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Brid Cummings

@bridcummings.bsky.social

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Fiction reader and writer Short stories in all sorts of places The Teacher's Lie out now Rep by Kate Nash at KNLA www.bridcummings.com

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Brid Cummings @bridcummings.bsky.social · Nov 21

Today is publication day for my debut thriller
The Teacher's Lie! 😀

Available on Amazon/Audible
tinyurl.com/236ht3hy
Many thanks to all involved including my agent, @katenashagent.bsky.social and the KNLA team.

Audiobook cover of The Teacher's Lie depicting a lone, dark tree in the foreground with a background of shadowy scrubland and a deep orange sky.

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Jane Jesmond @authorjjesmond.bsky.social · Dec 18

LAST COUPLE OF DAYS!
A fast-paced but atmospheric thriller, the 1st in the Jen Shaw series! Ebook only 99p until 19 Dec. geni.us/on-the-edge
"an original mystery" Sunday Times
"a gripping premise...an evocative Cornish setting" NB Mag.
"filled with twists" Living North

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Christie J. Newport @christiejnewport.bsky.social · Dec 18

*Any shares appreciated, TIA*
WOW - there is now an even better 57% off the 2nd in The Preston Murders series, #TheOrdinaryMan - it would make a great Christmas gift! Go on, make this author smile and for less than a fiver!
www.amazon.co.uk/ORDINARY-MAN... @joffebooks.bsky.social

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Lisa Hill @anzlitlovers.bsky.social · Dec 16

Just in time for Christmas shopping, the 2025 Indie Book Awards longlists have been announced.
anzlitlovers.com/2024/12/16/2...

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Kate Nash @katenashagent.bsky.social · Dec 16

7 questions authors should ask before signing an agency representation agreement:

open.substack.com/pub/slushpil...

#AskAgent

7 questions authors should ask before signing an agency representation agreement

There are some things authors never ask about

open.substack.com

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bathshortstory.bsky.social @bathshortstory.bsky.social · Dec 2

Bath Short Story Award is migrating ! The 2025 competition is now open for entries - closes 31st March. Follow us and sign up to the website for more info www.bathshortstoryaward.org

THE BATH SHORT STORY AWARD

International Short Story Competition

www.bathshortstoryaward.org

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Eleanor Hooker @eleanorhooker.bsky.social · Nov 23

“A new writing award for authors aged 60+ has launched, and is backed by My Name is Leon (Penguin) author @kitdewaal.bsky.social and agency AM Health.” via The Bookseller Magazine #NewWritingAward
www.thebookseller.com/news/new-wri...

New writing award for authors aged 60+ to prove it’s ‘Never Too Late’

A new writing award for authors aged 60+ has launched, and is backed by My Name is Leon (Penguin) author Kit de Waal and agency AM Health.

www.thebookseller.com

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Brid Cummings @bridcummings.bsky.social · Nov 21

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Brid Cummings @bridcummings.bsky.social · Nov 14

Deal news 🎉
Happy to announce that my debut Australian thriller, THE TEACHER'S LIE will be published as an Audible Original on 21 Nov and narrated by Mia Wasikowska.
Agent: Kate Nash
Acquiring Editor: Robin Morgan-Bentley
Pre-order now: amzn.to/3UEVb1e

Cover for The Teacher's Lie shows a shadowy tree in the foreground and dark scrubland against an orange sky in the background.

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Brid Cummings @bridcummings.bsky.social · Mar 10

Recently finished The Boy in Time by Australian author, Stephen Orr.
Some beautiful short stories in here - 'Mrs Meiner has gone to get chalk' was already a favourite of mine, but other gems include Fulfilment and Budgerigar.

Image depicts the book cover of A BOY IN TIME by Stephen Orr. The cover shows a photograph of a young boy with a neutral expression staring off camera.

Brid Cummings @bridcummings.bsky.social · Jan 2

A few short hikes to end 2023.
Kinship with the koala - that post Xmas lunch slump!

Koala snoozing in a gum tree. Clear blue skies as background.

Dry dirt path cutting through scraggly trees.

Sundew Ridge hike. Viewpoint looking down into a gorge with trees covering the hills and a green snaking river below.

Brid Cummings @bridcummings.bsky.social · Dec 20

Christmas presents for me! 😊

Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel
Stone Yard Devotional - Charlotte Wood
The Jaguar - Sarah Holland-Batt

Brid Cummings @bridcummings.bsky.social · Dec 5

Recent trip to the Murraylands for 'research'! 😉
Beautiful country 💚

Brid Cummings @bridcummings.bsky.social · Nov 15

Just practicing with my first post!
Pictures of the Adelaide Hills taken during a recent weekend digital detox

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