
Susan Barker
@susankbarker
Writer and @RLFwriters fellow at @OfficialUoM. Lecturer at @McrWritingSchl. Author of The Incarnations.
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http://www.susanbarker.co.uk 30-11-2013 01:48:27
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Loved #BlackCarBurning by Helen Mort. Such stunning evocation of the urban & natural landscapes around Sheffield, and compassionate insight into the complexities of human relationships, trauma and trust.



Testament by Kim Sherwood has left me moved and impressed and covetous of her exquisite prose. Such a nuanced and intelligent excavation of generational trauma. Will resonate in my thoughts for a while to come.




What a Sunday morning treat! Glen James Brown, @adellestripe, @BenMyers1, Jessica Andrews, Graham Caveney and Ray Robinson talk to Dr Anita Sethi š in the The Observer New Review about #ThePorticoPrize and what it means to to be a writer in northern England.


Brilliant to see #ThePorticoPrize shortlisted authors interviewed in The Observer New Review this morning. I've nearly finished reading the exceptional shortlist and am so impressed by every book. Read as many as you can: theguardian.com/books/2020/janā¦

Fab event tonight chatting to @BenMyers1, @adellestripe, Jessica Andrews, Glen James Brown and #GrahamCaveney who all read brilliantly from their The Portico Library Prize shortlisted books (#RayRobinson was much missed!) We have SUCH a tough job tomorrow. Pic stolen from Amber.


Here's the cover for my forthcoming memoir. What do you think...? It's out from 4th Estate Books on July 2nd (gulp).


Thank you so much New Writing North, Kris Doyle & amy may! And massive congratulations to @Ruqayalzzidien & @RebeccaMuddiman. Really fantastic to be included here.


Excited for the launch of Centre for Place Writing at Manchester Metropolitan Uni. Do check out the amazing poetry, essays and short film contributed to the ongoing #Place2020 project by some of the most brilliant minds in place writing. placewriting.co.uk


Loved contributing my Shelf Life to this fantastic literary journal, edited by two of the very best people (and Manchester Writing School alumni)! If you havenāt already, do check @lunatejournal out.

Old Soul cover reveal by G. P. Putnam's Sons instagram.com/reel/C8HvsRDAy⦠Out in January 2025!


Join us on 13/2 for the launch of Susan Barker's OLD SOUL, about a mysterious woman who never grows old and the bodies she leaves in her wake... Utterly gripping and a bookseller favourite; we're so excited for Sue's conversation with Zoe Li! eventbrite.co.uk/e/old-soul-susā¦


āAmbiguous signs in horror are so unnerving because itās the stuff we encounter in our everyday lives.ā Susan Barker on the power and fear in ambiguity. | lithub.com/susan-barker-oā¦