Cathy Galvin
@cathygalvin.bsky.social
Poet| Journalist| Forthcoming Bloodaxe Books https://tinyurl.com/3vn47pbb |Founder Word Factory| Director The Tablet
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Cathy Galvin
@cathygalvin.bsky.social
· May 7
WORD FACTORY SHORT STORY CLUB: Claire Carroll
An evening of discussion about her Scratch Books story, My Two Sons with publisher Tom Conaghan
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Great conversation on great short stories the short story is the trademark of this friendly short story club. Hosts have included @sophiehaydock.bsky.social @devaneemily.bsky.social @hanakhalique.bsky.social this month it will be a pleasure to host Tom Conaghan of @scratchbooks.bsky.social
Lovely to be hosting @sophiehaydock.bsky.social at @wordfactoryuk.bsky.social : join us for her masterclass focussed on AS Byatt's brilliant short story, Medusa's Ankles. Wednesday July 16:https://tinyurl.com/yn59tksr
July 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Lovely to be hosting @sophiehaydock.bsky.social at @wordfactoryuk.bsky.social : join us for her masterclass focussed on AS Byatt's brilliant short story, Medusa's Ankles. Wednesday July 16:https://tinyurl.com/yn59tksr
Loved Scablands by Jonathan Taylor and now have the chance to host him for a wonderful Masterclass on June 17th
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SMALL LIKE A BULLET (3): JONATHAN TAYLOR
One writer, one story, one in-depth masterclass
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June 2, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Loved Scablands by Jonathan Taylor and now have the chance to host him for a wonderful Masterclass on June 17th
@wordfactoryuk.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/4cum7a3c
@wordfactoryuk.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/4cum7a3c
Very much looking forward to meeting everyone in this workshop with Paul McVeigh
Are you a #shortstory writer? We have a superb #masterclass on 2 July with Paul McVeigh (new collection: I Hear You) and Word Factory colleague @cathygalvin.bsky.social exploring how stories capture and convey place and location. Online: join us from wherever you may be.
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Look Again: The surprises of inner and outer landscapes | MK Lit Fest 2025
Whatever form they take, all stories take place somewhere. Join Belfast-born fiction writer Paul McVeigh and Coventry-born poet Cathy Galvin as they invite you to disrupt your usual writing practice a...
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June 2, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Very much looking forward to meeting everyone in this workshop with Paul McVeigh
Great conversation on great short stories the short story is the trademark of this friendly short story club. Hosts have included @sophiehaydock.bsky.social @devaneemily.bsky.social @hanakhalique.bsky.social this month it will be a pleasure to host Tom Conaghan of @scratchbooks.bsky.social
WORD FACTORY SHORT STORY CLUB: Claire Carroll
An evening of discussion about her Scratch Books story, My Two Sons with publisher Tom Conaghan
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Great conversation on great short stories the short story is the trademark of this friendly short story club. Hosts have included @sophiehaydock.bsky.social @devaneemily.bsky.social @hanakhalique.bsky.social this month it will be a pleasure to host Tom Conaghan of @scratchbooks.bsky.social
Rebels please note: delighted to be welcoming Tom Vowler to the @wordfactoryuk.bsky.social on May 7 for an in depth masterclass focussed on his V.S Pritchett prize winning short story, Voyagers. Expect the unexpected: booking here:https://tinyurl.com/49d323ae #shortstories
April 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Rebels please note: delighted to be welcoming Tom Vowler to the @wordfactoryuk.bsky.social on May 7 for an in depth masterclass focussed on his V.S Pritchett prize winning short story, Voyagers. Expect the unexpected: booking here:https://tinyurl.com/49d323ae #shortstories
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From Faber the FAB Prize highlights new talent from underrepresented backgrounds with a publishing deal for the winner.
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Please share :)
Faber Launches 2025 FAB Prize with a Publishing Deal for the Winner
Faber announces the opening of the 2025 FAB Prize for undiscovered writers and illustrators of colour, with a publishing deal for the winner.
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April 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
From Faber the FAB Prize highlights new talent from underrepresented backgrounds with a publishing deal for the winner.
Please share :)
Please share :)
Delighted to announce our April short story club: a discussion of Carys Davies's classic story, The Coat - introduced by Tom Harvey. See you there online at 7pm on April 30th: tinyurl.com/4svhtcdr
WORD FACTORY SHORT STORY CLUB: Carys Davies presented by Tom Harvey
An evening of discussion about the Carys Davies story, The Coat.
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April 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Delighted to announce our April short story club: a discussion of Carys Davies's classic story, The Coat - introduced by Tom Harvey. See you there online at 7pm on April 30th: tinyurl.com/4svhtcdr
Delighted that @giselleleeb.bsky.social is hosting the Word Factory March short story club, introducing George Saunders' futuristic story, Jon. Join us if you can: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/word-facto...
WORD FACTORY SHORT STORY CLUB: George Saunders with Giselle Leeb
An evening of discussion about Saunders' futuristic story, Jon
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March 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Delighted that @giselleleeb.bsky.social is hosting the Word Factory March short story club, introducing George Saunders' futuristic story, Jon. Join us if you can: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/word-facto...
Lovely to be hosting another series of @wordfactoryuk.bsky.social masterclasses. First up, Lucy Caldwell (on April 9) on Hamlet: a love story. Tickets flying out of the door.
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SMALL LIKE A BULLET (1): LUCY CALDWELL
One writer, one story, one in-depth masterclass
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March 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Lovely to be hosting another series of @wordfactoryuk.bsky.social masterclasses. First up, Lucy Caldwell (on April 9) on Hamlet: a love story. Tickets flying out of the door.
tinyurl.com/6p8jxkt6
tinyurl.com/6p8jxkt6
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Happy world book day!
Join us for Platform Conference for Writers of Colour, a day-long event, which aims to support and encourage with advice and inspiration. Takes place in #Leicester on 5th April.
Check out the programme and book your ticket: middlewaymentoring.co.uk/platform-con...
Join us for Platform Conference for Writers of Colour, a day-long event, which aims to support and encourage with advice and inspiration. Takes place in #Leicester on 5th April.
Check out the programme and book your ticket: middlewaymentoring.co.uk/platform-con...
March 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This looks great - please share :)
The Word Factory's short story club discussion is always insightful, warm and often funny - so very much looking forward to Emily Devane's hosting of @Saba Sams' BBC National Short Story Award story Blue4Eva on February 27th.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/word-facto...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/word-facto...
WORD FACTORY SHORT STORY CLUB: Saba Sams
An evening of discussion about her award-winning story Blue4eva
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February 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The Word Factory's short story club discussion is always insightful, warm and often funny - so very much looking forward to Emily Devane's hosting of @Saba Sams' BBC National Short Story Award story Blue4Eva on February 27th.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/word-facto...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/word-facto...
Delighted to be hosting his live Word Factory event: Paul McVeigh and Kit de Waal in a fabulous evening of reading and conversation.
tinyurl.com/2vyv25rb
tinyurl.com/2vyv25rb
WORD FACTORY PRESENTS: PAUL MCVEIGH & KIT DE WAAL
Join us for an evening of captivating storytelling with authors Paul McVeigh & Kit de Waal at Word Factory!
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February 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Delighted to be hosting his live Word Factory event: Paul McVeigh and Kit de Waal in a fabulous evening of reading and conversation.
tinyurl.com/2vyv25rb
tinyurl.com/2vyv25rb