Barbara Renel
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Two Bluemoose Books adapted for BBC Drama Series in the last 2 years.
Not bad for an Indy publisher!
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@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
@thebookerprizes.com
Not bad for an Indy publisher!
@thebookseller.com
@independentpublishersguild.com
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
@thebookerprizes.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Two Bluemoose Books adapted for BBC Drama Series in the last 2 years.
Not bad for an Indy publisher!
@thebookseller.com
@independentpublishersguild.com
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
@thebookerprizes.com
Not bad for an Indy publisher!
@thebookseller.com
@independentpublishersguild.com
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
@thebookerprizes.com
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Just putting this out there and tip-toeing away for a stiff drink!
ShortList: Weatherglass Books Novella Prize Yr 2 open.substack.com/pub/weatherg...
ShortList: Weatherglass Books Novella Prize Yr 2 open.substack.com/pub/weatherg...
ShortList: Weatherglass Books Novella Prize Yr 2
In collaboration with Ali Smith
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September 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Just putting this out there and tip-toeing away for a stiff drink!
ShortList: Weatherglass Books Novella Prize Yr 2 open.substack.com/pub/weatherg...
ShortList: Weatherglass Books Novella Prize Yr 2 open.substack.com/pub/weatherg...
People say there's a glut of courgettes this year. I'm not sure this one and only is even edible!
August 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
People say there's a glut of courgettes this year. I'm not sure this one and only is even edible!
Sampler quilt for Will and Lottie
May 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Sampler quilt for Will and Lottie
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Nothing More Beautiful: an online creative writing workshop, 22nd May 7-9pm.
All proceeds to the Good Law Project and their fight for trans rights in the UK. Everyone welcome; tickets and further information below.
All proceeds to the Good Law Project and their fight for trans rights in the UK. Everyone welcome; tickets and further information below.
Nothing More Beautiful: joy, fury, resistance
An online creative writing workshop with Clare Shaw. All proceeds to the Good Law Project
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May 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Nothing More Beautiful: an online creative writing workshop, 22nd May 7-9pm.
All proceeds to the Good Law Project and their fight for trans rights in the UK. Everyone welcome; tickets and further information below.
All proceeds to the Good Law Project and their fight for trans rights in the UK. Everyone welcome; tickets and further information below.
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We’ve been getting a great response to this so far. There are clearly lots of interesting longer short stories out there! We’ll be open for submissions until 30th May.
We’ve extended our maximum word count for submissions to 15,000 words. Because sometimes short stories need to be long.
Short Story Submission Guidelines from The Fiction Desk
Publisher guidelines on how to submit short stories to The Fiction Desk's regular anthologies of new short fiction.
www.thefictiondesk.com
April 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
We’ve been getting a great response to this so far. There are clearly lots of interesting longer short stories out there! We’ll be open for submissions until 30th May.
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Here’s my new flash fiction, A Relief Map of the World’ published by: @fictivedream.bsky.social
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A Relief Map of the World
by Graham Mort Kelly. Her very first day at work, leaning against the coffee machine in a cream coloured suit, her hair in a chignon (I had to look that up), her fingers wrapped around the coffee c…
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April 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Here’s my new flash fiction, A Relief Map of the World’ published by: @fictivedream.bsky.social
fictivedream.com/2025/04/18/a...
fictivedream.com/2025/04/18/a...
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Congratulations to Rónán Hession.
Leonard and Hungry Paul included in the best Irish books of the 21st century
Top 50.
Marvellous.
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@chaptersbookstore.bsky.social
@gutterbookshop.bsky.social
@booksireland.bsky.social
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Leonard and Hungry Paul included in the best Irish books of the 21st century
Top 50.
Marvellous.
@thebookseller.com
@irishtimes.com
@chaptersbookstore.bsky.social
@gutterbookshop.bsky.social
@booksireland.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
The 100 best Irish books of the 21st century: No 50 to No 26
A panel of more than 60 experts (authors, critics, academics, festival curators and booksellers) select their favourite Irish novels and short stories of the years 2020-2025
www.irishtimes.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Congratulations to Rónán Hession.
Leonard and Hungry Paul included in the best Irish books of the 21st century
Top 50.
Marvellous.
@thebookseller.com
@irishtimes.com
@chaptersbookstore.bsky.social
@gutterbookshop.bsky.social
@booksireland.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Leonard and Hungry Paul included in the best Irish books of the 21st century
Top 50.
Marvellous.
@thebookseller.com
@irishtimes.com
@chaptersbookstore.bsky.social
@gutterbookshop.bsky.social
@booksireland.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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We are excited to announce the shortlist for this year’s Micro Fiction Competition! Thank you to everyone who entered and congratulations to everyone on the shortlist: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...
March 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We are excited to announce the shortlist for this year’s Micro Fiction Competition! Thank you to everyone who entered and congratulations to everyone on the shortlist: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...
I love my library too. I asked them to buy Ghost Mountain by @ronanhession.bsky.social and they did. I'm reading it now.
I love libraries.
An old school friend got in touch from Australia.
He'd borrowed:
Ghost Mountain by @ronanhession.bsky.social
From East Melbourne Library @melcityoflit.bsky.social
'What an amazing writer. Now I really understand what your life and energy has been dedicated too.'
An old school friend got in touch from Australia.
He'd borrowed:
Ghost Mountain by @ronanhession.bsky.social
From East Melbourne Library @melcityoflit.bsky.social
'What an amazing writer. Now I really understand what your life and energy has been dedicated too.'
March 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I love my library too. I asked them to buy Ghost Mountain by @ronanhession.bsky.social and they did. I'm reading it now.
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Final day to submit. You have till 23:59 GMT today (Saturday 15 Feb) to submit to Micro Fiction Comp (100 words, no theme) & our anthology (500 words, theme of SEASONS). Cash prizes! Huge thanks to everyone who has subbed. Good luck! www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk
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February 15, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Final day to submit. You have till 23:59 GMT today (Saturday 15 Feb) to submit to Micro Fiction Comp (100 words, no theme) & our anthology (500 words, theme of SEASONS). Cash prizes! Huge thanks to everyone who has subbed. Good luck! www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk
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This looks like it could be a lot of fun. Wonderful initiative from @summermoth.bsky.social
Ok, I'm doing this - if you like the idea of a Bite-sized Book Club focusing on reading flash fiction, please register your interest via the form linked below! (1/4)
#flashfiction #reading #bitesizedbookclub
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#flashfiction #reading #bitesizedbookclub
More details threaded below or at this link: theleadedwindow.blogspot.com/p/bite-sized...
February 6, 2025 at 9:25 AM
This looks like it could be a lot of fun. Wonderful initiative from @summermoth.bsky.social
Delighted to see my short story, Florence Bell, in this issue.
February 1, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Delighted to see my short story, Florence Bell, in this issue.
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Been reading the @welkinprize.bsky.social stories? This is your chance to vote for your favourites as part of the People's Prize.
Read all the stories here: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
Vote for your three favourites here: forms.gle/nXqVVpcbYgEc...
Read all the stories here: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
Vote for your three favourites here: forms.gle/nXqVVpcbYgEc...
January 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Been reading the @welkinprize.bsky.social stories? This is your chance to vote for your favourites as part of the People's Prize.
Read all the stories here: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
Vote for your three favourites here: forms.gle/nXqVVpcbYgEc...
Read all the stories here: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
Vote for your three favourites here: forms.gle/nXqVVpcbYgEc...
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Also available in pocket-sized print format (free with purchases of Longbarrow hardbacks), here's the free, downloadable PDF of our 'Winter Songs' mini-anthology, with poems apt for the year's end, and the year to come.
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December 31, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Also available in pocket-sized print format (free with purchases of Longbarrow hardbacks), here's the free, downloadable PDF of our 'Winter Songs' mini-anthology, with poems apt for the year's end, and the year to come.
longbarrowpress.com/wp-content/u...
longbarrowpress.com/wp-content/u...
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So happy to make it into this anthology with my shortlisted flash fiction. Thank you @mslexia.bsky.social !
Today we're working on putting together our Best Women's Short Fiction 2024 anthology, containing the top 12 stories from our short story and flash fiction competitions (judged by Leone Ross and Mary-Jane Holmes), and wow – there are some stunning stories ❤️
December 17, 2024 at 7:07 AM
So happy to make it into this anthology with my shortlisted flash fiction. Thank you @mslexia.bsky.social !
Didnt make the shortlist but delighted to be longlisted.
www.mmu.ac.uk/qmdprize/fin...
www.mmu.ac.uk/qmdprize/fin...
QuietManDave Prize 2024
Read about the finalists of the QuietManDave Prize 2024.
www.mmu.ac.uk
December 16, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Didnt make the shortlist but delighted to be longlisted.
www.mmu.ac.uk/qmdprize/fin...
www.mmu.ac.uk/qmdprize/fin...
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Our Microfiction comp opens on 1 Dec and we're delighted to announce this year's judges: @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social @uksherka.bsky.social @rebeccafwrites.bsky.social @sudhab.bsky.social For more info on the comp & our judges pls click on the link: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/news/
kermit the frog from sesame street is dancing and saying yay !!!
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November 24, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Our Microfiction comp opens on 1 Dec and we're delighted to announce this year's judges: @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social @uksherka.bsky.social @rebeccafwrites.bsky.social @sudhab.bsky.social For more info on the comp & our judges pls click on the link: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/news/