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Nicole Hayes

@nicolehayes.bsky.social
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PhD. YA author (Penguin Random) jnr fiction (Hardie Grant) non-fiction (Black Inc / The Guardian). Podcaster with The Outer Sanctum / The Writers' Retreat. Living on Wurundjeri land with 2 humans & 1 dog. She/her. linktr.ee/nicolehayes

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Liz @lizbarr.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
If you see that a footballer has done wrong [allegedly] and your first impulse is to attack the woman who co-wrote his kids' books months before the [alleged] crime was committed, maybe you need to reconsider your priorities.
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Nicole Hayes @nicolehayes.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/ha...
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Hands off our State Library!
Library workers deliver essential services to 2.8 million people in our community each year. They run information services, connect people online, hold free workshops, develop community connections an...
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Nicole Hayes @nicolehayes.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
I’m not sure there’s ever been a time when we’ve needed stories (made by humans!) more. I’ve found some amazing books, films, TV shows – and music! – that have helped me work through life, love, and the universe. I’ll be posting more in the next few days. www.facebook.com/reel/6953043...
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8 comments | Stories have always provided a source of comfort and solace in harder times. I’m not sure there’s ever been a time when we’ve needed them more. I’ve found some amazing books, films, TV sh...
Stories have always provided a source of comfort and solace in harder times. I’m not sure there’s ever been a time when we’ve needed them more. I’ve found some amazing books, films, TV shows – and...
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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Everything is bad, but books are good. Get a book. Read the book. Cherish the book. Finish the book. Tell your friends about the book, and leave a review of the book. Hold the book close. Listen to what it tells you. Do as it commands. Place it on the dread altar and let it guide your every choice.
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
John nailing the American fascist aesthetic. At least they're going hard (until they can't anymore). www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GXN...
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Jon Stewart's Post-Kimmel Primer on Free Speech in the Glorious Trump Era | The Daily Show
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Nicole Hayes @nicolehayes.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
The news that Meanjin is doomed and the Hazel Rowley Fellowship is in its last year just adds to the many pressures and fears surrounding Australian writing and our future. A thread.🧵
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Nicole Hayes @nicolehayes.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Add this to the death of Meanjin, and it's hard to feel optimistic about the future of Australian books and writing.
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
That aged poorly.
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Nicole Hayes @nicolehayes.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Although the Hawks AFLM lost on Sunday, the W had a win, so I'll be celebrating footy in all its glory with StoryTime at Dymocks Tooronga this Sunday August 31, reading from Little Legends. Booking details below. Would love to see you there!
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
again, this article is careful to say that trump was never accused of anything in regard to epstein...but fails to note that he was *held liable for sexual assault* or that he *bragged about assaulting women.* which seems relevant! why is this not mentioned in any of these articles?!
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Eric Rosen @erosen1.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Just because Trump is a pedophile don’t lose sight of the fact that he tried to overthrow the government.
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Nicole Hayes @nicolehayes.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
You know when you're in the shower and you come up with the perfect final sentence, so you leap out, dripping wet, but your phone is on 2% and the room is all steamed up, so you fumble around, drop it twice, then go to record this stunning piece of poetry...
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Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Paramount gave $16 million for Trump’s future presidential library and attorneys fees. Paramount also needs approval for its billion-dollar merger. This could be bribery in plain sight.
Headline says “ Elizabeth Warren Says Paramount’s Trump Lawsuit Settlement “Could Be Bribery In Plain Sight,” Plans Bill To Restrict Presidential Library Donations” by Ted Johnson on July 2, 2025 at 8:52am.
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ChristieW @christiew.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
We all understand this scam the GOP has been running www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/tax...
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50 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study says
Tax cuts for the wealthy didn't boost the economies of the U.S. and 17 other countries — but they did worsen income inequality.
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nancyspantsbelt.bsky.social @nancyspantsbelt.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Not even Trump understands Trumpenomics👹
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Nicole Hayes @nicolehayes.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
"We rely on Australian writers to inform and inspire us, tell our stories to the rest of the world, and help us tuck our children in each night with bedtime reading." 1/2
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
I cannot emphasize enough how true & real this is. In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol. And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
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Nicole Hayes @nicolehayes.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
"We rely on Australian writers to inform and inspire us, tell our stories to the rest of the world, and help us tuck our children in each night with bedtime reading." 1/2
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Republicans in the US Senate are voting today on a more massive tax cuts for billionaires including this guy ⤵️ who just spent upwards of $50M on a lavish destination wedding. #makeitmakesense www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Opinion | Jeff Bezos' exorbitant display of wealth sends a clear message to the rest of us
From Venice to New York City, the world is growing weary of the extraordinary wealth divide between the uber wealthy, the “oligarchy” — and the rest of us.
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AlyceMiller @alycemiller.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
This is so outrageous. Democrats like Gillibrand need to be primaried. Spreading lies and disinformation
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Beth [REDACTED]!! @realbeth.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
If anyone doesn’t know the connection of Adam’s-Trump-BONDI then ya all need to do your homework. He sold people out to Bondi in exchange for his charges to be dropped!
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Nicole Hayes @nicolehayes.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Are you a one-desk or two-desk writer? I could honestly go a third some days, if there were room in my office. Sometimes you just need to spread, amiright? #nicolehayesauthor #ozlit #loveozya #australianwriters #melbournewriters #youngadultfiction #writingya #writingdystopian #womenwriters
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
AOC: When they say illegal vs legal immigration—they are trying to end legal status in the US making people undocumented and then they have the audacity to call them illegal when they were here documented.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
9/ But there is no comparison anywhere on the left with MAGA's regular legitimization of violence in our politics. There is a straight line from Jan 6 to the pardons to the assault on Sen. Padilla to Minnesota. A democracy cannot function when one faction embraces violence.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
4/ And we cannot discount the impact of MAGA's fetishization of guns. MAGA celebrates the tools of mass shooters and assassins - assault rifles, machine guns, silencers and high capacity magazines. MAGA doesn't treat firearms with respect - it celebrates their killing power.
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Nicole Hayes @nicolehayes.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
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Thoughts, writer friends? #politics #politicsnews #newspodcasts #internationalpolitics #internationalpoliticsforum #middleeast #nicolehayesauthor #nicolehayesbooks #ozlit #melbournewriters #australi...
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
It’s bad because of all the collateral damage (us) but also good because we have so little to enjoy in American politics
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Nicole Hayes @nicolehayes.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Thank you to the ever fabulous @writersvictoria.bsky.social for facilitating my Writing for Young People workshop on Saturday. I had a wonderful day discussing all things kidlit and YA with super enthusiastic, thoughtful writers at The Wheeler Centre.
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Heather Has Had Enough 🧿 @drmcdery.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
MUST WATCH! Even Republican Rep. Massie agrees: The numbers don't lie, this bill doesn't just cut Medicaid, it adds $20 trillion in new debt. #HealthCareCutsKill
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Teri @daisydo333.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Tbf Eddie Vedder has always been awake. Love that man!
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Nicole Hayes @nicolehayes.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
#australianwriters
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Nicole Hayes @nicolehayes.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Hello writers! Spots are filling for this full-day, in-person workshop for Writers Victoria - Writing for Young People. Saturday May 31 - 10am to 4pm at The Wheeler Centre, Melbourne. Would love to see you there. More information and bookings here: writersvictoria.org.au/courses/writ...
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 05/05/2025
Allow me to address the elephant in the room: The decades-long outsourcing of domestic manufacturing to China was not an insidious Chinese conspiracy for dominance but the greedy strategy of the American ruling class to explode its profit margins by exploiting global inequality.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
“.. Under this deal, it will now be cheaper to import a UK vehicle with very little U.S. content than a USMCA compliant vehicle from Mexico or Canada that is half American parts.” @thehill.com @scottlincicome.bsky.social thehill.com/business/529...
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https://tinyurl.com/4ef7nyc3 @we-theworkingclass.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Have we not learned from our tragic history? CHILLING!
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Nicole Hayes @nicolehayes.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
What in the ever living FUCK?
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Pedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
“If you are a researcher looking for stability, respect for your work, and the chance to make a real impact in a place where facts still matter. We would love to hear from you here in Denmark.”
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Denmark offers fast-track for U.S. researchers seeking stability in science careers | ETIH EdTech — EdTech Innovation Hub
The Danish Chamber of Commerce invites U.S. researchers to Denmark, offering stability and fast-track support amid growing science funding challenges. Learn more about this global research opportunity...
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JerryG @ratlea.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
@nytimes.com Seriously? Page 13? The president doesn’t know if he has to follow the constitution and that’s not front page news?!?!?
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Crockett: Instead of the President cosplaying as the next pope, he may want to cosplay as an actual President of these United States. That means he may have to do a little bit of research and understand that he swore a an oath to defend and protect the constitution.
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Nicole Hayes @nicolehayes.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
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Nicole Hayes @nicolehayes.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Hello, Victorian writers! Time is running out to book a spot in this in-person workshop, working through the fundamentals of story telling for young people. #australianwriters Bookings through Writers Victoria: writersvictoria.org.au/courses/writ...
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Writing for Young People
This workshop focuses on writing for young people from junior fiction to YA, from idea to development, including tone, content, readership age, and current trends in children’s and YA publishing.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Officials closed Alcatraz in 1963 because it was three times more expensive than any other federal prison.
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Nicole Hayes @nicolehayes.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
😢 🙌 ❤️
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Chase Madar @madar.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
(Am hoping someone will suggest good fiction about the Evangelical experience in Brazil and elsewhere in Latin America; not just the Mennonites there as in some of Toews’ work but the homegrown subculture)
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Resist Trump 🤬 🤦🏽‍♂️🇺🇸 💜💙💪🏽 @resist-trumps-rule.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
So DOGE was just about getting rid of Elon’s troubles.
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Nicole Hayes @nicolehayes.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Peter Dutton tried to take us back to the Stone Age with a focus on culture wars, nuclear energy, and fossil fuels. And Australia said no. Couldn’t be prouder of my country right now. Hoping more Greens and Teals pick up some seats but, overall, we’ve said no to hate and divisiveness. Auspol2025
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