You know it’s going to be a fun #xl8 week when the first thing you have to search is names of parts of a sword (#archeology museum, since you asked, and yes we do already have objects for “possible religious or ritual use”)

Well it’s a winter wonderland now alright. Photo taken this morning. Still time to join us for two days of writing jn Säynätsalo Town Hall 22-23.1. Booking closes next week www.eventbrite.fi/e/writing-in... #writingtretreat

Joulu on (parvekkeen) ovella

‘I often think that the first dictionary a child in Gaza carries is invisible and heavy. Before they learn the names of distant animals or the months of the year, they learn to point at the sky and say زنانة “drone.”’

Still not sure what a certain person (you included) might want for Christmas? How about two whole days writing with a dozen other lovely people, in a winter wonderland? Book now for 22-23.1. #writingretreat on my home island 📝💛☃️

Just finished another lovely #writingretreat at Valo Helsinki. As we finished up, the Christmas decorations went up. The energy of a dozen women in a room, all writing, is amazing!

The shortlist for Oxford Word of the Year 2025 is here! 🥳 Which word do you think defined the year? Vote now to have your say: oxford.ly/3Xc0ypJ #OxfordWOTY

Trans Day of Remembrance was yesterday, when my review of this fascinating book on early #trans history was published by the Friends of #QueerHistory. Coming soon, there’ll be a Finnish translation (of the review, could you translate the whole book?) sateenkaarihistoria.fi/trans-histor...

Next #bookclub is 16 Dec, back at Villa Rana with Polish scifi and we will choose books for the new year. Dear people of #Jyväskylä, do join us! As ever we read in any language and discuss in English. www.villarana.fi/tapahtuma/th...

I throughly enjoyed this over breakfast (in Finland) and might use it for an eVent* with NEaT.🗡️ How do we get dagger symbols on our phones without resorting to emojis? * electronic vent, an online video conversation 🗡️Nordic Editors and Translators

Two days of online writing retreat with @tohtoriverkosto-ry.bsky.social just ended and even my potplants are thrilled. Kiitos kaikki kanssakirjoittajat yhteisöllisyydestä, kuten aina, oli ilo ohjata!

Where do you write best? Here are some of my favourite #writingretreat venues. Let me know where and when you want to write together next year #writingcommunity ridgewritingretreats.com/2025/11/05/w...

Yesterday’s #stetwalk @3:30 pm. A ray of light entered my office on a grey day that reminded me of Frodo and Sam’s last leg to Mordor. Going outside was worth it!

Back from the Helsinki book fair with my stash. November, do your worst, I’m armed and ready! It was fab to catch up with colleagues and friends, agents and authors on the FILI fellowship for translators from Finnish. #helsinginkirjamessut2025 #booksky #xl8

Anna Fiteni examines the influence of Welsh culture on Fleetwood Mac, Lord of the Rings, Hayao Miyazaki, and so much more.

The calm before the Helsinki book fair. On the train south…

It’s way too early for a Christmas tree pic, right? You might be (almost) on your autumn break and watching the leaves fall. But 7 weeks today, I’ll be on the train to our Write up to Christmas retreat at Valo Helsinki. See you there? Book here #writingretreat www.eventbrite.com/e/1106312082...

Yesterday’s #stetwalk 🍁🧡💛💙

Turn one book into another by working through a third book — it sounds like a magic spell, but it might work! #writingcommunity ridgewritingretreats.com/2025/10/01/f...

”Mingälainen kalan-saalis teillä oli tänä kewännä[?]” Tämä juttu ilahdutti suuresti, kiitos Kotus. Ollaan ”aina” olleet täällä, me S2, S3, S4, S5 -ihmiset… kotus.fi/suomea-toise...

About to fly back to Finland after ten days in the UK for the excellent @the-ciep.bsky.social conference and catching up with loved ones — some of whom live round the corner from David Bowie… it was wonderful to see people and to be home, now off to the other home.

Today’s online #writingretreat is super productive, I can’t wait for the next in person one! Join us at Unity Tampere on 24-25 Sept? www.eventbrite.fi/e/write-into...

🦹‍♀️ when your author thanks you for your edit with this superhero emoji because you got their text 6 words under the limit 💖 #amediting dear colleagues you knew we had superpowers, right?

#writing in the #library today

You can’t edit a blank page now, can you? ✍🏼

Write on Wednesdays restarts today at 9:30! 🤗📝💛 If you’d like to join to write for an hour, message me about getting the link. Don’t forget to book for our next #writingretreat in Tampere on 25-26.9. Ask me about scholarships. www.eventbrite.com/e/1106302463...

One of my least favourite #Finnish phrases ”vielä on kesä jäljellä” which means there’s still a bit of #summer left. People start saying/singing it around now. First day back at work today after a month offline, but summer swimming here — and sun CONTINUES

Let the summer holidays begin!

How are you reclaiming your brain this summer? #writingcommunity #digitaldetox

That feeling when you #translated someone’s certificates so they can apply for a degree course and they write back to say they got in! 🥰

@utu.fi yliopiston Suomen historian professori Kirsi Vainio-Korhonen kirjoittaa @turunsanomat.fi kolumnissaan erittäin tärkeästä aiheesta "tutkimusta tukeva infra uhkaa kuivua kokoon" Turussa Koska kolumni on maksumuurin takana, alla ketju keskeisestä sisällöstä www.ts.fi/puheenvuorot...

Tervetuloa! Tämä on nyt toinen kerta!

Join us for @itigernet.bsky.social book club on 13 June — have you read this Schlink yet?

Writers don’t always ask their editors what they think — @harmaathinking.bsky.social did. I hugely enjoyed exploring linguistic (in)directions with you! ridgewritingretreats.com/2025/05/07/l...

Having a slightly out-of-body experience in a café where I’m somatically certain of every single lyric and every single key change to every single track… because the music is three decades old. The baristas look the age I was then. I intend to embrace it.

Denmark says "Post-editing of machine translated books should not be called translation."

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

@archumanities.bsky.social made this lovely book open access, but it’s even more lovely for this translator to have hold a paper copy in her hands. Thoughtfully it arrived to coordinate with the spring flowers, which are still blooming…hope you find it as interesting to read as I did to #translate

O Canada! 🍁 ❤️

What’s the difference between book coaching and editing? In this week’s #EditorsWeekly, Holly Vestad and Yuxuan Francis Liu gathered insights from four experts on the book coach’s role: Anne Bokma, Susie Vadori, @dinahlaprairie.bsky.social and @tanyagold.bsky.social blog.editors.ca/we-ask-a-boo...

Happy Sant Jordi aka books, roses and copyright day! This #translator is going to the library to work on a sample with fellow human writers, in her George-and-the-dragon DMs 📚 🌹 🐉 #protecthumancreativity #worldbookday2025 @ceatl.bsky.social

Finally, I’m first in the queue for volume 3! Picked it up today. Readers in English will hace to wait a bit… foundintranslation.me/2025/04/16/o...

Living in dark times, why read about other dark times? To resist? My local book club is reading this, Ros Schwarz’s #translation is fab. If you’re in Jyväskylä, join us (29.4@5pm in Villa Rana café).

Spring in the South (well, Helsinki is nearly 4 h south of where I live). If it’s something you’re entering too, blessed Holy Week, siunattua suurta viikkoa!

@sksfinlit.bsky.social posti Onnetarelta tuli, kiitos!

Tervetuloa Säynätsaloon #kirjoitusretriittiin 8-9.5.! Stipendi on vielä saatavilla.
Come and join us for our next #writingretreat in Säynatsalo on 8-9 May! Book here, we‘d love to see you. The scholarship place is still available. www.eventbrite.fi/e/spring-int...

Back the @societyofauthors.bsky.social. Demand that Meta #DoTheWriteThing and fairly compensate and seek consent for the use of authors' work to train Al

Setting myself up for a day’s writing at Valo Hotel and Work, Helsinki. Our two day #writingretreat starts here

Whatever your role in birthing a book, you'll have heard some of this before, but not all. And it bears repeating…

We surveyed our 12000+ members and authors on the Government’s proposal to change copyright law as part of its consultation on Copyright and AI. We had over 1000 responses. Read our report 👇& #makeitfair for creatives – societyofauthors.org/2025/03/26/s...