Anne Corlett
@annecorlett.bsky.social
Author. Immersive theatre enthusiast. Family historian. Allotment wrangler. Northerner in Somerset.
📖 The Space Between the Stars (Pan Macmillan)
📖 The Theatre of Glass and Shadows (Bonnier)
Agent: Laura Williams (Greene & Heaton)
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📖 The Space Between the Stars (Pan Macmillan)
📖 The Theatre of Glass and Shadows (Bonnier)
Agent: Laura Williams (Greene & Heaton)
https://linktr.ee/annec
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Anne Corlett
@annecorlett.bsky.social
· Nov 22
The Theatre of Glass and Shadows by Anne Corlett | Waterstones
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Given all the lovely new followers and followees I've gained, I should probably do a proper introduction. I'm the author of two novels with a third scheduled for early 2026. I also dabble in short stories from time to time. My latest book is The Theatre of Glass and Shadows (Bonnier) bit.ly/3CwGTd1
Today I finally found my meat handling limit as a vegetarian in a meat-eating family. The words ‘reach inside the chicken’ seemed entirely innocuous until the moment of the reaching arrived. Reader, I found another recipe.
September 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Today I finally found my meat handling limit as a vegetarian in a meat-eating family. The words ‘reach inside the chicken’ seemed entirely innocuous until the moment of the reaching arrived. Reader, I found another recipe.
Boy 1’s English lit paper flagged for remark - 2 marks off higher grade. One problem - his teacher will find out he abandoned Frankenstein and answered the Christmas Carol questions based solely on multiple viewings of the Muppet version. And did substantially better than expected. Just…how?
August 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Boy 1’s English lit paper flagged for remark - 2 marks off higher grade. One problem - his teacher will find out he abandoned Frankenstein and answered the Christmas Carol questions based solely on multiple viewings of the Muppet version. And did substantially better than expected. Just…how?
Relief here after GCSE results. Boy 1 decided not to do any work before mocks, thinking natural ability would get him through. Cue a frantic scramble before the real things. It could have gone either way. Solid set of results - a couple of disappointments but a couple of pleasant surprises too.
August 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Relief here after GCSE results. Boy 1 decided not to do any work before mocks, thinking natural ability would get him through. Cue a frantic scramble before the real things. It could have gone either way. Solid set of results - a couple of disappointments but a couple of pleasant surprises too.
I seem to be everyone’s ‘oops, not for you’ this morning. I have had an apology for cancelling tonight’s session at short notice (partner, and he was talking about rowing!) and my mother in law informing me that she’s just spoken to me and will be seeing me later and that we’ve had wasps nests.
August 6, 2025 at 7:21 AM
I seem to be everyone’s ‘oops, not for you’ this morning. I have had an apology for cancelling tonight’s session at short notice (partner, and he was talking about rowing!) and my mother in law informing me that she’s just spoken to me and will be seeing me later and that we’ve had wasps nests.
It’s meeeee!
We're ecstatic to introduce anthology contributor @annecorlett.bsky.social, whose short story “Thirteen Lies” appears in our upcoming magic-themed anthology, Of Enchantment, Enigma, and the Infinite! Read more about Anne and her work: www.starsandsabers.com/2025/07/18/a...
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Anthology Contributor: Anne Corlett – Stars and Sabers
Author Anne Corlett is announced as a contributor for the Stars and Sabers Publishing anthology, OF ENCHANTMENT, ENIGMA, AND THE INFINITE.
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July 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
It’s meeeee!
On a bus which has a fault that is making it give a ‘Please apply handbrake’ alert every 5 seconds while the bus is moving. I am fully expecting the driver to hurl himself from his window any second. Then ‘please apply handbrake’ will become a pressing matter for all of us on board.
July 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
On a bus which has a fault that is making it give a ‘Please apply handbrake’ alert every 5 seconds while the bus is moving. I am fully expecting the driver to hurl himself from his window any second. Then ‘please apply handbrake’ will become a pressing matter for all of us on board.
I am a vegetarian, but if it would make chirpy mcchirpface outside my window shut up, I would gladly eat him, feathers and all. Yes, rhw sun is rising. It happens every day. Calm down.
July 4, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I am a vegetarian, but if it would make chirpy mcchirpface outside my window shut up, I would gladly eat him, feathers and all. Yes, rhw sun is rising. It happens every day. Calm down.
Me: OMG how much weight have I put on since I last wore this dress? I can't even get it on. What am I going to wear tomorrow? Aaaaaargh!
Less stupid me: You know you haven't undone the zip, right?
Less stupid me: You know you haven't undone the zip, right?
July 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Me: OMG how much weight have I put on since I last wore this dress? I can't even get it on. What am I going to wear tomorrow? Aaaaaargh!
Less stupid me: You know you haven't undone the zip, right?
Less stupid me: You know you haven't undone the zip, right?
Me: My parcel has been delivered to the wrong house. The house in the picture is not mine, or in fact any house in this very small village.
Evri: Have you checked with all your household members?
Me: Yes, they're all pretty sure they also don't live in that house that's not our house. HTH.
Evri: Have you checked with all your household members?
Me: Yes, they're all pretty sure they also don't live in that house that's not our house. HTH.
July 2, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Me: My parcel has been delivered to the wrong house. The house in the picture is not mine, or in fact any house in this very small village.
Evri: Have you checked with all your household members?
Me: Yes, they're all pretty sure they also don't live in that house that's not our house. HTH.
Evri: Have you checked with all your household members?
Me: Yes, they're all pretty sure they also don't live in that house that's not our house. HTH.
Actual footage of my face for the 15 minutes when I thought Scrivener had somehow deleted all traces of every copy and backup of the book that will be going to my agent by the end of this week. Turned out to be a misunderstanding between me, the wifi and Dropbox. #writing
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ALT: a close up of a stuffed animal with a rainbow in the background .
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June 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Actual footage of my face for the 15 minutes when I thought Scrivener had somehow deleted all traces of every copy and backup of the book that will be going to my agent by the end of this week. Turned out to be a misunderstanding between me, the wifi and Dropbox. #writing
Your one week reminder of what should be a fun event at Covent Garden Waterstones, talking about writing for and about the stage, obviously including immersive theatre! With @emilyhowes.bsky.social, Lianne Dillsworth and Seb Huang of Sleepwalk Immersive. www.waterstones.com/events/anne-...
Anne Corlett, Lianne Dillsworth and Emily Howes in conversation with Sebastian Huang | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
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June 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Your one week reminder of what should be a fun event at Covent Garden Waterstones, talking about writing for and about the stage, obviously including immersive theatre! With @emilyhowes.bsky.social, Lianne Dillsworth and Seb Huang of Sleepwalk Immersive. www.waterstones.com/events/anne-...
This was so much fun. Thanks to @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social for the invitation. It’s a great way to spend an afternoon if you’re interested in London history or immersive theatre - or both!
Thank you so much to @annecorlett.bsky.social, author of The Space Between the Stars, and The Theatre of Glass and Shadows, for this lovely review of Doin' The Lambeth Walk (Oi!). annecorlett.co.uk/writing-blog...
Immersive review – Doin’ the Lambeth Walk (Oi!) | Anne Corlett
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June 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This was so much fun. Thanks to @minimumlabyrinth.bsky.social for the invitation. It’s a great way to spend an afternoon if you’re interested in London history or immersive theatre - or both!
All the best conversations happen while drinking in barns in Somerset. And I say this as a committed northerner.
June 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
All the best conversations happen while drinking in barns in Somerset. And I say this as a committed northerner.
That thing where you live in a really small village, go drinking with your neighbours and then have to tittup home through the pitch dark and 100 yards takes about 20 minutes.
June 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
That thing where you live in a really small village, go drinking with your neighbours and then have to tittup home through the pitch dark and 100 yards takes about 20 minutes.
Boy 3 has turned out to have an unexpected talent for music and is teaching himself piano. This is lovely and to be encouraged but does mean I am woken up early every morning to the opening strains of the How to Train Your Dragon theme. And really loud birds.
May 23, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Boy 3 has turned out to have an unexpected talent for music and is teaching himself piano. This is lovely and to be encouraged but does mean I am woken up early every morning to the opening strains of the How to Train Your Dragon theme. And really loud birds.
Woman in fitting room: what do you think of this fit?
Me: errrrrr
Woman: It’s ok. I want an honest opinion
Me: I don’t think it’s a great fit. It doesn’t hang nicely. You could find something better.
Woman: [steely deathstare]
Me: I’ll just be, um, over there.
Lesson learned. ‘It’s lovely!’
Me: errrrrr
Woman: It’s ok. I want an honest opinion
Me: I don’t think it’s a great fit. It doesn’t hang nicely. You could find something better.
Woman: [steely deathstare]
Me: I’ll just be, um, over there.
Lesson learned. ‘It’s lovely!’
May 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Woman in fitting room: what do you think of this fit?
Me: errrrrr
Woman: It’s ok. I want an honest opinion
Me: I don’t think it’s a great fit. It doesn’t hang nicely. You could find something better.
Woman: [steely deathstare]
Me: I’ll just be, um, over there.
Lesson learned. ‘It’s lovely!’
Me: errrrrr
Woman: It’s ok. I want an honest opinion
Me: I don’t think it’s a great fit. It doesn’t hang nicely. You could find something better.
Woman: [steely deathstare]
Me: I’ll just be, um, over there.
Lesson learned. ‘It’s lovely!’
The AI generated Chicago Times summer reading story would be funny if it wasn’t for the fact that there is so little mainstream media space left for book reviews. What a shame that Marco Buscaglia couldn’t find enough respect for his fellow writers to even look up the actual books they’d written.
May 22, 2025 at 6:12 AM
The AI generated Chicago Times summer reading story would be funny if it wasn’t for the fact that there is so little mainstream media space left for book reviews. What a shame that Marco Buscaglia couldn’t find enough respect for his fellow writers to even look up the actual books they’d written.
Lovely recommendation!
Every Saturday, I recommend a book on Alfred FM. Life meant I haven't been able to share last week's recommendation, the fabulous The Theatre of Glass and Shadows by @annecorlett.bsky.social with you until today. open.spotify.com/episode/7wSF... (from approx 55:20) #BookSky 📚💙
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May 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Lovely recommendation!
Finally got to watch the first episode of the new Handmaid's Tale season. I did not expect that moment at the end. Now sniffling on the sofa.
May 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Finally got to watch the first episode of the new Handmaid's Tale season. I did not expect that moment at the end. Now sniffling on the sofa.
Currently waiting to find out whether I actually need to help my elderly neighbour buy something online, or whether I just ruined a very convincing scammer's day with my cheery 'popped round but you didn't hear the doorbell. Give me a shout when you're free. And do you want anything from Tesco?'
May 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Currently waiting to find out whether I actually need to help my elderly neighbour buy something online, or whether I just ruined a very convincing scammer's day with my cheery 'popped round but you didn't hear the doorbell. Give me a shout when you're free. And do you want anything from Tesco?'
Did not anticipate spending today in hospital after what’s looking like a low blood pressure triggered collapse at the top of the stairs. Head first into the wall apparently. I was sure I’d just sat down for a minute. I had no idea why an ambulance was on its way. I thought everyone had gone mad.
April 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Did not anticipate spending today in hospital after what’s looking like a low blood pressure triggered collapse at the top of the stairs. Head first into the wall apparently. I was sure I’d just sat down for a minute. I had no idea why an ambulance was on its way. I thought everyone had gone mad.
There are very few things in life more irritating than a late night train. The woman behind had no idea how close she came to having her shoe ripped off and hurled out of the window. I think turning round and snarling ‘Get. Your. Foot. Off. Me. Now’ was restrained in the circumstances.
April 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
There are very few things in life more irritating than a late night train. The woman behind had no idea how close she came to having her shoe ripped off and hurled out of the window. I think turning round and snarling ‘Get. Your. Foot. Off. Me. Now’ was restrained in the circumstances.
Looking forward to this event. If you’re in Oxford, come along and say hello!
Magical, fantastical and mysterious fiction – @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social & @annecorlett.bsky.social in conversation with @chrissugden.bsky.social Talking about their novels The Book of Doors & The Theatre of Glass and Shadows
Wednesday April 16th, 7.30pm
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Wednesday April 16th, 7.30pm
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Magical, fantastical and mysterious – Gareth Brown & Anne Corlett in conversation with Chris Sugden - Caper
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April 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Looking forward to this event. If you’re in Oxford, come along and say hello!
When you bite your cheek, then it’s swollen so you bite it again, and again, and again, at approximately two second intervals. That. #ouch
April 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
When you bite your cheek, then it’s swollen so you bite it again, and again, and again, at approximately two second intervals. That. #ouch
Courtesy of Apple Music’s scrolling lyrics, I have jus discovered that Queen’s Hammer To Fall is not about Lady Percy not coming home tonight. I always thought it was some Henry IV cultural reference. #disappointed
April 14, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Courtesy of Apple Music’s scrolling lyrics, I have jus discovered that Queen’s Hammer To Fall is not about Lady Percy not coming home tonight. I always thought it was some Henry IV cultural reference. #disappointed