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Carola Huttmann
@carolahuttmann.bsky.social
Hermit, writer, reader, book reviewer, independent scholar
Advocate for disability, mental health, equal rights, reducing climate change, saving the environment

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https://carolahuttmann.blogspot.com
9th – 15th November 2025 is #InternationalWeekofScienceandPeace

Science is essential to understanding our world & building a better future. Explore the vital connection between science, technology & peace.
www.un.org/en/observanc...
#Science #Peace #Technology #Climate #ClimateChange #HumanRights
November 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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The Poems of Seamus Heaney review – collected works reveal his colossal achievement
The Poems of Seamus Heaney review – collected works reveal his colossal achievement
The complete works, including previously unpublished poems and expert notes, are brought together in one volume for the first time
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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#WritingCommunity!
Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!

Submit free via Submittable 👇
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New Writing Scotland Submission Manager
New Writing Scotland publishes works by writers resident in Scotland or Scots by birth, upbringing, or inclination. Prose (fiction and nonfiction); poetry; drama; screenplays; and graphic artwork (mon...
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September 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
#LAUNCHEDTODAY in honour of the 3rd anniversary of her death, #OTD 22 September 2022.

The #HilaryMantel #Prize for #DebutAuthors is open for submissions of #adultfiction until 31 December 2025.
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#Writing #amwriting #Books #Fiction #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity
September 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
NEW ON MY BLOG

Mental Health for All
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To coincide with the publication of Scotland's Mental Health Partnership Manifesto for 2026, this is my own personal overview of the current state of #mentalhealth services in #Scotland and my hope for the future.
Mental Health for All
Friday, 19 September 2025 MENTAL health awareness has come a long way in the last fifty to a hundred years. A century ago anyone disp...
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September 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
NOW PUBLISHED & AVAILABLE .....
smhp.scot

Scotland’s Mental Health: It’s Time for Action, partnership manifesto for urgent & lasting change.

17 organisations. One call: bold action to end Scotland’s #mentalhealthemergency.

#ItsTimeForAction #MentalHealthScotland #MentalHealth #MentalWellbeing
September 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Today is #InternationalDayofDemocracy
un.org/en/observanc...

"Democracy is powered by the will of the people — by their voices, their choices, and their participation."
— António Guterres, UN Secretary-General

This year's theme is 'From Voice to Action'
#UN #Democracy #DemocracyDay #HumanRights
International Day of Democracy | United Nations
The International Day of Democracy provides an opportunity to review the state of democracy in the world. Democracy is as much a process as a goal, and only with the full participation of and support ...
un.org
September 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Shocking, but sadly entirely expected by those concerned about how #humanactivity is harming the #planet .....

Disposable face masks used during #Covid have left chemical timebomb
#Plastics #Environment #Covid19 #Pandemic #CarbonFootprint #ClimateCrisis #Nature
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Disposable face masks used during Covid have left chemical timebomb, research suggests
An estimated 129bn were being used every month around the world at height of pandemic, with no recycling stream
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
TURNING AMBITION INTO ACTION
Let's do what we can to save our planet

From 1-6 September Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, will host the 2nd #UN #ClimateWeek of 2025 (CW2)
unfccc.int/topics/clima...
#ClimateChange #ClimateAction #ClimateJustice #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Environment #GlobalWarming #UNEP
September 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A very #HappySeptember to all my lovely followers. Thank you for your interest in my timeline & your continuing support. Best wishes to you & all your loved ones.
#Books #BookCommunity #BookSky #Reading #ReadingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #Climate #ClimateChange #Environment
September 1, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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We'll be hosting our live #WomenWritersNet chat on Bluesky starting this September!
Join us on Thursday, 18 September at 6pm BST when we'll discuss #WomenWriters and Social Media. We hope to see you there! #WritingCommunity #SkyChat
August 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
SAVE THE DATE: 10 February 2026

Really looking forward to reading this. I loved Eleanor Shearer's debut novel, RIVER SING ME HOME (2023).
#Books #BooksWorthReading #BookCommunity #Reading #ReadingCommunity #Fiction #Literature #FirefliesInWinter #EleanorShearer @headlinebooks.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM