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Rónán Hession @ronanhession.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

I'm interviewing Willy Vlautin at the Cheltenham Literature Festival this Sunday - all about his new novel, The Left and the Lucky. There are a few tickets left, you're lucky. www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/willy...

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Willy Vlautin: The Left and the Lucky | Cheltenham Festivals

Portland-based novelist and The Delines musician Willy Vlautin talks to Rónán Hession about his moving new novel The Left and the Lucky. A large-hearted st

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

The highlight of the short story reader's (and writer's) year. Very pleased to see stories in here by @kieranstories.bsky.social @vickygrut.bsky.social @willwiles.bsky.social and @charlieratpig.bsky.social. Looking forward to reading all @saltpublishing.com

Cover of Best British Short Stories 2026, edited by Nicholas Royle and published by Salt. Plain typographic cover with white text on green background.

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Kieran Wyatt @kieranstories.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

‘Why Do You Let Me Lie Here Wastefully?’ in Best British Short Stories 2026. I’ve kept to myself this year, working on my blog, so I wasn’t expecting *this*. Excited to know that more people will read the story. Overawed to be in such good company. @saltpublishing.com

Paperback: Best British Short Stories 2026 ed. Nicholas Royle.

First page of my story in this book. Title: ‘Why Do You Let Me Lie Here Wastefully?’

A choice paragraph from the story and probably the section I’m most nervous about: the reveal.

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

My copy of this year's Best British Short Stories should also soon be dropping through the door!

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Not entirely sure what this involves

A sign saying 'Bridal Cleaning' above a picture of a bride holding a bunch of floweds

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Spotted: a schoolboy wearing a Santa hat

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Salt Books @saltpublishing.com · 12/10/2026

Out today: Best British Short Stories 2026, edited by Nicholas Royle. Sixteen years on, the annual guide to the very best new fiction includes a Graham Greene discovery, ‘Reading at Night’. £10.99. www.saltpublishing.com/products/bes...

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Tony White @tonywhite.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Join me and my guests @judecook.bsky.social and @lukekennard.bsky.social for readings and chat live on the radio! Monthly books programme Literature Live on @resonancefm.bsky.social 8pm Monday 12 October. Show repeats 10am Tuesday 11 October — don’t miss! pieceofpaperpress.com/literature-l...

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Jamie Guiney @jamesgwriter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

GIVEAWAY! 🥳 This glorious prize bundle includes a signed copy of The Lightning, £25 National Book Token, Moleskin Notebook & Pen, Seagull Keyring, Lighthouse Pin and some lovely chocolate! To be in with a chance of winning: ⚡️ follow me ⚡️ like this post ⚡️ repost or reshare ⚡️ tag a friend 1/2

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Guillermo Stitch @guillermostitch.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Critic @davidcollard.bsky.social kicks off a series of conversations with authors and publishers on the state of criticism, small presses and the reception of a certain novel. First up is @cdrose.bsky.social, author of We Live Here Now, winner of the Goldsmiths Prize. youtu.be/EUbitLCUnqE?...

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In Conversation With David Collard: C. D. Rose

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Gregor. 😊👇

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Ray Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I'm proud of my three collections of ghost stories and weird fiction, not least because together they've apparently created a sense of what Newmanesque might mean. Get them here: www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Ray-N...

Municipal Gothic (black, yellow, brutalist tower block); Intervals of Darkness (black, red, illustration of a mysterious void); Thin Places in Hard Concrete (pink and pale blue, floating brutalist staircase). There books, 37 stories.

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Sunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Good morning. Who remembers this? Of course you do. A magical book by wonderful @luluallison.bsky.social. And we’re delighted that Lulu will be the next author in our chapbook series with a brand new short story. Want to read it? You know what to do! (And if you don’t, contact us!)

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It does feel like they've missed a trick

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I love this book very much but I wonder about the cover image. I could be wrong but it appears to show varieties of pear, where apples would have been a choice more relevant to the book. Perhaps they couldn't find such an image. A small niggle!

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

"Writing is the only thing that when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else." - Gloria Steinem

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

"Writing is the only thing that when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else." - Gloria Steinem

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

So sorry to hear about Annie Dillard's passing. She wrote my favourite book on writing - so filled with wisdom, it's a book I keep coming back to

Cover of The Writing Life by Annie Dillard. Image is of a frail-looking boat tossed about on the sea.

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

So sorry to hear about Annie Dillard's passing. She wrote my favourite book on writing - so filled with wisdom, it's a book I keep coming back to

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The Moth Magazine @themothmagazine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

‘The Moth magazine is a thing of beauty’ Caoilinn Hughes 💫 'It manages to have gravitas and coolness simultaneously’ National Poetry Library 💫 'It’s beautiful. I always want to frame it ’ Fiona Benson 💫 Back issues from just €5, including P&P... www.themothmagazine.com/moth-shop

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Paul Laity @paullaity.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Martha Mills Young Writers’ Prize 2026: the Winners! www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/blog/2026/se...

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The Martha Mills Young Writers’ Prize 2026: the Winners! | London Review Bookshop

The Martha Mills Young Writers Prize 2026

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It does sound right up my street!

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Delighted to receive my copy of @drewgum.bsky.social's new story. First of a new chapbook series by the resurrected @sunburntsaints.bsky.social Saints alive!

Front cover of Gregor, a short story by Drew Gummerson, published by Sunburnt Saints. Plain light blue cover

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Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Talking of the BBC’s Wednesday screening of Penda’s Fen bsky.app/profile/grea...

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Tim Cooke @timc1986.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Home from a long summer holiday to a couple of great looking Nightjars to get stuck into… @nightjarpress.bsky.social

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Good morning. To celebrate our 20th anniversary we've had a limited edition set of four broadsides in a custom portfolio with an embossed bellyband. Designed & printed by Tangerine Press. Marvellous.

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Can't believe I didn't know that the late ZZ Top drummer, the only one without a beard, had the surname Beard

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Kieran Wyatt @kieranstories.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

‘Why Do You Let Me Lie Here Wastefully?’ is included in Salt’s Best British Short Stories 2026. Whhhhaat? Daydreaming at work pays dividends. Thanks to @eunoiareview.bsky.social for publishing the story last year.

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Brilliant news, Kieran! Many congrats!

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emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

So many thanks to @bulbculture.bsky.social for giving this story a new lease on life. Unusually for me, this is a nice story. And today is a day where I think we could all do with a softly positive read.

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Imogen Reid @imogenreid.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

One year ago today my shortl fiction, Fabrication, was published in this beauty, featuring @iancritchley.bsky.social Alison Moore @simonokotie.bsky.social @cdrose.bsky.social Iain Sinclair et al. Thank you @nicholasroyle.bsky.social & @saltpublishing.com I'm looking forward to the next iteration 🔥🔥🔥

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Ben Moor @benmoor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Brightonites! If you're already doing two things on Sunday, why not make coming to A Three Thing Day, the third thing in your day. Charming, warm, affirming and funny. Chortle 20.00 Sunday 16th August 2026 Nightingale Rooms - above Grand Central Brighton BN1 3PA Tickets: bit.ly/4hJdxug

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Odditorium Presents: Ben Moor's A Three Thing Day at Nightingale Rooms above Grand Central

Tickets are now available for Odditorium Presents: Ben Moor's A Three Thing Day at Nightingale Rooms above Grand Central, BRIGHTON on Sun 16 Aug 2026. Click the link for further information and to sec...

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Matt Adcock @cleric20.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Authors - how about a fun Friday share of the sales heartbeat on Amazon of my debut Complete Darkness... Nice to see 6 years later it's still pinging (although the heady days of best selling flags are in rear view)... Grab a copy here: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D9RB1N3... #Books #Authors #Booksales

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Jonathan Gibbs @jonathangibbs.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A Personal Anthology always takes the summer off... but this year has been quiet all round. It will be starting up again in September, and I'm keen to round up potential contributors. Get in touch if you're a fan of short stories and would like to share your favourites! apersonalanthology.com

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A Personal Anthology

Writers, critics and others dream-edit a personal anthology of their favourite short stories

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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

My short story, "Nether", has been published within the digital magazine, ParSec. A blog post about how the story came to be written can be found here: andrew-hook.blogspot.com/2026/08/neth...

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Nether

My short story titled "Nether" has recently been published in the digital magazine ParSec , and as usual I'm blogging a few words about how ...

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

My family laugh at me for sitting there removing all the tape from the wrapping paper after Christmas and birthdays but there's method in my madness.

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Little Green Space 🐝 @lgspace.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Traditional plastic tape (eg Sellotape) isn't recyclable – and if you put tape-covered wrapping paper in the recycling bin, it can contaminate the paper recycling. Using recyclable paper tape like this one is one solution! More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/reviews/casc...

White eco-friendly paper tape with a green leaf pattern, in a wooden tape dispenser

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Vicky Grut @vickygrut.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Brunel university is co-sponsoring the Nero New Writers Prize. Open to writers not previously published by an established book publisher or magazine, deadline: Fri, 11 September: nerobookawards.com/new-writers-...

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NEW WRITERS PRIZE 2026 - Nero Book Awards

Celebrating outstanding writing by authors living in the UK and Ireland, these awards list the best books of the year.

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