Valeria Vescina
@valeriavescina.bsky.social
Author 'That Summer in Puglia' (2018). Creative-writing tutor, runs writing retreats in the Alps. Founder member & co-manager @WomenWritersNet. #HistFic novel inspired by true events in 16th-century Italy will be out in 2026. Women's history nerd.
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Good morning from Switzerland! I’ve just joined BlueSky, and would love to connect here with friends old and new! #WritingCommunity #earlymodern #histfic #LitFic
A glimpse into my #writingretreats, in participants’ own words. Come and join me in March, June, or September 2026! valeriavescina.com/2025/01/27/a... #WritingCommunity #writingworkshop #writers #authorcommunity #writingtips
A writing retreat in the Swiss Alps
Here’s a post to give you a flavour of the writing retreats in the Bernese Oberland. I’ve run several retreats in this spectacular corner of the world, and it’s where I’ll be hosting future ones. T…
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December 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A glimpse into my #writingretreats, in participants’ own words. Come and join me in March, June, or September 2026! valeriavescina.com/2025/01/27/a... #WritingCommunity #writingworkshop #writers #authorcommunity #writingtips
This short article will interest you if you've ever wondered what #writingretreats are actually like, how they differ from one another and why they enable leaps forward for #writers at every level of experience: valeriavescina.com/2022/07/25/t... Happy reading! #WritingCommunity
Top 10 reasons to go on a writing retreat
A view from Flüeli-Ranft Writing away Ever wondered what a writing retreat is all about and whether it would benefit you? There are at least 10 reasons why writing retreats are invaluable. You̵…
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December 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This short article will interest you if you've ever wondered what #writingretreats are actually like, how they differ from one another and why they enable leaps forward for #writers at every level of experience: valeriavescina.com/2022/07/25/t... Happy reading! #WritingCommunity
The recent #writingretreat brought together #writers who had previously attended one of my tutored #retreats, so it was extra-special for us all! Old friendships were deepened, new ones forged, and the group will continue meeting online for feedback & support.
A special writing retreat
Our September 2025 writing retreat has just wrapped up! This special gathering brought together writers who had previously attended one of my tutored retreats. They returned for a week of workshops…
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December 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The recent #writingretreat brought together #writers who had previously attended one of my tutored #retreats, so it was extra-special for us all! Old friendships were deepened, new ones forged, and the group will continue meeting online for feedback & support.
I offer 3 types of #writingretreats in Switzerland’s spectacular Jungfrau Region to suit different writers and projects. You can choose between tutored, semi-tutored and untutored. To learn more and to book: valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri... #WritingCommunity #writing #books #booksky #writingtips
December 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I offer 3 types of #writingretreats in Switzerland’s spectacular Jungfrau Region to suit different writers and projects. You can choose between tutored, semi-tutored and untutored. To learn more and to book: valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri... #WritingCommunity #writing #books #booksky #writingtips
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This sounds very practical, as a structured or semi-structured retreat, and they seem to have thought of everything.
Looking for a #writingretreat? I’m holding three in the Alps in 2026: in March, June and September. To learn more and to book: valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri... #writing #WritingCommunity #writingworkshop #holidays #writingcourse #writersretreat #writingadvice #writingtips #writerslife
December 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This sounds very practical, as a structured or semi-structured retreat, and they seem to have thought of everything.
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Augustus Mulready, The Little Street Vendor, 1884. In Bonhams auction. This wins the Internet today.
www.bonhams.com/auction/3101...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Augustus Mulready, The Little Street Vendor, 1884. In Bonhams auction. This wins the Internet today.
www.bonhams.com/auction/3101...
www.bonhams.com/auction/3101...
Many congratulations, @brethertonwords.bsky.social! How fantastic to see The Fire in Their Eyes on the list! 👏👏👏 @breakthroughbook.bsky.social
Well, this is nice! The Fire In Their Eyes makes a Top 20 book pick in a holiday gift guide…
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#booksky #booksforchristmas #giftsforbookworms
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#booksky #booksforchristmas #giftsforbookworms
December 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Many congratulations, @brethertonwords.bsky.social! How fantastic to see The Fire in Their Eyes on the list! 👏👏👏 @breakthroughbook.bsky.social
Looking for a #writingretreat? I’m holding three in the Alps in 2026: in March, June and September. To learn more and to book: valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri... #writing #WritingCommunity #writingworkshop #holidays #writingcourse #writersretreat #writingadvice #writingtips #writerslife
December 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Looking for a #writingretreat? I’m holding three in the Alps in 2026: in March, June and September. To learn more and to book: valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri... #writing #WritingCommunity #writingworkshop #holidays #writingcourse #writersretreat #writingadvice #writingtips #writerslife
What? Pics of snow, already?! ❄️ Yes: dates for the diary! 📆 The first of my three 2026 #writingretreats in the Swiss Alps will run from 1 to 7 March. To learn more about it: valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri... #writingretreat #WritingCommunity #writing #books #writerslife #writingtips
December 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
What? Pics of snow, already?! ❄️ Yes: dates for the diary! 📆 The first of my three 2026 #writingretreats in the Swiss Alps will run from 1 to 7 March. To learn more about it: valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri... #writingretreat #WritingCommunity #writing #books #writerslife #writingtips
Granting ourselves the time to #write can be a challenge. ✍️ A #writingretreat is one way of giving ourselves permission 💪 to kickstart our project or breathe new energy into a WIP, while making new friends who’ll support us on our #writing journey. #BookSky valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri...
December 6, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Granting ourselves the time to #write can be a challenge. ✍️ A #writingretreat is one way of giving ourselves permission 💪 to kickstart our project or breathe new energy into a WIP, while making new friends who’ll support us on our #writing journey. #BookSky valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri...
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This sounds like heaven. Looks like heaven too.
Yearning for space to create and shape your #writing project? ✍️ Whether you’re at the idea stage or revising a complete draft, join me for a six-day #writingretreat in the #Alps 🚠, and connect with like-minded #writers in a stimulating and supportive environment. valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri...
December 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This sounds like heaven. Looks like heaven too.
Why we need indie presses. “There is too strong a need for books to be easily definable, to make marketing them as easy as possible, and I find that in itself makes me turn away. It creates a climate of dumbing down and patronizing readers.” lithub.com/life-giving-... #booksky #WritingCommunity
Life-Giving, Imaginative and Underfunded: Small Press Publishers in Crisis
A recent letter co-written and signed by small press publishers has highlighted the significant pressures they face, threatening them with closure and potentially damaging the literary ecosystem ir…
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December 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Why we need indie presses. “There is too strong a need for books to be easily definable, to make marketing them as easy as possible, and I find that in itself makes me turn away. It creates a climate of dumbing down and patronizing readers.” lithub.com/life-giving-... #booksky #WritingCommunity
Yearning for space to create and shape your #writing project? ✍️ Whether you’re at the idea stage or revising a complete draft, join me for a six-day #writingretreat in the #Alps 🚠, and connect with like-minded #writers in a stimulating and supportive environment. valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri...
December 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Yearning for space to create and shape your #writing project? ✍️ Whether you’re at the idea stage or revising a complete draft, join me for a six-day #writingretreat in the #Alps 🚠, and connect with like-minded #writers in a stimulating and supportive environment. valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri...
Yearning for a #writingretreat to kickstart your #writing or to breathe new energy into a work in progress? Here's a glimpse into my retreats, in participants’ own words. Come and join me in March, June or September 2026! valeriavescina.com/2025/01/27/a... #WritingCommunity #writingworkshop
A writing retreat in the Swiss Alps
Here’s a post to give you a flavour of the writing retreats in the Bernese Oberland. I’ve run several retreats in this spectacular corner of the world, and it’s where I’ll be hosting future ones. T…
valeriavescina.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Yearning for a #writingretreat to kickstart your #writing or to breathe new energy into a work in progress? Here's a glimpse into my retreats, in participants’ own words. Come and join me in March, June or September 2026! valeriavescina.com/2025/01/27/a... #WritingCommunity #writingworkshop
Looking for a #writingretreat? I’m holding three in the Alps in 2026: in March, June and September. To learn more and to book: valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri... #writing #WritingCommunity #writingworkshop #holidays #writingcourse #writersretreat #writingadvice #writingtips #writerslife
December 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Looking for a #writingretreat? I’m holding three in the Alps in 2026: in March, June and September. To learn more and to book: valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri... #writing #WritingCommunity #writingworkshop #holidays #writingcourse #writersretreat #writingadvice #writingtips #writerslife
Thanks, @literaryhub.bsky.social 👏👏👏 for your "100 notable small press books": "a thriving ecosystem of books from publishers taking risks, publishing from the margins, operating on few resources, with small distribution and even smaller marketing budgets." lithub.com/100-notable-... #Booksky
100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025
The idea of 100 Notable Small Press Books was born November 2024, after The New York Times’s annual 100 Notable Books list featured eighty-two books from the Big Five publishing houses (Pengu…
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December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Thanks, @literaryhub.bsky.social 👏👏👏 for your "100 notable small press books": "a thriving ecosystem of books from publishers taking risks, publishing from the margins, operating on few resources, with small distribution and even smaller marketing budgets." lithub.com/100-notable-... #Booksky
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Good morning! Woke to find that it’s apparently now December, winter solstice within touching distance!
Somehow I know I’ll dreaming of the light all day!
Happy new month to you!
Somehow I know I’ll dreaming of the light all day!
Happy new month to you!
December 1, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Good morning! Woke to find that it’s apparently now December, winter solstice within touching distance!
Somehow I know I’ll dreaming of the light all day!
Happy new month to you!
Somehow I know I’ll dreaming of the light all day!
Happy new month to you!
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My Bookish Month of November 2025 frombelgiumwithbooklove.com/my-bookish-m... - via @kellyvandamme.bsky.social 💙📚
My Bookish Month of November 2025
Hi and welcome to another monthly overview! After a rough September and an even rougher October, I really needed November to be kind to me, and fortunately, it was. My dad received the best news re…
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December 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
My Bookish Month of November 2025 frombelgiumwithbooklove.com/my-bookish-m... - via @kellyvandamme.bsky.social 💙📚
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It's been a great week with you all, @womenwritersnet.bsky.social community! Here’s @valeriavescina.bsky.social in Switzerland signing out and handing over to the wonderful @lizchampion.bsky.social in England!
November 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It's been a great week with you all, @womenwritersnet.bsky.social community! Here’s @valeriavescina.bsky.social in Switzerland signing out and handing over to the wonderful @lizchampion.bsky.social in England!
Is giving yourself a justified compliment, or seeing others doing so online, "squirm-inducing"? I'm aware from experience how hard this can be for #womenwriters on social media. An interesting opinion piece in @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... @womenwritersnet.bsky.social
If toxic humility is a thing, I definitely have it. But perhaps there’s another way | Emma Beddington
We’re taught that modesty is good and pride is bad. This ignores the fact that telling ourselves we’re OK is actually beneficial, writes Emma Beddington
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December 1, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Is giving yourself a justified compliment, or seeing others doing so online, "squirm-inducing"? I'm aware from experience how hard this can be for #womenwriters on social media. An interesting opinion piece in @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... @womenwritersnet.bsky.social
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Good morning from @valeriavescina.bsky.social in #Switzerland, @womenwritersnet.bsky.social community! How has your writing gone over the past week? Share your wins, be they great or small!
November 30, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Good morning from @valeriavescina.bsky.social in #Switzerland, @womenwritersnet.bsky.social community! How has your writing gone over the past week? Share your wins, be they great or small!
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It’s all there: Sky! Clouds! Water! Snow!
The sunset right now is so beautiful 😍, I just have to share it with you, friends in our @womenwritersnet.bsky.social community! #nature #beauty #Switzerland
November 30, 2025 at 2:53 AM
It’s all there: Sky! Clouds! Water! Snow!
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If you can’t make it to an independent bookshop to buy books for Christmas presents and have to buy online, buy them from @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social. Free shipping ends tomorrow. uk.bookshop.org
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookshops.
A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookshops.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM
If you can’t make it to an independent bookshop to buy books for Christmas presents and have to buy online, buy them from @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social. Free shipping ends tomorrow. uk.bookshop.org
Granting ourselves the time to #write can be a challenge. ✍️ A #writingretreat is one way of giving ourselves permission 💪 to kickstart our project or breathe new energy into a WIP, while making new friends who’ll support us on our #writing journey. #BookSky valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri...
November 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Granting ourselves the time to #write can be a challenge. ✍️ A #writingretreat is one way of giving ourselves permission 💪 to kickstart our project or breathe new energy into a WIP, while making new friends who’ll support us on our #writing journey. #BookSky valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri...