Claire Squires
@clairesquires.bsky.social
Director of SGSAH. Professor of Publishing Studies at Stirling. Ullapoolist. 50% of Blaire Squiscoll. She/Her.
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Fantastic to meet the new @sgsah.bsky.social PhD cohort today at @vadundee.bsky.social, including a talk about the Thread Memory exhibition of Palestinian embroidery by SGSAH PhD researcher Leena Nammari, who has work included
Waterstones often articulates itself as an antidote to Amazon; but this behaviour would suggest they’re far from the side of angels bsky.app/profile/argo...
November 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Waterstones often articulates itself as an antidote to Amazon; but this behaviour would suggest they’re far from the side of angels bsky.app/profile/argo...
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What a privilege to be among the final contributing authors for @sapiens.org. This piece grows out of my Earth fellowship in Orkney, Scotland, exploring deep-time human–seal relations.
Grateful for the chance to share it and keen to hear what you think. www.sapiens.org/culture/seal...
Grateful for the chance to share it and keen to hear what you think. www.sapiens.org/culture/seal...
Connections and Conflicts With Seals in a Scottish Archipelago
An environmental archaeologist investigates deep-time, mythical, and contemporary relations between seals and Orkney Islanders.
www.sapiens.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
What a privilege to be among the final contributing authors for @sapiens.org. This piece grows out of my Earth fellowship in Orkney, Scotland, exploring deep-time human–seal relations.
Grateful for the chance to share it and keen to hear what you think. www.sapiens.org/culture/seal...
Grateful for the chance to share it and keen to hear what you think. www.sapiens.org/culture/seal...
Very much enjoyed reading @isanchezprado.bsky.social’s TACO during a very cold week in Scotland - took me straight back to these ones* from Villa’s Tacos in Grand Central Market on a hot summer’s day in LA
*no idea where they sit on the authentic/inauthentic continuum but they were very colourful!
*no idea where they sit on the authentic/inauthentic continuum but they were very colourful!
November 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Very much enjoyed reading @isanchezprado.bsky.social’s TACO during a very cold week in Scotland - took me straight back to these ones* from Villa’s Tacos in Grand Central Market on a hot summer’s day in LA
*no idea where they sit on the authentic/inauthentic continuum but they were very colourful!
*no idea where they sit on the authentic/inauthentic continuum but they were very colourful!
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It's the most wonderful time of the year: Scotland's gritter tracker is back! 🏴❄️🧊
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
November 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It's the most wonderful time of the year: Scotland's gritter tracker is back! 🏴❄️🧊
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
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Kathleen Stock has written an article against "abortion permissiveness". She claims abortion requires "justification" saying the state should limit "unacceptable decision-making" by women about their own bodies.
This is who anti-trans activists proclaim as the feminist thought leaders of our time.
This is who anti-trans activists proclaim as the feminist thought leaders of our time.
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Kathleen Stock has written an article against "abortion permissiveness". She claims abortion requires "justification" saying the state should limit "unacceptable decision-making" by women about their own bodies.
This is who anti-trans activists proclaim as the feminist thought leaders of our time.
This is who anti-trans activists proclaim as the feminist thought leaders of our time.
ANNOUNCING: PUBLISHER NOT FOUND - our final book and the 404 Ink Bursary, coming 2026.
We will be launching the bursary with an initial £3,000 pledged from us towards small press projects. We are also publishing PUBLISHER NOT FOUND, a behind the scenes look at 404.
www.404ink.com/blog/publish...
We will be launching the bursary with an initial £3,000 pledged from us towards small press projects. We are also publishing PUBLISHER NOT FOUND, a behind the scenes look at 404.
www.404ink.com/blog/publish...
404 Ink co-founders launch new book and industry fundraiser for small presses — 404 Ink
404 Ink to publish one final book as part of small press fundraiser, launching in 2026.
www.404ink.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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ANNOUNCING: PUBLISHER NOT FOUND - our final book and the 404 Ink Bursary, coming 2026.
We will be launching the bursary with an initial £3,000 pledged from us towards small press projects. We are also publishing PUBLISHER NOT FOUND, a behind the scenes look at 404.
www.404ink.com/blog/publish...
We will be launching the bursary with an initial £3,000 pledged from us towards small press projects. We are also publishing PUBLISHER NOT FOUND, a behind the scenes look at 404.
www.404ink.com/blog/publish...
404 Ink co-founders launch new book and industry fundraiser for small presses — 404 Ink
404 Ink to publish one final book as part of small press fundraiser, launching in 2026.
www.404ink.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
ANNOUNCING: PUBLISHER NOT FOUND - our final book and the 404 Ink Bursary, coming 2026.
We will be launching the bursary with an initial £3,000 pledged from us towards small press projects. We are also publishing PUBLISHER NOT FOUND, a behind the scenes look at 404.
www.404ink.com/blog/publish...
We will be launching the bursary with an initial £3,000 pledged from us towards small press projects. We are also publishing PUBLISHER NOT FOUND, a behind the scenes look at 404.
www.404ink.com/blog/publish...
Ginger just turned up the sound on the radio - time for the weekend, she thinks?
November 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Ginger just turned up the sound on the radio - time for the weekend, she thinks?
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Delighted to celebrate Tim Craven, SGSAH alum (2020), recipient of Debut Poetry Book of the Year at the #SaltireBookAwards — a brilliant achievement! 👏
Wonderful to see @sgsah.bsky.social alum Tim Craven winning the debut Poetry Book of the Year at the #SaltireBookAwards tonight for Good Sons - congrats Tim!
November 20, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Delighted to celebrate Tim Craven, SGSAH alum (2020), recipient of Debut Poetry Book of the Year at the #SaltireBookAwards — a brilliant achievement! 👏
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🎭✨ Join us for 'Engaging Audiences: Policy, Practice & Beyond' on Wed 10th December — a deep dive into creative, cross-sector approaches to audience engagement in #PhD research and beyond!
🎟️ 💻 Only online tickets left — sign up here: events.bookitbee.com/the-scottish...
#SGSAH #KEHub #HybridEvent
🎟️ 💻 Only online tickets left — sign up here: events.bookitbee.com/the-scottish...
#SGSAH #KEHub #HybridEvent
Engaging Audiences; Policy, Practice and Beyond
We invite you to join for SGSAH’s annual pan-KE Hub event, this year looking at engaging with diverse audiences as part of research and beyond.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:04 AM
🎭✨ Join us for 'Engaging Audiences: Policy, Practice & Beyond' on Wed 10th December — a deep dive into creative, cross-sector approaches to audience engagement in #PhD research and beyond!
🎟️ 💻 Only online tickets left — sign up here: events.bookitbee.com/the-scottish...
#SGSAH #KEHub #HybridEvent
🎟️ 💻 Only online tickets left — sign up here: events.bookitbee.com/the-scottish...
#SGSAH #KEHub #HybridEvent
Wonderful to see @sgsah.bsky.social alum Tim Craven winning the debut Poetry Book of the Year at the #SaltireBookAwards tonight for Good Sons - congrats Tim!
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Wonderful to see @sgsah.bsky.social alum Tim Craven winning the debut Poetry Book of the Year at the #SaltireBookAwards tonight for Good Sons - congrats Tim!
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www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships... 12 PhD scholarships for Black UK domiciled research students for 2026-27
University of Glasgow - Scholarships & funding - James McCune Smith PhD Scholarships
www.gla.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships... 12 PhD scholarships for Black UK domiciled research students for 2026-27
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✨ New SGSAH Blog Post ✨
Guest bloggers Julia Römer and Marly Muudeni Samuel share their reflections on completing and submitting a PhD, and invite readers to consider their own personal journeys through the doctoral process. 📚🫣🎉
Read it here ➡️ sgsahblog.com/2025/11/14/r...
Guest bloggers Julia Römer and Marly Muudeni Samuel share their reflections on completing and submitting a PhD, and invite readers to consider their own personal journeys through the doctoral process. 📚🫣🎉
Read it here ➡️ sgsahblog.com/2025/11/14/r...
‘Really, that’s it?’ The under- and overwhelming experience of finishing your PhD
Guest bloggers Julia Römer and Marly Muudeni Samuel reflect on their experiences of completing a PhD.
sgsahblog.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
✨ New SGSAH Blog Post ✨
Guest bloggers Julia Römer and Marly Muudeni Samuel share their reflections on completing and submitting a PhD, and invite readers to consider their own personal journeys through the doctoral process. 📚🫣🎉
Read it here ➡️ sgsahblog.com/2025/11/14/r...
Guest bloggers Julia Römer and Marly Muudeni Samuel share their reflections on completing and submitting a PhD, and invite readers to consider their own personal journeys through the doctoral process. 📚🫣🎉
Read it here ➡️ sgsahblog.com/2025/11/14/r...
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The SGSAH November 2025 newsletter is here 📨
In this issue:
➡️ Meet our new Blogger & Digital Curator
➡️ Upcoming Hub & Catalyst events
➡️ PGR networks
➡️ Alumni achievements
...and much more.
🔗 Read it here: mailchi.mp/sgsah/newsle...
In this issue:
➡️ Meet our new Blogger & Digital Curator
➡️ Upcoming Hub & Catalyst events
➡️ PGR networks
➡️ Alumni achievements
...and much more.
🔗 Read it here: mailchi.mp/sgsah/newsle...
November 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The SGSAH November 2025 newsletter is here 📨
In this issue:
➡️ Meet our new Blogger & Digital Curator
➡️ Upcoming Hub & Catalyst events
➡️ PGR networks
➡️ Alumni achievements
...and much more.
🔗 Read it here: mailchi.mp/sgsah/newsle...
In this issue:
➡️ Meet our new Blogger & Digital Curator
➡️ Upcoming Hub & Catalyst events
➡️ PGR networks
➡️ Alumni achievements
...and much more.
🔗 Read it here: mailchi.mp/sgsah/newsle...
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A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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a British government looting refugees displaced from former colonial protectorates now is it?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister
Idea borrowed from Denmark is latest attempt to reduce number of people seeking asylum in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
a British government looting refugees displaced from former colonial protectorates now is it?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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The deadline to apply for the SHARP News Editor-in-Chief position has been extended through November 28th. This is such a great opportunity for any one interested in public-facing book history work!
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sharpweb.org/sharpnews/20...
November 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The deadline to apply for the SHARP News Editor-in-Chief position has been extended through November 28th. This is such a great opportunity for any one interested in public-facing book history work!
sharpweb.org/sharpnews/20...
sharpweb.org/sharpnews/20...
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John Maclean: All that life can give us
19 Nov, University of Stirling – free
Author & poet Henry Bell will discuss his creative & historical work around Scottish socialist John Maclean (1879–1923), followed by an open archive & poetry reading
19 Nov, University of Stirling – free
Author & poet Henry Bell will discuss his creative & historical work around Scottish socialist John Maclean (1879–1923), followed by an open archive & poetry reading
November 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
John Maclean: All that life can give us
19 Nov, University of Stirling – free
Author & poet Henry Bell will discuss his creative & historical work around Scottish socialist John Maclean (1879–1923), followed by an open archive & poetry reading
19 Nov, University of Stirling – free
Author & poet Henry Bell will discuss his creative & historical work around Scottish socialist John Maclean (1879–1923), followed by an open archive & poetry reading
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Join READ PALESTINE WEEK November 29-December 5. This year, with a special focus on raising funds for Palestinian writers in Gaza.
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publishersforpalestine.org/2025/11/11/j...
Join READ PALESTINE WEEK 2025
Join us for this year’s READ PALESTINE WEEK, coming November 29-December 5.
publishersforpalestine.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Join READ PALESTINE WEEK November 29-December 5. This year, with a special focus on raising funds for Palestinian writers in Gaza.
publishersforpalestine.org/2025/11/11/j...
publishersforpalestine.org/2025/11/11/j...
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My cozy fantasy novel inspired by my love (and fear…) of Scotland’s mountains, misadventures in academia, and time spent adventuring in Dungeons and Dragons, will be out next July!!
Del Rey has acquired The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance, an "uplifting and heart-warming" fantasy adventure by Scottish debut author and academic Chiara Bullen. The book will publish globally in July 2026 👇 #BookSky
Del Rey snaps up Chiara Bullen's 'uplifting and heart-warming' fantasy adventure
ebx.sh
November 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
My cozy fantasy novel inspired by my love (and fear…) of Scotland’s mountains, misadventures in academia, and time spent adventuring in Dungeons and Dragons, will be out next July!!
Dreamed that I was organising a feminist photocopying night
November 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Dreamed that I was organising a feminist photocopying night
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Del Rey has acquired The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance, an "uplifting and heart-warming" fantasy adventure by Scottish debut author and academic Chiara Bullen. The book will publish globally in July 2026 👇 #BookSky
Del Rey snaps up Chiara Bullen's 'uplifting and heart-warming' fantasy adventure
ebx.sh
November 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Del Rey has acquired The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance, an "uplifting and heart-warming" fantasy adventure by Scottish debut author and academic Chiara Bullen. The book will publish globally in July 2026 👇 #BookSky
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Do you work with community groups in your research? Curious how to make these collaborations meaningful for your participants? Join our free training event, open to all Arts & Humanities PhD students in 🏴!
🔗 Find out more & register your interest: forms.office.com/e/bNP5vTLwSZ
@sgsah.bsky.social
🔗 Find out more & register your interest: forms.office.com/e/bNP5vTLwSZ
@sgsah.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Do you work with community groups in your research? Curious how to make these collaborations meaningful for your participants? Join our free training event, open to all Arts & Humanities PhD students in 🏴!
🔗 Find out more & register your interest: forms.office.com/e/bNP5vTLwSZ
@sgsah.bsky.social
🔗 Find out more & register your interest: forms.office.com/e/bNP5vTLwSZ
@sgsah.bsky.social
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Missed it the first time? Good news — the event below has been rescheduled for Thursday 13 November! You can still register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/david-who-...
November 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Missed it the first time? Good news — the event below has been rescheduled for Thursday 13 November! You can still register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/david-who-...