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The Write On Track Writing Comp train pulls into the station at MIDNIGHT TONIGHT! Are you onboard?! You have until midnight (15 December) to send your train-related poetry, short stories and memoir extracts, for a chance to win up to £200! Deets: tinyurl.com/writeontrack

I’m guardedly optimistic about govt’s aspirations for the Arts. But again Lisa Nandy talks of “joys” that music, theatre etc should bring to all. The Arts ARE about joys but not only. They’re debating difficult, uncomfortable things too. Another reason why they’re important

"Definitely one of the best books I have read this year." What if reading the wrong book could get you arrested? THE DISAPPEARED, set in a broken Britain where books are banned. Available to order everywhere #BookTwitter

Writing a book set in Middlesbrough, and I've been working on it so long that half the places mentioned have either closed, become new businesses, or been demolished. Guess that's going to set the time period 🤷‍♀️

thecuraeprize.uk The #curae prize for writer-carers opens on new year’s day. It’s our second run of the prize and do help me spread the word. Uk and ROI until such time as I get funding and can build a foundation and take it out to young carers too. #carers

My novel, The Disappeared, is about a Britain where books are burned or banned, rights are restricted & people are afraid. It's been described as 'a hand grenade of a debut novel.' Hardback & paperback currently available for just over a fiver on Amazon! amazon.co.uk/Disappeared-Am…

Very much looking forward to running the AMPLIFY group coaching programme for The Literary Consultancy later this month. Last few remaining tickets on sale. Join us to reconnect with the joy of writing, and to be among a wonderful community of writerly friends for peer support. Enrol now! 💛

Grab my book while it's on sale and support an indie press! 💪

The government has decided AI is the way to get economic growth and they will focus on that above concerns about the environmental impact, privacy, copyright etc. Worrying. theguardian.com/politics/2025/…