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An Oxford based literary agency & editorial consultancy headed up by Jemima Hunt. We represent bestselling authors. We launch debut authors. thewriterspractice.com

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Caspar Henderson @casparhenderson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nation hands it memories to megalomaniacal billionaire. Harvesting souls of the unborn inked as next major growth opportunity www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Oxford lets OpenAI train its AI models on Bodleian Library
University staff voice concerns over reputational risk of partnering with company behind ChatGPT
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Britain's future relationship with Europe is being debated in Parliament on 12th October. I've just asked my MP to attend. Will you ask yours? www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
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Ask your MP to stand up for our future in Europe
On 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate?
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
'Communities secretary #AngelaRayner's go-ahead last month for a data centre could be the first of many decisions she will make at the heart of an #AI-minded government. How handy for Northpoint to have asmsenior adviser since May Sam Tarry partner of Angela Rayner..' @privateeyenews.bsky.social
Private Magazine Angela Rayner AI-minded government
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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What is a memoir? Five examples of the genre
When Jenny Evans was writing her memoir, Don't Let It Break You, Honey, she read lots of other memoirs to figure out how best to go about it—studying how their authors shaped a life into a story, recr...
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The Ultimate Picture Palace’s future could be secured by the same man who can also block it…’ Why is @orieloxford.bsky.social refusing to extend the lease on local indie cinema thereby guaranteeing its future? (Answers on a postcard) www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2650404...
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College boss's dual role amid uncertain future of cinema
The Ultimate Picture Palace's future could be secured by the same man who can also block it.
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Lyndsey Stonebridge @lyndseystonebri.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Laurie Herring was my son's best friend, and my friend too. "Nobody has the right to obey!" Laurie quoted Arendt on his last ever insta post. Charles Foster's searing @thetls.bsky.social review of Andy Herring's account of his son's death explains why that matters. www.the-tls.com/politics-soc...
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A matter of life and death
In October 2019, Andrew Herring’s seventeen-year-old son, Laurie, a boy prodigy, tried to take his own life. It came out of the blue. Just forty hours earlier, he had scolded his father for putting sa...
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Stop these monster data centres before they wreck our neighbourhoods!
Are you worried about this too?
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Where's Andy Burnham?
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Can @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social cancel the fourth runway and find funding to building protected cycling infrastructure across the UK? #NetZero #Climateemergency
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Dear @andyburnham.bsky.social It's time to nationalise water. Yours, The UK
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
What is going on with UK universities @andyburnham.bsky.social ? Sort it out!
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Just 20 of 6,600 staff at England's environment department working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires - Nation ‘desperately unprepared’ for effects of #climatecrisis including water shortages and heatwaves @guyshrubsole.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires
Exclusive: England ‘desperately unprepared’ for effects of crisis including water shortages and heatwaves
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Paul Behrens @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
"We, the undersigned, urge the Prime Minister to convene a live, televised emergency briefing, delivered by independent experts." We've an open letter in the FT today calling on Andy Burnham to hold a national emergency briefing on climate and nature.
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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LEAVE DEVON ALONE! SAY NO TO DEVON DATA CAMPUS- Go fund me in description!
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 24/06/2026
++BREAKING++ Leading climate scientists in the UK have written to senior editors in broadcast media - and OFCOM and IPSO: "To express our concern about recent media coverage of extreme weather, climate change and net-zero and to urge you…to inform public audiences of the scientific links"
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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
It's much too late now to save large parts of Higher Education, but there's lots that can still be done if we stop and pause this madness. Otherwise most HE will just be concentrated in SE England at Oxbridge, LSE, Imperial, Kings and a few others. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/univers...
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University of Exeter cuts an ‘existential threat to humanities’
Russell Group institution cites changing student demand as it puts 500 staff at risk of redundancy, with 150 jobs set to go
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Ewan McGaughey @ewanmg.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
One thing's for sure - it's not going to cost £100 billion. Closer to zero for failed companies like Thames Water, where reckless Wall Street vulture funds have run up £20bn in debt, left £23bn in repairs + profited with shareholders £23bn since 1989. www.ft.com/content/8288...
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How could Thames Water be nationalised?
[FREE TO READ] Intervention by UK environment secretary has raised prospect of utility entering government’s special administration regime
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: TBC. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tbc?...
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Act now to protect an essential support service for women in Oxford!
Pregnancy loss, trauma and complex physical issues affect thousands of women. In some of the most difficult moments in their life, having the right support to guide them through that, is crucial. A ...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Absolute chancers. Nationalise water. Now. And keep it in public hands forever.
Thames water told the BBC we remain of the view that w market led solution is the best way to secure the long term stability needed to continue improving performance and advancing our turnaround plan for the benefit of customers, the environment and our stakeholders
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Huge congratulations @onejen.bsky.social @womensprize.bsky.social long-listed for #dontletitbreakyouhoney @littlebrownbooks.bsky.social & huge thanks to Emma Smith and Steph Melrose for brilliant publishing
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
YES! www.englandfootball.com/articles/202...
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Report: England WU20s 1-0 Canada
The Young Lionesses kick-off trip to Spain with win against Canada
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Why is the Secretary of State allowed to ‘approve demolition‘ of these incredibly important, stunning historic (60’s) swimming baths? Why aren’t we better than this? Architectural vandalism. c20society.org.uk/news/secreta...
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Secretary of State approves demolition of Coventry Baths – The Twentieth Century Society
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Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Clive Lewis MP rises to the moment in this article. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The establishment reaction to Andy Burnham’s rise is a sign of the fight to come | Clive Lewis
The old settlement will not politely bow out for its replacement – which is why progressives must take action on these three fronts, says Labour MP Clive Lewis
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Fantastic trip to @hayfestival.bsky.social to see pitch perfect conversation between @onejen.bsky.social and @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social, discussing Jenny's brilliant, @womensprize.bsky.social long-listed memoir, #DontLetItBreakYouHoney @littlebrown.bsky.social
#DontLetItBreakYouHoney#Jenny Evans #SamiraAhmed #HayFestival#JemimaHunt #TheWritersPractice #HayFestival
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
A please @labouruk.bsky.social, stop saying that it's up to us to stop Reform. YOU could stop a Reform government in 2029, by introducing the proportional representation so many in the country have been clamouring for. The only way Farage can win is through our crazy first-past-the-post system.
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
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Keir Starmer: Don't back down on the UK-EU trade reset!
Tired of soaring supermarket bills? 🛒 The PM is planning a bold new law to match EU trading rules, slashing border red tape to finally bring food prices down. Let’s show him the public has his back! S...
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Paris en Selle @parisenselle.fr · 23/03/2026
Paris en Selle félicite le nouveau Maire de Paris, @egregoire.bsky.social ! Nous continuerons notre plaidoyer pour un Paris cyclable, sécurisé pour les piétons et cyclistes, agréable à vivre. 💛
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
The future of Oxford’s much loved independent cinema, the Ultimate Picture Palace (UPP), is at great risk Help us persuade landlord @orieloxford.bsky.social to extend our lease so we can stay where we belong. www.change.org/p/save-the-u...
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Save the Ultimate Picture Palace
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
So, so thrilled that @onejen.bsky.social is included on this incredible @womensprize.bsky.social longlist for her 'astonishing' memoir, 'Don't Let it Break You, Honey' @littlebrownbooks.bsky.social
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Nice one Ireland! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent
When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Congratulations @onejen.bsky.social who has been longlisted for the @womensprize.bsky.social 2026 for her astonishing memoir, 'Don't Let It Break You, Honey' @hachetteuk.bsky.social @littlebrownbooks.bsky.social
Don't Let It Break You, Honey
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
“How can you have a city without a university?” he asks. “It’s shocking.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Thanks @annpettifor.bsky.social for this heartening read; lots to consider. annpettifor.substack.com/p/things-are...
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Things are falling apart: where to look for leadership?
…. in the most unlikely places.
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
'A great year for investigative journalism and women' Fantastic review of #Don'tLetitBreakYouHoney @hachetteuk.bsky.social @onejen.bsky.social by #HannahLucindaSmith 'Evans’s book is a great read. She is an exceptional journalist.' substack.com/home/post/p-...
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İstanbul 34.4's books of 2025
A great year for investigative journalism - and women
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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Amazing letter in The Times (also an unbelievable play fwiw)
Saved by Stoppard

Sir, In 1993 my wife and I went to see the first production of Arcadia by Tom Stoppard (obituary, Dec 1), and in the interval I experienced a Damascene conversion. As a clinical scientist I was trying to understand the enigma of the behaviour of breast cancer, the assumption being that it grew in a linear trajectory spitting off metastases on its way. In the first act of Arcadia, Thomasina asks her tutor, Septimus: “If there is an equation for a curve like a bell, there must be an equation for one like a bluebell, and if a bluebell, why not a rose?” With that Stoppard explains chaos theory, which better explains the behaviour of breast cancer. At the point of diagnosis, the cancer must have already scattered cancer cells into the circulation that nest latent in distant organs. The consequence of that hypothesis was the birth of “adjuvant systemic chemotherapy”, and rapidly we saw a striking fall of the curve that illustrated patients’ survival.

Stoppard never learnt how many lives he saved by writing Arcadia.

Michael Baum
Professor emeritus of surgery; visiting professor of medical humanities, UCL
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Catch @onejen.bsky.social on #BBCWorldService on how her private trauma led her to expose the #phonehacking scandal alongside @bynickdavies.bsky.social & @arusbridger.bsky.social #DontLetitBreakYouHoney @hachetteuk.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
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BBC World Service - Outlook, My private trauma was leaked to the press - so I fought back
Jenny helped expose a national scandal after her police testimony appeared in a newspaper
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Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 25/11/2025
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Amazing interview with #RobertRedford on the story of how he came to make #AllthePresidentsMen (thanks @hblyle.bsky.social) www.instagram.com/reel/DOrMsCx...
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Andrew Zuckerman on Instagram: "In April of 2008 - while making his portrait - I asked Robert Redford about All The Presidents Men - this was what he said"
Robert Redford shares his remarkable story of how he convinced Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein to let him make a film about their investigative reporting on the Watergate scandal. This captivating con...
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a... @onejen.bsky.social @hachetteuk.bsky.social #DontLetItBreakYouHoney
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“I helped take down the News of the World, after details of my rape were leaked by police for profit”
One night, a brutal assault at the hands of a celebrity changed the course of Jenny Evans' life – her pursuit of justice that followed is nothing short of phenomenal
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Impressive #HughGrant @hackedoff.bsky.social at @teamlabouruk.bsky.social conference talking about need for #Leveson2 and press regulation #phonehackingscandal
Hugh Grant Leveson2 HackedOff
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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Nice. Now negotiate a return to the programme known as the EU.
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
So good! #TheHack @arusbridger.bsky.social @bynickdavies.bsky.social @theguardian.com
#TheHack
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
This looks good! #TheHack @itvx.com @bynickdavies.bsky.social @arusbridger.bsky.social @theguardian.com
The Hack ITV
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Powerful review of #DontLetitBreakYouHoney @onejen.bsky.social @hachetteuk.bsky.social by former MP @tomwatsonofficial.bsky.social tomwatsonofficial.substack.com/p/jenny-evan...
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Jenny Evans and the cost of institutional cowardice
The inside story of how corruption thrives when power is unchecked
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
“Why didn’t we do something when we were in power?”
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HB Lyle @hblyle.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Spy Hunter has been short listed for the Aspects of History Spy fiction prize - honoured, happy, excited etc. Thanks so much to the judges. aspectsofhistory.com/spymasters-b... @hodderbooks.bsky.social @hodderfiction.bsky.social @writerspractice.bsky.social
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Spymasters Book Prize 2025: Shortlist Announced - Aspects of History
Spymasters Book Prize 2025: Shortlist Announced. Six titles are shortlisted for the inaugural award, announced September.
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
An opportunity to hear @onejen.bsky.social discuss her incredible new memoir #DontLetItBreakYouHoney @hachetteuk.bsky.social #Bristol #BristolFeministBookClub
Jenny Evans Don't Let it Break You Hachettte Bristol
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The Writers' Practice @writerspractice.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Congratulations @hblyle.bsky.social Great to see #SpyHunter @hodderfiction.bsky.social on the #SpyMastersBookPrize long list! 'As a boy, he spied for #SherlockHolmes. As a man, he must save the Empire.' aspectsofhistory.com/the-spymaste...
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The SpyMasters Book Prize - Aspects of History
SpyMasters book prize is the opportunity to enter into a competition to win £250.
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