Claire Fayers
@clairefayers.bsky.social
Children's author. Fantasy and Welsh folklore. Hobbies include boardgames, piano, gardening and cooking. Owned by two cats. She/her. 📚🐱🐱
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Hello to new followers! I write middle grade fantasy and Welsh myth and legend retellings. You can find my books and events details on my website. I also run an occasional newsletter for book recommendations, news and writing prompts. Sign up here: dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/215932...
I'm very much looking forward to this event, next Friday.
Join us for a #DarkNightsareforReading soiree at
#AddymanBooks in #HayonWye with 3 writers from 3 indie Welsh presses:
@clairefayers.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social
@mariellisdunning.bsky.social @honnopress.bsky.social
#CarysShannon @parthianbooks.bsky.social
See you there? 🌙📚
#AddymanBooks in #HayonWye with 3 writers from 3 indie Welsh presses:
@clairefayers.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social
@mariellisdunning.bsky.social @honnopress.bsky.social
#CarysShannon @parthianbooks.bsky.social
See you there? 🌙📚
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I'm very much looking forward to this event, next Friday.
A fantastic day on Saturday. 100 miles travelled, 10,000 steps walked, 8 bookshops visited and a lovely pile of reading purchased. Thanks to all the lovely booksellers who took part. #bookshopday #choosebookshops
October 13, 2025 at 7:57 AM
A fantastic day on Saturday. 100 miles travelled, 10,000 steps walked, 8 bookshops visited and a lovely pile of reading purchased. Thanks to all the lovely booksellers who took part. #bookshopday #choosebookshops
I'm excited to be a #bookshopday ambassador. I'm celebrating with a grand tour to sign and buy books. This may be dangerously expensive! First stop, Chepstow Books. @booksaremybag.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I'm excited to be a #bookshopday ambassador. I'm celebrating with a grand tour to sign and buy books. This may be dangerously expensive! First stop, Chepstow Books. @booksaremybag.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social
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We hope you've all got your bookshop visiting plans ready for #BookshopDay tomorrow?
If you're in South Wales, you may spot campaign ambassador @clairefayers.bsky.social out and about, signing copies and ready to chat all things books!
@booksaremybag.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social
If you're in South Wales, you may spot campaign ambassador @clairefayers.bsky.social out and about, signing copies and ready to chat all things books!
@booksaremybag.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
We hope you've all got your bookshop visiting plans ready for #BookshopDay tomorrow?
If you're in South Wales, you may spot campaign ambassador @clairefayers.bsky.social out and about, signing copies and ready to chat all things books!
@booksaremybag.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social
If you're in South Wales, you may spot campaign ambassador @clairefayers.bsky.social out and about, signing copies and ready to chat all things books!
@booksaremybag.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social
Dragons at the Dieppe kite festival. The conditions weren't the best for flying but the final day was glorious.
September 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Dragons at the Dieppe kite festival. The conditions weren't the best for flying but the final day was glorious.
Congratulations and happy publication @pgbellwriter.bsky.social Really looking forward to getting my teeth into this.
September 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Congratulations and happy publication @pgbellwriter.bsky.social Really looking forward to getting my teeth into this.
We've nearly finished the cat climbing wall and Idris decided to check it out before we put the last shelf in. He's having a great time bouncing all over it while I watch, terrified.
August 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
We've nearly finished the cat climbing wall and Idris decided to check it out before we put the last shelf in. He's having a great time bouncing all over it while I watch, terrified.
My sister informed me it was Claire Day yesterday, and apparently it is Claire Day in the States today. I await your accolades!
August 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
My sister informed me it was Claire Day yesterday, and apparently it is Claire Day in the States today. I await your accolades!
I'm on the final stretch of edits on my exciting new project. Aiming to finish this week. I think I've got the right edit/tea balance for optimal performance.
August 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I'm on the final stretch of edits on my exciting new project. Aiming to finish this week. I think I've got the right edit/tea balance for optimal performance.
Looking for something to do this week? I'll be running two children's writing workshops for the libraries Summer Reading Challenge on Friday, 1st August. 10:30-11:30am in Abergavenny library and 2:30-3:30pm in Gilwern library. Places are free, but please book as spaces are limited.
July 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Looking for something to do this week? I'll be running two children's writing workshops for the libraries Summer Reading Challenge on Friday, 1st August. 10:30-11:30am in Abergavenny library and 2:30-3:30pm in Gilwern library. Places are free, but please book as spaces are limited.
We took our new cat to the vet to be neutered yesterday and now our other cat is attacking him. Apparently there's a thing called non-recognition aggression where the cat comes home smelling different. Has anyone dealt with this?
July 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We took our new cat to the vet to be neutered yesterday and now our other cat is attacking him. Apparently there's a thing called non-recognition aggression where the cat comes home smelling different. Has anyone dealt with this?
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✨KINDLE DEAL UK✨
For TWO WEEKS only #Skrimsli by #NicolaDavies, #WelshGiantsGhostsAndGoblins by @clairefayers.bsky.social and #LittleHorror by @idanielpeak.bsky.social are in a #KindleDeal 📚🧡
Deal ends 14th July. Grab it here: www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=firefly+...
For TWO WEEKS only #Skrimsli by #NicolaDavies, #WelshGiantsGhostsAndGoblins by @clairefayers.bsky.social and #LittleHorror by @idanielpeak.bsky.social are in a #KindleDeal 📚🧡
Deal ends 14th July. Grab it here: www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=firefly+...
July 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
✨KINDLE DEAL UK✨
For TWO WEEKS only #Skrimsli by #NicolaDavies, #WelshGiantsGhostsAndGoblins by @clairefayers.bsky.social and #LittleHorror by @idanielpeak.bsky.social are in a #KindleDeal 📚🧡
Deal ends 14th July. Grab it here: www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=firefly+...
For TWO WEEKS only #Skrimsli by #NicolaDavies, #WelshGiantsGhostsAndGoblins by @clairefayers.bsky.social and #LittleHorror by @idanielpeak.bsky.social are in a #KindleDeal 📚🧡
Deal ends 14th July. Grab it here: www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=firefly+...
Hurrah, I'm covid free again. That was a very mild bout. Catching up on work today. It's the Tir na n-Og awards on Wednesday, then I'm gearing up for my first Hay Festival session next week. All very exciting! www.hayfestival.com/p-23242-clai...
Claire Fayers and Manon Steffan Ros talk to Hanan Issa - Hay Festival
The acclaimed authors of <em>Welsh Giants, Ghosts & Goblins </em>and <em>The Blue Book of Nebo </em>discuss their work with the National Poet of Wales.
www.hayfestival.com
May 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Hurrah, I'm covid free again. That was a very mild bout. Catching up on work today. It's the Tir na n-Og awards on Wednesday, then I'm gearing up for my first Hay Festival session next week. All very exciting! www.hayfestival.com/p-23242-clai...
Cover reveal! Here it is - the fantastic cover for Dirk Jones is NOT the Chosen One by Gatlin Perrin, coming from @fireflypress.bsky.social You can read all about the book, and an interview with the author here. preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...
May 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Cover reveal! Here it is - the fantastic cover for Dirk Jones is NOT the Chosen One by Gatlin Perrin, coming from @fireflypress.bsky.social You can read all about the book, and an interview with the author here. preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...
I am doing my first cover reveal today! I'm just a bit excited. All will be revealed at noon.
May 15, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I am doing my first cover reveal today! I'm just a bit excited. All will be revealed at noon.
Whilst in bed with covid I am watching The Legend of Shen Li, in which the Phoenix king of the Immortal Realms loses a fight and crashes to Earth as a chicken. (Yes, the king is female. I think that gets explained later.) So far it's Storm Hound with a bird. There could be a whole franchise here.
May 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Whilst in bed with covid I am watching The Legend of Shen Li, in which the Phoenix king of the Immortal Realms loses a fight and crashes to Earth as a chicken. (Yes, the king is female. I think that gets explained later.) So far it's Storm Hound with a bird. There could be a whole franchise here.
I can't wait!
Prize-winner @clairefayers.bsky.social and Mid Wales' own Beatrice Wallbank join broadcaster Lucy Owen and illustrator Rebecca Harry in our NEW children's Minifest. 2 min blog on a legacy for young readers
@fireflypress.bsky.social
www.countytimes.co.uk/news/2511081...
montylitfest.com?p=8517
@fireflypress.bsky.social
www.countytimes.co.uk/news/2511081...
montylitfest.com?p=8517
Welcome, Monty Mini Fest
Join us for our first Monty Mini Fest for fun and stories with some brilliant writers and illustrators for children of all ages
montylitfest.com
April 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I can't wait!
Time for a cuppa before heading over to Monmouth for the FCBG conference. I'm looking forward to a weekend of book talk.
April 12, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Time for a cuppa before heading over to Monmouth for the FCBG conference. I'm looking forward to a weekend of book talk.
Today I played how many times can I microwave the same cup of tea and forget to drink it. Current score 5, with potential to rise to 6 in the next 20 minutes.
April 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Today I played how many times can I microwave the same cup of tea and forget to drink it. Current score 5, with potential to rise to 6 in the next 20 minutes.
The Abergavenny Writing Festival is on this weekend. If you're in the area, it's well worth coming along. You can get tickets in advance or pay on the door. abergavennywritingfestival.com
The Abergavenny Writing Festival
21st to 22nd April 2023 The Abergavenny Writing Festival is about encouraging everyone to write and express themselves. Whether for mental health and wellbeing, as a way of making a living, to bring a...
abergavennywritingfestival.com
April 2, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The Abergavenny Writing Festival is on this weekend. If you're in the area, it's well worth coming along. You can get tickets in advance or pay on the door. abergavennywritingfestival.com
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📢Join us tomorrow at Granary Square 1pm for a protest Meta following revelations of pirated books being used to train their large language models. More details below 👇
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April 2, 2025 at 8:45 AM
📢Join us tomorrow at Granary Square 1pm for a protest Meta following revelations of pirated books being used to train their large language models. More details below 👇
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THIS. It’s theft. It skips over the licensing system. It destroys livelihoods. Destroys our creative industries.
The problem with “move fast and break things” is that what they’re breaking is people and their lives.
I’ve found all my published books on this register. I think most authors will find theirs too.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
I’ve found all my published books on this register. I think most authors will find theirs too.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
THIS. It’s theft. It skips over the licensing system. It destroys livelihoods. Destroys our creative industries.
Has anyone else noticed Google search suggestions getting weird lately?
March 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Has anyone else noticed Google search suggestions getting weird lately?
Quite accidentally, all my school visits start at 10.30am this week so I'm enjoying getting up at a civilised hour. Sending positive vibes to authors who need to be up at 5am. #worldbookweek
March 4, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Quite accidentally, all my school visits start at 10.30am this week so I'm enjoying getting up at a civilised hour. Sending positive vibes to authors who need to be up at 5am. #worldbookweek
A belated Happy St David's Day! I finished the first draft of a new top secret thing on Saturday and celebrated with a walk up mount Skirrid. Fantastic views from the top!
March 3, 2025 at 9:28 AM
A belated Happy St David's Day! I finished the first draft of a new top secret thing on Saturday and celebrated with a walk up mount Skirrid. Fantastic views from the top!