Happy release day to @shellystrattonbook.bsky.social for IN DEADLY COMPANY! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-deadly-...

Happy release day to @cindyfazzi.bsky.social for DOMINGO THE BOUNTY HUNTER (2 book series) DANGER NO PROBLEM and SUNDAY OR THE HIGHWAY! www.amazon.com/Domingo-the-...

Happy release day to Lisa Siefert for THE WITCH WEARS PRADA! www.amazon.com/Witch-Wears-...

Happy release day to Michelle Corbier for MURDER AT THE WRITERS CONFERENCE! michellecorbier.com/books/write-...

Busy for the next 15 hours or so? Check this out!

Write with us! We're celebrating 20 years of BBC Short Story Awards with 20 Prompts and 20 Hours of Writing. We're in number 5. It's a drop-in session on zoom. Write for a while, write for a little. Bring a work in progress or use our writing prompts. #WritingCommunity bit.ly/20Hours20Pro...

ANOTHER by @paultremblay.bsky.social is officially a New York Times bestseller! 🥳📚

It's time for Every Other Sunday book club. A book club where we read what ever book we want on Sundays from 6-8 PM (BST) and then talk about them. I'm reading Give Him to Me by Dorothy Koomson. If you're reading today, what are you reading? #books

tonight, 7:30-8:30 PM (BST). Join us for a night of stories (fiction and nonfiction) and poetry at In Your Own Words storytelling open mic. All are welcome to listen. To join us in zoom, please register in advance: bit.ly/CentreforCWS...

There’s still time to join us. Bring your writing appetite and your work in progress. Don’t have something to work on? Today’s prompt is “kindness”. We’ll be writing in zoom until 1 PM (BST). I hope you can join us. #amwriting bit.ly/creativewrit...

Congratulations to this years Shirley Jackson Award Winners! @edenroyce.bsky.social @kfawver.bsky.social @whyiwrite.bsky.social @omgjulia.bsky.social @byzantienne.bsky.social @nadiabulkin.bsky.social

Congratulations on winning the Shirley Jackson Award! Well deserved! Curdle Creek was definitely creepy, and the story was unique! It's a wonderful book, well worth re-reading.

Congratulations @whyiwrite.bsky.social!! #CurdleCreek won #BestNovel at the 2024 Shirley Jackson Awards! #Horror #Gothic For fans of “The Lottery” and The Hunger Games, this novel set in a small town with a sinister tradition is chilling in the best possible way. Purchase: bit.ly/3GS3nYn

This is your invitation to join the Centre for Creative Writing at Cambridge Uni for an hour of lunchtime writing. We’ll be writing from 12PM-1PM BST on zoom. Don’t have anything to work on? Today’s prompt is “Instincts” (loosely interpreted). Msg me if you would like the zoom link.

It's Every Other Sunday, my day for quiet reading. I'm reading from 6-8 PM (BST). Feel free to join me when and where you are. Today, I'm reading The Book of Records by Madeleine Thien. What are you reading?

"Yvonne Battle-Felton’s Curdle Creek is a fever-dream odyssey that begins in an all-Black town governed by nightmarish traditions and spirals into something far more expansive and terrifying." Read our Review of Curdle Creek by Yvonne Battle-Felton @whyiwrite.bsky.social buff.ly/TpVNzQu

Curdle Creek has been nominated for the Shirley Jackson awards and I’m just going to sit this beautiful graphic right here to celebrate.

If you're writing something and would like to read it at tonight's open mic, we'd love to hear it. As always, all are welcome to listen as well. 7:30-8:30 PM (BST). To join us in zoom, please register in advance: bit.ly/CentreforCWS...

I’m reading from 6-8 PM (BST) on Zoom. It’s quiet reading where we read the book of our choice and then have a short chat about it. If you’d like to join me, message me for the link. Whether you read with me or not, if you're reading today, I'd love to know what you're reading.

This #30DaysWild, discover the incredible world of insects, why they matter and how you can help them thrive. 👉 Get your FREE Action for Insects guide: buff.ly/sm2BpMN buff.ly/sm2BpMN

Write with @litandcw_ice! We’ll be writing from 12PM-1PM BST. Bring your work in progress and your writing appetite. Don’t have anything to work on? Today’s prompt is Summer. To join us on zoom, please register in advance for the link bit.ly/creativewrit... #amwriting #Writer

Here’s a nifty thing: I have “an airport book”! 🤓 A friend snapped this at #YVR yesterday to show my book displayed prominently (!!) in a promo and in fine company too (Book details: sgwong.com/books/in-the...)

Celebrate Carers Week with an online writing retreat by University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education Centre for Creative Writing this Sunday. We'll be writing, reflecting, and discussing what we write. Free for carers. #writing #community #carer bit.ly/3HD5P53

Next was Dark Traditions with @whyiwrite.bsky.social and Andrew Michael Hurley. Their thoughts on how communities cling to harmful traditions in the name of civilization and how memorializing wars has been warped for nationalist ends are a terrifying contemporary issues. (8/17)

Bookmail pt. 4 of 5: Curdle Creek by @whyiwrite.bsky.social -Graham got this for me while at Cymera & I see @tananarivedue.bsky.social enjoyed it, so I’m very excited. www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...

We’ve just started writing. Bring your writing appetite and your work in progress. Don’t have something to work on? Today’s prompt is journey, travel, or secret. We’ll be writing in zoom until 1 PM (BST). I hope you can join us. #amwriting bit.ly/creativewrit...

WHAT A NIGHT!! We just want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone involved in making It's Strange Up North 2025 such an incredible success! The authors, the attendees, the publishers, the waterstones staff, the organisers, we could not be more grateful for all you've done!

@emmanewman.bsky.social @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social @samkhorton.bsky.social @starkholborn.bsky.social @danhanks.bsky.social @gen-dimova.bsky.social @genevievecogman.bsky.social @elizachanwrites.bsky.social @annabelcwrites.bsky.social @bingewriting.bsky.social @whyiwrite.bsky.social

It’s just about time for my Every Other Sunday quiet reading for pleasure book club. I’m reading Awakened by Kelechi Okafor. What are you reading? I’m reading from 6-8 PM (BST). Read what you want, when you want or join me in zoom and read what you want there. #amreading #books

So much to look forward to!!

@bingewriting.bsky.social @richardswanauthor.bsky.social @whyiwrite.bsky.social A Y Chao #ItsStrangeUpNorth #StrangeUpNorth #Bookstagram #BookishEvents #Leeds #LeedsBookEvents #Fantasy #SciFi #Horror #scienceFiction #ISUN #waterstones #authorEvent #fantasyBooks #SciFiBooks #HorrorBooks

We’re thrilled to be back at @huddlitfest.bsky.social today! Join us for a spine-tingling session with @whyiwrite.bsky.social and #LisaRookes as they dive into their chilling novels: Curdle Creek and The Village📚✨ #BookSky💙📚 #SpookyStories #LiteraryFestival #ThrillerReads #AuthorTalks

I’m hosting a book club party with readings, a DJ, free snacks, a cash (or credit basically you pay for your own drinks) bar. And, I have comp tickets to give away. Let me know if you’d like one. I’d love to do more events. Please share and come by if you can. Friday evening in Manchester.

This is going to be a spectacular event! I hope you can come out and join us.

Write with us! It's nearly time for lunch. I hope you'll join us. We'll be writing from 12-1 PM (BST) on zoom. Whether you're writing something new, working on a piece you've already started, or need a bit of writing inspiration, we hope to see you there #amwriting bit.ly/creativewrit...

There's gonna freebies, there's gonna be food and drink, there's gonna books galore! Don't forget, £5 of your ticket price is redeemable against any books bought on the night, so that's £5 for three hours with 15 authors! We do like a bargain in Yorkshire

THREE WEEKS TO GO!! Three weeks until 15 wonderful sci fi, fantasy and horror authors descend on Leeds to hang out with all you fabulous readers! Have you got your ticket yet? They're selling fast and you don't want to miss out on this amazing event! www.waterstones.com/events/its-s...

I’ve recently found out the money I was expecting to be “paid on advance” isn’t paid on advance to me. So I may not be able to go to my first reading in the US. Do you use Patreon? If so, does it work for you? Also looking for writer in res opportunities

There’s still time to join us! Have lunch with Cambridge University Centre for Creative Writing. We'll be writing from 12-1PM (BST) today in Zoom. Bring your work in progress and your writing appetite. bit.ly/creativewrit...

We’ll be writing from 12PM-1PM BST. Bring your work in progress and your writing appetite. Don’t have anything to work on? Today’s prompt is Love or Loss. To join us in zoom, please register in advance for the link: bit.ly/creativewrit... #amwriting #writingcommunity #writers #poetry

We're excited to announce our partnership with Daily Sparkle 💜 Daily Sparkle offers wellbeing resources for people living with #dementia — including their fantastic reminiscence newspapers. You can receive all of their products FREE for four weeks by visiting their website: buff.ly/hKM9fUR

Are you on Substack too? I write about writing, my garden, birds and whatnot there. Now, using it to share my podcasts. substack.com/@whyiwriteba...

This is your weekly invitation to join us for an hour of lunchtime writing. We’ll be writing from 12PM-1PM BST. Bring your work in progress and your writing appetite. To join us on zoom, please register in advance for the link: bit.ly/creativewrit...

Happy Large-Print Publication Day to Curdle Creek! I’m celebrating by planning an obstacle course race similar to the Running of the Widows scene in the book. How can you celebrate with me? Buy, borrow, read, share, and shout about Curdle Creek. Or, run with me. #reading

There’s still time to join @litandcw_ice @Cambridge_ICE for virtual writing lunch. We'll be writing until 1 PM (BST) on zoom. Hope to see you there. #amwriting #writingcommunity bit.ly/creativewrit... Bring your work in progress and your writing appetite.

We had such a lovely crowd at last night’s Really Popular Book Club @theul.bsky.social. Loads of really interesting observations, but my main takeaway was @whyiwrite.bsky.social’s murder mystery-inspired reading question: would this character kill this other character?!

I am a political beast but tend to shy away from talking about it en masse because I hate confrontation. But I really loved this chat. So insightful - 3 different lived experiences, genres, styles; all incredible humans. Thanks @whyiwrite.bsky.social @justinleeanderson.com @tiffmorris.bsky.social 💪

We’re putting the club back in book club with readings, book chat, dancing, and more. I hope you can join us May 9, at The Portico Library www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...

I’m looking forward to this. Hope you can join us.

Write with us! There’s still time to join us for lunch. We're writing from 12-1 PM (BST) on zoom. Whether you're writing something new, working on a piece you've already started, or need a bit of writing inspiration, we hope to see you there #amwriting bit.ly/creativewrit...