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Katie Ward
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Neuroscience novel PATHWAYS, Fleet (UK 2024). Art novel GIRL READING, Virago (UK 2011). Award-winning author. katieward.co.uk

#WolseyWriters creative writing at New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, Suffolk wolseytheatre.co.uk/whats-on/
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Katie Ward @katiewardwriter.bsky.social · Nov 9
I wrote this feature in the Guardian a few weeks ago:

'Hilary Mantel was my mentor. Here are seven things she taught me about writing – and life'

by Katie Ward

www.theguardian.com/books/2024/s...
Hilary Mantel was my mentor. Here are seven things she taught me about writing – and life
In 2007, after my manuscript had been rejected for the 44th time, a colleague offered to introduce me to a published novelist. It turned out to be Mantel – and I was fortunate enough to soak up her wi...
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FREE event online by @lucycavcoll.bsky.social Fiction Prize: 'How to get your novel published' panel.

Wednesday 3rd December, 6:15pm GMT.
RSVP with the online form.

www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/fiction-priz...

#creativewriting #writingcommunty #booksky
Fiction Prize events | Lucy Cavendish
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November 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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🌒 Homework: Tell us about the ending of a story that has stayed with you, and why? We’ll discuss as a group.
November 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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#WritingCommunity Do you know how your story ends?

🌗 Our #WolseyWriters theme is ENDINGS of stories, on the page and in performance.
🌘 SAT 6 DEC at 10:30am-12pm
🌑 Creative writing at New Wolsey Theatre #ipswich #Suffolk IP1 2AS

Pay what you feel £0-£25 ⤵️
www.wolseytheatre.co.uk/events/wolse...
Wolsey Writers logo, a black cat raising her paw on a turquoise background. Close up of a vintage typewriter carriage and ribbon. The words typed are 'The End'.
November 14, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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So...He's just saying, publicly, that it's a bubble...
carolecadwalla.bsky.social Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 8d
It’s amazing how this story has gone from 0 to 60 in UK press. There’s been no mainstream coverage to date but this morning the story is leading BBC News site & bulletins.

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Google boss Sundar Pichai warns 'no company immune' if AI bubble bursts
Speaking exclusively to BBC News, CEO Sundar Pichai said the artificial intelligence boom had been an
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November 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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NEW: Peter Thiel has blinked. Yesterday, I posted an article about the "Great AI Bubble". And today, we find out that he's bailed on the market.

Has he cut & run? Or is this some 3-D chess-type voodoo? Thoughts please.

open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Peter Thiel Gets Out of Dodge
Yesterday, I published on "Great AI Bubble". Today, Silicon Valley's Dr Evil dumps his stock
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November 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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#WritingCommunity Do you know how your story ends?

🌗 Our #WolseyWriters theme is ENDINGS of stories, on the page and in performance.
🌘 SAT 6 DEC at 10:30am-12pm
🌑 Creative writing at New Wolsey Theatre #ipswich #Suffolk IP1 2AS

Pay what you feel £0-£25 ⤵️
www.wolseytheatre.co.uk/events/wolse...
Wolsey Writers logo, a black cat raising her paw on a turquoise background. Close up of a vintage typewriter carriage and ribbon. The words typed are 'The End'.
November 14, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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A truly compelling #WolseyWriters today c/o of spymaster & guest speaker BOB PEARSON. THANK YOU to Bob for a wonderful talk & the amazing resources you shared. Thank you to new & existing members of Wolsey Writers. And Thank You as always #NewWolsey @dougrintoul.bsky.social #ipswich for welcoming us
Author and historian Bob Pearson on the mic reading an extract from his research. Bob wears a dark blue outfit with brown shoes. In front of him is a book display, including his nonfiction book Gold Run in English and Norwegian editions. Close up of a book cover: Gold Run: The Rescue of Norway's Gold Bullion from the Nazis, April 1940 by Robert Pearson. The cover shows a photo from wartime Norway. Closeup of a handout made by Bob Pearson in the style of a 'most secret' file with a red X over it: Operation 007 with a ref 17F/00/B19, to be kept under lock and key. Also a black and white photo of a WWII airfield. A very busy Wolsey Writers in progress, a creative writing group that meets in the upstairs lounge of the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, Suffolk UK. Lots of writers busy writing after Bob Pearson's talk.
November 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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A truly compelling #WolseyWriters today c/o of spymaster & guest speaker BOB PEARSON. THANK YOU to Bob for a wonderful talk & the amazing resources you shared. Thank you to new & existing members of Wolsey Writers. And Thank You as always #NewWolsey @dougrintoul.bsky.social #ipswich for welcoming us
Author and historian Bob Pearson on the mic reading an extract from his research. Bob wears a dark blue outfit with brown shoes. In front of him is a book display, including his nonfiction book Gold Run in English and Norwegian editions. Close up of a book cover: Gold Run: The Rescue of Norway's Gold Bullion from the Nazis, April 1940 by Robert Pearson. The cover shows a photo from wartime Norway. Closeup of a handout made by Bob Pearson in the style of a 'most secret' file with a red X over it: Operation 007 with a ref 17F/00/B19, to be kept under lock and key. Also a black and white photo of a WWII airfield. A very busy Wolsey Writers in progress, a creative writing group that meets in the upstairs lounge of the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, Suffolk UK. Lots of writers busy writing after Bob Pearson's talk.
November 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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From the New Wolsey to DanceEast, from SPILL to Brighten the Corners – Ipswich’s creative scene is thriving. 🌟
Now the town is bidding for UK City of Culture 2029.
Time for the rest of the country to take notice. eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/cu...
Jack Abbott fires starting gun on Ipswich’s City of Culture bid
Ipswich’s MP urges the town to bid for UK City of Culture 2029 – a contest redefining cultural ambition.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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#WolseyWriters 2026
First Saturdays, 10:30am-12pm.
Creative #writingcommunity at New Wolsey Theatre, IP1 2AS #suffolk. Pay what you feel
www.wolseytheatre.co.uk/events/wolse...
SAT 3 JAN
SAT 7 FEB
SAT 7 MAR
SAT 11 APR⚠️
SAT 2 MAY
SAT 6 JUNE
SAT 4 JULY
(Not Aug)
SAT 5 SEP
SAT 3 OCT
SAT 7 NOV
SAT 5 DEC
Collage style poster and logos for Wolsey Writers 2026 showing a creative writing workshop in progress in the upstairs lounge at New Wolsey Theatre. Lots of people are busy writing. The text reads: WOLSEY WRITERS 2026. Meet. Write. Share. First Saturday, 10:30am-12pm. New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, Suffolk P1 2AS. Pay what you feel. 3rd JAN. 7th FEB. 7th MAR. 11th APR. 2nd MAY. 6th JUNE. 4th JULY. Not in August). 5th SEP. 3rd OCT. 7th NOV. 5th DEC.
October 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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#WolseyWriters 2026
First Saturdays, 10:30am-12pm.
Creative #writingcommunity at New Wolsey Theatre, IP1 2AS #suffolk. Pay what you feel
www.wolseytheatre.co.uk/events/wolse...
SAT 3 JAN
SAT 7 FEB
SAT 7 MAR
SAT 11 APR⚠️
SAT 2 MAY
SAT 6 JUNE
SAT 4 JULY
(Not Aug)
SAT 5 SEP
SAT 3 OCT
SAT 7 NOV
SAT 5 DEC
Collage style poster and logos for Wolsey Writers 2026 showing a creative writing workshop in progress in the upstairs lounge at New Wolsey Theatre. Lots of people are busy writing. The text reads: WOLSEY WRITERS 2026. Meet. Write. Share. First Saturday, 10:30am-12pm. New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, Suffolk P1 2AS. Pay what you feel. 3rd JAN. 7th FEB. 7th MAR. 11th APR. 2nd MAY. 6th JUNE. 4th JULY. Not in August). 5th SEP. 3rd OCT. 7th NOV. 5th DEC.
October 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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🛩️ This time next week! Our #WolseyWriters theme is SPY STORIES in fiction, film & real life.
🛩️ w/ special guest author & historian Bob Pearson.
🛩️ SAT 1 NOV, 10:30am-12pm
🛩️ Creative writing at #NewWolsey Theatre, Ipswich #Suffolk

Pay what you feel ⤵️
www.wolseytheatre.co.uk/events/wolse...
Book cover: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carre. A crowd of male files in neutral colours, except one is dark and and looking over his shoulder at another who is red. Book cover: On Her Majesty's Secret Service by Ian Fleming. A graphic 007 in ice blue and a flurry of snow. Book cover: The 39 Steps by John Buchan. A figure wearing a suit is running towards the viewer with a small plane and more people in the distance. It is evocative of the movie North By Northwest. Book cover: The Killing Floor (introducing Jack Reacher) by Lee Child. A highway in a flat American landscape. A man is watching a Greyhound bus pull away.
October 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Thanks Katie. Everyone welcome.
katiewardwriter.bsky.social Katie Ward @katiewardwriter.bsky.social · Oct 20
#WolseyWriters Callout for memoirs for The Universal Turing Machine "a new platform for #memoir, a mass participation project intended to become a unique storehouse of authentic non-AI generated human experience". First Deadline 31/01/2026 www.universalturingmachine.org

#writingcommunity #booksky
UTM Guide
www.universalturingmachine.org
October 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
katiewardwriter.bsky.social
🛩️ This time next week! Our #WolseyWriters theme is SPY STORIES in fiction, film & real life.
🛩️ w/ special guest author & historian Bob Pearson.
🛩️ SAT 1 NOV, 10:30am-12pm
🛩️ Creative writing at #NewWolsey Theatre, Ipswich #Suffolk

Pay what you feel ⤵️
www.wolseytheatre.co.uk/events/wolse...
Book cover: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carre. A crowd of male files in neutral colours, except one is dark and and looking over his shoulder at another who is red. Book cover: On Her Majesty's Secret Service by Ian Fleming. A graphic 007 in ice blue and a flurry of snow. Book cover: The 39 Steps by John Buchan. A figure wearing a suit is running towards the viewer with a small plane and more people in the distance. It is evocative of the movie North By Northwest. Book cover: The Killing Floor (introducing Jack Reacher) by Lee Child. A highway in a flat American landscape. A man is watching a Greyhound bus pull away.
October 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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*New Publication!*
Lovely end to the week - 'John Gielgud on Air: 65 Years of Performing Shakespeare on Radio' out now in Shakespeare Survey. It shows that not only was he a leading stage actor, but he was an audio drama pioneer too.
If you have access, here's the link: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
October 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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A couple of weeks ago, I had a great time at #IpswichBookFestival
This is me talking about Shakespeare's Henry V - the clip starts just after I mentioned Laurence Olivier's 1944 film.
Coincidentally Henry V was my #Shakespeare play choice for October
#ShakespeareOnTheRadio 💀🎧
#RadioDrama #AudioDrama
October 18, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Delighted to have an article in the latest edition of Intermission from @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social

'Desperately Seeking Betty' features some new research into Egyptian sand-dancers Wilson, Keppel & Betty - plus a previously unseen picture of the original Betty.
October 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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My chapter 'Shakespeare for Free: The Accessibility and Politics of Audio Shakespeare in Anglo-American Contexts' is out now in the book Translating Shakespeare Access and Mediation, edited by the brilliant pairing of Duncan Lees & @earlymodlancs.bsky.social
Here's the link: doi.org/10.1007/978-...
October 20, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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#WolseyWriters Callout for memoirs for The Universal Turing Machine "a new platform for #memoir, a mass participation project intended to become a unique storehouse of authentic non-AI generated human experience". First Deadline 31/01/2026 www.universalturingmachine.org

#writingcommunity #booksky
UTM Guide
www.universalturingmachine.org
October 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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#wolseywriters The BBC Writers Open Call submissions window runs between Tuesday 4th November 2025 at noon and Tuesday 2nd December 2025 at noon. Drama or Comedy/Drama scripts written for Film, TV, Radio, Stage or Children’s TV/Radio scripts, minimum of 30 pages.
www.bbc.co.uk/writers/oppo...
How to submit a script to us
Open Call is our system for receiving unsolicited original scripts.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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🥳 Huge congratulations to Rita Goddard, who has new work in this Eastern Angles Theatre Company project! Rita has been a regular member of #WolseyWriters since before the pandemic and has been writing for performance for several years. Please support HOME FIRES if you are around.
October 20, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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'HOME FIRES: A new heritage play. Using real-life accounts and local stories, we celebrate courage, resilience, and spirit of a #suffolk town that endured darkness and came out into the light.' Sun 9th Nov 2025 at 2pm & 7pm, Eastern Angles Centre, Ipswich. easternangles.co.uk/event/home-f...
Home Fires - Eastern Angles Theatre Company
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October 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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'HOME FIRES: A new heritage play. Using real-life accounts and local stories, we celebrate courage, resilience, and spirit of a #suffolk town that endured darkness and came out into the light.' Sun 9th Nov 2025 at 2pm & 7pm, Eastern Angles Centre, Ipswich. easternangles.co.uk/event/home-f...
Home Fires - Eastern Angles Theatre Company
easternangles.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM
katiewardwriter.bsky.social
#wolseywriters The BBC Writers Open Call submissions window runs between Tuesday 4th November 2025 at noon and Tuesday 2nd December 2025 at noon. Drama or Comedy/Drama scripts written for Film, TV, Radio, Stage or Children’s TV/Radio scripts, minimum of 30 pages.
www.bbc.co.uk/writers/oppo...
How to submit a script to us
Open Call is our system for receiving unsolicited original scripts.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
katiewardwriter.bsky.social
#WolseyWriters Callout for memoirs for The Universal Turing Machine "a new platform for #memoir, a mass participation project intended to become a unique storehouse of authentic non-AI generated human experience". First Deadline 31/01/2026 www.universalturingmachine.org

#writingcommunity #booksky
UTM Guide
www.universalturingmachine.org
October 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM