Anne Hamilton
@annehamilton.bsky.social
Author, editor, OU lecturer, trustee of Bhola's Children & 1/5 of Gill Merton. Irish Novel Fair Winner, Lucy Cavendish & MsLexia longlists. The Almost Truth (2024) & Letters From Elena (2025) published by Legend Press
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Join us today at 6pm BST for our next #WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview. @valeriavescina.bsky.social will interview @brethertonwords.bsky.social about her award-winning new novel, The Fire In Their Eyes @breakthroughbook.bsky.social
Come join us and get your questions ready.
Come join us and get your questions ready.
October 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Coming soon...!
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Yearning for a #writingretreat to kickstart your #writing or to breathe new energy into a work in progress? Here is a glimpse into my retreats – in participants’ own words. Come and join me in March, June, or September 2026! valeriavescina.com/2025/01/27/a... #WritingCommunity #writingworkshop
October 18, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Yearning for a #writingretreat to kickstart your #writing or to breathe new energy into a work in progress? Here is a glimpse into my retreats – in participants’ own words. Come and join me in March, June, or September 2026! valeriavescina.com/2025/01/27/a... #WritingCommunity #writingworkshop
One of the best 'in conversation' sessions I've heard: authors Victoria Dowd and John Curran @murderonefest.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 7:03 AM
One of the best 'in conversation' sessions I've heard: authors Victoria Dowd and John Curran @murderonefest.bsky.social
A huge thank you to @annerandomthings.bsky.social for reading, reviewing (and liking 😆) #LettersFromElena
Letters From Elena by Anne Hamilton #LettersFromElena @annehamilton.bluesky.social #BookReview
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Letters From Elena by Anne Hamilton #LettersFromElena @AnneHamilton7 @TheBookSocial @annehamilton.bluesky.social #BookReview
April Zarney was ten when her best friend, Elena, disappeared. It was July 1974 and rumour was that Elena’s family had headed back home to...
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October 18, 2025 at 6:59 AM
A huge thank you to @annerandomthings.bsky.social for reading, reviewing (and liking 😆) #LettersFromElena
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We’ll ask Lulu some questions about Beast, and she’ll answer below.
Please feel free to join in the conversation.
Put your contributions in the same threads as the questions. Use our hashtag #WomenWritersNet in your responses to make sure we see your posts.
Please feel free to join in the conversation.
Put your contributions in the same threads as the questions. Use our hashtag #WomenWritersNet in your responses to make sure we see your posts.
September 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We’ll ask Lulu some questions about Beast, and she’ll answer below.
Please feel free to join in the conversation.
Put your contributions in the same threads as the questions. Use our hashtag #WomenWritersNet in your responses to make sure we see your posts.
Please feel free to join in the conversation.
Put your contributions in the same threads as the questions. Use our hashtag #WomenWritersNet in your responses to make sure we see your posts.
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Welcome to our #WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview series.
Today, we’re chatting with Lulu Allison, author of the recently published novel, Beast.
Today, we’re chatting with Lulu Allison, author of the recently published novel, Beast.
September 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Welcome to our #WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview series.
Today, we’re chatting with Lulu Allison, author of the recently published novel, Beast.
Today, we’re chatting with Lulu Allison, author of the recently published novel, Beast.
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“The City of Dundee is full of dragons. In the Murraygate, you’ll find a green statue prowling… Atop the spire of St Andrew’s church near the Wellgate, a dragon watches the city moving below, and the crest of Dundee bears two dragons whose tails are intertwined”
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September 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
“The City of Dundee is full of dragons. In the Murraygate, you’ll find a green statue prowling… Atop the spire of St Andrew’s church near the Wellgate, a dragon watches the city moving below, and the crest of Dundee bears two dragons whose tails are intertwined”
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Calling Scottish #writers!
Apply for the 2026 Scottish Writing Fellowship at the @universityofotago.bsky.social’s Centre for Irish & Scottish Studies in Aotearoa New Zealand, from 1 Aug–30 Sept 2026. Includes flights, accommodation & stipend. Deadline 31 Oct!
#writing
www.otago.ac.nz/ciss
Apply for the 2026 Scottish Writing Fellowship at the @universityofotago.bsky.social’s Centre for Irish & Scottish Studies in Aotearoa New Zealand, from 1 Aug–30 Sept 2026. Includes flights, accommodation & stipend. Deadline 31 Oct!
#writing
www.otago.ac.nz/ciss
Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies
The Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies provides an opportunity to study the literature, history, politics and culture of Ireland and Scotland – and of the Irish and Scottish diasporas – over the pa...
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September 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Calling Scottish #writers!
Apply for the 2026 Scottish Writing Fellowship at the @universityofotago.bsky.social’s Centre for Irish & Scottish Studies in Aotearoa New Zealand, from 1 Aug–30 Sept 2026. Includes flights, accommodation & stipend. Deadline 31 Oct!
#writing
www.otago.ac.nz/ciss
Apply for the 2026 Scottish Writing Fellowship at the @universityofotago.bsky.social’s Centre for Irish & Scottish Studies in Aotearoa New Zealand, from 1 Aug–30 Sept 2026. Includes flights, accommodation & stipend. Deadline 31 Oct!
#writing
www.otago.ac.nz/ciss
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Review: The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary #Bookreview #BookBlogger #ScottishBookReviewer #Bookstagrammer kellylacey.com/2025/09/17/r... via @kellyalacey.bsky.social
Review: The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary #Bookreview #BookBlogger #ScottishBookReviewer #Bookstagrammer
Review: The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary Some books just make you feel at home, and The Flatshare was one of them for me. It’s funny, tender, and so full of heart that by the end I was in tears—in the…
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September 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Review: The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary #Bookreview #BookBlogger #ScottishBookReviewer #Bookstagrammer kellylacey.com/2025/09/17/r... via @kellyalacey.bsky.social
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Edinburgh O'Clock - 3 minutes to every hour. - we run fast so you don't miss your train.
A new hourly image to brighten your day taken in #Scotland very often #Edinburgh and shared with love by Tom Duffin
@tomduffinphotos.bsky.social.
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A new hourly image to brighten your day taken in #Scotland very often #Edinburgh and shared with love by Tom Duffin
@tomduffinphotos.bsky.social.
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September 17, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Edinburgh O'Clock - 3 minutes to every hour. - we run fast so you don't miss your train.
A new hourly image to brighten your day taken in #Scotland very often #Edinburgh and shared with love by Tom Duffin
@tomduffinphotos.bsky.social.
Please repost with your own caption.
A new hourly image to brighten your day taken in #Scotland very often #Edinburgh and shared with love by Tom Duffin
@tomduffinphotos.bsky.social.
Please repost with your own caption.
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Since we've moved to Bluesky, we think it's the perfect time to discuss #WomenWriters & #SocialMedia. Join our #Skychat on Thurs, 18 Sept at 6pm BST. You can find the chat at @womenwritersnet.bsky.social or our hashtag #WomenWritersNet. We're looking forward to hearing from you! #WritingCommunity
September 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Since we've moved to Bluesky, we think it's the perfect time to discuss #WomenWriters & #SocialMedia. Join our #Skychat on Thurs, 18 Sept at 6pm BST. You can find the chat at @womenwritersnet.bsky.social or our hashtag #WomenWritersNet. We're looking forward to hearing from you! #WritingCommunity
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Hi, Bluesky! 👋 We’re excited to be here. Our official move from Twitter/X happens on 1 September, but we’re already settling in. Follow us for writerly news and good conversation - including monthly Bluesky chats! 💙 #WritingCommunity
August 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Hi, Bluesky! 👋 We’re excited to be here. Our official move from Twitter/X happens on 1 September, but we’re already settling in. Follow us for writerly news and good conversation - including monthly Bluesky chats! 💙 #WritingCommunity
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Missed our #AuthorInterview with @drhelentaylor.bsky.social and @annehamilton.bsky.social? You can find these chats by searching them up on the hashtag #WomenWritersNet. While you're there, give these fabulous authors and us a follow!
July 28, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Missed our #AuthorInterview with @drhelentaylor.bsky.social and @annehamilton.bsky.social? You can find these chats by searching them up on the hashtag #WomenWritersNet. While you're there, give these fabulous authors and us a follow!
This was a great session - highly recommended!
How I Write with Nydia Hetherington
If you missed my conversation with @nydiawriter.bsky.social you can catch up now.
It was great to hear about Nydia's new book Sycorax, as well as about #publishing as a #disabled #author.
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#books @societyofauthors.bsky.social
If you missed my conversation with @nydiawriter.bsky.social you can catch up now.
It was great to hear about Nydia's new book Sycorax, as well as about #publishing as a #disabled #author.
vimeo.com/showcase/704...
#books @societyofauthors.bsky.social
How I write - in convo with Nydia Hetherington
Grab a cuppa and get to know author, Nydia Hetherington. Nydia is in conversation with Claire Wade, discussing her work and career and to offer a glimpse…
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July 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
This was a great session - highly recommended!
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Sinéad's first single, Troy. Stunning and brilliant.
But I will rise
And I will return
The Phoenix from the flame
I have learned
I will rise
And you'll see me return
Being what I am
There is no other Troy
For me to burn
youtu.be/0c4v7fp5GC8?...
But I will rise
And I will return
The Phoenix from the flame
I have learned
I will rise
And you'll see me return
Being what I am
There is no other Troy
For me to burn
youtu.be/0c4v7fp5GC8?...
Sinead O'Connor - Troy (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by SineadOConnorVEVO
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July 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Sinéad's first single, Troy. Stunning and brilliant.
But I will rise
And I will return
The Phoenix from the flame
I have learned
I will rise
And you'll see me return
Being what I am
There is no other Troy
For me to burn
youtu.be/0c4v7fp5GC8?...
But I will rise
And I will return
The Phoenix from the flame
I have learned
I will rise
And you'll see me return
Being what I am
There is no other Troy
For me to burn
youtu.be/0c4v7fp5GC8?...
My Author Interview with @womenwritersnet.bsky.social asked about research for "Letters From Elena". Writing about Cyprus 2004 was from personal experience, but for 1974 I read Lawrence Durrell & Colin Thubron (ever-inspiring) and Hazel Thurston's 1971 guidebook was invaluable - and fascinating.
July 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
My Author Interview with @womenwritersnet.bsky.social asked about research for "Letters From Elena". Writing about Cyprus 2004 was from personal experience, but for 1974 I read Lawrence Durrell & Colin Thubron (ever-inspiring) and Hazel Thurston's 1971 guidebook was invaluable - and fascinating.
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It's been another fun, fast hour with #WomenWritersNetwork. Special thanks go to @annehamilton.bsky.social for agreeing to be interviewed as well as thanks to the WWN team for putting this chat together.
Thank you, Anne, for chatting with us, and thank you to all who took part in tonight’s #AuthorInterview.
To find about future events, make sure you follow us on Bluesky and the hashtag #WomenWritersNet.
To find about future events, make sure you follow us on Bluesky and the hashtag #WomenWritersNet.
July 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
It's been another fun, fast hour with #WomenWritersNetwork. Special thanks go to @annehamilton.bsky.social for agreeing to be interviewed as well as thanks to the WWN team for putting this chat together.
Yes, please asky away! It's great to be here...
We’ll ask Anne some questions about Letters from Elena, and she’ll answer below.
Please feel free to join in the conversation.
Put your contributions in the same threads as the questions. Use our hashtag #WomenWritersNet in your responses to make sure we see your posts.
#AuthorInterview
Please feel free to join in the conversation.
Put your contributions in the same threads as the questions. Use our hashtag #WomenWritersNet in your responses to make sure we see your posts.
#AuthorInterview
July 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Yes, please asky away! It's great to be here...
Looking forward to tonight's chat about #lettersfromelena from @legendpress.bsky.social
Join us tonight (24 July) at 6pm for our #WomenWritersNet #AuthorInterview series! We'll be chatting with @annehamilton.bsky.social about her newly published novel, #LettersfromElena. Come meet Anne and join the conversation! #WomenWriters #WritingCommunity
July 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Looking forward to tonight's chat about #lettersfromelena from @legendpress.bsky.social
Afternoon tea at The Glasshouse, Edinburgh, an impromptu book signing, the sun is out, and the company is best of all @jacquidunbar.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Afternoon tea at The Glasshouse, Edinburgh, an impromptu book signing, the sun is out, and the company is best of all @jacquidunbar.bsky.social
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Publishers outside of the UK - there is funding available to you for translating the works of Scottish writers! Applications are now open - deadline 18th August. #BookSky #Translation #Publishing
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Translation Support and Funding | Publishing Scotland
Publishing Scotland Translation Fund This fund is administered by Publishing Scotland on behalf of Creative Scotland. The purpose of the fund is to support publishers based outside the United Kingdom ...
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July 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Publishers outside of the UK - there is funding available to you for translating the works of Scottish writers! Applications are now open - deadline 18th August. #BookSky #Translation #Publishing
www.publishingscotland.org/what-we-do/s...
www.publishingscotland.org/what-we-do/s...
Still on my wishlist @griffin399.bsky.social Make a change from a book launch 😆
And finally, thank you to everyone who attended our Founder’s Day celebrations for 2025, we had a wonderful time and we hope you did too!
July 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Still on my wishlist @griffin399.bsky.social Make a change from a book launch 😆
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Praise for Letters from Elena 💌
🌺 April was ten when her best friend, Elena, disappeared. Thirty years later, she goes on a journey to find her.
@annehamilton.bsky.social #LettersFromElena #SummerRead #LegendPress
🌺 April was ten when her best friend, Elena, disappeared. Thirty years later, she goes on a journey to find her.
@annehamilton.bsky.social #LettersFromElena #SummerRead #LegendPress
July 21, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Praise for Letters from Elena 💌
🌺 April was ten when her best friend, Elena, disappeared. Thirty years later, she goes on a journey to find her.
@annehamilton.bsky.social #LettersFromElena #SummerRead #LegendPress
🌺 April was ten when her best friend, Elena, disappeared. Thirty years later, she goes on a journey to find her.
@annehamilton.bsky.social #LettersFromElena #SummerRead #LegendPress
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For anyone new to me, I write thrillers (www.samblakebooks.com 😊 #TheKillingSense No 1 bestseller, out now! 🎉) I founded Europe's biggest writing resources website @writing.ie, Ireland's International Crime Writing Festival @murderonefest.bsky.social & run a fab online writers group, Writers Ink 💙📚
January 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
For anyone new to me, I write thrillers (www.samblakebooks.com 😊 #TheKillingSense No 1 bestseller, out now! 🎉) I founded Europe's biggest writing resources website @writing.ie, Ireland's International Crime Writing Festival @murderonefest.bsky.social & run a fab online writers group, Writers Ink 💙📚