Becky Prestwich
@beckyph7.bsky.social
Writer (TV, theatre, radio)
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We're looking for a passionate and driven individual to join our Mentoring team to recruit, match and support mentoring pairs across Greater Manchester.
If this busy and rewarding role sounds up your street, get in touch! www.arts-emergency.org/jobs
Deadline to apply: 30 June 2025
If this busy and rewarding role sounds up your street, get in touch! www.arts-emergency.org/jobs
Deadline to apply: 30 June 2025
June 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We're looking for a passionate and driven individual to join our Mentoring team to recruit, match and support mentoring pairs across Greater Manchester.
If this busy and rewarding role sounds up your street, get in touch! www.arts-emergency.org/jobs
Deadline to apply: 30 June 2025
If this busy and rewarding role sounds up your street, get in touch! www.arts-emergency.org/jobs
Deadline to apply: 30 June 2025
Planning for a masterclass I’m delivering on theatricality next week & I came across this on my son’s bookshelf. Come along to hear me read from picture books (& maybe say some other things)
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
May 20, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Planning for a masterclass I’m delivering on theatricality next week & I came across this on my son’s bookshelf. Come along to hear me read from picture books (& maybe say some other things)
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
So, you’ve got an idea but what makes it a play? Is your story theatrical enough for the stage? And what does, ‘theatricality’ really mean anyway? I’m not claiming to have the answers to those questions, but I never get tired of exploring them. Come along!
Masterclass: Writing for the Stage | Theatricality: what makes your play, a play? | Arvon
You have an idea for a story that you think will work well on the stage. But what makes it a play? Is your story theatrical enough for the medium? What does, 'theatricality' even mean? From the relati...
www.arvon.org
May 7, 2025 at 7:52 AM
So, you’ve got an idea but what makes it a play? Is your story theatrical enough for the stage? And what does, ‘theatricality’ really mean anyway? I’m not claiming to have the answers to those questions, but I never get tired of exploring them. Come along!
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Labour's base-punching strategy reminds of the Seinfeld episode where George is so obsessed with making Jerry's girlfriend like him (she clearly hates him) that he neglects his own girlfriend (who does like him) and she leaves him
May 2, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Labour's base-punching strategy reminds of the Seinfeld episode where George is so obsessed with making Jerry's girlfriend like him (she clearly hates him) that he neglects his own girlfriend (who does like him) and she leaves him
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you're gonna love the piece I filed yesterday
April 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
you're gonna love the piece I filed yesterday
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if you change the name on a CV from a man to a woman's name, recruiters immediately rate it as 18% less competent.
they don't stop to check gametes/wombs.
pretending all sexism is rooted in a particular biology leaves us with no way to talk about systemic bias against female intellect & ambition.
they don't stop to check gametes/wombs.
pretending all sexism is rooted in a particular biology leaves us with no way to talk about systemic bias against female intellect & ambition.
This is what it comes down to in terms of how we actually function in society: not “what is a woman?”, but “how do you know I’m a woman?” Nobody has ever asked to inspect my gametes or chromosomes. Presentation is literally all anyone is going on.
I mean I’m a fairly femme cis woman but I don’t carry any ID on me that shows my gender. How could I *prove* I am a woman, if I had to, in a way that isn’t just “well she looks like a girl, fair enough”?
April 18, 2025 at 9:05 AM
if you change the name on a CV from a man to a woman's name, recruiters immediately rate it as 18% less competent.
they don't stop to check gametes/wombs.
pretending all sexism is rooted in a particular biology leaves us with no way to talk about systemic bias against female intellect & ambition.
they don't stop to check gametes/wombs.
pretending all sexism is rooted in a particular biology leaves us with no way to talk about systemic bias against female intellect & ambition.
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@thewritingsquad.bsky.social is recruiting, so I wrote about why I love my squad job go 👉🏻 www.emmaadamswriter.co.uk/new-blog/202...
But if you just want juice: Squad gives free workshops, opps, 121's & peer community. Northern, 16-22, writer? Apply 👉🏻 www.writingsquad.com/join-the-squ... Pls RP. ❤️
But if you just want juice: Squad gives free workshops, opps, 121's & peer community. Northern, 16-22, writer? Apply 👉🏻 www.writingsquad.com/join-the-squ... Pls RP. ❤️
March 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
@thewritingsquad.bsky.social is recruiting, so I wrote about why I love my squad job go 👉🏻 www.emmaadamswriter.co.uk/new-blog/202...
But if you just want juice: Squad gives free workshops, opps, 121's & peer community. Northern, 16-22, writer? Apply 👉🏻 www.writingsquad.com/join-the-squ... Pls RP. ❤️
But if you just want juice: Squad gives free workshops, opps, 121's & peer community. Northern, 16-22, writer? Apply 👉🏻 www.writingsquad.com/join-the-squ... Pls RP. ❤️
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2/ Respond to the Government consultation by midnight tomorrow - we have produced a guide to make it easy for you (and pls share with colleagues and friends!)
writersguild.org.uk/fight-back-a...
writersguild.org.uk/fight-back-a...
Fight back against Government plans on copyright and AI - The Writers' Guild of Great Britain
On 17 December the Government launched a consultation on AI and copyright. The Government’s proposed plans on AI and copyright will weaken your copyright protections and allow AI companies to use …
writersguild.org.uk
February 24, 2025 at 9:56 AM
2/ Respond to the Government consultation by midnight tomorrow - we have produced a guide to make it easy for you (and pls share with colleagues and friends!)
writersguild.org.uk/fight-back-a...
writersguild.org.uk/fight-back-a...
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I wrote this on the most consistently terrible, and fatal, idea in centrist politics today. On Fanta, rebadging, and why attempting to win votes from fascists is morally disgusting and politically suicidal.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
Séamas O'Reilly: Appeasing the far-right won't placate them — they'll just want the next cruelty
Their concerns are not about society, the economy or public safety, they’re an ever-moving target of fear and hatred that cannot be sated, it has to be challenged.
www.irishexaminer.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I wrote this on the most consistently terrible, and fatal, idea in centrist politics today. On Fanta, rebadging, and why attempting to win votes from fascists is morally disgusting and politically suicidal.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
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I was planning my Arvon Masterclass on pacing this afternoon.
Got quite excited, as it isn't something I've taught exactly like this before.
Still places available for Friday. Why don't you join us?
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
@arvonfoundation.bsky.social
Got quite excited, as it isn't something I've taught exactly like this before.
Still places available for Friday. Why don't you join us?
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
@arvonfoundation.bsky.social
Masterclass: Pacing Your Fiction | From breathless plotting to breathtaking details | Arvon
This Masterclass with Toby Litt, author of the daily Substack A Writer’s Diary, will be a practical, craft-based look at the best ways of keeping your reader alongside you – whether you intend to whir...
www.arvon.org
February 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I was planning my Arvon Masterclass on pacing this afternoon.
Got quite excited, as it isn't something I've taught exactly like this before.
Still places available for Friday. Why don't you join us?
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
@arvonfoundation.bsky.social
Got quite excited, as it isn't something I've taught exactly like this before.
Still places available for Friday. Why don't you join us?
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
@arvonfoundation.bsky.social
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People out here like “Kanye’s music always sucked.” I am begging you to deeply internalize that terrible people are capable of making profound and incredible things.
If we cannot hold these conflicting truths, monsters will always be able to hide behind their talent
If we cannot hold these conflicting truths, monsters will always be able to hide behind their talent
February 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
People out here like “Kanye’s music always sucked.” I am begging you to deeply internalize that terrible people are capable of making profound and incredible things.
If we cannot hold these conflicting truths, monsters will always be able to hide behind their talent
If we cannot hold these conflicting truths, monsters will always be able to hide behind their talent
My favourite reads of 2024, I think.
December 26, 2024 at 2:19 PM
My favourite reads of 2024, I think.
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This is very good. 👇Anyone who works in the creative arts (books, music, art, comedy, podcasts, radio, TV, editing, etc) should be telling the U.K. government that copyright matters
On the AI copyright consultation
Should AI be allowed to train itself off this column?
If you’re a writer, should AI companies be allowed to use your work to train their models without your permission? This is a matter of concern for many writers – as it is for artists, musicians, and a...
www.spectator.co.uk
December 23, 2024 at 1:52 PM
This is very good. 👇Anyone who works in the creative arts (books, music, art, comedy, podcasts, radio, TV, editing, etc) should be telling the U.K. government that copyright matters
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There's something deeply disturbing about the sight of male photographers & film crews pushing, shoving and using their considerable strength to get close to Gisèle Pelicot as she arrives at the court, while knowing what she has been through. Have some decorum, people. Give the woman some space.
December 19, 2024 at 9:35 AM
There's something deeply disturbing about the sight of male photographers & film crews pushing, shoving and using their considerable strength to get close to Gisèle Pelicot as she arrives at the court, while knowing what she has been through. Have some decorum, people. Give the woman some space.
Usually, whenever I have a new idea - I can sort it in my head, is it a stage play? TV pitch? A radio drama? I had this one idea, I just couldn’t sort& I found myself thinking, “wait, is this actually a novel?” Then, my next thought was, “but I have no idea how to write a novel!”
December 5, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Usually, whenever I have a new idea - I can sort it in my head, is it a stage play? TV pitch? A radio drama? I had this one idea, I just couldn’t sort& I found myself thinking, “wait, is this actually a novel?” Then, my next thought was, “but I have no idea how to write a novel!”
Did they film Wicked at Elstree? Has Ariana Grande been to the Wimpy down Borhamwood High Street?? DELIGHTED at this idea.
November 25, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Did they film Wicked at Elstree? Has Ariana Grande been to the Wimpy down Borhamwood High Street?? DELIGHTED at this idea.
Really loved Wicked. When it finished, I could happily have popped out for a wee, topped up my popcorn & sat through it from start to finish all over again.
November 25, 2024 at 9:02 AM
Really loved Wicked. When it finished, I could happily have popped out for a wee, topped up my popcorn & sat through it from start to finish all over again.
Proper start of a new term, blank notebook feel to this place. I like it.
November 21, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Proper start of a new term, blank notebook feel to this place. I like it.
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Public service announcement! 📢Woke up early so made a playwrights starter pack! Far from exhaustive so please message me if you’d like to be added❤️✍🏽 go.bsky.app/MrCbp2Q #theatre #playwights
November 19, 2024 at 7:09 AM
Public service announcement! 📢Woke up early so made a playwrights starter pack! Far from exhaustive so please message me if you’d like to be added❤️✍🏽 go.bsky.app/MrCbp2Q #theatre #playwights