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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 5h

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Author of All My Precious Madness (Galley Beggar 2024), nominated for Goldsmiths Prize; Authors Club First Novel Award; James Tait Memorial Prize. How Do People Stay the Same (Galley Beggar) will be p...

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 1d

Only 5 places left for Writing From Rage with @markabowles.bsky.social!

Our events really do sell out fast, so don't delay if you want to come to this or the salon after.

(Paris and Madrid fully sold out)

European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 2d

✨EWS DOUBLE BILLING✨

Writing From Rage: Turning Fury Into Form
with Mark Bowles
26 November 2025
6-7:30pm GMT

&

Pop-up Salon: London with Insurgent Press
26 November 2025
8-10pm GMT

Both at:
The Queens Larder, 1 Queen Square WC1N 3AR

🎟️Tickets together or separate – see below

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 1d

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-fr...

Writing From Rage: Turning Fury Into Form

Shape rage into powerful and impactful writing at Writing From Rage: Turning Fury Into Form! Afterwards, join our open mic salon.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 2d

Come fellow writers, come willing to write what you’d rather burn:

European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 2d

✨EWS DOUBLE BILLING✨

Writing From Rage: Turning Fury Into Form
with Mark Bowles
26 November 2025
6-7:30pm GMT

&

Pop-up Salon: London with Insurgent Press
26 November 2025
8-10pm GMT

Both at:
The Queens Larder, 1 Queen Square WC1N 3AR

🎟️Tickets together or separate – see below

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 5d

Our newsletter is out!

Find out where we will be next and join our community of writers meeting online and in person

open.substack.com/pub/european...

Next stop...?

Find out about our next salon and lots of online events

open.substack.com

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 6d

Proud to be on the list!

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 6d

Seconded!

Lara Pawson @larapawson.bsky.social · 6d

👇🏼That Goldsmiths time of year. Best thing about being on the 2024 shortlist was the friends I made, all of them fucking great writers. Hope this year's crew enjoy that as much as we did!

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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m john harrison @mjohnharrison.bsky.social · 6d

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

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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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 8d

✨ONLINE COURSE✨

Following the success of Julie’s Prose Poetry Workshop, we’re delighted to bring you our first longer course:

Exploring Poetic Concepts and Forms: A Poetry Workshop Series

On a peach background with black text: Online Course. Exploring Poetic Concepts and Forms: a Poetry Workshop Series with Julie Irigaray. 26 Oct 2025-17 May 2026. Can be taken together or separately. In the bottom right corner, a photo of the author.

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 11d

Meet us in Paris?

Only a few tickets left for our intimate Paris salon.
There will be:

🎤 Fantastic readings
🍷 Wine included
🥘 Friendly dinner after
🖼 Writing in Place des Vosges Friday morning
🤝 New friends and connections

All for a tiny price
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/paris-lite...

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@Galleybeggars @galleybeggars.bsky.social · 13d

Our latest newsletter contains the chance to get some beautiful signed artwork from @jamesnunnart.bsky.social , news of an All My Precious Madness t-shirt, massive glaring typos and more of the things we hope you love and expect: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/campaigns/vi...

Art that matters

Galley Beggar Mail

www.galleybeggar.co.uk

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 19d

Oh, I have to ask, is it in Birmingham!?

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@Galleybeggars @galleybeggars.bsky.social · 21d

Delighted that the audiobook version of All My Precious Madness, read by Paul Hilton and produced by @spiracleaudiobooks.bsky.social has been shortlisted for a Speakie in the best fiction audiobook category: www.thebookseller.com/news/the-bri...

The British Audio Awards shortlists revealed for inaugural year

The shortlists for the inaugural year of The British Audio Awards, also known as The Speakies, have been revealed and include industry names such as Hamza Yassin, AF Steadman, and Dr Rangan Chatterjee...

www.thebookseller.com

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Roya Khatiblou @royakhatiblou.bsky.social · 21d

In a cafe listening to this woman with her laptop setup take a zoom call like it’s her living room and thinking of @markabowles.bsky.social and All My Precious Madness (@galleybeggars.bsky.social)

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 21d

Hilarious. Don’t resort to the same measures as Henry!

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 22d

Couldn’t make it to Brussels?

Miss your besties from #EWSBrussels2025?

Our free quarterly online salon is next month, as usual hosted by our illustrious @kiklodge.bsky.social

🗓️ 28 Oct 19:00 CET

Link below!

Kik smiling, wearing headphones on a zoom chat with other attendees across the top of the screen

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@Galleybeggars @galleybeggars.bsky.social · Sep 9

Gonzalo’s swag has arrived - almost as fine as the book!

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · Aug 29

At @shakespeareandcompany.com yesterday, more than delighted to see my book #allmypreciousmadness @galleybeggars.bsky.social As they have a camera ban, I asked them to make an exception. They obliged and asked my to sign the books.

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Lara Pawson @larapawson.bsky.social · Aug 28

On 25 September, I'll be reading at this Gaza fundraiser @pagesofhackney.bsky.social along with several other authors, including Zena Agha who I had the pleasure of meeting recently @edbookfest.bsky.social. All fees will go to The Sameer Project & the Arab Group for the Protection of Nature.

Fundraiser: Authors Read for Gaza

Please join us for an evening of rolling author readings to raise funds for two essential organisations in Gaza: The Sameer Project and APN.

events.humanitix.com

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · Aug 11

Come to this! Even sloppy latte drinkers welcome.

European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · Aug 11

Coffee tour and writing session - Try one of Brussels’ finest coffee spots, hear some coffee-inspired writing and maybe write your own. Hosted by @markabowles.bsky.social

Photo of Mark Bowles reading from his book in front of a cafe

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · Aug 3

Thanks, glad you liked it!

Patrick Christie @patrickchristie.bsky.social · Aug 3

I finally got around to reading 'All My Precious Madness' by @markabowles.bsky.social and what a wonderful book it is. Easily among the best I've read this year.

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · Jul 29

Wonder if any SE London people can identify where in Peckham this is?

Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · Jul 29

'Saturday', Peckham (1925) by John M Paramor

(Southwark Heritage Centre)

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · Jul 22

Still a handful of tickets left. Come share/learn/shop/tour/dine/hang with us!

European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · Jul 14

✨Annual Salon Programme Reveal✨

ICYMI, our newsletter came out over the weekend, with a link to the full programme for our Annual Salon in Brussels

📅 12-14 September 2025
💸 £179.47
🎟️ 8 left!

✨A day of panels & lunch at Full Circle
✨Keynote from @kitdewaal.com & Balsam Karam
✨Tours & shopping

Take a peek inside our Annual Salon Programme

See what's happening in Brussels and around Europe...

europeanwriterssalon.substack.com

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · Jul 12

Too many amazing presenters to name, but we've got great sessions from @kitdewaal.com @desperatelit.bsky.social @dilyswt.bsky.social @drpragyaagarwal.bsky.social @kiklodge.bsky.social @mlmcguinness.bsky.social @norami.bsky.social @markabowles.bsky.social & so many more.

European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · Jul 12

Our latest newsletter is out, featuring our big Annual Salon Programme reveal!✨

Check out the speakers, panels, workshops and events we have booked over the 3-day event

PLUS a day of eating, touring and otherwise flaneuring around Brussels🧇

There are still 9 places left—join us!

Take a peek inside our Annual Salon Programme

See what's happening in Brussels and around Europe...

europeanwriterssalon.substack.com

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The TLS @thetls.bsky.social · Jul 8

'A writer also makes sense in relation to other writers. As the years went by, I would come across premonitions or echoes of Beckett in others.'

Tim Parks: My lifelong love of Samuel Beckett

My lifelong love of Samuel Beckett

www.the-tls.com

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