SJ Groenewegen
@sjgroenewegen.co.uk
SFF author, trans-inclusive feminist, gay, non-binary, autistic.
Website: https://www.sjgroenewegen.co.uk - includes links to all my publications.
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/sjgroenewegen - new posts every Wednesday on politics and/or writing.
Website: https://www.sjgroenewegen.co.uk - includes links to all my publications.
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/sjgroenewegen - new posts every Wednesday on politics and/or writing.
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How to Say No to the Hatred About Immigration, Migrants and Refugees
SJ Groenewegen published a post on Ko-fi
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Anti-immigration hatred is being fuelled *again* by rhetoric & intended action by the UK government. It's drawing on an old fascist strategy, but there are ways to say "no".
¡No pasarán! They will not pass.
We defeated fascism before & will do so again. Links included.
ko-fi.com/post/How-to-...
¡No pasarán! They will not pass.
We defeated fascism before & will do so again. Links included.
ko-fi.com/post/How-to-...
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My latest blog on some of the best/ most debate-worthy new research on autism and wider neurodiversity & intersectionality.
Inc. hearing in noisy places, what do we use assistance dogs for, ADHD lived experience, & does ABA enforcement link to mental health crises?
ndconnection.co.uk/blog/autism-...
Inc. hearing in noisy places, what do we use assistance dogs for, ADHD lived experience, & does ABA enforcement link to mental health crises?
ndconnection.co.uk/blog/autism-...
Autism, ADHD, Lived Experience and Inclusion—What’s New in November — Neurodiverse Connection
In this month’s research roundup, Ann Memmott brings together new work exploring Autism, ADHD, first‑person perspectives and inclusion. Ann reflects on sensory and communication challenges, access b...
ndconnection.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My latest blog on some of the best/ most debate-worthy new research on autism and wider neurodiversity & intersectionality.
Inc. hearing in noisy places, what do we use assistance dogs for, ADHD lived experience, & does ABA enforcement link to mental health crises?
ndconnection.co.uk/blog/autism-...
Inc. hearing in noisy places, what do we use assistance dogs for, ADHD lived experience, & does ABA enforcement link to mental health crises?
ndconnection.co.uk/blog/autism-...
Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky.
November 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky.
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Here comes trouble... archiveofourown.org/works/592889... #motherlandfortsalem #spicy #talder
Don't worry #raylla peeps, I got you covered. There's an extra one for you too.
Don't worry #raylla peeps, I got you covered. There's an extra one for you too.
All The World's A Stage - Chapter 21 - NancyAmazon - Motherland: Fort Salem (TV) [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Here comes trouble... archiveofourown.org/works/592889... #motherlandfortsalem #spicy #talder
Don't worry #raylla peeps, I got you covered. There's an extra one for you too.
Don't worry #raylla peeps, I got you covered. There's an extra one for you too.
I just learned about the imminent closure of The Bookshop in Sydney. It's got a significant place in the history of LGBTQIA people in that city where I grew up.
I wrote about the importance of books and bookshops in my life, and how things have changed.
💙📚
ko-fi.com/post/On-Book...
I wrote about the importance of books and bookshops in my life, and how things have changed.
💙📚
ko-fi.com/post/On-Book...
On Books and Shops that Sell Them
SJ Groenewegen published a post on Ko-fi
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November 26, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I just learned about the imminent closure of The Bookshop in Sydney. It's got a significant place in the history of LGBTQIA people in that city where I grew up.
I wrote about the importance of books and bookshops in my life, and how things have changed.
💙📚
ko-fi.com/post/On-Book...
I wrote about the importance of books and bookshops in my life, and how things have changed.
💙📚
ko-fi.com/post/On-Book...
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REMINDER FOR MY FRIENDS IN UK ACADEMIA
If you're Unison, Unite, UCU, EIS, PLEASE POST YOUR BALLOT BACK by tomorrow. We're balloting for amounts to a general strike in HE. This EXISTENTIAL for the sector. Please, please get your vote in as we need to make quorum.
If you're Unison, Unite, UCU, EIS, PLEASE POST YOUR BALLOT BACK by tomorrow. We're balloting for amounts to a general strike in HE. This EXISTENTIAL for the sector. Please, please get your vote in as we need to make quorum.
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
REMINDER FOR MY FRIENDS IN UK ACADEMIA
If you're Unison, Unite, UCU, EIS, PLEASE POST YOUR BALLOT BACK by tomorrow. We're balloting for amounts to a general strike in HE. This EXISTENTIAL for the sector. Please, please get your vote in as we need to make quorum.
If you're Unison, Unite, UCU, EIS, PLEASE POST YOUR BALLOT BACK by tomorrow. We're balloting for amounts to a general strike in HE. This EXISTENTIAL for the sector. Please, please get your vote in as we need to make quorum.
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Our CEO was in The Herald yesterday commenting on last week’s Herald Awards.
“Across public life, animosity towards trans people is becoming more overt and more prominent”
Read the article here:
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...
“Across public life, animosity towards trans people is becoming more overt and more prominent”
Read the article here:
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Our CEO was in The Herald yesterday commenting on last week’s Herald Awards.
“Across public life, animosity towards trans people is becoming more overt and more prominent”
Read the article here:
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...
“Across public life, animosity towards trans people is becoming more overt and more prominent”
Read the article here:
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...
Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky.
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky.
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And this is the novel, if you like dark fantasy about warring Mage Houses, sibling rivalry, disaster queers and terrible bargains
Listen to The Shape of Monsters by C L Hellisen on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1...
Listen to The Shape of Monsters by C L Hellisen on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1...
November 25, 2025 at 8:24 AM
And this is the novel, if you like dark fantasy about warring Mage Houses, sibling rivalry, disaster queers and terrible bargains
Listen to The Shape of Monsters by C L Hellisen on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1...
Listen to The Shape of Monsters by C L Hellisen on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1...
Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky.
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky.
Charlie Brown only comes out at night. Mostly.
We'll always have Paris, Charlie Brown.
Where we’re going we won’t need eyes to see, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Charlie Brown only comes out at night. Mostly.
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Curious about where to get our latest anthology of African speculative fiction that’s a must-read for SFFH lovers? Get your copy of Issue V of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology at select bookstores.
Details here 👇🏿
willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/issue-5/
#AfricanSFF 🪐📚💙
Details here 👇🏿
willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/issue-5/
#AfricanSFF 🪐📚💙
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Curious about where to get our latest anthology of African speculative fiction that’s a must-read for SFFH lovers? Get your copy of Issue V of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology at select bookstores.
Details here 👇🏿
willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/issue-5/
#AfricanSFF 🪐📚💙
Details here 👇🏿
willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/issue-5/
#AfricanSFF 🪐📚💙
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The amazing #Creatives4Sudan charity auction is now live! There's hundreds of bookish & arty items & opportunities up for grabs, all going to Darfur food kitchens.
Please check it out & support however you can?
app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
Please check it out & support however you can?
app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The amazing #Creatives4Sudan charity auction is now live! There's hundreds of bookish & arty items & opportunities up for grabs, all going to Darfur food kitchens.
Please check it out & support however you can?
app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
Please check it out & support however you can?
app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
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Reminder that all my merch is half price until Dec 1st.
Discount automatically applied in the cart, no need for a code!!
Come get your adorkable Quentin, Laurence, and Windsor shit 😁
shop.ravenswordpress.com/collections/...
Discount automatically applied in the cart, no need for a code!!
Come get your adorkable Quentin, Laurence, and Windsor shit 😁
shop.ravenswordpress.com/collections/...
Merch
shop.ravenswordpress.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Reminder that all my merch is half price until Dec 1st.
Discount automatically applied in the cart, no need for a code!!
Come get your adorkable Quentin, Laurence, and Windsor shit 😁
shop.ravenswordpress.com/collections/...
Discount automatically applied in the cart, no need for a code!!
Come get your adorkable Quentin, Laurence, and Windsor shit 😁
shop.ravenswordpress.com/collections/...
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It’s a very happy #DoctorWhoDay from us - we’re delighted to announce we’ve successfully acquired the archive of Whoniverse legend Terrance Dicks 😲 Read more at the link:
www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ne...
www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ne...
November 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
It’s a very happy #DoctorWhoDay from us - we’re delighted to announce we’ve successfully acquired the archive of Whoniverse legend Terrance Dicks 😲 Read more at the link:
www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ne...
www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ne...
Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky, taken through a train’s window.
November 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky, taken through a train’s window.
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Why this prediction? Because translators and copywriters* are already being offered lower rates to 'copy edit' superficially plausible AI slop instead of being paid decently to do the job properly.
*Freelance advertising, trade press, instruction manual etc work is how many authors pay the bills.
*Freelance advertising, trade press, instruction manual etc work is how many authors pay the bills.
I wish more reporting on this made the point that novelists won't be displaced by LLMs suddenly producing literature instead of story mulch, but because decision makers focused only on the bottom line, who don't understand what makes a good book, will be persuaded story mulch has got 'good enough'.
New research by @mctd.bsky.social shows the impact of generative AI on authors in the UK. They found over a third of novelists report their income has already been negatively impacted by AI and 85% expect their future income will be negatively impacted.
www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...
www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...
November 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Why this prediction? Because translators and copywriters* are already being offered lower rates to 'copy edit' superficially plausible AI slop instead of being paid decently to do the job properly.
*Freelance advertising, trade press, instruction manual etc work is how many authors pay the bills.
*Freelance advertising, trade press, instruction manual etc work is how many authors pay the bills.
Really enjoyed today’s @cymerafestival.co.uk conference. Lovely people and loads to think about.
Huge shout out to Ann and everyone who helps make it all happen. You’re brilliant!!
Huge shout out to Ann and everyone who helps make it all happen. You’re brilliant!!
November 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Really enjoyed today’s @cymerafestival.co.uk conference. Lovely people and loads to think about.
Huge shout out to Ann and everyone who helps make it all happen. You’re brilliant!!
Huge shout out to Ann and everyone who helps make it all happen. You’re brilliant!!
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Iridescence 2026 is next year's Eastercon, the UK's long running science-fiction convention that has always been fan run.
Current membership rates
Adult Attending (18+) - £80
Low Income Attending (18+) - £50
Child/Teen (7-17) - £20
Infant (0-6) - Free
Apocryphal - £2
Supporting - £40
Current membership rates
Adult Attending (18+) - £80
Low Income Attending (18+) - £50
Child/Teen (7-17) - £20
Infant (0-6) - Free
Apocryphal - £2
Supporting - £40
November 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Iridescence 2026 is next year's Eastercon, the UK's long running science-fiction convention that has always been fan run.
Current membership rates
Adult Attending (18+) - £80
Low Income Attending (18+) - £50
Child/Teen (7-17) - £20
Infant (0-6) - Free
Apocryphal - £2
Supporting - £40
Current membership rates
Adult Attending (18+) - £80
Low Income Attending (18+) - £50
Child/Teen (7-17) - £20
Infant (0-6) - Free
Apocryphal - £2
Supporting - £40
Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky… well, a ceiling.
November 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky… well, a ceiling.
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A great keynote from Gemma Creffield from @solsticebooksuk.bsky.social at the @cymerafestival.co.uk Writers Conference, all about the importance of networks and collaboration in writing and publishing. "Listen to counsel, build your audience, and rule with kindness.“
November 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
A great keynote from Gemma Creffield from @solsticebooksuk.bsky.social at the @cymerafestival.co.uk Writers Conference, all about the importance of networks and collaboration in writing and publishing. "Listen to counsel, build your audience, and rule with kindness.“
There’s also a consultation on the proposed changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK. The consultation closes at
11:59pm (GMT) on 12 February 2026.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
11:59pm (GMT) on 12 February 2026.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Anti-immigration hatred is being fuelled *again* by rhetoric & intended action by the UK government. It's drawing on an old fascist strategy, but there are ways to say "no".
¡No pasarán! They will not pass.
We defeated fascism before & will do so again. Links included.
ko-fi.com/post/How-to-...
¡No pasarán! They will not pass.
We defeated fascism before & will do so again. Links included.
ko-fi.com/post/How-to-...
How to Say No to the Hatred About Immigration, Migrants and Refugees
SJ Groenewegen published a post on Ko-fi
ko-fi.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
There’s also a consultation on the proposed changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK. The consultation closes at
11:59pm (GMT) on 12 February 2026.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
11:59pm (GMT) on 12 February 2026.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Tinkering with ECHR definitions will not help the government
The proposed changes to Articles 3 and 8 in asylum cases will achieve little or nothing
By me, at @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
The proposed changes to Articles 3 and 8 in asylum cases will achieve little or nothing
By me, at @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Tinkering with ECHR definitions will not help the government
The proposed changes to Articles 3 and 8 in asylum cases will achieve little or nothing
www.newstatesman.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Tinkering with ECHR definitions will not help the government
The proposed changes to Articles 3 and 8 in asylum cases will achieve little or nothing
By me, at @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
The proposed changes to Articles 3 and 8 in asylum cases will achieve little or nothing
By me, at @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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As the partner of an immigrant, this is very close to my heart. The pathways into this country have always been inhumane, but these proposed changes make them more so, relying on subjective, vague, and - frankly - Victorian notions such as 'character'. If you've got a minute, could you have a go?
For those of you in the UK, especially if you are a UK citizen, can you please take part in the consultation on changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain (Settlement) that were just proposed by the UK government. We need as many people as possible to reject these proposals. www.gov.uk/government/c...
Earned settlement
The government is consulting on how the current settlement system should be reformed and how those reforms should be implemented.
www.gov.uk
November 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
As the partner of an immigrant, this is very close to my heart. The pathways into this country have always been inhumane, but these proposed changes make them more so, relying on subjective, vague, and - frankly - Victorian notions such as 'character'. If you've got a minute, could you have a go?
Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky.
Shhhh, but I took this picture earlier today.
Shhhh, but I took this picture earlier today.
November 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky.
Shhhh, but I took this picture earlier today.
Shhhh, but I took this picture earlier today.
UK government consultation alert. Details are in the linked website.
For those of you in the UK, especially if you are a UK citizen, can you please take part in the consultation on changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain (Settlement) that were just proposed by the UK government. We need as many people as possible to reject these proposals. www.gov.uk/government/c...
Earned settlement
The government is consulting on how the current settlement system should be reformed and how those reforms should be implemented.
www.gov.uk
November 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
UK government consultation alert. Details are in the linked website.