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Dr Catherine Menon

@catherinemenon.bsky.social
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Author "Fragile Monsters" (2021), from Penguin and "Subjunctive Moods" (2018), from Dahlia Publishing. Principal Lecturer in AI ethics and robotics at University of Hertfordshire.

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The Bridport Prize @bridportprize.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
30 days to go The deadline is getting closer — now’s the time to submit. Poetry • Short Story • Flash Fiction • Novel Open to writers worldwide Deadline: 31 May Enter now: buff.ly/OUTjuKU
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
What a great review! And the Guardian bookshop is giving me a discount on it too, for some reason. Also, that is a *fantastic* cover.
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
"That's a really good position-you're not devaluing. You're creating. Do you want this reply to explore what that might look like?"
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Oh, that's interesting - I like temporal slipperiness, and this sounds like the good sort. Thanks for the post!
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
I missed this; what fantastic news! Does that mean we can look out for '7' some time soon too?! 🤣
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Congrats, Emily! Lovely news :)
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Thanks, Jonathan! Hope all is going well with you too?
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Thrilled to be on the @rsliterature.bsky.social VS Pritchett prize longlist! www.alcs.co.uk/news/longlis...
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Longlist for for V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize 2026 Announced
The V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize is an annual award for unpublished short stories between 2,000 to 4,000 words in length.
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Centre for Place Writing @centreplacewriting.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Deadline Sunday 18th January. www.manchestercityofliterature.com/news/were-lo...
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We're Looking for a New Multilingual City Poet - Manchester City of Literature
Manchester City of Literature are inviting poets to apply for consideration to be a new Multilingual City Poet alongside our current City Poet Nóra Blascsók. The City Poets will work together across o...
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Oh, I haven't read A Word Child - it's going on my list!
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Gosh, that cover is certainly a... choice. I find Iris Murdoch a bit curate's egg-ish at the best of times; is this one sticking?
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Very pleased to be here at @curveleicester.bsky.social on a freezing day for the warm, lovely and inspiring Platform conference! Thank you to @farhanashaikh.bsky.social and the Middle Way Mentoring scheme middlewaymentoring.co.uk/platform-con...
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Farhana Shaikh 🍉 @farhanashaikh.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Happy world book day! Join us for Platform Conference for Writers of Colour, a day-long event, which aims to support and encourage with advice and inspiration. Takes place in #Leicester on 5th April. Check out the programme and book your ticket: middlewaymentoring.co.uk/platform-con...
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Text reads Platform Conference for Writers of Colour 

Book covers include Stitched Up, Peach Blossom Spring, The Light Between Us, Djinn Patrol, and Fragile Monsters
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Thank you, Neema! I think it's also super important for writers, because so many people don't think of creative rights as an ethical issue - but of course it absolutely is.
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Super pleased to be on this podcast today talking about AI ethics and the importance of transparency, human rights, fairness and all the good crunchy things that technology often ignores. Do have a listen!
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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Catherine Menon (@catherinemenon.bsky.social) is a Principal Lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire. Her research explores the ethics and safety of intelligent systems that are used by members of the public, such as home assistance robots. Listen to our chat: www.robottalk.org/2025/02/21/e...
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Nadia Kabir Barb @nadiakbarb.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
First meeting of the year with The Whole Kahani. A great way to spend what was otherwise a grey and rainy Sunday working on anthology number four with these fabulous writers 😍. @catherinemenon.bsky.social Reshma Ruia, Deblina Chakrabarty, Radhika Kapur
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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
You have EIGHT DAYS LEFT to submit your story(ies) up to 4,000 words to the Bristol Short Story Prize, full details here: bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk! Please share!
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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 23/01/2025
You can now read my new book, The Best of Everything, early! I hope you enjoy it. Available to request and review on Netgalley here: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/544489
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The Best of Everything
NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Oh wow, I had no idea. Khong Guan also make iced gems - which, as a kid I probably ate my entire bodyweight in - but without this picture. Amazing story behind it!
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
To be fair, "making giant holes in the ground" is pretty much a defining characteristic of nuclear bombs.
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Is handwriting really disappearing? Most of you on here are writers so I guess not personally - but outside that bubble? Somebody must be buying all those Moleskines, after all. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ja...
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Signature moves: are we losing the ability to write by hand?
We are far more likely to use our hands to type or swipe than pick up a pen. But in the process we are in danger of losing cognitive skills, sensory experience – and a connection to history
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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Small presses based in the UK and Ireland! We're compiling the 5th edition of our Indie Press Guide and are looking for any presses who aren't already on our radar. Get in touch if this is you! DM us for more info 😀
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Spooky Beheadley @bradleybooks.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
🦅Writing the Urban Weird: Course eBook Taught & Edited by me! Beyond the world we know lurks another just out of sight. These fantastic shorts by writers on our Urban Weird course turn the familiar into the unrecognisable. Available now for 99p! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DTFK9CT...
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The Urban Weird: Stories by writers from the Comma Short Story Course, Manchester, 2024 eBook : Cornick, Jen , Bentley, Stuart , Dean, Clare , Stiegler, Trisha , Moss, Katherine , Melling, Dan , Bradl...
The Urban Weird: Stories by writers from the Comma Short Story Course, Manchester, 2024 eBook : Cornick, Jen , Bentley, Stuart , Dean, Clare , Stiegler, Trisha , Moss, Katherine , Melling, Dan , Bradl...
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Go you! I realised I'd forgotten to add audiobooks at all, so I'm not even getting my nuppences 😂
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Very much enjoyed this @fictivedream.bsky.social story.
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Milton Keynes Literary Festival @mklitfest.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Bucks/Beds/Northants writers: what does 'Home' mean to you? Submissions close at 23:59 on Sun 19/1. Prizes/publication for winners. Details: mklitfest.org/mink2025 #shortstories #creativewriting #submissionsopen #creativenonfiction #poetry #writingcompetition #flashfiction
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Congratulations, Susmita! What a punch of a story too.
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Oh, thank you for the heads up! I had no idea ☺️
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
PLR payments always feel a bit like magic to me; lovely, but also slightly baffling.
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Leeds Lit Fest @leedslitfest.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Hello writers! Hello readers! Give us a follow and together let's make 2025 the best Leeds Lit Fest yet.
A literary event with a writer and host sat in front of a red curtain surrounded by a diverse audience of literature lovers.
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
This is fascinating - although I'm spending way too long trying to figure out how anyone would actually sit on that throne.
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Congratulations, Emily! And what a first para - this looks so good 😊
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
For me it's Feb-brutality, when the reality of all of January's overly optimistic resolutions comes crashing down (do I really want to be up at 4am every day of my life to "meditate"? No, and also NO).
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
I love this prompt - and also the concept of Janxiety!
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The Bridport Prize @bridportprize.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Our Flash Fiction, Short Story, Poetry and Novel Awards close for submissions on 31 May. Enter at bridportprize.org.uk To listen to a little inspiration from former winners and judges 👉 bridportprize.org.uk/writers-room... 🔊 #CreativeWriting
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Sounds great! Slippery protagonists and misdirection are very much my bag.
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Aaron Kent @godzillakent.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
I have a piece up for The Bookseller today, in which I consider how major publishers can create space for the small presses that keep the literary scene afloat. www.thebookseller.com/comment/what...
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What big publishers can do for small presses
How can major publishers create space for the small presses that keep the literary scene afloat?
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
This is a really good question. The amount of drama - and sheer human emotion - that goes into a fairly mundane experiment in robotics, for example, is breathtaking. Yaa Gyasi's Transcendent Kingdom captured it really well; I'd love to see a movie adaptation of something like that.
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
I *just* re-read this over the holidays! Isn't it amazing? ☺️
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Chloe Timms @clotimms.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Today is your very last chance to enter the @womensprize.bsky.social Discoveries Prize! Entries close TODAY. It's completely free, so why not give it a try? www.womensprize.com/writers/disc...
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
This is ridiculously aesthetically pleasing. My own desk is a nightmare!
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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Have you submitted your story to the Bristol Short Story Prize yet? We accept stories up to 4000 words till the end of January, and we offer both prizes and publication to all the shortlisted authors! More details: bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk Please share!
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a woman in a trench coat is smiling in a room .
ALT: a woman in a trench coat is smiling in a room .
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Wonderful news, and congratulations!
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
I was avoiding the app (yay NY resolutions) and via the web it's some unprounceable abbreviation! I keep leaving out the wrong letters 😂
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
I have a contract for nonfiction (AI ethics book) to be done by the middle of the year! It'd be a lot quicker if people would stop finding new ways to use AI unethically...
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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 08/01/2025
The Booker shortlists of the 1970s are of exceptionally high quality, and while some of the novels may have fallen out of fashion, they’re essential volumes for any keen reader’s library. Here are 10 novels well worth rediscovering, five decades later ⤵️ thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
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The Booker in the 1970s: 10 novels that are well worth rediscovering, five decades later | The Booker Prizes
The Booker shortlists of the 1970s are of exceptionally high quality, and while some of the novels may have fallen out of fashion, they’re essential volumes for any keen reader’s library
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
We will boost it to the skies! (although I still can't actually work Blusky and keep spelling its name wrong)
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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 28/12/2024
Weatherglass Prize for a novella (rare in this day and age), with the wonderful Ali Smith as judge. International. Please share: weatherglassbooks.com/novella-priz...
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Dr Catherine Menon @catherinemenon.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Looking forward to this! I've just added it to my TBR list.
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