Kathy Hoyle
@kathyhoyle.bsky.social
Writer, dreamer, PhD student exploring working-class voices. Northern lass. Words @Northerngravy.com @nffr.bsky.social @theforge.bsky.social @fictiveDream.bsky.social @SoFloPoJo.bsky.social Winner @Bathflashaward.bsky.social
https://kathyhoyle.com
https://kathyhoyle.com
I'll be hosting Flash Face Off for WHQ next Friday (28th Nov) - come and join us at 8 pm - Wonderful flashy readings, and it's not too late to join in. Write 300 from the prompts and I could pick you for the live readings! All FREE! 😃😊😃😊
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Flash Face Off - a free weekly writing challenge
For people with a head and heart full of stories. The fastest, most fun way to develop your writing.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I'll be hosting Flash Face Off for WHQ next Friday (28th Nov) - come and join us at 8 pm - Wonderful flashy readings, and it's not too late to join in. Write 300 from the prompts and I could pick you for the live readings! All FREE! 😃😊😃😊
writershq.co.uk/flash-face-o...
writershq.co.uk/flash-face-o...
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With the opening of our second round of Submissions, we thought we'd post a little blog about our experience of starting the magazine, launching our first mag, and the planning of our second issue!
Link is in our bio!
#blogpost #literarymagazine #BookSky #WritingCommunity
Link is in our bio!
#blogpost #literarymagazine #BookSky #WritingCommunity
November 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
With the opening of our second round of Submissions, we thought we'd post a little blog about our experience of starting the magazine, launching our first mag, and the planning of our second issue!
Link is in our bio!
#blogpost #literarymagazine #BookSky #WritingCommunity
Link is in our bio!
#blogpost #literarymagazine #BookSky #WritingCommunity
Reposted by Kathy Hoyle
This is quite exciting. Over the next year, we’re going to be giving away 12,000 of these little books to help spread the love of short stories:
Little Uncertainties
Little Uncertainties are very short books, each containing just a single story.
www.uncertainstories.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
This is quite exciting. Over the next year, we’re going to be giving away 12,000 of these little books to help spread the love of short stories:
How absolutely gorgeous is my book post! The new print anthology from @uncertainstories.com complete with little uncertainties booklets and postcards, not to mention some fantastic strange and surreal writing from a brilliant array of talented writers. Get your copy today!
October 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
How absolutely gorgeous is my book post! The new print anthology from @uncertainstories.com complete with little uncertainties booklets and postcards, not to mention some fantastic strange and surreal writing from a brilliant array of talented writers. Get your copy today!
writershq.co.uk/whq-event/fl...
October 31st at 8pm! On All Hallows Eve I'll be hosting the annual Flash Face Off open mic night over @writershq.bsky.social alongside renowned Victorian Spiritualist ,Madame Morte! Invitations in the link. join us! It's free and all who dare are welcome!💀
October 31st at 8pm! On All Hallows Eve I'll be hosting the annual Flash Face Off open mic night over @writershq.bsky.social alongside renowned Victorian Spiritualist ,Madame Morte! Invitations in the link. join us! It's free and all who dare are welcome!💀
Flash Face Off Live: Halloween Special with Kathy Hoyle - Writers' HQ
You are cordially invited to an evening of spiritual communion at the Flash Face Off Live Halloween Special 👻
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October 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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October 31st at 8pm! On All Hallows Eve I'll be hosting the annual Flash Face Off open mic night over @writershq.bsky.social alongside renowned Victorian Spiritualist ,Madame Morte! Invitations in the link. join us! It's free and all who dare are welcome!💀
October 31st at 8pm! On All Hallows Eve I'll be hosting the annual Flash Face Off open mic night over @writershq.bsky.social alongside renowned Victorian Spiritualist ,Madame Morte! Invitations in the link. join us! It's free and all who dare are welcome!💀
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I’m hosting today’s retreat. It’s free and we start at 10am! Come and join me… you can wear yr jammies all day and get GOLD STARS for writing a bazillion words! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #perfectsaturday
@writershq.bsky.social
I’m hosting today’s retreat. It’s free and we start at 10am! Come and join me… you can wear yr jammies all day and get GOLD STARS for writing a bazillion words! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #perfectsaturday
@writershq.bsky.social
Online writing retreats
Super-productive, super-friendly, super-free online writing retreats. Write thousands of words from the comfort of your own pyjamas.
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October 11, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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I’m hosting today’s retreat. It’s free and we start at 10am! Come and join me… you can wear yr jammies all day and get GOLD STARS for writing a bazillion words! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #perfectsaturday
@writershq.bsky.social
I’m hosting today’s retreat. It’s free and we start at 10am! Come and join me… you can wear yr jammies all day and get GOLD STARS for writing a bazillion words! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #perfectsaturday
@writershq.bsky.social
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Hello, friends! The Braag is a Newcastle based small press and journal. We sell amazing speculative fiction and poetry - our vibe is weird, wild and beautifully presented! You can shop our books at thebraag.co, we also run the micro-journal Carmen et Error and work with writers across the world.
The Braag Presents
We were established in October 2020 in a moment of dazzling common sense and against government advice to retrain as something practical—such as an umbrella, or an exceptionally short lamp post.
thebraag.co
November 20, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Hello, friends! The Braag is a Newcastle based small press and journal. We sell amazing speculative fiction and poetry - our vibe is weird, wild and beautifully presented! You can shop our books at thebraag.co, we also run the micro-journal Carmen et Error and work with writers across the world.
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My writing is all powered by spite and rage so i'm into this idea; and if anyone can teach you how to channel it it's Mark. For the uninitiated, All My Precious Madness is one of the best novels of the last coupla years, packed with splenetic vituperation. Had me howling. Check it out 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Only 5 places left for Writing From Rage with @markabowles.bsky.social!
Our events really do sell out fast, so don't delay if you want to come to this or the salon after.
(Paris and Madrid fully sold out)
Our events really do sell out fast, so don't delay if you want to come to this or the salon after.
(Paris and Madrid fully sold out)
✨EWS DOUBLE BILLING✨
Writing From Rage: Turning Fury Into Form
with Mark Bowles
26 November 2025
6-7:30pm GMT
&
Pop-up Salon: London with Insurgent Press
26 November 2025
8-10pm GMT
Both at:
The Queens Larder, 1 Queen Square WC1N 3AR
🎟️Tickets together or separate – see below
Writing From Rage: Turning Fury Into Form
with Mark Bowles
26 November 2025
6-7:30pm GMT
&
Pop-up Salon: London with Insurgent Press
26 November 2025
8-10pm GMT
Both at:
The Queens Larder, 1 Queen Square WC1N 3AR
🎟️Tickets together or separate – see below
October 9, 2025 at 5:15 AM
My writing is all powered by spite and rage so i'm into this idea; and if anyone can teach you how to channel it it's Mark. For the uninitiated, All My Precious Madness is one of the best novels of the last coupla years, packed with splenetic vituperation. Had me howling. Check it out 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Still thinkin! Maybe time to do the doin? #stopdithering
I’m thinking about sending my short story cycle ‘Sea Fret’ out on submission. It’s set in the North East, full of vivid landscapes and dialect and it’s written from the very bones of me. -just thinking about it, mind , let’s not get too carried away! ☺️
October 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Still thinkin! Maybe time to do the doin? #stopdithering
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Spooky season is upon us & I'll be hosting the Writers' HQ annual Halloween Flash Face Off open mic event. Bring your creepiest tale of up to 300 words and take part in Madame Morte's Victorian Séance! It's Free to attend! Follow the link for more details!
Spooky season is upon us & I'll be hosting the Writers' HQ annual Halloween Flash Face Off open mic event. Bring your creepiest tale of up to 300 words and take part in Madame Morte's Victorian Séance! It's Free to attend! Follow the link for more details!
https://writershq.co.uk/whq-event/flas…
October 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
writershq.co.uk/whq-event/flas…
Spooky season is upon us & I'll be hosting the Writers' HQ annual Halloween Flash Face Off open mic event. Bring your creepiest tale of up to 300 words and take part in Madame Morte's Victorian Séance! It's Free to attend! Follow the link for more details!
Spooky season is upon us & I'll be hosting the Writers' HQ annual Halloween Flash Face Off open mic event. Bring your creepiest tale of up to 300 words and take part in Madame Morte's Victorian Séance! It's Free to attend! Follow the link for more details!
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My debut pamphlet, The First Thirty Years EP, is out now. www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
'Barrett writes with formal agility and emotional charge, drawing lines between private collapse and public failure without sacrificing lyrical control.'
'Barrett writes with formal agility and emotional charge, drawing lines between private collapse and public failure without sacrificing lyrical control.'
Adam Barrett - The First Thirty Years EP | Broken Sleep Books
Adam Barrett’s The First Thirty Years EP is a taut, propulsive collection that fuses poetic memoir with political indictment, navigating masculinity, class, and grief through the lens of North East En...
www.brokensleepbooks.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
My debut pamphlet, The First Thirty Years EP, is out now. www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
'Barrett writes with formal agility and emotional charge, drawing lines between private collapse and public failure without sacrificing lyrical control.'
'Barrett writes with formal agility and emotional charge, drawing lines between private collapse and public failure without sacrificing lyrical control.'
Phew! Survived my third year progress review!! Celebrating with cold beer and chocolate! 🎉🎉🎉 #PhDlife
a little girl wearing sunglasses and a blue dress is dancing in a hallway .
ALT: a little girl wearing sunglasses and a blue dress is dancing in a hallway .
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September 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Phew! Survived my third year progress review!! Celebrating with cold beer and chocolate! 🎉🎉🎉 #PhDlife
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Guys something weird is going on. @kathyhoyle.bsky.social not only has SLIDES for her workshop tonight but she's sent them to us AHEAD OF TIME. What in the worldy world world is this timeline?!
September 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Guys something weird is going on. @kathyhoyle.bsky.social not only has SLIDES for her workshop tonight but she's sent them to us AHEAD OF TIME. What in the worldy world world is this timeline?!
writershq.co.uk/whq-event/st...
I’m running a workshop on subverting stereotypical working-class tropes over @writershq.bsky.social this Thursday (18th September) - come and join me!
I’m running a workshop on subverting stereotypical working-class tropes over @writershq.bsky.social this Thursday (18th September) - come and join me!
Stereotypical Tropes in Working Class Writing with Kathy Hoyle - Writers' HQ
Explore working-class stereotypes and how we can subvert the traditional tropes of poverty, misery and hopeless characters and instead write rich, vibrant stories that cover the vast breadth of the wo...
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September 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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I’m running a workshop on subverting stereotypical working-class tropes over @writershq.bsky.social this Thursday (18th September) - come and join me!
I’m running a workshop on subverting stereotypical working-class tropes over @writershq.bsky.social this Thursday (18th September) - come and join me!
Reposted by Kathy Hoyle
The Writing as Resistance Festival starts today with a FREE creative writing workshop.
Join us for Writing Through The Apocalypse where we're going to explore why stories are important, how can we get deeper into our own writing practice to find deeper...
Join us for Writing Through The Apocalypse where we're going to explore why stories are important, how can we get deeper into our own writing practice to find deeper...
September 1, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The Writing as Resistance Festival starts today with a FREE creative writing workshop.
Join us for Writing Through The Apocalypse where we're going to explore why stories are important, how can we get deeper into our own writing practice to find deeper...
Join us for Writing Through The Apocalypse where we're going to explore why stories are important, how can we get deeper into our own writing practice to find deeper...
Reposted by Kathy Hoyle
How did I make literary magazine rejections into a game? You can read about it here, with awesome contributions from @electrarhodes.bsky.social, @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social and @aniking.bsky.social and a cameo from @lindzmcleod.bsky.social:
tyrtle.com/2025/08/29/s...
#WritingCommunity #LitMags
tyrtle.com/2025/08/29/s...
#WritingCommunity #LitMags
How I Made Literary Magazine Rejections Into a Game - Sage Tyrtle
About a year ago I was at the best sushi restaurant in Toronto. It was my birthday. I was there with my family, and the unagi was so good my […]
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August 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
How did I make literary magazine rejections into a game? You can read about it here, with awesome contributions from @electrarhodes.bsky.social, @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social and @aniking.bsky.social and a cameo from @lindzmcleod.bsky.social:
tyrtle.com/2025/08/29/s...
#WritingCommunity #LitMags
tyrtle.com/2025/08/29/s...
#WritingCommunity #LitMags
Sent some writing subs out today -I’m a sucker for punishment!! 😜😜
a woman says i believe in myself in a green top
ALT: a woman says i believe in myself in a green top
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August 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Sent some writing subs out today -I’m a sucker for punishment!! 😜😜
Back from holidays to find these two beauties waiting for me. Thank you Northern Gravy for featuring my stories in your gorgeous anthologies. If you’d like a copy you can order here : northerngravy.com/shop/?fbclid...
August 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Back from holidays to find these two beauties waiting for me. Thank you Northern Gravy for featuring my stories in your gorgeous anthologies. If you’d like a copy you can order here : northerngravy.com/shop/?fbclid...
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152 copies of Ghost Signs sold last year and only ONE e-book. Total royalties for 2024/5, eighty three quid 😭 anyone wants to help feed my kids and pay the mortgage, both of which are killing me, you can get it from all the usual bookshops and online outlets.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/ghos...
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/ghos...
Ghost Signs: Poverty and the Pandemic a book by Stu Hennigan.
"When Covid struck in early 2020, librarian Stu Hennigan volunteered to deliver food parcels to vulnerable people in Leeds who were self-isolating and had no other access to food during the savage day...
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August 4, 2025 at 11:35 AM
152 copies of Ghost Signs sold last year and only ONE e-book. Total royalties for 2024/5, eighty three quid 😭 anyone wants to help feed my kids and pay the mortgage, both of which are killing me, you can get it from all the usual bookshops and online outlets.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/ghos...
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/ghos...
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Our annual short story contest is open NOW through October 31st. Send us your best!
Find all guidelines here: pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown
Find all guidelines here: pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown
August 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Our annual short story contest is open NOW through October 31st. Send us your best!
Find all guidelines here: pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown
Find all guidelines here: pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown
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If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages
August 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages
Writers of speculative fiction or fiction that doesn't quite fit a 'genre', take a look at this! - An offshoot of the brilliant The Fiction Desk, Uncertain Stories now publishes gorgeous anthologies. You can submit short fiction of up to 15,000 words!
t.co/XioNfedZp0
t.co/XioNfedZp0
https://www.uncertainstories.com/short-stories/
t.co
August 5, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Writers of speculative fiction or fiction that doesn't quite fit a 'genre', take a look at this! - An offshoot of the brilliant The Fiction Desk, Uncertain Stories now publishes gorgeous anthologies. You can submit short fiction of up to 15,000 words!
t.co/XioNfedZp0
t.co/XioNfedZp0
Woohooo it’s #Dollypartonday! Recognising this amazing woman for her contribution to music, charity and general fabulousness! 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷
dolly parton is standing in front of a crowd of children
ALT: dolly parton is standing in front of a crowd of children
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August 5, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Woohooo it’s #Dollypartonday! Recognising this amazing woman for her contribution to music, charity and general fabulousness! 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷