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Abi Curtis
@abicurtiswriter.bsky.social
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Professor of Creative Writing York St John University . Writer of fiction and poetry .
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jenbowden12.bsky.social
'I love writing for myself but in some ways supporting others is even better.'

Professor and novelist @abicurtiswriter.bsky.social is on Northern Voices this week discussing her novel The Headland @goldsmithspress.bsky.social, academia, creativity and more.

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Abi stands in front of a wall of ivy leaves that are turning from green to red. She is wearing a v-neck paisley blouse that is navy with a blur, red and purple patterned print. She is looking off to the side and is also wearing gold dangly earrings. She has shoulder length brown-blonde hair. The Tyne Bridge is pictured in the centre of the frame over a still, reflective River Tyne in Newcastle, UK. Either side of the bridge are buildings with a warmer glow as the sun rises. The words Northern Voices in white lettering feature in the bottom centre of the image.
July 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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goldsf.bsky.social
GoldSF author @abicurtiswriter.bsky.social on the IZ Pod talking about the magic of the ordinary, the power of place, writing about early parenthood, and her novel "The Headland".
@goldsmithspress.bsky.social
@unamccormack.bsky.social @sffoundation.bsky.social
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May 7, 2025 at 9:47 AM
abicurtiswriter.bsky.social
Great conversation about The Headland with Gareth @interzone.press . Listen to the podcast here : m.youtube.com/watch?v=mjdM...
A chat with Abi Curtis // IZ Pod, the INTERZONE show
YouTube video by INTERZONE
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May 7, 2025 at 7:53 AM
abicurtiswriter.bsky.social
A little creative critical piece I wrote about the writing workshop inspired by Nicholas Royle www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The writing workshop or deferred effects
A creative narrative which explores Nicholas Royle's expression in his work The Uncanny (MUP 2003) that ‘any reading or teaching worthy of the name does not happen when it happens: it is bound up w...
www.tandfonline.com
April 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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goldsmithspress.bsky.social
Thank you to @yorklitfest.bsky.social for these photos from last nights panel!

Celebrating #IWD2025, our wonderful Gold SF authors (and editor) @abicurtiswriter.bsky.social, Alexandra Grunberg, @pippagoldschmidt.bsky.social & @unamccormack.bsky.social discussed all things "Women in Sci-Fi"
March 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
abicurtiswriter.bsky.social
Great event Women in Science Fiction with @unamccormack.bsky.social for @yorklitfest.bsky.social @goldsf.bsky.social @goldsmithspress.bsky.social #womeninscifi
March 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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unamccormack.bsky.social
This was such a lovely event! Thank you @abicurtiswriter.bsky.social @pippagoldschmidt.bsky.social and Alexandra! Great audience and questions too!
unamccormack.bsky.social Una McCormack @unamccormack.bsky.social · Mar 10
If you're in York this Tuesday (11th), I'm part of a panel with three @goldsf.bsky.social authors: @abicurtiswriter.bsky.social, @pippagoldschmidt.bsky.social, and Alexandra Goldberg. Readings, chat about feminist sf, and books for sale and signing!

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York Literature festival - Women in Science Fiction
This event is part of York Literature Festival 2025
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March 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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unamccormack.bsky.social
If you're in York this Tuesday (11th), I'm part of a panel with three @goldsf.bsky.social authors: @abicurtiswriter.bsky.social, @pippagoldschmidt.bsky.social, and Alexandra Goldberg. Readings, chat about feminist sf, and books for sale and signing!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/york-liter...
York Literature festival - Women in Science Fiction
This event is part of York Literature Festival 2025
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 10, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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teethbeforewords.bsky.social
Fantastic long list (for adding to tottering TBR stack...) - so glad to see The Headland on here by the brilliant @abicurtiswriter.bsky.social: astonishing encounter with unresolvable otherness, love, art, and strange/familiar landscapes.
February 3, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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goldsf.bsky.social
Wonderful #GoldSF news!
3x GoldSF titles on the @bsfa.bsky.social #Longlist
#BSFAAwards2024
Please vote for us!

@pippagoldschmidt.bsky.social
@abicurtiswriter.bsky.social
@unamccormack.bsky.social
@vondanmcintyre.bsky.social

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February 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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unamccormack.bsky.social
Absolutely delighted to see 3 @goldsf.bsky.social titles on the BSFA longlist!

Congrats to @abicurtiswriter.bsky.social & @pippagoldschmidt.bsky.social, and brilliant to see @vondanmcintyre.bsky.social’s short fiction longlisted too.

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Vote for the BSFA Awards
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February 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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goldsmithspress.bsky.social
Big thanks to Naomi Booth for highlighting The Headland by
@abicurtiswriter.bsky.social as one of her books of the year in
@lunatejournal.bsky.social

We are in great company with titles from Kevin Barry,
Miranda July, Andrew McMillan, Kathryn Scanlan, Jacqueline Crooks and Rita Bullwinkel
Books of the Year — Lunate
Lunate contributors and friends share their favourite books of 2024
www.lunate.co.uk
December 9, 2024 at 2:43 PM
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lukekennard.bsky.social
My new novel, Black Bag, will be published by John Murray in 2026 and I am PLEASED about this.
December 2, 2024 at 9:28 AM
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Why the Dungeness landscape is so inspirational for writers and artists
Perhaps the most iconic feature of this landscape is artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman’s Prospect Cottage, which he bought in the late 1980s.
theconversation.com
December 2, 2024 at 2:33 PM
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unamccormack.bsky.social
Super piece by @abicurtiswriter.bsky.social on Dungeness, setting of her wonderful novel The Headland, from @goldsf.bsky.social.
November 29, 2024 at 7:31 PM
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goldsf.bsky.social
Why the Dungeness landscape is so inspirational for writers and artists…

@abicurtiswriter.bsky.social writes about #Dungeness, where her new @goldsmithspress.bsky.social book #TheHeadland is set.

@unamccormack.bsky.social

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https://theconversation.com/why-the-dungeness-landscape-is-so-inspirational-for-writers-and-artists-243304
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November 29, 2024 at 6:30 PM
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goldsmithspress.bsky.social
Send your artwork to Abi at a.curtis@yorksj.ac.uk by the 24th December 2024. She will pick the winner and we will post out your prize!

Do share this with all the artists you know. No using AI please - that will spoil the fun!
November 11, 2024 at 3:10 PM