Great thread by Paula Knight collecting together online writing and art events this autumn

I’m really looking forward to talking to @nydiawriter.bsky.social about her fabulous book Sycorax, her experience of disability, writing and publishing and how she wove disability through her story. How I write – in conversation with Nydia Hetherington 17 July @ 14:30 BST FREE bit.ly/4lNjfdF

To celebrate Disabled Pride Month Writers & Artists are hosting 2 sessions in which the speakers will offer thoughts on navigating the industry as a disabled writer, who is doing accessibility well and how to ask for better. www.writersandartists.co.uk/events-and-c...

I’d missed this interview with Susanna Clarke but so glad to find it

UPDATE! Especially looking for trans men (already have lots of gorgeous trans women) 😍

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.

All #ADCI #disabledwriters @pennyauthor.bsky.social and @catmitchell17.bsky.social are looking for your thoughts on making publishing more inclusive!

Delighted to have made the shortlist for the Farnham First Five Pages Competition. Good luck to everyone for this evening!

AI is profiting from human creativity – isn’t it time creators got their fair share? A fair deal for creators isn’t just about making things right, it is essential for the future of creativity and AI. Find out more: societyofauthors.org #PayTheCreator #MadeByHumans

Woke up to beautiful ice patterns today on the bathroom window. Its always somehow unexpected and a little magical

Great to be talking about the women of SOE on the @WeHaveWaysPod . In this 1st episode of 3, we focus on #KrystynaSkarbek aka #ChristineGranville #TheSpyWhoLoved:

V excited to be doing a Q&A @ the Gilded Acorn bookshop on Thursday eve! Sadly, it's v hard to get interest in disability events and we've sold 3 tickets... Please come and learn about the experiences of disabled women. We'll talk body image, ableism, relationships, access & more bit.ly/425Dk87

Can’t wait for February and @nydiawriter.bsky.social’s Sycorax! The chronic illness rep I’ve been waiting for. www.nationalbooktokens.com/books-to-rea...

this is a must-watch if you love Scorsese or want to know about film-making. (also if you love Powell and Pressburger, but actually the most gripping bits are where Scorsese shows specific shots he was inspired by in P&P films next to his own films) www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Suddenly remembered there’s a weird social convention of wrapping up Christmas presents. I was quite happy just buying and storing them under my bed.

It’s the time of year for mentioning one of my favourite ‘untranslatables’. ‘Poronkusema’, in Finnish, once denoted a distance of around 7.5km, which is roughly how long a reindeer can last before needing to urinate. ‘Poronkusema’ means ‘reindeer pee’.

The wonderful @pennyauthor.bsky.social is sponsoring a place for a disabled writer #ADCI on the PWA's Writing Crime Fiction online course. Starts late Jan and runs 5 weeks. Details such as closing date are on the application form: www.profwritingacademy.com/application-...

If you can't afford to buy Write Now!, you're #ChronicallyIll or #disabled, & you want to #write a #book, you can also enter this #competition (please #share so that as many skint #CIAD people as possible see this: we need more #books written by poor & sick people) bsky.app/profile/barr... #WriteNow

The meanings of the word for a wren, from eight different languages... 8. Little walnut (Bulgarian) 7. Little bird in the ditch (Japanese) 6. Thumbling (Finnish) 5. Fence-skedaddler (Danish) 4. Fence-master (Hebrew) 3. Druid bird (Irish) 2. Mouse-brother (Faroese) 1. Little king of winter (Dutch)

Delighted to find I’ve made the shortlist of the Flash 500 Novel Opening competition

LRS: this is why people are hesitant to portray complex disabled people and default to all good or all bad depictions- because ableists will posterize them anyway. I’m on the record as hating Wicked, but I feel for the stars facing real life prejudice.

The moon disguised as Saturn

#Discoveries2025 invites unpublished women writers (in the UK & Ireland) to submit a novel opening (max. 10,000 words), a synopsis (max. 1,000 words), and an entry form. Read our top tips on how to write your entry form:

Make sure you’re following #ThereForME on our new social media accounts! You can find links here: linktr.ee/ThereForME#ThereForME #ComingSoon

If you want a guide to accessible and inclusive book or comic/zine events Zara’s guide is great

Great to see Audible marking Disability History month with this collection of work by disabled authors but there are so many more that deserve attention! Do add yours to the list if you have one.

The Discoveries writing development programme and prize for unpublished women writers in the UK accepts novels in any genre of adult fiction, with entrants invited to submit the first 10,000 words of their novel and a synopsis

Your writing process will change on a daily basis with every project, because every project is different. Whatever gets you to the final product is the way that that book needed to be written. So I need you to stop scrolling and say this aloud right now. "My writing process is not broken."

Thread on resources for #publishing for #writers. First of all, if you are thinking about broader freelance work, then you need the best newsletter about. Sian Meades Williams's Freelance Writing Jobs, www.sianmeadeswilliams.com/freelance-wr... Weekly or monthly round-ups. Comps, opps, jobs & more

You're not "late to the party" when you enjoy an old book for the first time. Books don't have an RSVP deadline. The party started long ago, and guests show up when they're meant to.

Biscuit eating is definitely the best kind of book research. But now I can’t start until I’ve worked out what they are because the shop sent different ones and the label doesn’t have their names on 😂😭

Anti-vaxxer is such a negative expression. I much prefer the term 'plague enthusiast'.

A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.

Oh yes, it’s that time of year again. 📚 #HiddenBooksGame is back! There will be no peace now until I’ve got them all hiddenbooks.nationalbooktokens.com?competition

Authors with #disability access needs, what would you include in a rider style document for your publisher? I’m working with Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses (ADCI) & @societyofauthors.bsky.social to collate examples that people can request and I’d love your input. #adci #publishing

The Chronically ill Artists Network has a free online event on Friday 15th November. "Chronically ill artist, @pollyrowena.bsky.social, will lead a creative session exploring how we can all stay connected to our creativity when chronically ill." ciadish.wordpress.com/2024/10/26/e...

A starter pack on Blue Sky for chronically ill and disabled writers. @barrowmember.bsky.social go.bsky.app/EFKNgPt

Get a taste of #TheCompanyOfOwls in this interview I did with Anya from The Lake District Foundation - including owl facts like teaching owlets to poo outside the nest - as well as rural life, disability, and how we might live more sustainably as better co-tenants. soundcloud.com/anya-kulisze...

If you're part of the writing community, could you please holla and RT so we can find each other? I want to build up what we once had on Twitter (but better) #writers #writing

Want to add more books by Chronically Ill and Disabled writers to your bookshelves? Read reviews and interviews at www.ciadish.co.uk (plus writing competitions and opportunities) and find people to follow in this Starter Pack go.bsky.app/EFKNgPt

Part 2 on my dive into the muddy waters of author career longevity - where I attempt to explore why there's an issue and what might resolve it... lorrainewilson.substack.com/p/longevity-...

Moving Mountains book review in Geographic today: "This is a book the nature writing genre has been waiting for. There are lessons here for everyone. A vital, urgent and timely read." #anthology #NatureWriting #Disability #Books #ChronicIllness geographical.co.uk/book-reviews...

Trying to decide between earplugs to sleep or getting to hear the storm

This is a wonderful piece that shows what journalism can do when journalists are open and curious and prepared to make access adjustments and elevate the voices of experts by experience. A piece for anyone living with an energy limiting illness or alongside people with one.

The Last to Drown, by @rainewilson.bsky.social . Available to pre-order now. #LunaNovella 19 February 2024. www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page...

Two bursary places available on the next Self-Edit Your Novel course I run with @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social for @jerichowriters.bsky.social Please apply if you're from an under-represented group. Details here. jerichowriters.com/jericho-writ...

"People will die in a few hours without functioning ventilators." MSF surgeon in Al Shifa update on 13 November 2023 Demand a call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Lovely piece on the tradition of writing from beds or sofas bookriot.com/on-being-ill...

I’m excited to be opening applications for The So Close Sessions (hs-la.com/submissions/...) today. I’ve been wanting to do a free Zoom Pitch session for a while but I wanted to find a way to make them more targeted and potentially useful #TheSoCloseSessions

Our FREE online launch of MOVING MOUNTAINS: WRITING NATURE THROUGH ILLNESS AND DISABILITY, ed. by @louisekenward.bsky.social, was sold out, but now has extra tix and will be recorded! Sign up at the link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/moving-mou...