@ABBK1

Travel writer and short story writer. Winner of Sophie King Prize 2014. Published by Bridge House, People's Friend, Prima, Yours, the Oldie and anthologies.

 Cumbria, England
Joined May 2010
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Want to get your hands on a gripping new psychological thriller? We’re giving two lucky readers the chance to win a copy of The Wicked Girls by Roz Watkins! 🖤 Sign up for our newsletter to enter. writ.me/RozWatkins
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My Life in Books via @My_Weekly
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Our new #ShortFilm #Competition has just launched. Deadline 31st Dec 26 and prizes of £200 (or equivalent in $ €) greenstories.org.uk/short-fi… @ClimateCultures @ABBK1 @singingtotigers @lizotteson @nishxhegde #FilmMaking #ClimateStorytelling @jodeshoughton
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🎉 GIVEAWAY TIME! 🎉 Want to dive into a gritty British crime thriller? 🔍 A missing witness. A deadly conspiracy. A detective who’s being watched. To enter: Follow & repost. T&Cs apply: bit.ly/4wUNAvT #Giveaway #CrimeThriller #BritishCrime #VinciBooks
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The PM says he wants public control of water, but water companies are still spilling sewage and hiking up our bills. Add your name to make sure Burnham keeps his word. water-rip-off.goodlawproject…

Stop the water industry rip-off

The PM says he wants public control of water, but water companies are still spilling sewage and hiking up our bills. Add your name.

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Read the full story: Take a Break fiction magazine pauses commissions and starts using AI pressgazette.co.uk/publisher…

Take a Break fiction magazine pauses commissions and starts using AI

Take a Break Fiction Feast, owned by Bauer Media, has paused commissions and is introducing the use of AI tools in stories.

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(1/2) We seem to put this out constantly, but could you please put your details on your submission. We receive hundreds of stories and there are lots with only the story title and not even a name. Stories are saved and then when we go to read them there are no details at all...
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📚 GIVEAWAY📚 Escape to the sublime in this heart-warming, slow-burn romance! To enter: Follow & repost. 3 copies up for grabs! T&Cs apply: bit.ly/3Q9QMUU #sublimeretreatsromance #summerromance #summerromanceseries #VinciBooks
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It's out tomorrow! You can get it in supermarkets, Amazon or the DCT Shop!
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Good morning! We're looking for very traditional pre-Christmas, Advent, Christmas and New Year stories for our weekly issues. Can be historical or contemporary. Around 2000 words preferred, but 3000 also welcome.
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#TheLastPlasticFork is an amazing anthology that emerged from our #FlashFiction competition and made it onto the top 20 list thebookslist.com/20-fiction-… Read and enjoy and recommend to others and your local library or #BookClub @CoryDoctorow @barbaraKingsolver @rat_ink @wren__james

Top 20 Fiction to Inspire Climate Action - The Books List

Guest article by Denise Baden

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What's really motivating your character...and steering their actions and choices? Fear.. Learn how fear and human needs face off in character arcs: prowritingaid.com/character-… #writing #amwriting
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one week left to register for the 1000 Word Herd Competition! you get 2 prompts, 1000 words or less, 1 week to write, and a shot at the $200 first prize. hope you can join in! tldrpress-1kwhc-2026.eventbr… #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #1kwhc

The 1000 Word Herd Competition of 2026

The 1,000 Word Herd Flash Fiction Contest is a writing competition and fundraiser for TL;DR Press. Guaranteed feedback and a $200 top prize!

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Put-put-put … What's that? An old jalopy? How to replace "put" in your writing. kathysteinemann.com/Musings/… #Words #WritingTips #WritingCommunity #WritingLife #KathySWriter
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Historical fiction writers, have you got spare time over the long weekend? Entries for the HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition 2026 are open! historicalwriters.org/awards… Send us your unpublished story, set all or mainly in the past. New voices and imaginative writing welcome!
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Ensure BBC refrains from compensating Donald Trump - Sign the Petition! c.org/8kJ9jNZHwK via @UKChange

Sign the Petition

Ensure BBC refrains from compensating Donald Trump

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You have one month left to enter this trio of short story competitions. Which one will you enter? 👤 Character Comes First. 🌍 It’s All About the Setting. 👁️ First Person Story. writ.me/WritingCompetitions
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I've just signed this petition. Will you add your name and share too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitio… via @38degrees

Don't let Palantir near our NHS

Palantir was formed by the CIA and its expertise is in surveillance and border security, NOT health or patient data. Palantir is fully American owned. There is no guarantee that your patient data...

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Please sign my petition on getting Palantir out of our NHS - now at over 110,000. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitio…

Stop Palantir taking over our public services!

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.

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There must be a “complete break from Palantir technologies in the NHS," says the British Medical Association. novaramedia.com/2026/02/19/w…

What Is Palantir? How a US Spytech Firm Penetrated the British State | Harriet Williamson

How has the UK come to rely on a software company that facilitates US immigration enforcement, predictive policing, AI kill lists and Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza? Harriet...

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In our latest blog, Kathleen McGurl talks about what a dual timeline novel is, and how she goes about structuring and writing them. They’re not easy, but they’re Kathleen's favourite kind of novel, and they’re increasingly popular with readers. writ.me/4aP288C
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