Gavin Turner
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Gavin Turner
@gtwriter.bsky.social
Writer - Science fiction | horror | poetry|humour?
A Mouthful of Space Dust - poetry (2023)
BOTN nominee, Genrepunk nominee
Novella in works, novel in progress
Pinned
Its finally (almost) here. My debut Novella Chopsticks, a gothic ghost story will be available very soon. More details to follow in the coming weeks!!!
Its finally (almost) here. My debut Novella Chopsticks, a gothic ghost story will be available very soon. More details to follow in the coming weeks!!!
November 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Not gonna lie

Said no writers ever
November 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Getting quite a bit of interest about this little article with a poem I wrote a good few years back.

wp.me/pdszmv-17L
No grudges – just a poem
Daily writing promptAre you holding a grudge? About?View all responses I don’t hold grudges personally, they eat you up. Often the person you hold the grudge against has given very little tho…
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November 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Just had to cut a whole back story section, brutal but essential.

No one will know what the character spent the last 6 months doing apart from me
October 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Think I might be getting my voice back.

Normal voice, not writing voice, that never went away
October 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Awful cold, car problems, laptop problems, this week just keeps gifting challenges
October 9, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Wow. Only up for a nomination for a genrepunk award!!
September 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
My book of poems, A mouthful of Space Dust is available as a book and paperback!

Find your copy by following the link
A mouthful of space dust eBook : Turner, Gavin: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
A mouthful of space dust eBook : Turner, Gavin: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
August 31, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Only need a few more visitors to top last year's stats for my website!

Fancy paying a quick visit for short fiction, poems and more?

www.gavinturnerwrites.com
Gavin Turner - Writer
www.gavinturnerwrites.com
August 31, 2025 at 12:32 PM
New little poem today, when you get mixed signals
August 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
If you're looking for signed author copies, here's where to find some!!
I’ve been out and about, so there are now signed copies of The Transcendent Tide at @edbookfest.bsky.social, @portybooks.bsky.social, Toppings in Edinburgh and St Andrews and Waterstones in St Andrews. Get em while they’re hot!
August 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Reposted by Gavin Turner
I’ve been out and about, so there are now signed copies of The Transcendent Tide at @edbookfest.bsky.social, @portybooks.bsky.social, Toppings in Edinburgh and St Andrews and Waterstones in St Andrews. Get em while they’re hot!
August 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Love in a time of management lingo, a poem.
August 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
New poem

Emergency preparedness in the event of a zombie apocalypse
August 15, 2025 at 9:21 AM
What do you call a woman who set fire to all her bills?

Bernadette

Thankyou, I'm here all week
August 15, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Here it is, Love in the time of management lingo, a new poem

gavinturnerwrites.com/2025/07/31/l...
Love in the time of management lingo
Love in the time of management lingo – a poem by Gavin Turner
gavinturnerwrites.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Wrote a poem for the first time in ages,it's pretty good I think.

Nice to take an unintended break from fiction and let the poetry out once in a while!
a man wearing sunglasses and a watch is making a funny face and says poetry snaps .
ALT: a man wearing sunglasses and a watch is making a funny face and says poetry snaps .
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July 31, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Write that story you think no one will understand, make yourself a legend
July 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
What would you do if you couldn't fail?
July 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Honestly, I think I put smoked paprika on everything these days
July 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Nothing to report, still writing, and yes it is still too dark for anyone to see it.
July 22, 2025 at 11:51 AM
New cover design for my debut novella, 'CHOPSTICKS' is in production. Can't wait to see the final product!
July 12, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Social media really is a massive pile of nonsense, isn't it?
July 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Music can be a useful writing aid. Try to find something appropriate to the era you are writing in. Get yourself into the space the characters live in.
a man playing a guitar in a video that says vevo at the bottom
ALT: a man playing a guitar in a video that says vevo at the bottom
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July 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Just created my own literary agent using AI.

May I introduce Cooper J Schmuckbaum, who has just emailed me from his trailer park in Tulsa, promising to get my writing career marginally off the ground.

He signed off his email
Laters, writer dude
June 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM