#Writers ! BathShortStoryAward is open for entries until Monday 15 April at midnight BST. You’re invited to submit stories up 2,200 words on any theme or subject. The year’s judge is award-winning novelist & short story champion Sophie Haydock. Good luck! skylightrain.com/enter-the-bath…

A film of mine is being repeated on @BBCFour tonight at 1130 - about the brilliant & intriguing photographer Vivian Maier

I swore off twitter a year ago but...

The righteous outrage around the cancellation of the Aye Write festival is not merely a conversation about the merit of literary festivals, or whether Scotland’s first city deserves one. It is much, much bigger than that...

Absolutely thrilled to interview wonderful author and Booker judgeSara Collins Sara Collins (who’s in several of our past anthologies) bathshortstoryaward.org/2024/03/25/554… Reminder: our award closes 3 weeks today on April 15th. Sophie Haydock is judging and the 1st Prize is £1200

One month to go!

Coming soon! A conversation about forgotten women in art, with Sophie Haydock and me. 5 March at Folkestone Bookshop, 6 PM. Register here:eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-w…

This could be you next year, receiving a call to say you’ve won £1200. If you don’t enter, it won’t be you. Closing date April 15th. Judge Sophie Haydock Details on our website.

Writers are invited to apply for 2025 residencies right now!

The Gladstone's Library Writers in Residence application window is open Monday 12th February - Thursday 29th February 2024.

Please like, share and tag! We want to hear from writers working in all genres.

Link below.

Kathleen and I will be in conversation at Maidstone Museum on 5th March - talking about her novel City of Women, alongside my debut The Flames.

Join us if you can! Or catch Kathleen elsewhere on her UK book tour 👇👇👇

Will we get an influx of politically themed stories? Stories on any theme or subject up to 2200 words are welcome. Closing date April 15.judge Sophie Haydock 1st prize £1200 out of £1750 prize fund. Mr B's Emporium sponson Local Prize bathshortstoryaward.org/2024/01/28/pol…

'The Single Orange,' by Egon Schiele is our thirty-first #myfavouritepainting and has been chosen by journalist, editor and author Sophie Haydock Sophie Haydock Her debut novel, The Flames, about the four muses of Egon Schiele was published to great acclaim in 2023 and longlisted…

I’m a “first reader” in writing prizes, putting stories through for a judge, and I can honestly say some of my favourite stories ever have been ones that didn’t make a longlist. I worry the writer will think their work isn’t good enough. Please keep writing and entering!

From The Guardian⁩ on yesterday’s ⁦Portable Antiquities⁩ annual report launch at British Museum⁩ So pleased at the coverage these magnificent mudlarking and detecting artefacts are receiving, highlighting the legal responsibility of reporting our finds. theguardian.com/science/2024/j…

Do other writers have a serious problem with tabs?

I mean having literally *hundreds* open constantly?

I've maxed out the number I'm allowed to open on my phone (500) and my laptop has so many I can't count.

I think I have a PROBLEM. I don't seem to be able to close them!🤯

The Pearl With The Girl Earring

I should have made it clear: The BBC National Short Story Award is only open to published writers

There are lots of wonderful short story competitions without those restrictions, including The Bridport Prize and BathShortStoryAward and many more!

The BBC National Short Story Award is open for 2024!

Deadline Monday 18 March (9am)

Prize of £15,000 for the winner

More info👇

bbc.co.uk/programmes/art…

It’s my birthday this week and I’m feeling generous. I’m offering to send one signed copy of either READING THE WORLD, BESIDE MYSELF or CROSSING OVER to a reader anywhere in the world. Just RT and comment saying which one you’d like to be in with a shot. Thanks 🙏 #giveaway

ICYMI - my short story Mudlarks is available now 🎧

It's 14 minutes long - perfect for an afternoon break 🫖

bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Short story writers, I'm very excited to be judging the Bath Short Story Award this year - so please enter your best work! Deadline: 15th April