Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1943-) is a Northern Irish physicist who, while conducting research for her doctorate, discovered the first radio pulsars in 1967. This discovery earned the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1974, but not to her - the prize was awarded to her (male) supervisor. #CelebratingWomen

I’m an Ambassador for this brilliant charity, Bookbanks, giving away books with food parcels at food banks. There are two part-time jobs going for Regional Leads in London and East Anglia. Link below. Please share far and wide :)

my painting for #februaryfrost26 🌟 i love painting flowers on wood panels!!! week 1: snowdrops + nocturnal #februaryfrost26week1 #gouache #woodpanel #art

Here is the finished carved owl, mounting into a pendant. The owl, fence and grass are boxwood, the frame is walnut. #woodcarving #carving #woodworking #birdart #owl #miniature #miniaturecarving #woodwork #art #jewellery

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This Wharf, Mousehole, illustration is done for the moment. I'm really happy with how it looks and also that it includes a street and the sea. #mousehole #cornwall #wharf #coast #illustration #printmaking #screenprinting

British coastal birds garlands! Soon to be landing on the shop. #britishcoastalbirds #birds #puffin #plover #tern #gull #curlew #turnstone #garland

The Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize is now open for entries! Our 2026 Chair is Ellah Wakatama, with Santanu Bhattacharya (Fiction), Jen Calleja (Life Writing), and Mona Kareem (Poetry). Read the full announcement and submit your work by 30 June: buff.ly/s4ol0ap

It's just me, waxing lyrical about flash fiction, my favourite books, and what I love in a micro, ahead of this year's #nffd micro competition. Have a read, and think about sending something our way (you have 2 weeks!) 👇.

“Such small, selfish thoughts. I thought coming out would make me a bigger, better person, but I’m still just me.” Ghosted is @theforge.bsky.social story of the week for 8 more hours. It’s political, yes, but its also very personal Thanks again @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social for midwifing this baby

Generative AI competes with the work it is trained on, and the people behind that work. Every single new piece of evidence backs this up. The theft must be stopped - government must step in. ism.org/brave-new-world /end

This new report shows the havoc AI is already wreaking in the creative sector. Evidence from 10,000 British creatives shows: - 58% of photographers have lost work to AI - 32% of illustrators have lost commissions to AI - 86% of authors say AI has reduced their earnings 🧵 1/2

Help! because of yesterday’s said birthday 🥳 I have some spending pennies. I’m on the look out for a good course or bit of kit to grow my illustration biz 🎨🖌️. Do any of you lovely creative community folk have any recommendations? #ArtSky #Illustration #CreativeCommunity #SciArt #BirdArt

Our story of the week is All of Us by Douglas W. Milliken.

£500 given out to a working class writer every month. Details in link. Please share :)

Are you 16–25 and love writing? Enter the Young Writer Award for a chance to win £500 and get published in the Bridport Prize anthology! Don’t forget to tick the age box when you submit. Enter now: bridportprize.org.uk/writers-room-categories/young-writer-award/ #YoungWriters

Another process vid as an evening treat for you all… #BirdArt #SciArt #BirbFest #Illustration #Procreate #ArtSky #BirbFest2026

Hurrah feeling better enough that I can partake in the last shortlist bird for #BirbFest2026 Here be the majestic Red Junglefowl..... #BirdArt #SciArt #BirbFest #Illustration #Procreate #ArtSky

Our Writers of Colour workshops are back! Join us and former Edinburgh Makar @hannahlavery.bsky.social for another round of poetry writing, sharing, and learning together: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/writers-of-c...

One for your collection, @kitdewaal.com ?

New book announcement! Written by James Russell, author of the bestselling Ravilious (2015), this beautifully illustrated book is published to coincide with the Dulwich Picture Gallery exhibition Tirzah Garwood: Beyond Ravilious. #tirzah #Tirzah #tirzahgarwood #dulwichpicturegallery #ericravilious

Throughout a career in publishing, the commonest problem I’ve found in authors trying to break into the business is their fear of taking themselves seriously. If that’s you, try this. (Little thread follows.) 1. Remove “aspiring” or “would-be writer” from your bio. Replace it with “writer.”

Our story of the week is Bubble Gum & Lime Green Carpet by EC Dorgan.

Art train you say! Why thanks for the tag @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social tagging: @kathryngarner.co.uk @ginkgogoes.bsky.social @destinytoro.com @martynwarren.bsky.social

"Koi Carp" Hand embroidery thread painting artwork. Prints available - www.emilytull.co.uk/store/p138/c... #BlueSkyMonday #embroidery #WildlifeArt

Bask in the glory of this reflection! 😍

Hoorah I get to take part in #BirbFest2026 again today with the short list. I present to you a slightly startled Short-eared owl that can stare into the depths of your very soul..... #BirdArt #SciArt #BirbFest #Illustration #Procreate #ArtSky

Young writers (16-25), enter the Young Writer Award! 🖋️ Win £500 & have your work in the Bridport Prize anthology! 👉 Enter now: bridportprize.org.uk/writers-room-categories/young-writer-award/ #YoungWriters #ShortStoryCompetition #CreativeWriting #NovelWriting

This is a huge admission to make, and shows the government is fully aware of how unfair on creatives an opt-out would be. They should definitively rule out moving to an opt-out model. /end

Our story of the week is The Swallowed by Ali McLafferty.

I’ve recently read ‘The Island of Doctor Moreau’ by HG Wells (strange, sometimes disturbing but still compelling) & I’m halfway through ‘The Party’ by Tessa Hadley (love the Bristol setting & sense of post-war young womanhood). What short novels have you been taken with recently (or not so recently)

The utterly shameless & widely covered "report" out today, claiming net zero will "cost" £9tn is based on: * Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc AND * Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero I kid you not, it is that stupid

Reminder: Applications are open for the 2026–27 @malorieblackman.bsky.social Scholarships for Unheard Voices. This is your chance to receive up to £1,000 towards City Lit writing courses. Applications close 8 Feb 2026. @citylitwriting.bsky.social Apply now: www.citylit.ac.uk/malorie-blac...

Japanese artist Narumi Takada's 2021 textile piece, "Stepping on Fresh Snow" with snow created using punch needle and straight/satin stitches for the boot and paw prints #Womensart

Our story of the week is Harlequins Upon Our Doorsteps by Mizuki Yamamoto.

If you’ve got an itch to develop your creative practice across page, stage and screen - then we have a brand new MA programme that might just interest you. Come & learn with my colleagues & I in beautiful York! Please spread the word to anyone who might be interested www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr...

We are all so proud to have published these brilliant stories and are cheering them on!!

Final #ArtAdventCalendar of 2025 and also final @birdwhisperers.bsky.social, definitely want to do more next year. This is a brand new bird illustration for you all, the European Crested Tit.... #BirdArt #SciArt #Procreate #Illustration #BirdWhisperer #Art

This classy grandma moth is Eleanor 💖 . . #fiberart #softsculpture #moth #butterfly #grandmacore

Day 27 of #ArtAdventCalendar and here's a yellow-headed blackbird for you all... #BirdArt #SciArt #Illustration #Procreate

'Silent Night' by contemporary UK printmaker Hester Cox #WomensArt #ArtAdvent

Day nineteen of #ArtAdventCalendar. Tonight, I’m sharing a collection of raven stones.

When 97% is 'no clear consensus', and 52% is 'the will of the people', it's time to face facts that Governments do what Governments want to do regardless of what their people actually want.

📢 One of our NION Women collective responds to the exclusion of trans women from Labour's Women’s Conference. Read our latest blog: notinourname.org.uk/trans-women-excluded-labour-womens-conference/

Our story of the week is Vacancies by SK Stringer.

As a writer who started writing in my forties and who is published by a small but mighty indie press, I wasn't sure how I'd get on in the book world, but from day one libraries have been a great support, just like they were a great support to me all my life as a reader. Please support your library.

I hope you allow me as I know this isnt a photo of something Christmasy, but much needed over the festive period. Please share as it may help someone in the UK. A selection of phone numbers for different associations who can support / listen #WeekXforXmas #AlphabetChallenge #CharityPhoneLines

Day ten (!) of #ArtAdventCalendar - December is zooming by. Here’s a painted stone from a few years ago with one of my all time favourite birds - a nightjar.

Day 10 of #ArtAdventCalendar and we're looking to more local birds (to me at least)..the lovely sparrows. We had a colony of about 40 in our garden until our neighbour's building work scared them away 🙁 This is an illustration I did for a tea towel design. #BirdArt #SciArt #Procreate #Illustration

For today's #ArtAdventCalendar, here's another of my favorite drawings from the year, a black and white warbler based on a photo from @gettoknownature.bsky.social I appreciate all the nature photographers I follow. They remind us of the wonderful things in the world 💜