What locations/settings are you using for your writing #WomenWritersNet? Exotic? Mundane? (In)famous? Lost? I *might* be biased when I say this is a lovely, summery (sort of) story of April and Elena, thirty years apart, on the island of Cyprus... amzn.eu/d/0fNkqclg

Join @womenwritersnet.bsky.social for their next #skychat. Women Writers and Summer Holidays on Thursday 16th July, 6pm BST.

Thanks to @nastasyaparker.bsky.social for a great week of posts. This is @gailaldwin.bsky.social on the account and I wonder how many of us #womenwriter are bleary eyed after watching football into the early hours. #keepwriting

Thank you, @trashcatlit.bsky.social! I'm so happy you and my story found each other. #WritingCommunity #ShortStories #BookSky

Reading builds our empathy muscles, but we can also let ourselves detest a character the way we wouldn't a real human being. Are there characters you love to hate? #BookSky #WritingCommunity nastasyaparker.com/art-and-lite...

Ohhh, someone started a Cake Shed 🍰, right by the lovely old Leamington Lift Bridge! Haven't tried it yet, but shall have to investigate... Support your local cake maker! . #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie #cakes #gateaux

Many congratulations, @nastasyaparker.bsky.social! #shortstory #shortstories #womenwriters @womenwritersnet.bsky.social

Join us on 24th September to celebrate Brigid Lowe's New book Shiver: The Lessons of the Lochs. Brigid will be in conversation with Elizabeth Sulis Kim discussing her challenge of swimming in 1000 Lochs. You can preorder the book, and get tickets now on our website - link in our bio.

JULY EVENTS 🌼 It’s a month of public signings, book clubs, evening author talks + more! We hope to welcome you soon. 🥳 browse all of these & more here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events

This month I'm with a friend as he sees his first play performed in London; Dave has fun with a burner phone; Simon Bates unexpectedly praises my memoir on Boom Radio; and my little horse Val reminds me that courage and discomfort can look surprisingly alike. mailchi.mp/8496e2d1908c...

It's HEEEEEERE - our sixth seasonal issue for Summer 🦝 Twelve marvellous short fictions bringing plantife to the bin 🌳 Grab a cuppa tea or a frothy whatchamacallit and get stuck into these treasures. trashcatlit.com/general-issu...

A really sad loss to the book world. I was lucky to have had some feedback on my novel from Simon and he was thoughtful and generous. www.thebookseller.com/obituaries/s...

If every idea has already been done, what is there left to write about, sing about? @nickcave63.bsky.social tackles an age-old question for creatives www.theredhandfiles.com/how-have-you... #writingcommunity #writinglife #authorlife

OUT TOMORROW: @elizabethjcoleman.bsky.social's Mega-Galaxies considers both the vastness and intimacy of what surrounds us, from our communities to the larger natural world. Link to pre-order is on our website! #poetry #awardwinner #chapbook

Short Story Call due in 2 days! We are looking for a dynamic story set in the future (near or distant) where at least one element of our existence is changed (the What If?). 500-1500 words due 11:59pm July 1 Where will your imagination take us? tinyurl.com/V7I1Future

Took a walk from the city to the hills in #Edinburgh yesterday. Slightly tired legs today.

Words can’t quite express how happy I am to know that the paperback of Love Lay Down Beside Me and We Wept. @drhelenmtaylor.bsky.social has written such an important #memoir and I just know this paperback will have a special place in the hearts and bookshelves of so many readers. #buythebook

The recent event at the Terranova bookshop in Lucerne was among those I’ve enjoyed the most, out of all my readings from 'That Summer in Puglia'. I’ve been reflecting on what made it so special for me. Here, some thoughts: valeriavescina.com/2026/06/25/t... #puglia #literature #fiction #switzerland

"How do you find the most suitable outfit, or market for your work? Is there an easy way that I don’t know about?", asks @nastasyaparker.bsky.social. Congratulations, Tia, on having your #shortstory accepted for publication!

349/400 💙📚⏳📚 📖: Land by Maggie O’Farrell Genre: Historical Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: This was a miss for me

We are counting down till, 6pm BST for our #AuthorInterview with @ainegreaney.bsky.social Her short story collection takes you to the beaches of Cape Cod and Ireland. What better way to cool off? Join in on #WomenWritersNet. #WritingCommunity #WomenWriters

At yesterdays Inspiration Walk for Fountainbridge Canalside CommunityTrust one of my prompts was for the group to walk in silence ‘at swan pace’ and see how slowing down felt for their bodies and their imaginations. It was great to hear where slowing down took the group. Why not try it sometime?

Really looking forward to chatting with this wonderful group on Thursday. #WomenWritersNet. Join us! #AuthorInterview. We'll be here, at 6 pm BST, 1 pm U.S. EDT. Wherever you are, that's the perfect time to 'get in the zone' + chat about writing! #booksky #IrishWriters #WritingCommunity

I loved this thought-provoking post by @scribedoll.bsky.social. "Whatever therapists and self-help books may advocate about change coming from within you, it’s much easier – or at least less hard – to undertake this change when what is outside you changes first."

Why must it be so hard to find the right dress for a very special event, and the right magazine for a slightly dark little tale? Maybe to make the success feel that much sweeter. Read about my misadventures, here: nastasyaparker.com/the-writing-... #WritingCommunity #WomenWriters

We had such an inspiring morning! Huge thanks to all who came along today.

In #Glasgow this week for @uofgfantasy.bsky.social #Fantasy 's Present Pasts Conference, I'm leading a workshop on Thu AM, A Wandering for Wondering: Ways to Adventure Playfully and Make Playful Adventures a wee walk aboot campus unveiling some fun join us for a chill daunder! tinyurl.com/yp6x8tkh

Doing some planning for my Inspiration Walk tomorrow morning- finding patches of shade for us to use as we walk, wonder and hopefully write along the Union Canal. Found this very determined poppy! A weed? Perhaps perhaps not. #Edinburgh #amwriting

The Dalry Primary School PCC will have a stall at the Edinburgh Canal Festival on Saturday 20 June from 11-4pm. This year's Festival is a little more compact, with three lively zones instead of five. Come & explore the canal from Lochrin Basin to Fountainbridge Green.

The Edinburgh Canal Festival takes place 20 June from 11-4pm This year's Festival is a little more compact, with three lively zones instead of five. Come & explore the canal from Lochrin Basin to Fountainbridge Green - and also at Harrison Park. Enjoy free activities, great food, and live music!

Where does writing fit into your life #WomenWritersNet? Join us on Thursday to chat about how we manage our writing careers #amwriting #writingcommunity

Wow, quoted by @dintywmoore.bsky.social . Here's the full post nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/06/14/w...

Have you managed to organise a workable writing life #WomenWritersNet? Or are you grabbing minutes here and hours there? Join our #writerschat this Thursday at 6pm BST to talk about our writing careers

Huge congratulations to @benedictanning.bsky.social for a stellar review in this week’s Guardian SFFH roundup! www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...

We’re excited and proud to announce Not a Pipe Publishing will be at Portland Pride this July 18-19! Come see us at Booth 9. Can’t wait (or can’t make it to Portland)? Get WRITTEN WITH PRIDE or our other great books/poetry collections/merch at notapipestore.com

Here’s the fourth installment of the story that ten of us had such fun writing - one chapter each, and the one below happens to be the one from me… substack.com/@breakthroug... #booksky @breakthroughbook.bsky.social

'Trees and animals, beans and maize, not only books, could be our teachers.' Love this piece about how gardening can connect us to our writing. Do you link gardening with creativity? #WritingCommunity booksbywomen.org/how-a-garden...

Calling all #zine artists! Our MINI ZINE FAIR table registration closes soon: www.eventbrite.com/e/mini-zine-...

Ten of us had such fun writing a chapter each of this story. Here’s the first installment, from @brethertonwords.bsky.social!

We still have a few spaces for our Inspiration Cruise on Wednesday 10th June, on the Lochrin Belle 11am -1pm, no previous writing experience necessary. Come on board the Lochrin Belle and get your creativity flowing while we explore the canal. Sign up via FCCT.

It’s Friday and @cymerafestival.co.uk has begun! Notebooks at the ready!

THIS FRIDAY! Come see our first live Actual Play - a specially written Edinburgh-set scenario of Call of Cthulhu (the brilliant rpg from @chaosium.bsky.social) at @cymerafestival.co.uk featuring a fantastic cast of some of your favourite authors! Free to attend - 5pm at The Pleasance, Edinburgh!

Counting down till tomorrow!

Really looking forward to running these two creative local events in June. We have an inspiration cruise on a canal boat on the 10th June, and a walk along the tow path in the 24th. Do come join us! #edinburgh #creativewriting www.fcct.scot/2026/05/28/i...

How do you capture something as enormous and personal as the feeling of “home” in a book? How can you navigate the chaotic discovery period in writing something new? Talking to @Joanna Penn www.thecreativepenn.com/2026/03/09/w... #writingcommunity #memoir #authorlife

A glimpse into my #writingretreats, in participants’ own words. Come and join us on 14-20 June (tutored) or 6-12 September 2026 (semi-tutored)! valeriavescina.com/2025/01/27/a... #WritingCommunity #writingworkshop #writers #authorcommunity #writingtips

Happy #Pride month! For your reading pleasure, check out my latest sapphic historical, The Miseducation of Caroline Bingley! If you like the simmering yearning of Francesca/Michaela from #Bridgerton, you'll love this book. Miseducation is the 2nd book in my *Austentatious* series 🏳️‍🌈

This Friday @cymerafestival.co.uk! Some of your favourite authours will be 'Under a Yellow Moon'... it's a @chaosium.bsky.social Call of Cthulhu adventure, nothing bad can happen right....

Taking in the Elizabeth Strout event in the lovely Cameo Cinema? We're all set up in the lobby, so you can buy the books 📚 while you get your popcorn 🍿! . #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #film #livres

Posted my first short speculative fiction over on Substack. Bit nervous as I'm not really a short story writer, but it's been fun to experiment and try to learn something new. open.substack.com/pub/eamcgreg... #shortstory #speculativefiction #free #substack