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Katie da Cunha Lewin @kdclewin.bsky.social · 19h

I wonder how many times a day a bin lorry driver or a digger driver has to wave at young children

Katie da Cunha Lewin @kdclewin.bsky.social · 3d

One of the best things about October is that the dahlias are still here!

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 4d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Katie da Cunha Lewin @kdclewin.bsky.social · 6d

Really interesting roundtable on Coetzee's Disgrace at 25 years. I taught it a few years ago and it was a strange and challenging, but rewarding experience

J. M. Coetzee’s “Disgrace” @ 25: A Roundtable - Public Books

What freshly nuanced perspectives might we bring to the violent late 20th-century history Coetzee describes?

www.publicbooks.org

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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 4d

The following universities are delaying implementing a pay rise:

Dundee
Kent
Brunel
Coventry
Swansea

The following have yet to make a decision on the matter:

Aberdeen
Bangor
Bournemouth
Bradford
Buckingham
Cumbria
Lincoln
Plymouth Marjon

#UKHE

ednews.bsky.social @ednews.bsky.social · 4d

Five UK universities tell staff they can't afford pay rises | THE

Five UK universities tell staff they can’t afford pay rises

Negotiations over whether to honour 1.4 per cent increase ongoing at several other institutions amid financial crunch

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Katie da Cunha Lewin @kdclewin.bsky.social · 6d

Really interesting roundtable on Coetzee's Disgrace at 25 years. I taught it a few years ago and it was a strange and challenging, but rewarding experience

J. M. Coetzee’s “Disgrace” @ 25: A Roundtable - Public Books

What freshly nuanced perspectives might we bring to the violent late 20th-century history Coetzee describes?

www.publicbooks.org

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Jeremy Noel-Tod @jntod.bsky.social · 7d

On National Poetry Day, the greatest poem I have ever read

A printed poem which reads:

I hav for breakfast Weetabix

I hav for lunch some meat

I have for tea 2 sosajis and thats enuf to eat

Peter Hazel, 5

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 7d

Extraordinary stuff.

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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 9d

🖊️ @kdclewin.bsky.social, author of The Writer's Room, writes for @literaryhub.bsky.social
on the role of writing spaces in the creative lives of #VirginiaWoolf and other literary icons:
lithub.com/a-pilgrimage...

#TheWritersRoom #CreativeWriting #desk #MessyDesk #WritingSpace #Books #BookLover

A Pilgrimage to Monk’s House, Where Virginia Woolf Found a Room of Her Own

I can’t say how long it’s been there, but I have an image in my mind of the place where writers work. I picture the writer; I picture the space; I conjure an atmosphere of quiet calm in which someo…

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The Poetry Society @handle.invalid · 9d

Join Creative Future Writers' Award 2024 winner, Maya Little for a 4-part online workshop series 'Writing About Work' ✍️⁠
📅 Mondays, 6 - 27 October
⏰️ 6-8pm
🎟️ £50 / £25 concessions
@creativefutureuk.bsky.social workshops are for all underrepresented writers
www.creativefuture.org.uk/workshop/wri...

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Katie da Cunha Lewin @kdclewin.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you! I hope you enjoy it

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Catherine Gander @catgander.bsky.social · 11d

Spotted (and bought!) in my local bookstore in Naas — @kdclewin.bsky.social’s fabulous new book. (Hoping I see you again soon so you can sign it for me, K.) 🤩

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Katie da Cunha Lewin @kdclewin.bsky.social · 9d

I'm sure Shabana Mahmood would be very annoyed to hear she's getting this news not in English, but my grandmother was too busy working as a cleaner all the hours of the day to get formal lessons

Katie da Cunha Lewin @kdclewin.bsky.social · 9d

Absolutely fuck this government

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Katie da Cunha Lewin @kdclewin.bsky.social · 9d

My mother is working out how she'll reassure my grandmother, who has been in this country for over 50 years, when she hears about Shabana Mahmood's speech on the Portuguese news

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Katie da Cunha Lewin @kdclewin.bsky.social · 11d

Happy to share an extract from my book. It's about visiting the homes of writers you admire and love, and wondering what feelings pull us there

Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 13d

@kdclewin.bsky.social on Virginia Woolf’s room of her own and the role of writing spaces in the creative lives of literary icons.

A Pilgrimage to Monk’s House, Where Virginia Woolf Found a Room of Her Own

I can’t say how long it’s been there, but I have an image in my mind of the place where writers work. I picture the writer; I picture the space; I conjure an atmosphere of quiet calm in which someo…

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Jen Calleja @jencalleja.bsky.social · 9d

Happy International Translation Day!

Here’s part of my translation manifesto, which can be found in full at the end of Fair: The Life-Art of Translation.

(Written out in replies)

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Katie da Cunha Lewin @kdclewin.bsky.social · 10d

I didn't include it as part of the book but I've been there many times for conferences and events! Oh wow, would love to know more about that! I'd need a whole other book for literary hauntings I think...

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Katie da Cunha Lewin @kdclewin.bsky.social · 10d

Just applied to do this and encourage anyone able to do the same!

Arts Emergency @artsemergency.bsky.social · 11d

🚨🚨🚨 Applications to mentor in 2026 close at 23:59 TONIGHT!!! 🚨🚨🚨
We want to be able to match as many young people in London, Greater Manchester and Merseyside with a mentor as we can, so if you work in the creative or cultural industries, please apply now!
👉 www.arts-emergency.o...

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Katie da Cunha Lewin @kdclewin.bsky.social · 10d

Just applied to do this and encourage anyone able to do the same!

Arts Emergency @artsemergency.bsky.social · 11d

🚨🚨🚨 Applications to mentor in 2026 close at 23:59 TONIGHT!!! 🚨🚨🚨
We want to be able to match as many young people in London, Greater Manchester and Merseyside with a mentor as we can, so if you work in the creative or cultural industries, please apply now!
👉 www.arts-emergency.o...

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Katie da Cunha Lewin @kdclewin.bsky.social · 10d

An absolute gem

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Katie da Cunha Lewin @kdclewin.bsky.social · 11d

Happy to share an extract from my book. It's about visiting the homes of writers you admire and love, and wondering what feelings pull us there

Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 13d

@kdclewin.bsky.social on Virginia Woolf’s room of her own and the role of writing spaces in the creative lives of literary icons.

A Pilgrimage to Monk’s House, Where Virginia Woolf Found a Room of Her Own

I can’t say how long it’s been there, but I have an image in my mind of the place where writers work. I picture the writer; I picture the space; I conjure an atmosphere of quiet calm in which someo…

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Katie da Cunha Lewin @kdclewin.bsky.social · 11d

Thank youuuu xx

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hannah @hannahkateboast.bsky.social · 13d

In case anyone hasn't already seen: 34 of the Gaza students with scholarships at UK institutions arrived this week, including a student who is due to start a PhD with me at Edinburgh. I'm so grateful to everyone who helped with this - thousands of people. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

‘A surreal journey’: Palestinian students evacuated from Gaza arrive in UK

First 34 students, who have full scholarships, welcomed after months of campaigning by academics and others

www.theguardian.com

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