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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I'm gathering good roasts for a thing....what are the best clean/not punching down ones you know? Or your kids know? Kids often know best on these matters. Every joker who replies with a picture of some roast lamb will be stopped. Perhaps not today. But one day. I mean insults and you know that.

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FLARE Magazine (SUBS CLOSED) @flarelitmag.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

(1/2) FLARE is a year old! Woohoo! To celebrate, we're hosting our first writing contest: Strength in Stories Writing Contest, which is FREE to enter, but winners get PAID! Subs are open NOW through March 1st! Read the guidelines here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/contests/

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off white background with "Let's Celebrate" graphic with confetti: Strength in Stories Writing Contest OPEN Now Through March 1st!

FREE to enter!
Winners get paid + publication
Theme: Disability as a Strength
Visit flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/contests for more details!

off white background: 1st place winner gets $125 + online publication, 2nd place winner gets $75 + online publication, and 3rd place winner gets $50 + online publication

There will be 3 runners up and they will get online publication ONLY

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off white background: Special Note: This contest is FREE to enter, but if you donate to the 2025 GoFundMe page and/or buy merch during our open contest sub period, ALL proceeds increase the winners' monetary prize! Find the GoFundMe page and merch page on the FLARE site!

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Anna Biggs @writebiggs.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Getting to be a mentee over the past year has been an amazing experience. My mentor added so much to my writing, my knowledge of the industry and my confidence as a writer. If you qualify give yourself a chance and submit!

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 27/10/2025

My goodness. Please don’t send in ghosts. They are very frightening. We only rate dogs. Thank you... 12/10 (IG: theodore.goldenvelt)

ahh! a small fluffy ghost sits on a hardwood floor staring directly at us. but actually... the longer we take it in, the more cute the ghost becomes. one could even mistake this little guy for a golden retriever puppy wearing a sheet with eye, ear, and mouth holes cut out of it. even though he gave us a fright, we would still pet this ghost puppy.

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Anna Biggs @writebiggs.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Great thread by Paula Knight collecting together online writing and art events this autumn

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

I’m really looking forward to talking to @nydiawriter.bsky.social about her fabulous book Sycorax, her experience of disability, writing and publishing and how she wove disability through her story. How I write – in conversation with Nydia Hetherington 17 July @ 14:30 BST FREE bit.ly/4lNjfdF

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How I write - in conversation with Nydia Hetherington - The Society of Authors

Grab a cuppa and get to know author, Nydia Hetherington. Nydia will be in conversation with Claire Wade to discuss her work and career and to offer a glimpse into his creative routine.

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Anna Biggs @writebiggs.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

To celebrate Disabled Pride Month Writers & Artists are hosting 2 sessions in which the speakers will offer thoughts on navigating the industry as a disabled writer, who is doing accessibility well and how to ask for better. www.writersandartists.co.uk/events-and-c...

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Anna Biggs @writebiggs.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

I’d missed this interview with Susanna Clarke but so glad to find it

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Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

UPDATE! Especially looking for trans men (already have lots of gorgeous trans women) 😍

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Lindz McLeod - THE MISEDUCATION OF CAROLINE BINGLEY is out now! @lindzmcleod.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

I was just told that my launch event in Glasgow was going to be cancelled because I don't have *enough* tickets sold. Humiliating—not least because I worked my butt off for this book & went to other people's launches. If I could sell a few more today, maybe I could change their minds. Please.

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Lindz McLeod launches The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Lindz McLeod launches The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet today.

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Anna Biggs @writebiggs.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

All #ADCI #disabledwriters @pennyauthor.bsky.social and @catmitchell17.bsky.social are looking for your thoughts on making publishing more inclusive!

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Anna Biggs @writebiggs.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Delighted to have made the shortlist for the Farnham First Five Pages Competition. Good luck to everyone for this evening!

Graphic of the Shortlist for Farnham First Five Pages competition: The Delicate Firebrand - Anna Biggs, Picasso Among the Pigeons - Gemma Carolan, The Accidental Agony Aunt - Caroline Davies, A Life in Parts - Louise French, Henhouse - Muiread O'Hanlon, Cacopo's Contract - Andrew Okey, When I was - Jacqui Pack, I Claudia - David Potter, The Afterlife of George Bradshaw - Marian Smith, Mediatrix - Harriet Thompson.

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

AI is profiting from human creativity – isn’t it time creators got their fair share? A fair deal for creators isn’t just about making things right, it is essential for the future of creativity and AI. Find out more: societyofauthors.org #PayTheCreator #MadeByHumans

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Anna Biggs @writebiggs.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Woke up to beautiful ice patterns today on the bathroom window. Its always somehow unexpected and a little magical

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Clare Mulley @claremulley.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Great to be talking about the women of SOE on the @WeHaveWaysPod . In this 1st episode of 3, we focus on #KrystynaSkarbek aka #ChristineGranville #TheSpyWhoLoved:

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Lucy Webster @lucywebster.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

V excited to be doing a Q&A @ the Gilded Acorn bookshop on Thursday eve! Sadly, it's v hard to get interest in disability events and we've sold 3 tickets... Please come and learn about the experiences of disabled women. We'll talk body image, ableism, relationships, access & more bit.ly/425Dk87

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Life as a Young Disabled Woman with Lucy Webster

Join us for an evening with writer Lucy Webster, discussing her latest book, The View from Down Here

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

this is a must-watch if you love Scorsese or want to know about film-making. (also if you love Powell and Pressburger, but actually the most gripping bits are where Scorsese shows specific shots he was inspired by in P&P films next to his own films) www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

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Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

Eminent American film-maker Martin Scorsese shares his lifelong love affair with the films of Powell and Pressburger.

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Anna Biggs @writebiggs.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Suddenly remembered there’s a weird social convention of wrapping up Christmas presents. I was quite happy just buying and storing them under my bed.

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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

It’s the time of year for mentioning one of my favourite ‘untranslatables’. ‘Poronkusema’, in Finnish, once denoted a distance of around 7.5km, which is roughly how long a reindeer can last before needing to urinate. ‘Poronkusema’ means ‘reindeer pee’.

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Anna Biggs @writebiggs.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

The wonderful @pennyauthor.bsky.social is sponsoring a place for a disabled writer #ADCI on the PWA's Writing Crime Fiction online course. Starts late Jan and runs 5 weeks. Details such as closing date are on the application form: www.profwritingacademy.com/application-...

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Application: Penny Batchelor ADCI Bursary

We’re delighted to announce the launch of the Penny Batchelor ADCI Bursary for our Writing Crime Fiction course. This fully funded place is dedicated to supporting a physically disabled writer who can...

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Emily Goss @barrowmember.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

If you can't afford to buy Write Now!, you're #ChronicallyIll or #disabled, & you want to #write a #book, you can also enter this #competition (please #share so that as many skint #CIAD people as possible see this: we need more #books written by poor & sick people) bsky.app/profile/barr... #WriteNow

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

The meanings of the word for a wren, from eight different languages... 8. Little walnut (Bulgarian) 7. Little bird in the ditch (Japanese) 6. Thumbling (Finnish) 5. Fence-skedaddler (Danish) 4. Fence-master (Hebrew) 3. Druid bird (Irish) 2. Mouse-brother (Faroese) 1. Little king of winter (Dutch)

Photo of a tubby little wren (what I like to call a "little dumpling birb") perched on an icy branch, taken by Jeff Cohen

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Anna Biggs @writebiggs.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Delighted to find I’ve made the shortlist of the Flash 500 Novel Opening competition

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

LRS: this is why people are hesitant to portray complex disabled people and default to all good or all bad depictions- because ableists will posterize them anyway. I’m on the record as hating Wicked, but I feel for the stars facing real life prejudice.

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Humbly Jay @humblyjay.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

The moon disguised as Saturn

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

#Discoveries2025 invites unpublished women writers (in the UK & Ireland) to submit a novel opening (max. 10,000 words), a synopsis (max. 1,000 words), and an entry form. Read our top tips on how to write your entry form:

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How to Write your Discoveries 2025 Entry Form - Women's Prize

Curtis Brown Creative – friends of the Women’s Prize and a partner in running Discoveries, have put together a few tips on how to put together your entry form for […]

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ThereForME @thereforme.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Make sure you’re following #ThereForME on our new social media accounts! You can find links here: linktr.ee/ThereForME #ComingSoon

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Anna Biggs @writebiggs.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

If you want a guide to accessible and inclusive book or comic/zine events Zara’s guide is great

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Anna Biggs @writebiggs.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Great to see Audible marking Disability History month with this collection of work by disabled authors but there are so many more that deserve attention! Do add yours to the list if you have one.

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 23/11/2024

The Discoveries writing development programme and prize for unpublished women writers in the UK accepts novels in any genre of adult fiction, with entrants invited to submit the first 10,000 words of their novel and a synopsis

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Discoveries 2025

Calling all unpublished women writers! The Women’s Prize Trust, Audible, the Curtis Brown literary agency and Curtis Brown Creative have partnered to run the Discoveries novel-writing development prog...

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Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 24/11/2024

Your writing process will change on a daily basis with every project, because every project is different. Whatever gets you to the final product is the way that that book needed to be written. So I need you to stop scrolling and say this aloud right now. "My writing process is not broken."

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BookwormVaught - Dr Anna Vaught @bookwormvaught.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Thread on resources for #publishing for #writers. First of all, if you are thinking about broader freelance work, then you need the best newsletter about. Sian Meades Williams's Freelance Writing Jobs, www.sianmeadeswilliams.com/freelance-wr... Weekly or monthly round-ups. Comps, opps, jobs & more

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Freelance Writing Jobs — Sian Meades-Williams

Freelance Writing Jobs is the UK's leading media industry newsletter for freelance calls for pitches and paying freelance writing jobs. Subscribe here.

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

You're not "late to the party" when you enjoy an old book for the first time. Books don't have an RSVP deadline. The party started long ago, and guests show up when they're meant to.

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Anna Biggs @writebiggs.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Biscuit eating is definitely the best kind of book research. But now I can’t start until I’ve worked out what they are because the shop sent different ones and the label doesn’t have their names on 😂😭

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James Oswald @sirbenfro.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Anti-vaxxer is such a negative expression. I much prefer the term 'plague enthusiast'.

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 15/11/2024

A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.

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Anna Biggs @writebiggs.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Oh yes, it’s that time of year again. 📚 #HiddenBooksGame is back! There will be no peace now until I’ve got them all hiddenbooks.nationalbooktokens.com?competition

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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Authors with #disability access needs, what would you include in a rider style document for your publisher? I’m working with Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses (ADCI) & @societyofauthors.bsky.social to collate examples that people can request and I’d love your input. #adci #publishing

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Emily Goss @barrowmember.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

The Chronically ill Artists Network has a free online event on Friday 15th November. "Chronically ill artist, @pollyrowena.bsky.social, will lead a creative session exploring how we can all stay connected to our creativity when chronically ill." ciadish.wordpress.com/2024/10/26/e...

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Events: Chronically Ill Artists Network

The Chronically ill Artists Network has an online event on Friday 15th November from 11am – 1pm. It offers “an opportunity for us all to reunite again in one safe space, specific to tho…

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Katy Wimhurst @sylphsea.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

A starter pack on Blue Sky for chronically ill and disabled writers. @barrowmember.bsky.social go.bsky.app/EFKNgPt

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Polly Atkin @pollyrowena.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Get a taste of #TheCompanyOfOwls in this interview I did with Anya from The Lake District Foundation - including owl facts like teaching owlets to poo outside the nest - as well as rural life, disability, and how we might live more sustainably as better co-tenants. soundcloud.com/anya-kulisze...

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Lake District Foundation

We believe in an evolving Lake District for everyone, celebrating its natural beauty, rich heritage and diverse communities. To achieve this, we must address critical issues such as biodiversity loss

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Lindz McLeod - THE MISEDUCATION OF CAROLINE BINGLEY is out now! @lindzmcleod.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

If you're part of the writing community, could you please holla and RT so we can find each other? I want to build up what we once had on Twitter (but better) #writers #writing

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Emily Goss @barrowmember.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Want to add more books by Chronically Ill and Disabled writers to your bookshelves? Read reviews and interviews at www.ciadish.co.uk (plus writing competitions and opportunities) and find people to follow in this Starter Pack go.bsky.app/EFKNgPt

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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

Part 2 on my dive into the muddy waters of author career longevity - where I attempt to explore why there's an issue and what might resolve it... lorrainewilson.substack.com/p/longevity-...

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Longevity & Leaky Pipes - 2

Why author attrition happens and what we can do about it

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Louise Kenward @louisekenward.bsky.social · 24/01/2024

Moving Mountains book review in Geographic today: "This is a book the nature writing genre has been waiting for. There are lessons here for everyone. A vital, urgent and timely read." #anthology #NatureWriting #Disability #Books #ChronicIllness geographical.co.uk/book-reviews...

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Review: Moving Mountains by Louise Kenward

Louise Kenward draws together the stories of people with disabilities and their love for nature in vital and timely read

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Anna Biggs @writebiggs.bsky.social · 21/01/2024

Trying to decide between earplugs to sleep or getting to hear the storm

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Anna Biggs @writebiggs.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

This is a wonderful piece that shows what journalism can do when journalists are open and curious and prepared to make access adjustments and elevate the voices of experts by experience. A piece for anyone living with an energy limiting illness or alongside people with one.

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Luna Press Publishing @lunapress.bsky.social · 07/12/2023

The Last to Drown, by @rainewilson.bsky.social . Available to pre-order now. #LunaNovella 19 February 2024. www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page...

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