Cathie Hartigan
@cathiehartigan.bsky.social
Novelist and musician. Founder of the Exeter Novel Prize and Creative Writing Matters.
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How to obscure the title of your novel on publication day! 🙄😊
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How to obscure the title of your novel on publication day! 🙄😊
July 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
How to obscure the title of your novel on publication day! 🙄😊
My little column in Writing Magazine. 😊
July 18, 2025 at 8:35 AM
My little column in Writing Magazine. 😊
How to obscure the title of your novel on publication day! 🙄😊
July 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
How to obscure the title of your novel on publication day! 🙄😊
Couldn’t be more delighted! 😊
June 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Couldn’t be more delighted! 😊
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Delighted to have published my website. Have a look here. gillmbarr.wixsite.com/gillbarr
Home | Gill Barr Poet
Gill Barr poetry collection A Wide River Divides Us published by Cinnamon Press
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May 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Delighted to have published my website. Have a look here. gillmbarr.wixsite.com/gillbarr
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So a really big thank you to the
Exeter Novel Prize organisers @cathiehartigan.bsky.social @sophieduffy.bsky.social and Margaret James - it makes a big difference!
Exeter Novel Prize organisers @cathiehartigan.bsky.social @sophieduffy.bsky.social and Margaret James - it makes a big difference!
May 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
So a really big thank you to the
Exeter Novel Prize organisers @cathiehartigan.bsky.social @sophieduffy.bsky.social and Margaret James - it makes a big difference!
Exeter Novel Prize organisers @cathiehartigan.bsky.social @sophieduffy.bsky.social and Margaret James - it makes a big difference!
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Absolutely delighted to win this year's Exeter Novel Prize for Last Castle Standing, a (mostly) true comic historical novel set during the English Civil War.
www.creativewritingmatters.co.uk/2024-exeter-...
www.creativewritingmatters.co.uk/2024-exeter-...
2024 Exeter Novel Prize
We accept the first ten thousand words including synopsis of a novel that has not been accepted for publication by a traditional publishing house. It is open to all authors who are without...
www.creativewritingmatters.co.uk
May 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Absolutely delighted to win this year's Exeter Novel Prize for Last Castle Standing, a (mostly) true comic historical novel set during the English Civil War.
www.creativewritingmatters.co.uk/2024-exeter-...
www.creativewritingmatters.co.uk/2024-exeter-...
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The 2024 Exeter Novel Prize Short List
April 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The 2024 Exeter Novel Prize Short List
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Whoop! I've been shortlisted for the #exeternovelprize. Over the Moon! *Beth Does a Silly Dance*
April 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Whoop! I've been shortlisted for the #exeternovelprize. Over the Moon! *Beth Does a Silly Dance*
The 2024 Exeter Novel Prize Short List
April 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The 2024 Exeter Novel Prize Short List
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It's been a while since I talked about our 1066 anthology - 9 authors each took an event of 1066 and re-imagined it. What if Harald Hardrada had won? What if William never made it to shore? My story concerns the Mercian brothers, Edwin and Morcar...
mybook.to/1066UpsideDown
mybook.to/1066UpsideDown
April 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM
It's been a while since I talked about our 1066 anthology - 9 authors each took an event of 1066 and re-imagined it. What if Harald Hardrada had won? What if William never made it to shore? My story concerns the Mercian brothers, Edwin and Morcar...
mybook.to/1066UpsideDown
mybook.to/1066UpsideDown
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At last! My debut (political bookclub) novel, The Candidate's Husband, will be out in December. News on the audiobook to follow. It's been a long journey... #BookSky #politicalbookclub #debutnovel
March 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
At last! My debut (political bookclub) novel, The Candidate's Husband, will be out in December. News on the audiobook to follow. It's been a long journey... #BookSky #politicalbookclub #debutnovel
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Thrilled to have been longlisted for the #ExeterNovelPrize! Fingers crossed for the next bit. Congratulations to my fellow longlistees and thanks to @cathiehartigan.bsky.social and all the judges and readers
a man and a woman are jumping in the air in a living room .
ALT: a man and a woman are jumping in the air in a living room .
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March 18, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Thrilled to have been longlisted for the #ExeterNovelPrize! Fingers crossed for the next bit. Congratulations to my fellow longlistees and thanks to @cathiehartigan.bsky.social and all the judges and readers
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New blog post: an interview with @sullyj.bsky.social about her debut historical novel set on Skellig Michael #TheLighthouseKeepersWife anneolearyblog.wordpress.com/2025/01/29/t...
The Lighthouse Keeper’s Wife Q&A with June O’Sullivan
Before even opening June O’Sullivan’s debut historical novel, it’s clear that it will tell a tale of extreme challenges. The dramatic setting is the island of Skellig Michael off …
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January 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
New blog post: an interview with @sullyj.bsky.social about her debut historical novel set on Skellig Michael #TheLighthouseKeepersWife anneolearyblog.wordpress.com/2025/01/29/t...
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It's #WomensHistoryMonth and it's #InternationalWomensDay and on the Marching through History series hosted by
@abelfrageauthor.bsky.social
I'm talking about a fascinating woman from history. Meet Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians:
www.annabelfrage.com/2025/03/08/m...
@abelfrageauthor.bsky.social
I'm talking about a fascinating woman from history. Meet Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians:
www.annabelfrage.com/2025/03/08/m...
Marching through history - meet Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians - Anna Belfrage
A few days ago, Annie Whitehead visited with a post about a Northumbrian queen. Today, she introduces us to Æthelflæd, a lady very, very close to her heart as is evidenced by her beautiful novel, To b...
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March 8, 2025 at 9:57 AM
It's #WomensHistoryMonth and it's #InternationalWomensDay and on the Marching through History series hosted by
@abelfrageauthor.bsky.social
I'm talking about a fascinating woman from history. Meet Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians:
www.annabelfrage.com/2025/03/08/m...
@abelfrageauthor.bsky.social
I'm talking about a fascinating woman from history. Meet Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians:
www.annabelfrage.com/2025/03/08/m...
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International Women's Day. Everything is connected.
March 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
International Women's Day. Everything is connected.
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Aiming to get the end on my novel set in Shanghai this week. WW2 in Shanghai is totally fascinating as there were people from every continent in residence there. Some of my characters are dining here at Wing On Department store where there was a lavish restaurant. #amwriting #historicalfiction
February 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Aiming to get the end on my novel set in Shanghai this week. WW2 in Shanghai is totally fascinating as there were people from every continent in residence there. Some of my characters are dining here at Wing On Department store where there was a lavish restaurant. #amwriting #historicalfiction
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King Edwin starts the new book off, but why am I grateful to King Oswiu for dying on the day he did? Murder in 7th-century Northumbria:
anniewhitehead2.blogspot.com/2025/02/king...
anniewhitehead2.blogspot.com/2025/02/king...
King Oswiu and a Touch of Murder
Today, 15th February 2025, is the publication date of my new book, Murder in Anglo-Saxon England: Justice, Wergild, Revenge , and it's rathe...
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February 18, 2025 at 9:59 AM
King Edwin starts the new book off, but why am I grateful to King Oswiu for dying on the day he did? Murder in 7th-century Northumbria:
anniewhitehead2.blogspot.com/2025/02/king...
anniewhitehead2.blogspot.com/2025/02/king...
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It's publication day! Stories of blindings, beheadings, poisonings, revenge killings, blood feud, and death by scissors! But are they true? Murder in Anglo-Saxon England: Justice, Wergild, Revenge, is available in bookshops and online:
mybook.to/MIASE
mybook.to/MIASE
February 15, 2025 at 10:13 AM
It's publication day! Stories of blindings, beheadings, poisonings, revenge killings, blood feud, and death by scissors! But are they true? Murder in Anglo-Saxon England: Justice, Wergild, Revenge, is available in bookshops and online:
mybook.to/MIASE
mybook.to/MIASE
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All Charity wants is a healing holiday. Instead she encounters something extraordinary that threatens everything she holds dear!
mybook.to/FallingTide
#historicalromance #ThursThruTime #paranormal #romancebooks
mybook.to/FallingTide
#historicalromance #ThursThruTime #paranormal #romancebooks
January 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
All Charity wants is a healing holiday. Instead she encounters something extraordinary that threatens everything she holds dear!
mybook.to/FallingTide
#historicalromance #ThursThruTime #paranormal #romancebooks
mybook.to/FallingTide
#historicalromance #ThursThruTime #paranormal #romancebooks
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Check out The Coffee Pot Book Club #BookOfTheWeek:
🌟The Heretic Wind by Judith Arnopp🌟
Discover an evocative, immersive read about Mary Tudor, Queen of England!
thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/01/book...
#HistoricalFiction #TudorFiction #MaryTudor #CoffeePotBookClub
@jarnopp.bsky.social
🌟The Heretic Wind by Judith Arnopp🌟
Discover an evocative, immersive read about Mary Tudor, Queen of England!
thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/01/book...
#HistoricalFiction #TudorFiction #MaryTudor #CoffeePotBookClub
@jarnopp.bsky.social
Book of the Week: The Heretic Wind by Judith Arnopp #HistoricalFiction #TudorFiction #WomenInHistory #RecommendedReading
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January 27, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Check out The Coffee Pot Book Club #BookOfTheWeek:
🌟The Heretic Wind by Judith Arnopp🌟
Discover an evocative, immersive read about Mary Tudor, Queen of England!
thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/01/book...
#HistoricalFiction #TudorFiction #MaryTudor #CoffeePotBookClub
@jarnopp.bsky.social
🌟The Heretic Wind by Judith Arnopp🌟
Discover an evocative, immersive read about Mary Tudor, Queen of England!
thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/01/book...
#HistoricalFiction #TudorFiction #MaryTudor #CoffeePotBookClub
@jarnopp.bsky.social
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This story is a little piece of my heart. Thank you to @theforge.bsky.social & @talesfromaspace.bsky.social for the selection❤️
Our nonfiction story of the week is And So She Runs by @salenacasha.bsky.social and was a finalist for the 2024 Forge Flash Nonfiction Competition.
And So She Runs - The Forge Literary Magazine
Flash nonfiction by Salena Casha
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January 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This story is a little piece of my heart. Thank you to @theforge.bsky.social & @talesfromaspace.bsky.social for the selection❤️
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'Anglo-Saxon' women with attitude - a slave who became a queen, a woman who married her stepson, and an abbess who told off a bishop when he criticised her style. Meet Balthild, Judith and Edith: anniewhitehead2.blogspot.com/2020/07/angl...
Anglo-Saxon Women with Attitude
Many of the women who feature in my books got rather a bad press from the chroniclers: Queen Ælfthryth, for example, who was accused of witc...
anniewhitehead2.blogspot.com
January 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
'Anglo-Saxon' women with attitude - a slave who became a queen, a woman who married her stepson, and an abbess who told off a bishop when he criticised her style. Meet Balthild, Judith and Edith: anniewhitehead2.blogspot.com/2020/07/angl...
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First she must fight for her inheritance.
Then she must fight for her life.
Epic historical fiction.
Settle back and take the armchair journey of a lifetime.
#BookTwitter #HistoricalFiction
mybook.to/ADivided
Then she must fight for her life.
Epic historical fiction.
Settle back and take the armchair journey of a lifetime.
#BookTwitter #HistoricalFiction
mybook.to/ADivided
January 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
First she must fight for her inheritance.
Then she must fight for her life.
Epic historical fiction.
Settle back and take the armchair journey of a lifetime.
#BookTwitter #HistoricalFiction
mybook.to/ADivided
Then she must fight for her life.
Epic historical fiction.
Settle back and take the armchair journey of a lifetime.
#BookTwitter #HistoricalFiction
mybook.to/ADivided