Post-grad. published poet, essayist, storyteller and environmental activist.
London
Joined October 2009
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Issui’s Well and the Church at Patricio. Locations for my new fantasy novel The Winchester Codex. Excited to be talking about this @gayonwye during @hayfestival week Tuesday 28th May 11 am #gayonwye #hayfestival
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What an own goal from the silly airline - guess one of the worlds most famous cellists might not be flying with BA any more!
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Morning @UKLabour @Conservatives @LibDems I suppose the simple choice you face is staying in/grabbing short term power or helping secure the future of life on earth . . . We are watching . . . bbc.com/news/science-environ…
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People who have more issue with Meghan Markle than they do with Prince Andrew tells you everything you need to know about those people.
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Short Nonfiction Week: A River in Darkness by Masaji Ishikawa, translated by Risa Kobayashi & Martin Brown #NovNov22 746books.com/2022/11/16/shor… via @cathy746books
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God bless Queen Elizabeth II
May she rest in peace
Long live The King
Paul McCartney
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Giveaway! To celebrate pb publication of Fragile Monsters I'm giving away a signed hardback and signed paperback. To win, follow, retweet and like - winners can pick which one they'd like 😊 Enter by 6pm Friday 22nd Apr, UK only.
Not one, not two but three of their books on the Booker long list. @FitzcarraldoEds Fantastic achievement.
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RIP Shirley Hughes accompanist to many a childhood rite of passage.
It is with deepest sorrow that we announce that Shirley died peacefully in her sleep at home on Friday 25th February.
Ed, Tom and Clara
Shirley’s children
Photo credit Lizzie Mayson
ALT Photograph of Shirley Hughes taken by Lizzie Mayson
Right now, Russia’s nuclear arsenal is on high alert. What Putin is doing is threatening to mass murder civilians and risk nuclear war. This madness needs to stop. That's why I support the #nuclearban movement. Join me: #nuclearban amplify.icanw.org/s/xJ2ZAuhQ…
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📢 #Twickenham residents! Please support our local Ukrainian restaurant, Prosperity, in York Street. From Tues, they have a special lunchtime menu to raise funds for Ukraine.
@Gareth_Roberts_ & I popped in today to express our support & solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
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I'm helping @nuclearban get ready for Vienna! We need to go beyond just another zoom call despite the pandemic, and together we can make this the most inclusive UN meeting ever! Will you pitch in too? icanw.org/donate_vienna_msp icanw.org/donate_vienna2022 #NuclearBan via @raisely
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So thrilled! Thanks to all and to my fellow nominees and @WritersWeek - celebrating 50 years!
The Listowel @WritersWeek Poem of The Year is open to individual poems published in collections or in literary magazines.
Our 2021 winner is…
@PoetrySiobhan for ‘Longboat at Portaferry’ ✨👏🏼🎊
#APIBA #ReadersWanted
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Winding Up the Week #196 bookjotter.com/2021/11/13/wi… via @GaiaBird1 #AmReading #Books @volatilerune @mariadonovanwri @TisdallLaura @LyzzyBee_Libro @shinynewbooks
'...the curative power of cold water over one's head ...'
How to Start Writing (and When to Stop) by Wisława Szymborska (trans. Clare Cavanagh) — Joshua Calladine-Jones minorliteratures.com/2021/09… via @MinorLits
