It's officially launch day for Blood In The Bricks! It's folk horror, but right here in our towns and cities, written by some of my absolute favourite contemporary writers. Get it now (or They'll pay you a visit). www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...

THE BACCHAE IS GOING ON TOUR! We're hitting the road across Scotland in 2026, starting at Citizens Theatre and reaching Aberdeen, Dumfries & Galloway, Edinburgh, Melrose, Peebles, Stirling, and Orkney, plus more dates to come! Check out our website for info! companyofwolves.org/projects/the...

It’s out!!! It’s left the nest!!! Available now in paperback and ebook! 😭😭

Seen a squirrel? Red or grey? In a wood or elsewhere? Help @scotsquirrels.bsky.social by taking part in the #GreatScottishSquirrelSurvey. Report your sightings 6 to 12 Oct ↩️ buff.ly/M2ORzHn

#Birdtober Day 6: Pink-necked Green Pigeon The prompt was just "Green Pigeon" so I picked my favorite one. He looks like an ice cream 🍦 They also have a very neat bicolored iris! #Birdtober2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes #BirdArt #SciArt #Copic #dailyartchallenge #ArtYear #FineArt #AnimalArt

My new story is out in The Pink Hydra today! www.thepinkhydra.com/issues/02022...

The naturalist Jane Goodall died today at 91. Hope, she argued, is not merely “passive wishful thinking” but a “crucial survival trait.” Revisit a conversation with Goodall, from 2021: nyer.cm/F55JtsS

Scary news A: I've finally moved from Substack to Patreon (losing all my subscribers as a result 😱). If you've ever enjoyed my articles please come subscribe - All my craft and publishing posts are always free because accessibility matters, so I'd love any boosts too🖤 patreon.com/LorraineWilson

Great to see my next book is now up on Goodreads with an actual cover instead of that blank, beige placeholder square. www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Hmm, maybe today is the day you put this in your earholes instread: podcastle.org/2025/07/29/p...

Happy 71st Anniversary of the Hunt for the Gorbals Vampire, when school children gathered at Glasgow's Southern Necropolis to seek out the rumoured kidnapper of small boys! Read our Cameron Johnston's take on the legend, Surviving Life, at the link below. @cameronjohnston.bsky.social

Bravo to Bernadine Evaristo for setting up the RSL Pioneer Prize for older women writers, and for naming the working-class-born playright, poet, novelist, nonfiction writer, and activist Maureen Duffy as its first recipient. observer.co.uk/culture/book...

It's two months until publication and events are starting to open for tickets! I'm so very excited to be talking with Sam K Horton @samkhorton.bsky.social and Meg Macdonald @megintransition.bsky.social in November www.waterstones.com/events/sam-k...

COVER EVOLUTION!! With the release of the sequel incoming, WITCHES OF MERCHANT CITY has gotten a brand new cover drawn by the inimitable @jennicoutts.bsky.social! Look at it!! *grabby hands*

The Big Butterfly Count 2025 is here and butterflies need our help 🦋🚨 This isn't just a survey, it's a rescue mission, and we need everyone to get involved. No lab coats. No science degrees. Just 15 minutes of your time. ⏱️ Get out for the count 👉 bigbutterflycount.org

😎 It's set to be a scorcher this weekend so while you are slathering on the sun cream take a moment to think how the wildlife is coping with the heat too 🐝 Here are some things you can do to help wildlife this summer 💚

This is the kind of maths that I like, looking forward to reading this!

I have copies of my brand new audio book The Shape of Monsters to give away! All you need to do is like and share this post, and I'll enter you into Friday's draw. Book details here: (link fixed) www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Shape...

So yeah it's Monsters day! Inject direct into your ear holes at www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1M

I've been sitting on this for a while but I've been given the go ahead to start talking about this. My story will be appearing on @podcastle.org at the end of July! I'm so excited. More details soon, but I'll just tease you with the title: "Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike".

Big congratulations to @jennicoutts.bsky.social 🎉 It's been such an inspiring journey to witness so far, I'm excited to see what's next!!! 🚀

Check out the new Shoreline of Infinity, featuring the new column from our Ruth EJ Booth, 'Hold the Chicken' -- discussing AI, LLMs, and why your favourite authors don't want wood glue on their pizza. @ruthejbooth.bsky.social

Some happy local news, which can hopefully encourage others elsewhere! Very grateful to all the campaigners out there, well done.

The first of a series of articles on how writers use proper crime scene method in their fiction to bring an element of realism. The second one should be out next week. Hosted by @frivolouscomma.bsky.social www.frivolouscomma.com/you-shall-no...

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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.

There are lots of awful things in the world, so here’s a nice story about how my parents brought back Britain’s beavers: www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-magic-...

OMG Huge congratulations to our @jennicoutts.bsky.social on winning Best Artist for the cover of Nova Scotia 2!!! Gwan yerself, lass!!! @bsfa.bsky.social @easterconuk.bsky.social #Eastercon2025 #Reconnect2025

It would really mean the world to me if people would share details of my event for THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET, Tuesday 29th April in Glasgow! If you have queer friends, tell them! Or if you think you'd enjoy a book which kills Mr Collins off, come along! www.waterstones.com/events/lindz...

Boglands - where beauty flows from an overabundance of death. The hope of resilience, grit, and quiet determination is perhaps the hope we all need.

My little art shop has a selection of landscape and nature drawings in a variety of subjects to please everyone. All one of a kind originals at affordable prices for gifts. www.etsy.com/shop/TheWeeO... #Bird #fish #goose #mushrooms #butterflies #OriginalArt #Drawing #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #bsnm

For Peace! Exhibition Opening Thursday 17th April , 5:30pm to 7:30pm RSVP here: womenslibrary.org.uk/event/for-pe...

I recently read “The Lie of the Land” by @guyshrubsole.bsky.social and it stuck with me. An insightful exploration of landownership in the UK, which questions the landowning elite's self-proclaimed "stewardship" and how this term is used for marketing rather than actual environmental protection.

The rumours are true: we’re launching a podcast! @robincmduncan.bsky.social, who co-hosts alongside @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social, lets us in on the secret… britishfantasysociety.org/introducing-...

Greetings friends, got a series of free Glasgow climate action & radical history tours coming up at the weekend in case anyone fancies it! radicalglasgowtours.com/upcoming-tours

Congratulations to all on the BSFA Awards shortlist -- especially to our Neil Williamson and Jenni Coutts! Neil's novella 'Charlie Says' is up for Best Shorter Fiction. Nova Scotia 2, which he co-edited with Andrew Wilson, is up for Best Collection. Meanwhile Jenni's cover is up for Best Art. (1/2)

Morning all. Happy Ides of March. A wee blog update this morning as I balance out another revolution around the sun with news of a new story coming this summer. munchkinstein.co.uk/index.php/20...

It’s such a pleasure to be interviewed for the lovely @rainewilson.bsky.social’s brilliant newsletter. This one is a really personal one, as I talk about being a new mum in debut year.

Some lovely news! My story, "A Flight of Birds" is in SF Caledonia Anthology One, out March! It's the tale of a a vampire barista with a Scottish twist. 🖤🦇☕🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 So happy it's getting another airing, with loads of other excellent stories. Pre-order link: www.shorelineofinfinity.com/product/sf-c...

🧵Please share! Anyone can fill the consultation out - closes February 25th. The UK government plan to change copyright law so that AI companies can legally steal our work and further exploit us. Here's what you can do: ipoconsultations.citizenspace.com/ipo/consulta... #AIConsultation

@pollyrowena.bsky.social with a little history on some authors protesting sponsors artwashing during the last two decades in @the-bookseller.bsky.social www.thebookseller.com/comment/on-s...

Next webinar from me this Thursday, 7:30pm-9pm UK time, Zoom. For those of you thinking about an author website but have never really *gone there*. Crucial fundamentals like "how do you start?", "is a blog different?", "£££?" - no shame or talking down, just answers ☺️ bibliotta.com/events/websi...

Thank you to everyone who voted for our anthology Gallus for the BSFA Awards longlist. We're chuffed to be in such company! Congratulations to all our fellow listees and fingers crossed for the next round. www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-... @bsfa.bsky.social

BIG NEWS: Violet Lichen and Apex Book Company are launching a new annual anthology! 🥂📚🍄 ECO: The Year’s Best Speculative Eco-fiction, will showcase a collection of standout ecofiction published within the previous year. Story nominations open January 27th! Check the attached post for details!

Stop Musk from funding far-right politics in the UK! I just signed this petition 'Tighten the rules on political donations' - it's nearly at 30,000 signatures - can you add your name too? - petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Let’s talk about resistance after a conqueror takes power. Specifically let’s talk about this bendy yellow building, and what it shows us about the moment the Florentine Republic finally fell to its kleptocratic/proto-capitalist banking-fortune Medici conquerors 1/?

A deeply disappointing government response to @wildjustice.bsky.social’s petition on banning driven grouse shooting, that even cites bullshit stats from the shooting industry Please sign the petition, let’s get it to 100k and force a proper debate: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

#Lanark and #lanarkshire pals! I have an event at Lanark Memorial Hall with Lanark Library. Tickets are FREE but can be booked. I’ll be talking writing journey, debut novel, The Outcast Mage, taking questions and signing bookplates! www.lanark.co.uk/events/from-... 23 Jan 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

What's that, Fitzwilliam? An award-winning short story collection? Written by your mother? Which needs more readers? I quite agree.

With beavers back in the news, it’s time for our annual public service announcement. www.somersetwildlands.org