Today’s substack is What They Took With Them, my poem about what refugees have taken with them when they have to flee their home at a moment’s notice. It’s harrowing, but the global refugee crisis is only getting worse. open.substack.com/pub/jenifert...

The amazing Christopher Morrison and I are speaking at Summit'25 run about how to optimise access support, and why accessibility is a situational thing. 22nd Oct 2025 @ 11:45am-12:45am in person, London - ££ immersiveexperience.network/articles/eve... Access www.woolwich.works/your-visit/a...

In this week's Household Agony column, the Folklore Agony Aunt helps a reader with their knotty decision over what to do with their household spirits when they move… Subscribe and get all the drama in your inbox! #HouseholdLore🏡 #Folklore #FolkyFriday #spirits liza-frank.com/moving-house... 1/3

If you're a #Writer and have a yearning to write the routemaps forward towards a future we'd be proud to leave to the generations that come after us.... Then do come along. #Thrutopian thinking is wild and broad - and essential www.flowingwithlife.org/events/love-... #WritersofBlueSky

Today's fairytale on Substack is Rapunzel. jenifertoksvig.substack.com/p/rapunzel Don't forget I am gathering in person soon, and you can also book me to gather your fairytale moment online. Details on my website (jenifertoksvig.com)

How many words are there where the animal stands in for an entire action? WOLF: to eat quickly HOG: to grab and keep more than your share ...I can't think of more. We have animal-plus-preposition, like 'rabbit on', but single-word metaphorical verbs? I love them and propose we create more.

On #WorldMentalHealthDay, the union-led CULT Cymru programme is launching a pioneering initiative that brings together trade unions, employers, government + specialist organisations to tackle the root causes of poor mental health in the creative sector writersguild.org.uk/wales-creati...

20 years ago I wrote a play with a character who stammers, and recently revised it, then wrote this article for speech disfluency charity Stamma. I welcome ideas about how to do a workshop of it with actors who have speech disfluency that we could stream online. stamma.org/your-voice/l...

The Fairytale Library 20th Oct 2025 @ 2pm-6pm in person, London - FREE The next in-person gathering of fairytales is at VPN interactive arts fest. Info - voidspacezine.com/12086-2/ Library - jenifertoksvig.substack.com/s/fairytale-...

Theoretical illustrations today on Substack: The Slow Whale. This is an invitation to you to share your drawings, whether or not you think of yourself as an artist. jenifertoksvig.substack.com/p/the-slow-w...

I’m just checking everybody knows that tylenol does not cause autism. Everybody actually knows that, right?

Stella Duffy’s gorgeous Chaosbaby Project is my Substack post for today - a few of the many hundreds of photos I took during that process, along with a bit of company singing. jenifertoksvig.substack.com/p/the-chaosb...

I’m gathering fairytales this afternoon 1-6pm at Side/Step, Colab Tower, South London. It’s free, and takes maybe 30 mins or so. sidestepfestival.squarespace.com

Today’s Substack post today is a song I crafted from a love letter my grandfather wrote. Music by the brilliant Alexander Rudd and performed by the brilliant Michael D. Xavier. open.substack.com/pub/jenifert...

Today's Substack piece of theoretical theatre is a song by me and composer Alex Rudd. jenifertoksvig.substack.com/p/the-moon-i...

Today's Substack post: full script of a short play with a character who stammers. Included today & tomorrow are notes from a consultation I did with the brilliant Nye Russell-Thompson of Stammermouth theatre company about the portrayal of speech disfluency. jenifertoksvig.substack.com/p/tall-storey

Today’s substack is for those who do aerial work… open.substack.com/pub/jenifert...

Barriers to access in theatre are broader than the industry ever acknowledges. Broader than many of us with access support needs acknowledge. I'm posting about this on Substack - come join the conversation. jenifertoksvig.substack.com/p/barriers-t...

Taking care of our own creativity... come and join me on Substack, where I am finding ways to do just that. jenifertoksvig.substack.com/p/the-wellbe...

This really is a perfect show. Very strong recommend for anyone who wants a fun, relaxed, entertaining, smart, joyful, engaging evening in a very relaxed and friendly environment that really isn't anything like theatre, and is simultaneously some of the best theatre I have ever seen.

I have a one-on-one theatre show called The Fairytale Library in which I gather snippets of story from people. Today, I've opened up the Library on Substack. They’re all different, and they remind me of a slightly more gentle version of Post Secret. jenifertoksvig.substack.com/p/the-fairyt...

2nd July, Weds next week, I'm doing an online talk with the brilliant Christopher Morrison, about making your shows / interactive gaming experiences more accessible. It's FREE (though you need to sign up to register). There are two iterations - 9:55am and 5:55pm. worldxo.org/how-to-make-...

Today’s scene from my theoretical musical ‘four’ is all about the daughter. open.substack.com/pub/jenifert...

New post in my latest theoretical musical - and you can get involved if you like. open.substack.com/pub/jenifert...

New part of 'four' is up on substack! It's a musical (in theory). jenifertoksvig.substack.com/p/four-son

Here's the first part of a theoretical musical I'm producing online. Every day, over the next two weeks, there will be a quick-read section. Part writing, part journal, poetry and lyrics and prose, and a few pictures too. And there are also some invitations to you. open.substack.com/pub/jenifert...

This coming week, I'll be posting the first installment of a work in this series. To follow along or get involved (in theory) subscribe for free to catch the first installment, out next week. For those who prefer listening to reading, I’m prepping a podcast. open.substack.com/pub/jenifert...

One arm has fallen off my glasses. I was going to have them mended, but it occurs to me that now they are a lorgnette, so maybe I’ll just keep them this way.

I have an exciting new role in theatre! And you are all welcome to join me :-) jenifertoksvig.substack.com/p/exciting-n...

Me talking about access and shit, with the wonderful Katy @ voidspace. voidspacezine.com/voidspace-in...

GNU Terry Pratchett

Euan’s Guide does amazing work supporting accessibility in the UK. If you want to help, they’ll send you cards to put on Red Cords in accessible toilets that don’t reach the floor, which means anyone who is prone on the floor won’t be able to reach it. Info here - www.euansguide.com/get-involved...

Two days ago I snagged my scarf on a branch; pulled free with just a wisp behind. Laid my head on my pillow and I heard needles click all through my dreams. Now I come back and there's knitted growths all a-cluster. Do they think I left them a gift? #AskAFairySmith Artist: Bromleigh

I have just put some plums into the icebox which I am probably saving for breakfast

** FREE #Devised & #CollaborativeTheatre workshop, Writers Guild of Great Britain ** #Interactive workshop on collab & devised theatre to understand how the Devised & Collaborative Theatre Guide applies to your practice. 5-7pm, 11 February Zoom Register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Hi new follows! Housekeeping info: 1. I write books! Biggest influences prob Susanna Clarke's fairies, Pratchett's witches and Angela Carter's existence, so if that's your jam there's cold iron, community solidarity, jokes, landscapes and a Black Dog that eats landlords. 1/ tinyurl.com/nvvetupj

Please check out this hashtag from my lovely and brilliant friend Kit. It’s full of magical imaginings.

This is a beautiful and brilliant book. If folklore is your thing, you need this.

one day, dear theatre, you will wonder why you left so many behind

We’re celebrating those who support and encourage playwrights and new writing at a lunch to mark our 20th Olwen Wymark Theatre Encouragement Awards today Great to meet the winners and our members who nominated them. Congratulations to all!

❄️ WGGB members - come to our seasonal social on 11 Dec, 6pm in Covent Garden, London - bring a non-member writer plus-one + both get a free drink! 🔗 Find out more and register your place forms.office.com/pages/respon...

If you're looking for book recommendations, please check out anything by Geraldine McCaughrean, who writes for both young people and adults. Also, @lilithepunk.bsky.social has written an awesome book called "Everyday Folklore: An Almanac for the Ritual Year" if you like that sort of thing.

Our world is turning over The window to a flourishing future we'd be proud to leave behind is closing fast But it's not completely closed - and we who write have a duty (IMO) to write ways through that feel real: #Thrutopian Writing Like this: mandascott.co.uk Enjoy! #BookSky #Books #Thrutopia

A special year for our Olwen Wymark Awards as they celebrate their 20th cohort Congratulations to all the winners and thank you for the exceptional support and encouragement you have shown to our #playwright members writersguild.org.uk/olwen-wymark...

I'm taking part in this on Saturday, talking about the concept of safe spaces. Join us if you fancy it. bemore.irregular.org.uk/idocsymposiu...

❄️ Join our West Midlands branch for their Christmas get-together, meet fellow writers and WGGB branch members and get to know about WGGB in your region (non-members welcome too!) Thurs 5 Dec, 7.30pm, the Old Sly Fox, opposite Birmingham Hippodrome Email [email protected]

Oh hey, tell me your favourite quantum physics fact.

Where are we hanging out? Shout if you think we should be in a WhatsApp group together. I'm on Slack, Discord. Hook me up with groups ND/ADHD/ASD, and musicals, immersive, roleplay theatre/gaming. Mastodon @toksvig Threads @jentoksvig FB facebook.com/thelarder and jenifertoksvig.com/supportingwork

Ref this summary of theatre, which of these aspects has ever impacted your ability to go to / engage with theatre? (Whether in an ongoing way, or on occasion, things that keep you from going, things that make it less comfortable for you when you do go.) www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/ever...