Congratulations to @newlands.bsky.social for this deserved recognition. Tom was on our Writing Chance programme for working-class writers in 2024, and we are very proud for him.

We’re so excited that the debuts of two of our former students have been named as Waterstones Books of the Year! 🎉 Congratulations to @newlands.bsky.social, winner of the Scottish Book of the Year #OnlyHereOnlyNow, and Anthony Shapland, winner of the Welsh Book of the Year #TheRoomAboveAShop.

Catch award-winning author @newlands.bsky.social chat about his debut novel Only Here, Only Now when he visits #CumbernauldLib on Saturday 8 November, 2pm. Book a free place online now: culturenl.co.uk/khnl

Meet @newlands.bsky.social - #LondonWritersAwards judge, alumni and author of Only Here, Only Now. ✨ Get an insight into his writing process and top tips for applicants. Blog: 🔗 www.spreadtheword.org.uk/qa-with-2026... ⏰ Applications for the #LondonWritersAwards close: 5pm, Thursday 30 October

Just completed this mesmerising novel by @newlands.bsky.social Each chapter draws you in with a descriptive narrative that flows with each page turn. Sometimes on reading other author work my imposter syndrome kicks in,this book also inspires me to do better. A fantastic piece of writing.

Celebrate the return of the London Writers Awards and our 30th Anniversary with readings and discussions with judges past and present Alexandra Sheppard, Oisin McKenna, Tasneem Abdur-Rashid and @newlands.bsky.social l tinyurl.com/4jd9s4k3

What to read this Disability Pride Month, featuring @pennyauthor.bsky.social, @tinywriterlaura.bsky.social, @lucyrosecreates.bsky.social, @newlands.bsky.social, @chrisbridgeswriter.bsky.social and more. Drop your recommendations below! vikkipatisauthor.com/2025/07/03/w...

Only Here, Only Now is Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month for July!

This is a terrific novel do read it. Once you start you’ll knock it off in no time!

🎶while my TBR gently weeeeeepppsssss🎶 New book alert 📚💙 Only Here, Only Now by @newlands.bsky.social from the brilliant @bertsbooks.bsky.social Look at that ginger ribbon.

This is a totally brilliant book, people! 📚🧡 Winner of the McKitterick Prize 2025 Shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize 2025 Runner up for the the ADCI Literary Prize 2025

Only Here, Only Now is out today in paperback!

Congratulations @newlands.bsky.social! My absolute favourite book of the year. Utterly beautiful. And the paperback is looking gorgeous 🥰 #booksky #bookoftheyear

Only Here, Only Now has won the Society of Authors McKitterick Prize, and was runner up for the ADCI prize, 2025. The book comes out in paperback 26th June!

In more positive news it was lovely to check in my book in store, I love seeing it on the shelves 😊 #author

Only Here, Only Now has been shortlisted for two prizes at the Society of Authors Awards! I am new to writing, and my novel is made of unglamorous stuff - grief, seagulls, ADHD, the nineties, Fife - so to see it recognised like this is truly surprising and lovely. Good luck to all on 18th June!

This was absolutely brilliant ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ @newlands.bsky.social

Only Here, Only Now is such a cracking book, @newlands.bsky.social. I don’t want it to end. 🥰

If you like Scottish literature grab a copy of this people! Great humour and so true to life growing up in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @newlands.bsky.social looking forward to book 2 already!

Delighted and proud that both @emilyhowes.bsky.social and @newlands.bsky.social have made the longlist for the Authors Club Best First Novel Award www.authorsclub.co.uk/tag/best-fir...

this @newlands.bsky.social novel is killing me…

Novel… By @newlands.bsky.social

Loved this funny, insightful, generous chat between @clotimms.bsky.social and @newlands.bsky.social (even when Tom talked about the pain of editing his novel) — highly recommended along with Chloe’s podcast as a whole open.spotify.com/episode/0u1i...

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