Ashprincewriter
@ashprincewriter.bsky.social
Northern mum, #booklover, #writer, #amateurpoet, @cultureword SL, Penguin #WriteNow LL, Guppy LL,Times/Chicken House LL, Hachettekids LL
Pinned
November 22, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Fab afternoon in #peakdistrict followed by a lovely evening in Derby with #auroraprize. Xmas deco in restaurant me and Hubble ate in!! #amwritingpoetry #writing
November 13, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Fab afternoon in #peakdistrict followed by a lovely evening in Derby with #auroraprize. Xmas deco in restaurant me and Hubble ate in!! #amwritingpoetry #writing
Writing inspiration! #writingprompts
November 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Writing inspiration! #writingprompts
Fantastic! Congratulations to all! 🎉🎉
The shortlists have been announced. 🎉✨🥂 Read them here 👉 bit.ly/AURORAPRIZE
And don't forget! We'll be announcing the winners LIVE at our Aurora Prize ceremony next Thursday evening in Derby. Tickets are FREE and winners will be revealed by our judges, ✨Joelle Taylor and Irenosen Okojie.✨
And don't forget! We'll be announcing the winners LIVE at our Aurora Prize ceremony next Thursday evening in Derby. Tickets are FREE and winners will be revealed by our judges, ✨Joelle Taylor and Irenosen Okojie.✨
November 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Fantastic! Congratulations to all! 🎉🎉
Reposted by Ashprincewriter
I'm passionate about making creative opportunities accessible to all, so I offer a free 6-month mentoring opportunity for children's writers who might find it particularly hard to pursue writing.
Open for applications: 8th - 16th Nov.
www.storygodmother.co.uk/index.php/op...
#WritingCommunity
Open for applications: 8th - 16th Nov.
www.storygodmother.co.uk/index.php/op...
#WritingCommunity
November 7, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I'm passionate about making creative opportunities accessible to all, so I offer a free 6-month mentoring opportunity for children's writers who might find it particularly hard to pursue writing.
Open for applications: 8th - 16th Nov.
www.storygodmother.co.uk/index.php/op...
#WritingCommunity
Open for applications: 8th - 16th Nov.
www.storygodmother.co.uk/index.php/op...
#WritingCommunity
This month’s poetry read was Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - there are four copies in my house but I’ve had to borrow this edition for extra reading! 😂 #poetry #rubaiyatofomarkhayyam
October 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This month’s poetry read was Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - there are four copies in my house but I’ve had to borrow this edition for extra reading! 😂 #poetry #rubaiyatofomarkhayyam
Yayyyy!!! I’m beyond excited to win #Hashtag2025! Im looking forward to introducing a whole new type of genie into the world.🧞♂️😍🥰🎉🎉🎉🎉. Thanks to Helen and Abiola @hashtag_press for this fantastic opportunity.
#writing #mgwriter #mgbookstagram #booksforchildren
#writing #mgwriter #mgbookstagram #booksforchildren
October 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Yayyyy!!! I’m beyond excited to win #Hashtag2025! Im looking forward to introducing a whole new type of genie into the world.🧞♂️😍🥰🎉🎉🎉🎉. Thanks to Helen and Abiola @hashtag_press for this fantastic opportunity.
#writing #mgwriter #mgbookstagram #booksforchildren
#writing #mgwriter #mgbookstagram #booksforchildren
October 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The books for this month:
Northern Boy
Secrets on the Shore is the MG read
The Count of Monte cristo - part research and part classic read
#amrreading
#books
Northern Boy
Secrets on the Shore is the MG read
The Count of Monte cristo - part research and part classic read
#amrreading
#books
September 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The books for this month:
Northern Boy
Secrets on the Shore is the MG read
The Count of Monte cristo - part research and part classic read
#amrreading
#books
Northern Boy
Secrets on the Shore is the MG read
The Count of Monte cristo - part research and part classic read
#amrreading
#books
September 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I’m writing something new and someone said it had a feel of Bel Canto so it is my current read.
#wip #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amreading #Reading
#wip #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amreading #Reading
August 20, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I’m writing something new and someone said it had a feel of Bel Canto so it is my current read.
#wip #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amreading #Reading
#wip #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amreading #Reading
August 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
August 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Reposted by Ashprincewriter
The #MerkyBooks New Writers’ Prize is back for another year 🎉🙌
Open to all Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic writers, aged 18-35, un-agented and unpublished.
🗓️ Submissions close on 26 August. Apply now: www.penguin.co.uk/about/publis...
Open to all Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic writers, aged 18-35, un-agented and unpublished.
🗓️ Submissions close on 26 August. Apply now: www.penguin.co.uk/about/publis...
July 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The #MerkyBooks New Writers’ Prize is back for another year 🎉🙌
Open to all Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic writers, aged 18-35, un-agented and unpublished.
🗓️ Submissions close on 26 August. Apply now: www.penguin.co.uk/about/publis...
Open to all Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic writers, aged 18-35, un-agented and unpublished.
🗓️ Submissions close on 26 August. Apply now: www.penguin.co.uk/about/publis...
Reposted by Ashprincewriter
You probably haven't heard of me, right? So, why hire me? Great customer feedback speaks volumes! I may be new to freelance copywriting (also editing and designing!), but I have very happy clientsIf you need a copywriter (and published author) ready to impress, I'm your gal! #FreelanceCopywriter
July 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
You probably haven't heard of me, right? So, why hire me? Great customer feedback speaks volumes! I may be new to freelance copywriting (also editing and designing!), but I have very happy clientsIf you need a copywriter (and published author) ready to impress, I'm your gal! #FreelanceCopywriter
July 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
More for the TBR pile! 🙈☺️
June 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
More for the TBR pile! 🙈☺️
Reposted by Ashprincewriter
Tonight! Can't wait to get spooky.
This'll be a fun summer evening: telling spooky folktales with Laura Sampson at All Good Bookshop, along with live sounds and theremin accompaniment from Sam Enthoven plus a rakugo performance from Ben Sohawon. Come along to The Candle Game on Sat 28th June!
allgoodbookshop.co.uk/order-items/...
allgoodbookshop.co.uk/order-items/...
THE CANDLE GAME, Sat 28th June 2025, TICKET
This is a ticket for THE CANDLE GAME, an evening of storytelling with Laura Sampson, Polis Loizou, Ben Sohawon and Sam Enthoven, on Saturday 28th June. Doors 7pm for a 7.30pm start . In Japan the seas...
allgoodbookshop.co.uk
June 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Tonight! Can't wait to get spooky.
Privileged to have read this. Highly recommend B’s book.
✨COVER REVEAL!✨
Delighted to share the cover of my debut novel, How NOT To Kiss A Prince. A YA romcom with queer romance that flips fairytale tropes on their heads. Coming November 2025 #Booksky #CoverReveal #Debutauthor2025 #YA #LGBTQ+
Delighted to share the cover of my debut novel, How NOT To Kiss A Prince. A YA romcom with queer romance that flips fairytale tropes on their heads. Coming November 2025 #Booksky #CoverReveal #Debutauthor2025 #YA #LGBTQ+
June 21, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Privileged to have read this. Highly recommend B’s book.
This middle-son memory still makes me laugh! 😂 #writingprompts #writingcommunity
June 21, 2025 at 8:34 AM
This middle-son memory still makes me laugh! 😂 #writingprompts #writingcommunity
Reposted by Ashprincewriter
Competitions open in several different categories for women writers.
Link below.
Please share :)
Link below.
Please share :)
Competitions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
Competitions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
mslexia.co.uk
June 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Competitions open in several different categories for women writers.
Link below.
Please share :)
Link below.
Please share :)
June 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Reposted by Ashprincewriter
The Women's Prize for Fiction 2025 has been awarded to Yael Van Der Wouden for her “unsettling, tightly-plotted” debut, The Safe Keep. The Women’s Prize for Non-fiction was awarded to Dr Rachel Clarke for The Story of a Heart 👇
www.thebookseller.com/news/yael-va...
www.thebookseller.com/news/yael-va...
Yael van der Wouden and Rachel Clarke named Women's Prize 2025 winners
The Women’s Prize for Fiction 2025 has been awarded to Yael van der Wouden for her “unsettling, tightly-plotted” debut, The SafeKeep (Viking). Meanwhile, The Women’s Prize for Non-fiction was awarded...
www.thebookseller.com
June 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The Women's Prize for Fiction 2025 has been awarded to Yael Van Der Wouden for her “unsettling, tightly-plotted” debut, The Safe Keep. The Women’s Prize for Non-fiction was awarded to Dr Rachel Clarke for The Story of a Heart 👇
www.thebookseller.com/news/yael-va...
www.thebookseller.com/news/yael-va...
Reposted by Ashprincewriter
Penguin Michael Joseph Undiscovered Writers' Prize now open for horror writers from underrepresented backgrounds. The winner will receive a publishing contract with a £10,000 advance, and representation by an agent
Link here www.penguin.co.uk/about/publis...
Please share :)
Link here www.penguin.co.uk/about/publis...
Please share :)
June 14, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Penguin Michael Joseph Undiscovered Writers' Prize now open for horror writers from underrepresented backgrounds. The winner will receive a publishing contract with a £10,000 advance, and representation by an agent
Link here www.penguin.co.uk/about/publis...
Please share :)
Link here www.penguin.co.uk/about/publis...
Please share :)