The Irish government has released a report on the benefits of the pilot for a Basic Income for the Arts, and in a total shocker, it seems like it was good for the country as well as the artists. Nobody could have seen this coming. #SpeirGorm #UBI www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

Well look at that, it's a fine pair of novellas by me and @r-emrys.bsky.social exploring relationships & landscape. Ruthanna's story is a wonderful tale of queer found family & shared obligation, while I deal with grief & memory through the magic of walking.

I'm doing a talk in Bath! Come and join me at Komedia on the 4th November 2025 for a whistlestop tour of women in the Gothic across four delirious centuries! It will be fast, furious, and hair raising! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gothic-fic...

Wales is a land steeped in history and mythology. Our next anthology will explore that legacy: www.kickstarter.com/...

Next year's @easterconuk.bsky.social bursary is now live! Do apply and don't self-reject, I hear too many talented authors and artists saying "well I would go to Eastercon but I can't afford it." eastercon2026.org/bursary-sche...

We've already been putting some things in place, but how are other formerly no-risk transatlantic anti-fascist groups helping safeguard US members in the Current Climate? Useful to pool resources/take tips from those with more experience (obviously contactable elsewhere than publicly/on here!)

Bristol! I will be back tomorrow for a special event at the Museum. www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/bri...

Have closed my LinkedIn account. Useless service, and so deeply annoying.

Oh dear. Poor, deluded Evangelical people. That’s not the Rapture. That’s just the regular, annual wailing and ill humour because Ishtar is trapped in the underworld for six months again. She’ll be back in the spring, mark my words.

Our lastest anthology project will be launched on Kickstarter in October. Find out more about it here: www.kickstarter.com/...

Cyhydnos hapus, pawb. (That’s Happy equinox everyone.) Lots more mystical Welshness coming from @wtpress.bsky.social

Without seeking permission, #Academia created a podcast out of my notes on community film-making, then said I'd need to pay them to use or share this resource. Like selling back stolen goods to the victim? #Highered #Edchat #University #research

To anyone who needs it today: credit your translator. A good translator's skills are at least as important as those of the original creator. Imagine if someone were to build a life sized replica of the Eiffel Tower out of matchsticks, you wouldn't just credit Gustave Eiffel - would you?

Do we have a new anthology project in mind? Oh yes! Find out more here: www.kickstarter.com/...

Just so folks know: This article quotes the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine, which is a formally-designated anti-trans hate group, as an authority here. The Economist should be ashamed of its reporting here. No wonder the authors refused to comment. www.splcenter.org/resources/ex...

So, what is this? Check back tomorrow for more news.

Judge In Kenya Rules Trans People Must Be Legally Recognized globalcocktails.com/... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Yes, it is another very wholesome series of girls' boarding school stories, complete with midnight feasts. But what if the school was on Mars...? The Crater School series, by Chaz Brenchley wizardstowerpress.co...

#Boycott #Disney

This is a nifty write up of both sets of novels—go read GENERATION LOSS!—plus an interview with me about why Aud, with her “slivers of strangeness” is a “unique character who could enliven a book in any genre”. Quite right!

Do you like high fantasy, queer characters, pirates, dinosaurs, and penguins? The Sea-Stone Sword might be just what you need. Grab a copy today! #fantasybooks #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks #books #author #fantasyauthor wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/book...

Expected result, but without Kildunne’s two brilliant individual tries it would have been much closer. Canada are in this.

Worth noting that there are two Welsh-born girls in the Red Roses side. Lucy Packer is from my town. But given the chaos that is the WRU, who can blame them?

Allez les bleus!

Half time at Ashton Gate and Hannah Botterman keeping England in the game. And Ruby is quite right, the England try should have been disallowed. Even I saw the foot in touch for the French try. Messy all round. Contrast Canada’s discipline last night.

Well done to the @nionwomen.bsky.social team, their Not In Our Name petition of women in support of the trans community has just hit 50,000! notinourname.org.uk/petition/not... Please sign and share if you haven't done so already

Queer stars shine as Canada stuns New Zealand to reach Women’s Rugby World Cup final - www.outsports.com/2025/9/19/24...

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With stories by Danie Ware, Juliet McKenna, Anna Smith Spark and many others, Fight Like A Girl #2 has been a feature on award short lists this year. Find out why people love it so much: wizardstowerpress.co...

🏆 Proud to be the most active new Welsh MP in Westminster! 🌟 Closely followed by my colleague @llinosmedi.bsky.social – proof that @plaidcymru.bsky.social is standing up for the people of Wales. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Working every day for Caerfyrddin and our communities.

FYI @nalohop.bsky.social

Love novellas? How about two in one book? In Wiz Duo 2, Juliet Kemp sends a reluctant knight on a quest, while E M Faulds gives her heroine a superpower that totally sucks. wizardstowerpress.co...

Recently published, The Jicker Man is a heartwarming tale of a boy and his dog. In this video Ben Mears talks about this inspiration for the canine character: vimeo.com/1113891080... wizardstowerpress.co...

"I can't pay you, but we'll split whatever we get from a publisher ..." ... is NOT an offer that works. Even Lenin disapproves. Find out why in Chapter 9 of GHOSTWRITING NOVELS: A GUIDE FOR GHOSTWRITERS AND THE GHOSTWRITTEN. #ghostwriting #WritingTip #royalties www.ghostwritingnovels.com

Former Green Party leader urges government to let MPs debate changes to EHRC guidance www.thepinknews.com/... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Shon is not wrong here. Like her, I have considerable privilege compared to other trans folk. I still expect to end my life in prison, because Starmer & co have chosen to retroactively define my existence as a crime. shonfaye.substack.com/p/well-its-o...

It is Book Quote Wednesday and the word is 'idea'. In, Of the Emperor's Kindness by Chaz Brenchley, Malance is struggling to come to terms with her new appointment. Pre-orders open: wizardstowerpress.co...

Happy #bisexualawarenessweek! Did you know that the 14th century Middle English poem ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’ features Sir Gawain exchanging kisses with both Lord Bertilak de Hautdesert and his wife? Check out our podcast if you'd like to know more: queerasfact.podbean.com/e/sir-gawain...

Because I've seen some prominent cis allies saying that they hope Streeting's most recent words are a good sign: this is the entire point - he's always got some reasonable sounding words to placate cis people as he continues to meet with transphobic bigots and enact brutally transphobic policies.

It's Book Quote Wednesday, and the word is 'idea'. What's this? Authors find the word of the week in their work and post an entertaining or intriguing result. Readers can browse the #BookQW hashtag to find new books to check out. Anyone can join in! #writers #writing #Booksky 💙 📚

Labour strategists: what we need to do is ramp up the racism and transphobia, and fawn over Trump more enthusiastically.

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'Idea' #BookQW Dan Mackmain has learned to look far and wide when he needs some clue to help unravel a supernatural mystery. The Green Man's Holiday - 30th October 2025 A full roster of links for preorders can be found here wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/book...

It's Book Quote Wednesday and the word is IDEA. What would Karl Marx have made of A.I.? How sad that we will never know ... #bookqw #ai #karlmarx www.benjeapes.com/index.php/wr... Hear me read a longer version at benjeapes.substack.com.

This is an astonishingly good book, so do try to get hold of a copy somehow

🚨 BREAKING: Plaid Cymru are leading the polls in #Wales! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 The choice is clear: ✅ A pro-Wales Plaid Cymru ❌ Anti-Wales Reform UK that threatens our NHS It's a close race - help us win for Wales 👉 partyof.wales/get_involved

Want to know more about sff writing & publishing? Join me, @keithwdickinson.bsky.social, @emmasternerradley.bsky.social & @northodoxpress.bsky.social at Urmston Books on 22 October for an evening discussing paths to publication, courtesy of @alethearlyons.bsky.social & @britfantasysoc.bsky.social

How about tackling the rising tide of transphobia, Wes? You know, the thing you have enthusiastically supported and indulged in. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

‘More than 650 organisations including Ben and Jerry’s, Lush and hundreds of small cafes and pubs have written to the government to warn that the EHRC’s draft guidance on single sex spaces is “unworkable” and would “cause significant economic harm”, @the-independent.com understands.’ ✍️ Millie Cooke

New on NOTCHES! Illicit Monogamy: Inside a Fundamentalist Mormon Community by William Jankowiak Read the exclusive author interview here: wp.me/p6JJ6S-4PT #LGBTQHistory #HistoryOfSexuality #FamilyStudies #ReligiousHistory #Polyamory #Polyamorous #Mormon