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Kerri Andrews @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social · 18h

This would be a wonderful role for the lucky person. It’s a great degree with lovely colleagues and wonderful students and you won’t regret applying.

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Part Time Senior Lecturer in Creative Non-Fiction (Fixed Term)

Job Opening: Part Time Senior Lecturer in Creative Non-Fiction (Fixed Term) at Bath Spa University in Bath, Somerset - Newton Park.

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'M-Dash' Devereaux @michelledevereaux.bsky.social · 5d

Here's an official thing! Official is good.

Goldsmiths Prize @goldsmithsprize.bsky.social · 6d

We are delighted to announce the #GoldsmithsPrize2025 shortlist.

Congratulations to our six brilliant novelists!

Find out more about the shortlist: www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-p...

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Ailsa Cox @ailsacox.bsky.social · 5d

Great news @benpester.bsky.social. Quite a list!

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Ailsa Cox @ailsacox.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to them all but especially @cdrose.bsky.social

'M-Dash' Devereaux @michelledevereaux.bsky.social · 5d

🚨'COMPLETING THE LIST' is We Live Here Now. 👏Congratulations on being shortlisted for the @goldsmithsprize.bsky.social, @cdrose.bsky.social! 🎉 🎉

Sarah Hall and Charlie Porter among writers on ‘genre-defying’ Goldsmiths prize shortlist

The £10,000 award, whose judges include Mark Haddon and Megan Nolan, recognises ‘mould-breaking’ fiction

www.theguardian.com

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Ailsa Cox @ailsacox.bsky.social · 5d

Great news! I'll repost for sure!

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Ailsa Cox @ailsacox.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, we kept on going! Many thanks to @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social and to @cdrose.bsky.social @saraheschofield.bsky.social @robertsheppard.bsky.social and all the other writers that sprung to mind as I was nattering away.

A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 6d

The second part of the interview with @ailsacox.bsky.social is out today! In this episode, we discuss more famous pieces of short story writing advice. Listen here to find out of they are facts or fiction!

www.spreaker.com/episode/more...

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Dr Kim Wiltshire @kkwiltshire.bsky.social · 12d

We are recruiting new associate tutors to join our AT bank - tight turnaround though of 10 October. All info here - eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Job Vacancy at Edge Hill University: Associate Tutor - Creative Writing

We’re here to create and harness knowledge, to deliver opportunity for everyone.About the RoleThis is an exciting opportunity for an Associate Tutor in Creative Writing.Your main duties and responsibi...

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Ailsa Cox @ailsacox.bsky.social · 21d

I'll be there!

confingopublishing.bsky.social @confingopublishing.bsky.social · 21d

A week tonight - join us at the Saul Hay gallery for the launch of Maya Sharp's debut novel, The Garden. Maya will discuss the novel and her interest in folklore with the writer and publisher Nicholas Royle. 7.30 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. Free entry/wine/juice but RSVP: www.confingopublishing.uk/event-list

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Ailsa Cox @ailsacox.bsky.social · 25d

Thanks to @bookishleels.bsky.social @nightjarpress.bsky.social for the image I mention in Part 1.

A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 27d

New episode!
Meet @ailsacox.bsky.social, short story writer and Professor Emerita at Edge Hill University (UK). In this episode, we discuss famous claims about short fiction and short story writing… are they facts or fiction?

Listen here to find out: www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...

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Ailsa Cox @ailsacox.bsky.social · 26d

Well done all and especially Ed Hogan @ensfr.bsky.social

Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 26d

Huge congratulations to the 5 authors shortlisted for the 2025 #BBCNSSA 🥳📚

Our 2025 finalists are Emily Abdeni-Holman, Colwill Brown, Edward Hogan, Caoilinn Hughes & Andrew Miller 👏✍️

Catch all the stories next week on BBC Radio 4 📻

Find out more: bbc.co.uk/programmes/art…

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Ailsa Cox @ailsacox.bsky.social · 26d

A great pleasure talking to @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social

A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 27d

New episode!
Meet @ailsacox.bsky.social, short story writer and Professor Emerita at Edge Hill University (UK). In this episode, we discuss famous claims about short fiction and short story writing… are they facts or fiction?

Listen here to find out: www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...

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confingopublishing.bsky.social @confingopublishing.bsky.social · Sep 8

‘Darling, he said, I have to go, but I’ll be back, I promise. Uwe must be free. Wait for me. Watch for me at the window’ - Beethoven, from Paris Fantastique, the final volume in Nicholas Royle's city-based story collections. Out 6 November. Pre-order for £9.50 + p&p: www.confingopublishing.uk/shop

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LRB Bookshop @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk · Sep 8

the LRB has the London Review Bookshop. the TLS has a lettings agency on the outskirts of slough

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Clare Downham @downham.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thanks to generosity of donors, this opportunity will be advertised again next year, with paperwork needing to be in place for spring 2026, check back for the next round of applications and spread the word to talented scholars in need of support - www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

University of Liverpool Humanitarian Scholarships for Master's Programmes | Study | University of Liverpool

The University of Liverpool is pleased to offer tuition fee and maintenance support for up to two postgraduate taught students who have sought international protection outside of the UK so they can pr...

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Elizabeth Baines @elizabethbaines.bsky.social · Sep 5

Only just found out that my my radio comedy series The Circle has had another airing, but there's still a chance to hear it from the first episode.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Circle, Squaring The Circle

When Geoff joins a babysitting circle, his wife Jenny knows he’s up to something.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ailsa Cox @ailsacox.bsky.social · Aug 30

Exclusive to Short Fiction in Theory and Practice @intellectbooks.bsky.social

Children under occupation: Conflicts, camps and agential identity in Ghassan Kanafani’s Palestine’s Children: Returning to Haifa and Other Stories | Intellect

This article closely analyses four stories of Ghassan Kanafani from his collection of short stories titled Palestine’s Children: Returning to Haifa and Other Stories (2000), translated by Barbara Harl...

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confingopublishing.bsky.social @confingopublishing.bsky.social · Aug 30

Join us at the Saul Hay gallery on 24 September for the launch of Maya Sharp's debut novel, The Garden. Maya will discuss the novel and her fascination with folklore with the writer and publisher Nicholas Royle. 7.30 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. Free entry but RSVP: www.confingopublishing.uk/event-list

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Ailsa Cox @ailsacox.bsky.social · Aug 30

Thanks David! Some good anthologies too.

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Ailsa Cox @ailsacox.bsky.social · Aug 30

@grantabooks.bsky.social short story collection! A first from them?

David Hayden @seventydys.bsky.social · Aug 29

Dave Tynan’s collection of powerful and compelling short stories, ‘We Used to Dance Here’ has just been published @grantabooks.bsky.social. Essential reading.

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David Barnett @davidmbarnett.bsky.social · Aug 9

ONCE IN A HOUSE ON FIRE, a memoir of a working class Manchester childhood in the 70s and 80s, was a literary sensation. Then author Andrea Ashworth dropped out of sight. For @manchestermill.bsky.social I found out why.

manchestermill.co.uk/andrea-ashwo...

Andrea Ashworth wrote a classic of Mancunian literature. Why did she vanish from view?

My search for the author of ‘Once in a House on Fire’ led to the other side of the world - and to a tantalising revelation

manchestermill.co.uk

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Ailsa Cox @ailsacox.bsky.social · Aug 26

'The Skin of Anxiety' by Kevin Barry thedublinreview.com/article/the-...

The skin of anxiety - The Dublin Review

A writer and the Internet [personal history]

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Ailsa Cox @ailsacox.bsky.social · Aug 26

Andrew Levy's book was one of the first I turned to when I started researching the short story. Thanks @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social

A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 21

New episode out!
Prof. Andrew Levy is the Edna Cooper Chair of English at Butler University (Indiana). In this episode, I get to ask him a few questions about his book The Culture and Commerce of the American Short Story, a true watershed in short story criticism!

www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...

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Polly Hember @pollyhember.bsky.social · Aug 26

0.16FTE Lecturer in English Literature @ University of Glasgow, focusing on science fiction, literature and medicine, and/or post-war lit. More info here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOK805/l...

Lecturer in English Literature (LTS) at University of Glasgow

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Lecturer in English Literature (LTS) on jobs.ac.uk!

www.jobs.ac.uk

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W. J. Davies @wjdavies.bsky.social · Aug 21

My review of C.D. Rose’s superb new novel, We Live Here Now, is in the latest TLS @thetls.bsky.social.

The TLS @thetls.bsky.social · Aug 21

The dark side of the Durrells; Oscar Wilde’s conversion; making and describing great wine; Europe’s last pagans; good teachers; second mentions – and much more.

The new issue of the TLS is out now: www.the-tls.com/issues/curr...

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Ailsa Cox @ailsacox.bsky.social · Aug 22

My top tip is travel by public transport. Thanks to train delays I picked up a copy of @jcbuckley.bsky.social A Boat and whizzed through in no time.

The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · Aug 21

From finding five minutes every day to always taking notes, Chris Power shares eight ways to make more time for reading and enjoy great conversations about books ⤵️

https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/bfnol1lf1s

How to read like a Booker Prize judge – according to Chris Power | The Booker Prizes

From finding five minutes every day to always taking notes, here are eight ways to make more time for reading and enjoy great conversations about books

thebookerprizes.pulse.ly

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