Some great news on this rain-soaked day in Bronllys. My story, Perfect Day, has been shortlisted for the Bristol short story prize 2026. bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2026/04/04/2...

📚 We are thrilled to reveal the finalists for the prestigious 2025 Rhys Davies Short Story Competition. 🎉 Congratulations to all the shortlisted writers! www.swansea.ac.uk/cultural-ins...

Some great news today that's making it hard to focus on software manuals (the day job). Two of my stories have been shortlisted for the prestigious Rhys Davies Short Story Competition 2025. www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office...

..when a multicultural work in which you have genre-blended immersive travel, drama and expert discussion with thinkers like @luketurner.bsky.social @sabinastent.bsky.social @jonathanpage-bw.bsky.social is a Guardian Best Podcast: “Yes! we still want the thoughtful, provocative & beautiful!

From Faber the FAB Prize highlights new talent from underrepresented backgrounds with a publishing deal for the winner. Please share :)

Oh my goddess! Branched Out release day is almost here! 🌳 It's been a real joy audio producing this. @somaghosh.bsky.social @luketurner.bsky.social @sabinastent.bsky.social @jonathanpage-bw.bsky.social #nature #trees #LGBTQ+podcasts #branchedoutpodcast #podcasts #TheGuardianBestPodcastsofTheWeek

My son's band, Flok, (Ambrose is bottom right), based in Manchester and Scunthorpe. Next gig is Scunthorpe. Keep an eye on them, think they'll do great things - recently chosen to support Dirty Sterling in September.

Thank you to the amazing @somaghosh.bsky.social for including me on the pilot of Branched Out, 'The Tree Men of Wales and Bengal'. It's a new podcast - already listed as a @theguardian.com Best Podcast of the Week - on the cultural history of trees, launching globally on 23 April.

My first tentative post on Bluesky. I've just rebuilt my writer's site - a slightly primitive, handbuilt effort - at jonathanpage.info Do you have a writer's site? Is it useful to you? Just being nosey, really. And hello Bluesky.