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In collaboration with University of Leicester, the CSVA is delighted to announce the 17th Annual Midlands Viking Symposium on Saturday 17th May 2025 at the University of Nottingham. Registration will open shortly. Stay tuned for more details. #MVS17

Building a writing routine that actually sticks can feel overwhelming, but a few small changes can make all the difference. In our latest blog, we explore nine simple, practical strategies to help you stay consistent and productive. Read More: literaryconsultancy.co.uk/2025/02/how-to… #TLCBlog

Registration is now open for the 17th Annual Midlands Viking Symposium! #MVS17 For full programme details and to sign up visit nott.ac/midlandsviking…

Unlikeable characters can be the most compelling, if done right. In our latest blog, novelist & literary consultant James Aitcheson explores how to craft complex, believable characters that captivate readers, even when they’re flawed. Read more: literaryconsultancy.co.uk/2025/03/how-to…

Every book I’ve ever written has been pirated for this AI theft. Even in translation. What can we do? theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems. As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting. But what can authors do? Read here: societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/the…

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Lots of great speakers on the programme for this year's Midlands Viking Symposium! Plus I'll be leading a Viking-themed historical fiction workshop. Saturday 17 May, at the University of Nottingham.

A collaborative first study of its kind, from Nottingham and Leicester academics, sheds light on pregnancy in the Viking Age. UoN CSVA Nottingham English University of Leicester Read more 🔽 ow.ly/PIeL50VRG6L

Thanks to all our wonderful contributors who made the 17th Annual Midlands Viking Symposium such a success on Saturday! For a full account you can read presenter Francesca Squitieri's reflections on the day here: bodiesandbeing.com/2025/05/20/ref…

I'm excited to be back at Emmanuel College, Cambridge to lead another day of academic writing one-to-one consultations!

We are deeply disappointed that the Data Bill will not include the necessary provisions to keep creators' works safe from being used without their knowledge or permission by AI companies, despite clear and unified calls from across the creative industries. (1/3)

I'm thrilled to have my career story featured on the new Graduate Destinations page of Cambridge History's website! hist.cam.ac.uk/graduate-desti… My career in historical novel-writing and academia wouldn't have been possible without the research skills and methods I picked up at Cambridge.

It's the feast of St Swithun, 9th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester. Since the Middle Ages, his day has been linked to weather-lore: it's said that in mid-July weather patterns shift, and if it rains on St Swithun's Day it will rain for 40 days. aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2017/07/that-t…