June Gemmell
@junegemmell.bsky.social
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Writer. Reader for Fractured Lit. Published in Trash Cat Lit, Moonlit Getaway, Gone Lawn, The Phare, Gutter, Hooghly Review, Northern Gravy and National Flash Flood.
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We believe in the power of stories that teach us the importance of inclusivity and empathy—and we believe in protecting them. #BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead
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failingwriters.bsky.social
⏰ There’s still plenty o time to enter our £500 flash fiction contest! In assoc’ with @scrivenerapp.bsky.social
300 words
Theme: “a lie”
Head of judgery the amazing @fictionalsarah.SubStack.com from @writershq.bsky.social
£4 entry fee
Deadline midday Fri Oct 24
Info here: failingwriterspodcast.com
junegemmell.bsky.social
Just finished reading Sea Marked (it’s brilliant!) so this will be a real treat. 🌊
saraband-books.bsky.social
A brilliant episode of #BBCScotlandOutdoors with #SeaMarked author Linda Cracknell and Bessie Ellen skipper Nikki Alford!

Thank you Helen Needham for a lovely listen ⛵

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

#Booksky
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Scotland Outdoors - An Historic Sailing Ship - The Bessie Ellen - BBC Sounds
Helen Needham meets writer Linda Cracknell and skipper Nikki Alford on the Bessie Ellen
www.bbc.co.uk
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stgenevieve.bsky.social
Lock up your fine art - Maureen’s unleashed into the world October 10

www.amazon.co.uk/No-Oil-Paint...
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Thank you Genevieve! 😘
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Today’s walk in sombre, autumnal light. 🥾🥾
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For the first time in DAYS I have the afternoon free to write.
Which is why I‘m on here scrolling. 🙄
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Trying to keep calm! Tell us all where we can buy this very fine novel Genevieve! xx
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stingingfly.bsky.social
Join our meet and greet session on Thursday October 30th to share your experiences as a writer with a disability, as we devise a range of targeted supports for disabled writers.

Please contact Declan Meade by Wednesday October 22nd

We’d love to hear from you.

stingingfly.org/news/a-call-...
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Haha! I won’t have to pretend. 😂
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My copy is arriving on Sunday! 😍
stgenevieve.bsky.social
No Oil Painting hanging with the crims at Parade’s End Books, Kingston
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Happy Birthday Ellen! 🎉🎉 Hope you have a lovely day. 🧁🎂🍰
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peterryley.bsky.social
So true ...
timbale.bsky.social
Constant, morale-sapping, self-doubting rejection throughout their careers is one thing that all but the luckiest/most talented academics, no matter how supposedly senior they are, share with each other! I rather liked this advice about staying positive regardless - I just wish I could follow it!
‘Stay true to yourself – and fly closer to the sun’: what I’ve learned from 50 years of rejection
As a writer, I have been rejected thousands of times, and it initially led to shock, denial and anger. Then I accepted it. Here’s what you can gain from doing so too
www.theguardian.com
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gabrielflynn.bsky.social
pro writing tip: always start the day by addressing a minor administrative task so that you’re in a bad mood when you begin your actual work
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scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social
The reality of asylum hotels. Private companies are lining their pockets with huge profits while people seeking safety are forced to live in sub-standard conditions. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper
Asylum seekers and charities tell BBC of
www.bbc.co.uk
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extrateethmag.bsky.social
💎The Glass Delusion 💎 by @kybettie.bsky.social

When a famous actress falls ill, Winnie starts to exhibit similar symptoms. Are the symptoms real, or has she fallen under the same delusion?

Get your copy of Issue Nine now!
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thiwurd.bsky.social
Announcing our Autumn 'Writing Fiction' online classes. All writers welcome. Find out more here: thi-wurd.com/classes/
thi wurd, Tues/Wed/Sun, Writing Fiction, Online Classes, Oct-Dec, 2025, www.thi-wurd.com
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stgenevieve.bsky.social
No Oil Painting hanging with the crims at Parade’s End Books, Kingston
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Wait, wait, wait, it’s out????🎉🍾🥂Yippee!!!
stgenevieve.bsky.social
No Oil Painting hanging with the crims at Parade’s End Books, Kingston