Farah Maria Rahman
@farahinspace.bsky.social
Shortlisted for the 2025 FAB Prize. Writer, cat butler & lefty feminist. she/ they
Delphi's first autumn. #catsofbluesky #cats
October 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Delphi's first autumn. #catsofbluesky #cats
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A delicious children’s/YA roundup this month from @imogenrw.bsky.social via @theguardian.com - particularly love all the new MG/YA horror!
#kidlituk #ukkidlit
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
#kidlituk #ukkidlit
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Children and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels
The healing power of gardens; celebrating an abolitionist; hope in the toughest times; a gladiator romantasy and more
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
A delicious children’s/YA roundup this month from @imogenrw.bsky.social via @theguardian.com - particularly love all the new MG/YA horror!
#kidlituk #ukkidlit
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
#kidlituk #ukkidlit
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
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Our Masterclass Webinar series on getting your #poetry published starts on Monday 17 November.
Sign up for this course of three weekly sessions led by Jane Commane, for just £45.
🎥 Recordings sent to ticket-holders in case you can't join live.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-mas...
Sign up for this course of three weekly sessions led by Jane Commane, for just £45.
🎥 Recordings sent to ticket-holders in case you can't join live.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-mas...
October 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Our Masterclass Webinar series on getting your #poetry published starts on Monday 17 November.
Sign up for this course of three weekly sessions led by Jane Commane, for just £45.
🎥 Recordings sent to ticket-holders in case you can't join live.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-mas...
Sign up for this course of three weekly sessions led by Jane Commane, for just £45.
🎥 Recordings sent to ticket-holders in case you can't join live.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-mas...
blue or lilac for the blurb background? #writingcommunity #writing
October 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
blue or lilac for the blurb background? #writingcommunity #writing
Back cover and blurb ideas for HIMALAYAN BLUE... Big shout out to Ands for the artwork. You can check out their ko-fo page here: ko-fi.com/andsproject/... #writingcommunity
October 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Back cover and blurb ideas for HIMALAYAN BLUE... Big shout out to Ands for the artwork. You can check out their ko-fo page here: ko-fi.com/andsproject/... #writingcommunity
Playing with cover ideas... Big shout out to Ands for the artwork. You can check out their ko-fo page here: ko-fi.com/andsproject/... #writingcommunity
October 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Playing with cover ideas... Big shout out to Ands for the artwork. You can check out their ko-fo page here: ko-fi.com/andsproject/... #writingcommunity
October 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Delighted to be longlisted for the Faber 2025 #FABPrize for emerging children's writers of colour! www.faber.co.uk/about-faber/... #writingcommunity #Faber #amquerying
October 2, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Delighted to be longlisted for the Faber 2025 #FABPrize for emerging children's writers of colour! www.faber.co.uk/about-faber/... #writingcommunity #Faber #amquerying
Delighted to be longlisted for the Faber 2025 #FABPrize for emerging children's writers of colour! www.faber.co.uk/about-faber/... #writingcommunity #Faber #amquerying #writesky
The FAB Prize
Every child deserves to see themselves in books, and in the authors and illustrators whose work they read. The FAB Prize aims to discover and showcase new talent, closing the gap between what is curre...
www.faber.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Delighted to be longlisted for the Faber 2025 #FABPrize for emerging children's writers of colour! www.faber.co.uk/about-faber/... #writingcommunity #Faber #amquerying #writesky
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My lovely friend David Lambert’s first novel comes out tomorrow from @peepaltreepress.bsky.social! So delighted for him!
www.peepaltreepress.com/books/house-...
www.peepaltreepress.com/books/house-...
The House in Bacolet
The House in Bacolet by David Lambert
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September 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
My lovely friend David Lambert’s first novel comes out tomorrow from @peepaltreepress.bsky.social! So delighted for him!
www.peepaltreepress.com/books/house-...
www.peepaltreepress.com/books/house-...
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59 years ago today...
For the first time, the USS Enterprise appeared on the screen. It was the beginning of a long, long journey: Star Trek. 🖖
For the first time, the USS Enterprise appeared on the screen. It was the beginning of a long, long journey: Star Trek. 🖖
September 8, 2025 at 6:32 AM
59 years ago today...
For the first time, the USS Enterprise appeared on the screen. It was the beginning of a long, long journey: Star Trek. 🖖
For the first time, the USS Enterprise appeared on the screen. It was the beginning of a long, long journey: Star Trek. 🖖
My cat Delphi loves sinks. #catsofbluesky
September 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
My cat Delphi loves sinks. #catsofbluesky
First day back teaching. Classes went fine, but I spent the day with my shirt buttoned up in a spectacularly crooked way. 🤡 Is it bedtime yet? I'm tired. #backtoschool
September 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
First day back teaching. Classes went fine, but I spent the day with my shirt buttoned up in a spectacularly crooked way. 🤡 Is it bedtime yet? I'm tired. #backtoschool
"The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality."
~ James Baldwin
~ James Baldwin
August 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality."
~ James Baldwin
~ James Baldwin
With the banning of Palestine Action, I'm also concerned about the free speech "ramifications for cultural and intellectual life in the UK" (Rooney). share.google/LbWWaEQzbosw...
Sally Rooney says she will support Palestine Action despite ban - BBC News
The Irish novelist says "if this makes me a supporter of terror under UK law, so be it".
share.google
August 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
With the banning of Palestine Action, I'm also concerned about the free speech "ramifications for cultural and intellectual life in the UK" (Rooney). share.google/LbWWaEQzbosw...
"Many existing data centre plants require large quantities of water to prevent them from overheating - and most current owners do not share data about their water consumption." We r in the middle of a climate emergency. It should be mandatory to share such data! #AI www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Data centres to be expanded across UK as concerns mount - BBC News
The number of data centres is set to jump by a fifth in the coming years, figures seen by the BBC suggest.
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August 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"Many existing data centre plants require large quantities of water to prevent them from overheating - and most current owners do not share data about their water consumption." We r in the middle of a climate emergency. It should be mandatory to share such data! #AI www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Yesterday was Nigerian release day for A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST! 🇳🇬🎉My baby is out now with the wonderful Masobe Books!
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August 13, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Yesterday was Nigerian release day for A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST! 🇳🇬🎉My baby is out now with the wonderful Masobe Books!
masobebooks.com/ng/book/a-so...
masobebooks.com/ng/book/a-so...
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We're excited to reveal the cover for Patti Smith's intimate new memoir, BREAD OF ANGELS. Available to pre-order now.
Bread of Angels takes us through her childhood and teenage years where the first glimmers of art and romance take hold.
Bread of Angels, out 4th November 2025.
Bread of Angels takes us through her childhood and teenage years where the first glimmers of art and romance take hold.
Bread of Angels, out 4th November 2025.
August 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
We're excited to reveal the cover for Patti Smith's intimate new memoir, BREAD OF ANGELS. Available to pre-order now.
Bread of Angels takes us through her childhood and teenage years where the first glimmers of art and romance take hold.
Bread of Angels, out 4th November 2025.
Bread of Angels takes us through her childhood and teenage years where the first glimmers of art and romance take hold.
Bread of Angels, out 4th November 2025.
"I mean to retire into obscure inactivity, where my feelings may stagnate into peace”... Writers, take heart. Keep writing ✨️ www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Samuel Taylor Coleridge wanted to ‘bid farewell’ to writing at 22, letter reveals
Young poet details low mood and disappointment in love in 1795 letter, written not long before he met Wordsworth
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August 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
"I mean to retire into obscure inactivity, where my feelings may stagnate into peace”... Writers, take heart. Keep writing ✨️ www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
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Just because your friend uses wheels to get around doesn't mean they can't enjoy pool time with you! When there's a will, there's a way! Cheers for Disability Pride Month!
#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #diversebooks
#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #diversebooks
July 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Just because your friend uses wheels to get around doesn't mean they can't enjoy pool time with you! When there's a will, there's a way! Cheers for Disability Pride Month!
#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #diversebooks
#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #diversebooks
'The age of the take-home essay as a tool for assessing mastery and comprehension is over. Seminars might now include more in-class close reading or weekly in-person “writing labs,” during which students can write without access to A.I.' www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...
Opinion | The Seductions of A.I. for the Writer’s Mind
www.nytimes.com
July 19, 2025 at 9:39 AM
'The age of the take-home essay as a tool for assessing mastery and comprehension is over. Seminars might now include more in-class close reading or weekly in-person “writing labs,” during which students can write without access to A.I.' www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...
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Fancying helping to create a new literary journal?
👉 www.tinyurl.com/kickstartnnj
#writingcommunity #nottingham #literature #writing
👉 www.tinyurl.com/kickstartnnj
#writingcommunity #nottingham #literature #writing
New Nottingham Journal
Support the rebel city's new journal of writing: top quality short fiction, slow journalism and poetry from around the world.
www.tinyurl.com
July 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Fancying helping to create a new literary journal?
👉 www.tinyurl.com/kickstartnnj
#writingcommunity #nottingham #literature #writing
👉 www.tinyurl.com/kickstartnnj
#writingcommunity #nottingham #literature #writing
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Presenting...the first New Nottingham Journal cover!
Short stories, journalism, poetry and B&W photography from the UK's rebel city.
You can support the project on Kickstarter now, should the mood strike you!
👉 www.tinyurl.com/kickstartnnj
#writingcommunity #nottingham #literature #writing
Short stories, journalism, poetry and B&W photography from the UK's rebel city.
You can support the project on Kickstarter now, should the mood strike you!
👉 www.tinyurl.com/kickstartnnj
#writingcommunity #nottingham #literature #writing
July 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Presenting...the first New Nottingham Journal cover!
Short stories, journalism, poetry and B&W photography from the UK's rebel city.
You can support the project on Kickstarter now, should the mood strike you!
👉 www.tinyurl.com/kickstartnnj
#writingcommunity #nottingham #literature #writing
Short stories, journalism, poetry and B&W photography from the UK's rebel city.
You can support the project on Kickstarter now, should the mood strike you!
👉 www.tinyurl.com/kickstartnnj
#writingcommunity #nottingham #literature #writing
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Congratulations to our 2025 winner, Harmony Knight! Find out more about her winning book Earth S.O.S., and read an extract, here: www.futureworldsprize.co.uk/earth-s-o-s-...
June 18, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Congratulations to our 2025 winner, Harmony Knight! Find out more about her winning book Earth S.O.S., and read an extract, here: www.futureworldsprize.co.uk/earth-s-o-s-...