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Leaf Journal: On Writing for Young People @leafjournal.bsky.social · 19h

On Writing for Young People Conference 2026. Online. 5-6 Nov. Speakers include Aneesh Barai on the panel 'Writing Black British History for Children' with Yinka Olusoga, J. T. Williams and Karen Sands-O'Connor. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-writing...

A brown person with a beard and glasses smiles at the camera. The text reads 'Aneesh Barai'.

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Elen Caldecott @elencaldecott.bsky.social · 21h

A packed beer garden and not a coat in sight. 2nd October. This is fine.

A beer garden, a blue sky above, no one is wearing a coat.

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The Great Pumpkin Papers 🎃🎃🎃 @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

As a professor, most of what I do is log in to things

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Elen Caldecott @elencaldecott.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Saw this news and mentally raised a glass to Jade Goody, the reason so many women my age kept their smear test appointments. Deeply glad young women today have one less fear. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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HPV vaccine means young women now have 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer death

A new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008.

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Elen Caldecott @elencaldecott.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This week, I had a massage. There was a form to fill in: current medications, illnesses etc. One of the questions was, 'Silent massage, or do you want to chat?' Obviously I chose silent. But I also feel I learned a new symptom of psychopathy.

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Elen Caldecott @elencaldecott.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

RFK Jr and Rogan described as 'dumbass on dumbass violence'. I laughed more times than was seemly given the subject matter.

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Elen Caldecott @elencaldecott.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Saw a 2026 Tesla on the M6 today. First time I've been certain that I know what eco-fascism looks like.

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Elen Caldecott @elencaldecott.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Off to welcome the new intake of postgrads at Bath Spa today. Back to school!! Such an exciting feeling. 😍🎉🏫

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Spooky Old Mark Monro | He/Him 🌈 @thatidiotmonro.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Need to harness the power of Bluesky, so reposts are appreciated. If anyone here, or anyone you know attends Bangor University (the Welsh one) and needs a room for the upcoming year, get in touch. One of my son's housemates has dropped out at the last minute, so their house is one short.

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Xero now with 100% more 🎃 @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.

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Elen Caldecott @elencaldecott.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Horror in the hillsides, according to Skynet.

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Elen Caldecott @elencaldecott.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I feel like nature had the last laugh.

Abandoned 'turf King' shop. Purveyors of fake grass. Covered in four foot high weeds.

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Gita Ralleigh @gitaralleigh.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Excited to be running this workshop on September 29th with Rishika Williams! We'll trace the ghazal from its Arabic and Persian origins, explore the rules and experiment with ghazals in English. Also discounted for students: code STUDENT #ukpoets #poetrysky www.tickettailor.com/events/sindh...

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Buy Tickets – Conversing with the Ghazal: Gita Ralleigh & Rishika Williams – The Club for Acts and Actors

Conversing with the Ghazal: Gita Ralleigh & Rishika Williams – The Club for Acts and Actors, Tue 29 Sep 2026 - Conversing with the Ghazal is a practical, generative workshop for absolute beginners and...

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FT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.

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Elen Caldecott @elencaldecott.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Just watched 'Devil Wears Prada 2'. My ice cold take is that the film-makers are cowards. They should just have done what they clearly wanted to do: get Hathaway, Streep, Blunt and Tucci to take a load of mushrooms and remake 'The Great Beauty'.

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Elen Caldecott @elencaldecott.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Just bought a weekend pass to rollerdisco. This could all quite literally go tits-up.

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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Good luck to everyone getting their A levels today and remember, if you don’t get the grades you’d hoped for, all is not lost. For example, Prince Edward got a C and 2 Ds and was immediately accepted by Cambridge University.

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Abigail Thorn @theabigailthorn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Bindependence Day

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Fleur Hitchcock @fleurhitchcock.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Oh Lordy, just realised I've a book out next month. If you've ever been a fan of Malory Towers, or you know a young person who is, you can pre-order it. I'm pretty darn proud of it! #ukkidlit www.waterstones.com/book/malory-...

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Malory Towers Mystery Club: Kidnap at Midnight by Fleur Hitchcock | Waterstones

Buy Malory Towers Mystery Club: Kidnap at Midnight by Fleur Hitchcock from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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Elen Caldecott @elencaldecott.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This is nightmarish twice over. Both in actual policy terms, and in 'I dreamed last night that I went on national news in a high wind without doing any basic prep' way.

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Susie Day @susieday.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

On this shameful day for equality and human rights in the UK, please add safe-to-access toilets this list, and share widely. openlavs.com

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Map / Open Lavs

Find a unisex loo near you.

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Elen Caldecott @elencaldecott.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

So. I first (to my knowledge) met a trans woman in a bathroom in 1997. I had a very part-time job at a theatre in Birmingham. I clocked her and I went to ask my boss what I should do. My boss, a female cloakroom attendant, pushing 70, who could remember when people left actual cloaks with us... 1/

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Elen Caldecott @elencaldecott.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Said while looking at someone's outfit: "Pretty agricultural looking." New chefs-kiss insult just dropped, courtesy of Patrick Grant.

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Leaf Journal: On Writing for Young People @leafjournal.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

'On Writing for Young People' Conference returns with a stellar line-up. The Call for Papers is open, and tickets are on sale now. 100% online, 5-6 Nov. For children's and YA writers to come together and share insights. ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lj/conference

A line illustration of a tree, a book and leaves. The names of the conference participants: Patrice Lawrence, Beth O'Brien, Sophie Anderson. Plus: 5th & 6th Nov, online conference, leaf journal dot org.

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Elen Caldecott @elencaldecott.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

What if Charlton Heston started an amateur dramatics society in a 1970s brothel, Grok?

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Mat Tobin @mattobin.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I have written a piece on nurturing lifelong readers inspired by the wonderful Aidan Chambers (pages 4-5) booksforkeeps.co.uk/wp-content/u... @booksforkeeps.bsky.social

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Leaf Journal: On Writing for Young People @leafjournal.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Our 2026 Conference, 'On Writing for Young People' is on sale! Join us, 5-6 Nov to hear a keynote from the Carnegie-award winning Beth O'Brien on disability in literature, and many other panels and workshops. 100% online. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-writing...

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On Writing for Young People: Conference 2026

On Writing for Young People: a 2-day online conference. Ideas & insights in the academic field of creative writing for kids & YA. 5-6 Nov.

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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

No science fiction could have prepared us for just how stupid the end of the world can be. "The environment was on the brink of collapse, and so, rather than deal with that, we burned what fuel we had left getting computers to scam each other for money."

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Leaf Journal: On Writing for Young People @leafjournal.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

As Volume 4 of 'Leaf Journal' is out, we now get to shout about the articles! Noah Weisz reflects on the ‘literary magic’ of re-readability with particular focus on Frances Hardinge’s ‘Cuckoo Song’. ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lj/article/v...

The title: 'The Second Reading and Beyond: Exploring Re-Readability in Children’s Novels' Noah Weisz. Plus a black and white image of a serious-looking young girl.

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Faber Books @faberbooks.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Do you want to help produce outstanding experiences for our readers in person and online? We're advertising for a new Events and Website Assistant. Apply by 26 July. www.faber.co.uk/careers/even...

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Leaf Journal: On Writing for Young People @leafjournal.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

As Vol 4 of 'Leaf Journal' is out, we now get to shout about the articles! Inc the thoughtful analysis of 'Crossing the Line: Considering the Dual Accessibility of the Verse Narrative...' by Edward Davies ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lj/article/v...

The title of the article: Crossing the Line: Considering the Dual Accessibility of the Verse Narrative for Reluctant Readers and Young People with Mental Health Problems. By Edward Owen Davies

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Leaf Journal: On Writing for Young People @leafjournal.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

As Volume 4 of 'Leaf Journal' is out, we now get to shout about the articles! Writer and emetophobia sufferer George Purves offers creative techniques to produce realistic and transformative depictions of the condition in this wonderfully helpful article: ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lj/article/v...

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Towards True Sick Lit: How to Write a Productive YA Novel about Emetophobia: Writer and emetophobia sufferer George Purves offers creative techniques to produce realistic and transformative depict...

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Leaf Journal: On Writing for Young People @leafjournal.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

As Volume 4 of 'Leaf Journal' is out, we now get to shout about the articles! Including the thoughtful 'How to Write Queer Antagonists in YA Fiction Without Making Queerness a Signifier for Evil' by Jo Baker. ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lj/article/v...

The title of the article: 'How to Write Queer Antagonists in YA Fiction Without Making Queerness a Signifier for Evil. Plus an image of a hand in a shaft of rainbow light.

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Leaf Journal: On Writing for Young People @leafjournal.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

As Volume 4 of 'Leaf Journal' is out, we now get to shout about the articles! Including the sharp insight of 'Time-Play: Slipping the Bounds of a Classic Children’s Genre' by @ruthmoore.bsky.social Read it here: ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lj/article/v...

The article title: 'Time-Play: Slipping the Bounds of a Classic Children's Genre' plus a line illustration of clockwork

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Leaf Journal: On Writing for Young People @leafjournal.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Our annual online conference 'On Writing for Young People' returns 5-6 Nov 2026. At this point, we warmly invite proposals from our wider community for topics they would like to present on at the conference, or a writing workshop they would like to run. Details: ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lj/conference

A line drawing of a tree growing out of a book, with the conference title.

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Elen Caldecott @elencaldecott.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I am going to sit in the soft heat of my inner city courtyard and let the sound of the neighborhood pubs tell me when someone scores. And you guys, of course. Vicarious sport is the best kind of sport.

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Elen Caldecott @elencaldecott.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

What's the daftest thing you know that's older than America? I'll start: The word 'Earthling'. It's a medieval name for the peasantry.

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Elen Caldecott @elencaldecott.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Other half's birthday. He got to choose the evening film to go with champagne. Jaws. What an excellent choice. Not a shot or a line that isn't superb. Wonderful game deciding if Hooper is 28 or 47. Farewell and adieu to those fair Spanish ladies...

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☠️𝔖𝔭𝔬𝔬𝔨𝔶 𝔎𝔯𝔦𝔰🦇 @freydalpishti.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

This makes me happy because Washington has finally embraced Balkan aesthetics. Every resident of Skopje sheds tears of joy at this abomination. Total North Macedonian cultural victory.

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Boosting this again - today's your last full day of updating your PLR so you're not doing it in a panic on the deadline day!

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Elen Caldecott @elencaldecott.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

As someone who works at both a 'top ten uni' and a 'post-92' uni, I am *certain* that excellent work happens at both types. And that a healthy ecosystem is one that allows students to find a choice that suits their circumstance. Every day, that ecosystem is dwindling.

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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Certainly describes my situation: facing redundancy from a humanities job in weeks, no chance of another academic role, and at a university that went from teaching 15-20 languages to none.

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Elen Caldecott @elencaldecott.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The dog has discovered that sitting outside in the shade on a rug is her favorite thing to do. When thwarted, and told to come inside for the good of her health, she strops like a teenager, stomping and pacing until let back out again. We have created a monster.

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becimay @becimay.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

In case you didn’t know, Exeter uni, where I work, has announced a plan to make 25% of staff in my English department redundant. Left-over staff will do double the teaching while their research time will be shrunk to 1%. Meanwhile admissions for English at Exeter are HIGH, and on the rise this year

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Elen Caldecott @elencaldecott.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Today, every meeting in England starts with an obligatory 5 minute agenda item: Does freezing a hot water bottle actually work? And: Does drawing the curtains in daytime do anything but make it dark and humid? Only once this has been thoroughly covered can the actual business begin.

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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Reform UK councillors have introduced a motion to rescind King's Lynn and West Norfolk's climate emergency declaration and deprioritise decarbonisation efforts The council were going to vote on it on Thursday But the meeting has been postponed due to extreme heat

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Elen Caldecott @elencaldecott.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Traveling by train across the UK today. So many back yards with laundry basking on lines. Am imagining the joy of pinning it out early this morning and, later, throwing a fresh sheet on the bed. Hope it helps you sleep, Margaret!

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The Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🎉Wolf Siren scores a double win, taking both the 2026 Carnegie Medal and the Shadower's Choice Medal for Writing! Congratulations to Beth O' Brien and HarperCollinsUK! #Carnegies2026

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