Mairi
@mairi-white.bsky.social
Writer (unpublished) of SFF. 40+ Panromantic Asexual. She/Her
Travelling while disabled is always fun. They last minute changed platforms for my train from Fimsbury Park. So myself and two other less abled people missed the train because by the time we got to the new platform it had gone.
So tired of this shit. Great start to my World Fantasy Convention
So tired of this shit. Great start to my World Fantasy Convention
October 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Travelling while disabled is always fun. They last minute changed platforms for my train from Fimsbury Park. So myself and two other less abled people missed the train because by the time we got to the new platform it had gone.
So tired of this shit. Great start to my World Fantasy Convention
So tired of this shit. Great start to my World Fantasy Convention
The dalek in the Gower Street Waterstones says queer rights or you will be exterminated
July 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The dalek in the Gower Street Waterstones says queer rights or you will be exterminated
The current Labour party are just the Diet Tories. They claim they will be better for you but leave you full of the same crap and with a nasty taste in your mouth
June 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The current Labour party are just the Diet Tories. They claim they will be better for you but leave you full of the same crap and with a nasty taste in your mouth
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Thank you to everyone who has signed our petition, 6,000+! Authors deserve to have a livelihood and compensation from their work, if you haven't signed do so now 👇
Sign the Petition
Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training
www.change.org
April 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Thank you to everyone who has signed our petition, 6,000+! Authors deserve to have a livelihood and compensation from their work, if you haven't signed do so now 👇
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Following the news about Meta's mass theft of writers' work to train AI, we're joining the #DoTheWriteThing day of action today
- Make a noise on social media
- Write to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy
- Tell Meta they don't have the right to use your books
writersguild.org.uk/do-the-write...
- Make a noise on social media
- Write to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy
- Tell Meta they don't have the right to use your books
writersguild.org.uk/do-the-write...
#DoTheWriteThing - join the day of action - The Writers' Guild of Great Britain
Following the The Atlantic’s article, which revealed that many UK authors have had their work taken without consent as part of the Library Genesis ‘LibGen’ dataset and used by Meta …
writersguild.org.uk
April 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Following the news about Meta's mass theft of writers' work to train AI, we're joining the #DoTheWriteThing day of action today
- Make a noise on social media
- Write to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy
- Tell Meta they don't have the right to use your books
writersguild.org.uk/do-the-write...
- Make a noise on social media
- Write to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy
- Tell Meta they don't have the right to use your books
writersguild.org.uk/do-the-write...
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‘Meta has stolen books’: authors to protest in London against AI trained using ‘shadow library’
‘Meta has stolen books’: authors to protest in London against AI trained using ‘shadow library’
Writers will gather at the Facebook owner’s King’s Cross office in opposition to its use of the LibGen database to train its AI models
Authors and other publishing industry professionals will stage a demonstration outside Meta’s London office today in protest of the organisation’s use of copyrighted books to train artificial intelligence.
Novelists Kate Mosse and Tracy Chevalier as well as poet and former Royal Society of Literature chair Daljit Nagra will be among those in attendance outside the company’s King’s Cross office. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:10 AM
‘Meta has stolen books’: authors to protest in London against AI trained using ‘shadow library’
This makes me sad. Her books helped teenage me get through an awful time and into writing fan fiction
locusmag.com/2025/03/l-j-...
locusmag.com/2025/03/l-j-...
L.J. Smith (1958-2025)
Author L.J. Smith, 66, died March 8, 2025 in Danville CA after a long illness. Smith was best known for the bestselling Vampire Diaries series and the Night World series. Lisa Jane Smith was born S…
locusmag.com
March 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This makes me sad. Her books helped teenage me get through an awful time and into writing fan fiction
locusmag.com/2025/03/l-j-...
locusmag.com/2025/03/l-j-...
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I have been given permission to reveal the upcoming cover of Bee Speaker, book 3 of the Dogs of War series, coming this June. Mad Max futures, Martian invasions, mad lizards, fungus witches and embattled monks, none of which are quite what they seem.
February 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I have been given permission to reveal the upcoming cover of Bee Speaker, book 3 of the Dogs of War series, coming this June. Mad Max futures, Martian invasions, mad lizards, fungus witches and embattled monks, none of which are quite what they seem.
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#BlackAlternateHistoryMonth
Kindred by Octavia Butler tells the story of a circa 1970s young black woman and her white husband who continually travel back in time and space to an early 19th century plantation where they both experience the brutal nature of slavery in the US.
Kindred by Octavia Butler tells the story of a circa 1970s young black woman and her white husband who continually travel back in time and space to an early 19th century plantation where they both experience the brutal nature of slavery in the US.
February 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
#BlackAlternateHistoryMonth
Kindred by Octavia Butler tells the story of a circa 1970s young black woman and her white husband who continually travel back in time and space to an early 19th century plantation where they both experience the brutal nature of slavery in the US.
Kindred by Octavia Butler tells the story of a circa 1970s young black woman and her white husband who continually travel back in time and space to an early 19th century plantation where they both experience the brutal nature of slavery in the US.
Last night I went to see Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell in Much Ado About Nothing, which is my fav Shakespeare comedy.
I had a fantastic time, it really was excellent and very funny. I was also lucky enough to briefly meet the cast and get my programme signed
I had a fantastic time, it really was excellent and very funny. I was also lucky enough to briefly meet the cast and get my programme signed
February 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Last night I went to see Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell in Much Ado About Nothing, which is my fav Shakespeare comedy.
I had a fantastic time, it really was excellent and very funny. I was also lucky enough to briefly meet the cast and get my programme signed
I had a fantastic time, it really was excellent and very funny. I was also lucky enough to briefly meet the cast and get my programme signed
Excellent event with Saara El-Arifi and Katherine Webber for the launch of Cursebound. The two of them were in top form, I laughed a great deal and my shiny new book is now signed.
February 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Excellent event with Saara El-Arifi and Katherine Webber for the launch of Cursebound. The two of them were in top form, I laughed a great deal and my shiny new book is now signed.
I am terrified of heights and doing an abseil to support the charity I work for. How can this go wrong?
All support will help us make patients and staff have a better hospital experience
Wish me luck!
www.justgiving.com/page/mairi-w...
All support will help us make patients and staff have a better hospital experience
Wish me luck!
www.justgiving.com/page/mairi-w...
Mairi's fundraiser for St George's Hospital Charity
Help Mairi White raise money to support St George's Hospital Charity
www.justgiving.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I am terrified of heights and doing an abseil to support the charity I work for. How can this go wrong?
All support will help us make patients and staff have a better hospital experience
Wish me luck!
www.justgiving.com/page/mairi-w...
All support will help us make patients and staff have a better hospital experience
Wish me luck!
www.justgiving.com/page/mairi-w...
Well good news I have written over 30K in the last two weeks.
Downside is it's all for my fanfic.
Still, it feels good to be writing again so it's definitely a win
Downside is it's all for my fanfic.
Still, it feels good to be writing again so it's definitely a win
January 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Well good news I have written over 30K in the last two weeks.
Downside is it's all for my fanfic.
Still, it feels good to be writing again so it's definitely a win
Downside is it's all for my fanfic.
Still, it feels good to be writing again so it's definitely a win
6784 words written today! Sure, it's still all for fanfic, but I am proud of myself for getting back into it so it's still good.
Besides, I love writing fanfic so I am not complaining.
Besides, I love writing fanfic so I am not complaining.
January 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
6784 words written today! Sure, it's still all for fanfic, but I am proud of myself for getting back into it so it's still good.
Besides, I love writing fanfic so I am not complaining.
Besides, I love writing fanfic so I am not complaining.
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Bona Books is slamming into the new year with a brand new project.
WRATH MONTH will be a punk anthology of queer rage. With the burning wreckage of 2024 behind us, we want SFF stories that crash mainframes, collapse empires, and trample normativity.
Smash “Follow” on Kickstarter:
WRATH MONTH will be a punk anthology of queer rage. With the burning wreckage of 2024 behind us, we want SFF stories that crash mainframes, collapse empires, and trample normativity.
Smash “Follow” on Kickstarter:
Coming soon: Wrath Month - An Anthology of Queer SFF
The punk anthology where queer rage kicks down the doors of fantasy, science-fiction and horror.
www.kickstarter.com
January 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Bona Books is slamming into the new year with a brand new project.
WRATH MONTH will be a punk anthology of queer rage. With the burning wreckage of 2024 behind us, we want SFF stories that crash mainframes, collapse empires, and trample normativity.
Smash “Follow” on Kickstarter:
WRATH MONTH will be a punk anthology of queer rage. With the burning wreckage of 2024 behind us, we want SFF stories that crash mainframes, collapse empires, and trample normativity.
Smash “Follow” on Kickstarter:
Mixing C Drama soundtracks with all of the Lord of the Rings/Hobbit movie soundtracks into one playlist and sticking it on random is excellent mood music for fantasy writing.
The two things actually blend quite well with each other
The two things actually blend quite well with each other
January 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Mixing C Drama soundtracks with all of the Lord of the Rings/Hobbit movie soundtracks into one playlist and sticking it on random is excellent mood music for fantasy writing.
The two things actually blend quite well with each other
The two things actually blend quite well with each other
I have acquired a shiny new notebook for my research notes for the original project.
I am now out of procrastination excuses and will need to start doing the research, wish me luck!
I am now out of procrastination excuses and will need to start doing the research, wish me luck!
January 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I have acquired a shiny new notebook for my research notes for the original project.
I am now out of procrastination excuses and will need to start doing the research, wish me luck!
I am now out of procrastination excuses and will need to start doing the research, wish me luck!
My friend sent me some ancient pics of myself. Look at me! I am baby!
January 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
My friend sent me some ancient pics of myself. Look at me! I am baby!
Today I have written almost 2,500 words. I mean, sure, it's for fanfic and not my original project, but given I have written almost nothing for anything in the past year I am going to take this as a win.
January 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Today I have written almost 2,500 words. I mean, sure, it's for fanfic and not my original project, but given I have written almost nothing for anything in the past year I am going to take this as a win.
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Petition:
An independent evaluation of the Cass review on child gender services
At 10k the Government will give a written response (it’s currently at 7k)
✍🏼 Please sign (even if it’s just to keep the pressure on)
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
An independent evaluation of the Cass review on child gender services
At 10k the Government will give a written response (it’s currently at 7k)
✍🏼 Please sign (even if it’s just to keep the pressure on)
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: An independent evaluation of the Cass review on child gender services
We believe that trans healthcare should be based on unbiased research that is peer reviewed. We think that the Cass review's findings have led to restrictive practices that are being directly felt by ...
petition.parliament.uk
December 17, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Petition:
An independent evaluation of the Cass review on child gender services
At 10k the Government will give a written response (it’s currently at 7k)
✍🏼 Please sign (even if it’s just to keep the pressure on)
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
An independent evaluation of the Cass review on child gender services
At 10k the Government will give a written response (it’s currently at 7k)
✍🏼 Please sign (even if it’s just to keep the pressure on)
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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You know what to do. (Pt.1)
November 30, 2024 at 9:01 PM
You know what to do. (Pt.1)
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"Aces deserve equality. Aces deserve protection. Aces deserve recognition. Aces deserve support. Aces deserve to be heard."
I wrote an blog for Stonewall about asexual discrimination in the UK and how my research is being used to influence legislation: www.stonewall.org.uk/news/progres...
I wrote an blog for Stonewall about asexual discrimination in the UK and how my research is being used to influence legislation: www.stonewall.org.uk/news/progres...
December 1, 2024 at 8:15 PM
"Aces deserve equality. Aces deserve protection. Aces deserve recognition. Aces deserve support. Aces deserve to be heard."
I wrote an blog for Stonewall about asexual discrimination in the UK and how my research is being used to influence legislation: www.stonewall.org.uk/news/progres...
I wrote an blog for Stonewall about asexual discrimination in the UK and how my research is being used to influence legislation: www.stonewall.org.uk/news/progres...
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🚨COVER REVEAL🚨
We're celebrating St Andrew's day with a cover reveal! Feast your eyes upon the cover for @mkhardywrites.bsky.social's sublimely Scottish, sapphic, gothic novel - THE NEEDFIRE!
Out in the UK on 31st July 2025. Preorder now: https://geni.us/needfire
Cover art by Holly Macdonald.
We're celebrating St Andrew's day with a cover reveal! Feast your eyes upon the cover for @mkhardywrites.bsky.social's sublimely Scottish, sapphic, gothic novel - THE NEEDFIRE!
Out in the UK on 31st July 2025. Preorder now: https://geni.us/needfire
Cover art by Holly Macdonald.
November 30, 2024 at 7:48 PM
🚨COVER REVEAL🚨
We're celebrating St Andrew's day with a cover reveal! Feast your eyes upon the cover for @mkhardywrites.bsky.social's sublimely Scottish, sapphic, gothic novel - THE NEEDFIRE!
Out in the UK on 31st July 2025. Preorder now: https://geni.us/needfire
Cover art by Holly Macdonald.
We're celebrating St Andrew's day with a cover reveal! Feast your eyes upon the cover for @mkhardywrites.bsky.social's sublimely Scottish, sapphic, gothic novel - THE NEEDFIRE!
Out in the UK on 31st July 2025. Preorder now: https://geni.us/needfire
Cover art by Holly Macdonald.