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Brilliant to read Primadonna Festival and Prize CIO last night as part of the prize shortlist. Thanks for the lush words about my writing Adam Sharp & massive congrats to Natalie Gregory ❤️✍️

I had a brilliant weekend Primadonna Festival and Prize CIO with shelley hastings and Jennifer Howze. Great atmosphere and inspiring talks - especially, for me, hearing @DianaEvansOP speak about her book. Can't wait to read this!

How social injustice makes people ill… Professor Divine Charura reviews Arline T. Geronimus' book 'Weathering: the extraordinary stress of ordinary life on the body in an unjust society'. bps.org.uk/psychologist/h…

‘When someone is angry with you… first decide what you want to get out of the situation.’ Anger researcher Dr Ryan Martin – the Ryan Martin – tells deputy editor @StoryShaoni how to keep your head in irate times. bps.org.uk/psychologist/w…

My interview in the The Observer New Review with Alexandre Antonelli, the director of science at Kew Gardens: theguardian.com/environment/20…

It was great to be at the All Party Writers Group winter reception at Westminster earlier this week and hear about all the work being done on behalf of freelancers ALCS. Also, great to meet so many lovely and talented colleagues!

Maybe Professor Mark Maslin 👋 𝕏 and Jo Brand job sharing as Prime Minister isn't such a bad idea... Finished this fun and informative read by S. Bhattacharya-Woodward for The Observer and immediately booked free tickets for #LoveYourPlanet UCL. #ClimateChange Climate Reality theguardian.com/science/2024/j…

Woo-hoo! On 4th July at Jonathan Main I'll be with Goldsmiths English Creative Writing professor Tom Lee talking about memoir writing. Tom's memoir 'The Bullet' is stunning, and it'll be the first time reading 'Lifting Off' in my manor. 🎟️ booksellercrow.co.uk/event/writing-… #booktwt

Nature is good for us: Prof Andrea Mechelli of KCL spoke to me about the psychological benefits of natural spaces for the Observer: theguardian.com/science/articl…

'Atmospheric and idiosyncratic, this is a memoir that entertains and emboldens' - I'll take that! Very chuffed with the first review from Hephzibah Anderson (what a name!) in Sunday's The Observer. Published this Thursday Muswell Press ✈️ theguardian.com/.../lifting-of…... #booktwt #liftingoff

Huge congratulations to my lovely friend Karen McLeod 👩‍✈️✈️🏳️‍🌈 on the publication of her brilliant memoir Lifting Off. Can't wait for take off!✈️✈️✈️

Being acknowledged (along with my lovely MA group) by a writer you respect Karen McLeod 👩‍✈️✈️🏳️‍🌈 is deeply touching and conveys the importance of a writing community. Please read Karen's book Lifting Off Muswell Press

New wetlands are being built to help clean up the UK's rivers. I wrote about sewage, wetlands and citizen scientists for BBC Future Planet: bbc.com/future/article…

ATTENTION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY JOURNALISTS! Are you interested in writing for the Observer? I am looking for new writers and ideas for the Science & Technology pages of the Observer New Review. For an idea of the types of pieces we publish, please take a look at this thread…

Abigail's Party Stratford East last night was the best thing I've seen in ages - stunning on every count! I'm in awe of the writing #MikeLeigh

The Bristol Short Story Prize 2025, now housed at English@Bristol Creative Writing at the University of Bristol, is now open for entries! Full rules and the entry form appear on our website, bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk, so take a look and send us your best stories! But who are the esteemed judges?

What impact might the increasing number of satellites we're launching have on space and our environment? My feature in the Observer explores this, and possible solutions: theguardian.com/science/2024/o…

This week’s Inside Science is all about new year, new science. marnie chesterton is joined by Penny Sarchet S. Bhattacharya-Woodward & Tom Whipple to ask what 2025 will bring & what science will do for us this year. Listen on BBC Radio 4 at 4.30pm or on BBC Sounds ❤️📻 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

There's still time to make a change 🗣️ Add your name to this author-organised letter and encourage the government to change its course on copyright exemption for generative AI use of creatives works docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… #CreativeRights #ArtificalIntelligence #PayTheCreator

Very excited to be on the shortlist for the Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction, thank you Comma Press🍉 #CeasefireNow! thebookseller.com/news/laura-the…