that involves."

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Daisy J. Hung (she/her) @daisyhunguk.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Just got a copy of my #IamNotaTourist paperback with a refreshed cover and subtitle! Love the new look! Pre-orders are important for authors so support if you can. Huge thanks to the HQ and @harpercollins.bsky.social UK team for making this happen ❤️

Daisy holding a copy of her paperback ‘I am Not a Tourist: What it means to be British Chinese’. Text stating: ‘Paperback out 13 Aug, Pre-order now!’

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Polis Loizou 🐺🎃 @polisloizou.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

ONE NIGHT ONLY @camdenfringe.bsky.social! Film, artifice, power and the Devil. Come and experience "You Oughta Be In Pictures", the show that has made audiences around the country look over their shoulders. Wed 5 Aug, 9pm Rosemary Branch Theatre London 🎟 camdenfringe.com/events/you-o...

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Ashia Mirza Writer @ashprincewriter.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Kirkby Lonsdale inspiration for the painter Turner and the writer Barrie (Peter Pan)

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Polis Loizou 🐺🎃 @polisloizou.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

2nd chance to catch "You Oughta Be In Pictures" @buxtonfringe.bsky.social! Tonight at 8.30pm @undergroundvenues.bsky.social. Come and feel threatened in a dark room with me 🖤

A balding 40-something man in a shirt, waistcoat and bowtie under stage lights, with a quote from Buxton Fringe review over the image: "Threateningly allusive."

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Ink Sweat & Tears @inksweatandtears.co.uk · 12/07/2026

Ashia Mirza approaches the allegory of the cave for modern readers in her poem 'Heartburst: (Plato's Allegory of the Cave)' @ashprincewriter.bsky.social Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/ashia-mirza/ #InkSweatAndTears #Plato #Philosophy #Poetry

Image: A setting sun against a black background with a red border
Text: Heartburst: (Plato's Allegory of the Cave)/ The prodigal sun casts shadows in your cave
of
someone taking a photo
at a wedding
of their baby
at a celebration.

There’s a roar of a truck
the hiss of a missile
the boom of a dumb bomb –/
Ashia Mirza

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Ink Sweat & Tears @inksweatandtears.co.uk · 11/07/2026

Phil Vernon takes us back to poetry's pastoral roots with a reflection around the Firle Beacon in 'Something (almost) Understood'. @philvernon.bsky.social Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/phil-vernon-2/ #Firlebeacon #Poetry #Inksweatandtears #InkSweatAndTears

Image: hills in the distance surrounded by a green border. Text: Something (almost) understood/ These hills that look towards both weald and waves/ hold – in their homesteads, fenced and open land,/ trackways and contours – all that’s happened here,/ but hide their mysteries in riddles: how/ whole flints were wrapped – by nature’s sleight of hand –/
in chalk laid down as plankton long ago,/ Phil Vernon

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Ashia Mirza Writer @ashprincewriter.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Thanks @nyalitfest for a great day! And so good to see one of my online ´writing buddies’, fellow Guppy longlistee @katjalizabethk, with her debut! #writing #nyalitfest #ya

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Ashia Mirza Writer @ashprincewriter.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Mount Zas (Zeus) - a reading of Odyssey was necessary for this trip! #odyssey #travel #poetry #writingprompts #writing

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Ink Sweat & Tears @inksweatandtears.co.uk · 03/07/2026

An eager contemplation on illness and what we can feel but someone else must put their finger on. Siobhan Logan on inksweatandtears.co.uk/siobhan-logan/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

Image of pills on a side table overlaid with a dark purple tint.

Text:

Misdiagnosis

There’s something wrong with the sky

it’s the colour of a bruise and smells
of burnt toast. Do you hear that noise?
Someone’s shredding the blue

Siobhan Logan ©

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Ashia Mirza Writer @ashprincewriter.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

When in Athens - watch a Greek tragedy!

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Ashia Mirza Writer @ashprincewriter.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Reading poetry @octagon theatre and meeting people that do amazing things in the community #poetry #poet #community

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Polis Loizou 🐺🎃 @polisloizou.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Come online and hear me discuss my scattershot approach to a creative "career". Today, for FREE! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/storytelli...

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Storytelling Pathways Online Forums 2026

Meet fellow storytellers, share practice, discuss your ideas and raise questions!

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Ashia Mirza Writer @ashprincewriter.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Looking forward to the next poetry meet up at Bolton Library. First World War poetry made an impression at school but now has a whole new meaning. #poetry #poetrycommunity

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Ashia Mirza Writer @ashprincewriter.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Very impressed with the tour at Shakespeare’s Globe. Picked up a few souvenirs too #shakespearesglobe #writers #writing

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Ashia Mirza Writer @ashprincewriter.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Realised I’ve been forgetting to post on here! 😂🙈 Dinosaur research for my mg story. I also don’t remember Jurassic Park being so scary! 😱🦖🦕 #amwriting

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Ashia Mirza Writer @ashprincewriter.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Happy New Year! 2025 has been a genuinely exciting year for my writing. One of my poems was shortlisted for the Aurora Prize, and I was thrilled to win Hashtag2025. Let’s see what 2026 brings! ashprincewriter.wordpress.com #booksky #writersky #amreading #amwriting #kidlit #poetry #poetrycommunity

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Ashia Mirza Writer @ashprincewriter.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Bolton Children’s Fiction Award Shortlist - an annual event for young people in and around. Bolton www.facebook.com/share/1Cb9zp... #reading #mg #BCFA

Bolton Children’s Fiction Award Shortlist - an annual event for young people in and around. Bolton https://www.facebook.com/share/1Cb9zpSdFa/?mibextid=wwXIfr
#reading #mg #BCFA

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Ashia Mirza Writer @ashprincewriter.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Fab afternoon in #peakdistrict followed by a lovely evening in Derby with #auroraprize. Xmas deco in restaurant me and Hubble ate in!! #amwritingpoetry #writing

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Ashia Mirza Writer @ashprincewriter.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Fantastic! Congratulations to all! 🎉🎉

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Amy Sparkes @amysparkes.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

I'm passionate about making creative opportunities accessible to all, so I offer a free 6-month mentoring opportunity for children's writers who might find it particularly hard to pursue writing. Open for applications: 8th - 16th Nov. www.storygodmother.co.uk/index.php/op... #WritingCommunity

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Ashia Mirza Writer @ashprincewriter.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

This month’s poetry read was Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - there are four copies in my house but I’ve had to borrow this edition for extra reading! 😂 #poetry #rubaiyatofomarkhayyam

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Ashia Mirza Writer @ashprincewriter.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Yayyyy!!! I’m beyond excited to win #Hashtag2025! Im looking forward to introducing a whole new type of genie into the world.🧞‍♂️😍🥰🎉🎉🎉🎉. Thanks to Helen and Abiola @hashtag_press for this fantastic opportunity. #writing #mgwriter #mgbookstagram #booksforchildren

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Ashia Mirza Writer @ashprincewriter.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

The books for this month: Northern Boy Secrets on the Shore is the MG read The Count of Monte cristo - part research and part classic read #amrreading #books

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Ashia Mirza Writer @ashprincewriter.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I’m writing something new and someone said it had a feel of Bel Canto so it is my current read. #wip #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amreading #Reading

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Ashia Mirza Writer @ashprincewriter.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Picnic and foraging in between editing/reading/writing. #writing #reading #foraging

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

The #MerkyBooks New Writers’ Prize is back for another year 🎉🙌 Open to all Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic writers, aged 18-35, un-agented and unpublished. 🗓️ Submissions close on 26 August. Apply now: www.penguin.co.uk/about/publis...

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Roxie Key #TheDeadlySpark 🔥 @roxiekey.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

You probably haven't heard of me, right? So, why hire me? Great customer feedback speaks volumes! I may be new to freelance copywriting (also editing and designing!), but I have very happy clientsIf you need a copywriter (and published author) ready to impress, I'm your gal! #FreelanceCopywriter

Five stars on a yellow background, with the testimonial: "I was impressed by the level of detail and care Roxie took."

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Polis Loizou 🐺🎃 @polisloizou.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Tonight! Can't wait to get spooky.

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Ashia Mirza Writer @ashprincewriter.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Privileged to have read this. Highly recommend B’s book.

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