@FrancesC.bsky.social
@franapunk.bsky.social
💙📚Writer and Glasweigan chancer. 📖A BAD BAD PLACE (publishing Feb 2026) Agents:
Euan Thorneycroft & Oli Munsen @AMHeath
Editor: Finn Cotton Transworld Penguin
Euan Thorneycroft & Oli Munsen @AMHeath
Editor: Finn Cotton Transworld Penguin
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My lovely daughter designed this to show the lovely reviews #ABadBadPlace has had from lovely writers. It’s too lovely and I’m all loved up
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Short story writers! I am running my 8-week online course again in 2026: 'What can a short story do?', exploring the possibilities of this wonderful form. We'll read 8 contemporary short stories and use them as a launchpad for our own writing. More details ⬇️
October 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Short story writers! I am running my 8-week online course again in 2026: 'What can a short story do?', exploring the possibilities of this wonderful form. We'll read 8 contemporary short stories and use them as a launchpad for our own writing. More details ⬇️
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#WritingCommunity!
Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!
Submit free via Submittable 👇
nws.submittable.com/submit
Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!
Submit free via Submittable 👇
nws.submittable.com/submit
New Writing Scotland Submission Manager
New Writing Scotland publishes works by writers resident in Scotland or Scots by birth, upbringing, or inclination. Prose (fiction and nonfiction); poetry; drama; screenplays; and graphic artwork (mon...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
#WritingCommunity!
Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!
Submit free via Submittable 👇
nws.submittable.com/submit
Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!
Submit free via Submittable 👇
nws.submittable.com/submit
Waves hopefully 🙋♀️
Waterstones offering 25% discount on pre-orders of A Bad Bad Place until 17th Oct. Code OCTOBER25 #WPreorder
Waterstones offering 25% discount on pre-orders of A Bad Bad Place until 17th Oct. Code OCTOBER25 #WPreorder
October 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Waves hopefully 🙋♀️
Waterstones offering 25% discount on pre-orders of A Bad Bad Place until 17th Oct. Code OCTOBER25 #WPreorder
Waterstones offering 25% discount on pre-orders of A Bad Bad Place until 17th Oct. Code OCTOBER25 #WPreorder
Punk rock in the olden days
October 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Punk rock in the olden days
My lovely daughter designed this to show the lovely reviews #ABadBadPlace has had from lovely writers. It’s too lovely and I’m all loved up
October 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
My lovely daughter designed this to show the lovely reviews #ABadBadPlace has had from lovely writers. It’s too lovely and I’m all loved up
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Gasp! 😱 #ABoxFullOfMurders is shortlisted in the Children’s Fiction category of the @booksaremybag.bsky.social #ReadersAwards 2025 sponsored by National Book Tokens. Thank you to every bookshop who voted 🙏
📢 Please click and vote by 26 Oct #ChooseBookshops
www.nationalbooktokens.com/readers-awar...
📢 Please click and vote by 26 Oct #ChooseBookshops
www.nationalbooktokens.com/readers-awar...
October 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Gasp! 😱 #ABoxFullOfMurders is shortlisted in the Children’s Fiction category of the @booksaremybag.bsky.social #ReadersAwards 2025 sponsored by National Book Tokens. Thank you to every bookshop who voted 🙏
📢 Please click and vote by 26 Oct #ChooseBookshops
www.nationalbooktokens.com/readers-awar...
📢 Please click and vote by 26 Oct #ChooseBookshops
www.nationalbooktokens.com/readers-awar...
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🥁🥁🥁Author Announcement!🥁🥁🥁
We are delighted to present a panel of debut authors at #baytales26 on Sat 28 Feb
Woohoo for Rebecca Philipson, Tanya Sweeney & @Frances Crawford!
Tickets available now: baytales.com/shop-2/
We are delighted to present a panel of debut authors at #baytales26 on Sat 28 Feb
Woohoo for Rebecca Philipson, Tanya Sweeney & @Frances Crawford!
Tickets available now: baytales.com/shop-2/
September 16, 2025 at 9:45 AM
🥁🥁🥁Author Announcement!🥁🥁🥁
We are delighted to present a panel of debut authors at #baytales26 on Sat 28 Feb
Woohoo for Rebecca Philipson, Tanya Sweeney & @Frances Crawford!
Tickets available now: baytales.com/shop-2/
We are delighted to present a panel of debut authors at #baytales26 on Sat 28 Feb
Woohoo for Rebecca Philipson, Tanya Sweeney & @Frances Crawford!
Tickets available now: baytales.com/shop-2/
Hanging out with the talented kids 😁
Look at the writers confirmed for #baytales26 🤩
Sat 28 Feb, get tickets now! baytales.com/shop-2/
@markedwardsauthor.bsky.social @leodora.bsky.social @sarahgovett.bsky.social @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social @drjennymorris.bsky.social @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social
@transworldbooks.bsky.social
Sat 28 Feb, get tickets now! baytales.com/shop-2/
@markedwardsauthor.bsky.social @leodora.bsky.social @sarahgovett.bsky.social @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social @drjennymorris.bsky.social @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social
@transworldbooks.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Hanging out with the talented kids 😁
#uktreeoftheyear 2025. Well done to the Glasgow ash. A true survivor 👏
September 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
#uktreeoftheyear 2025. Well done to the Glasgow ash. A true survivor 👏
Buzzin!
🥁🥁🥁Author Announcement!🥁🥁🥁
We are delighted to present a panel of debut authors at #baytales26 on Sat 28 Feb
Woohoo for Rebecca Philipson, Tanya Sweeney & @Frances Crawford!
Tickets available now: baytales.com/shop-2/
We are delighted to present a panel of debut authors at #baytales26 on Sat 28 Feb
Woohoo for Rebecca Philipson, Tanya Sweeney & @Frances Crawford!
Tickets available now: baytales.com/shop-2/
September 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Buzzin!
Thank you @bloodyscotland.bsky.social I had a fantastic day signing advance copies of #ABadBadPlace. I was so excited I misspelled many names. Sorry if it was you (especially Bill, who I named Bull 🙄)
September 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Thank you @bloodyscotland.bsky.social I had a fantastic day signing advance copies of #ABadBadPlace. I was so excited I misspelled many names. Sorry if it was you (especially Bill, who I named Bull 🙄)
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I just love the sound of @franapunk.bsky.social A Bad, Bad Place coming from @bantambooksuk.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social in February.
My huge thanks to Becky Short for a surprise copy 💙📚
www.penguin.co.uk/books/471170...
My huge thanks to Becky Short for a surprise copy 💙📚
www.penguin.co.uk/books/471170...
September 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I just love the sound of @franapunk.bsky.social A Bad, Bad Place coming from @bantambooksuk.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social in February.
My huge thanks to Becky Short for a surprise copy 💙📚
www.penguin.co.uk/books/471170...
My huge thanks to Becky Short for a surprise copy 💙📚
www.penguin.co.uk/books/471170...
What a stoater! Cover reveal for A BAD BAD PLACE. @transworldbooks.bsky.social
August 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
What a stoater! Cover reveal for A BAD BAD PLACE. @transworldbooks.bsky.social
My first #theakstoncrime
weekend. Exciting and nerve wracking! Wore my own T-shirt because I have no shame
weekend. Exciting and nerve wracking! Wore my own T-shirt because I have no shame
July 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
My first #theakstoncrime
weekend. Exciting and nerve wracking! Wore my own T-shirt because I have no shame
weekend. Exciting and nerve wracking! Wore my own T-shirt because I have no shame
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An amazing opportunity for 10 writers to spend up to a month for free at seaside cottage to write.
All details in the link below.
Please share :)
All details in the link below.
Please share :)
RSL Scriptorium Awards - Royal Society of Literature
Ten writer residencies presented to professionally active writers in need of a place to write.The 2025 Prize This year marks the inaugural presentation of the RSL Scriptorium Awards, inviting applicat...
rsliterature.org
July 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
An amazing opportunity for 10 writers to spend up to a month for free at seaside cottage to write.
All details in the link below.
Please share :)
All details in the link below.
Please share :)
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Afro-Scottish Poetry Event 2025
25 July, Glasgow. Tickets £0–£10
A multicultural evening of poetry, music, & storytelling that celebrates African & Scottish identities through powerful performances. Created & curated by Chisom Okoronkwo with U Belong Glasgow
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/afro-scott...
25 July, Glasgow. Tickets £0–£10
A multicultural evening of poetry, music, & storytelling that celebrates African & Scottish identities through powerful performances. Created & curated by Chisom Okoronkwo with U Belong Glasgow
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/afro-scott...
Afro-Scottish Poetry Event 2025
A vibrant evening of poetry and music celebrating African, Scottish and multicultural voices through powerful live performances.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
June 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Afro-Scottish Poetry Event 2025
25 July, Glasgow. Tickets £0–£10
A multicultural evening of poetry, music, & storytelling that celebrates African & Scottish identities through powerful performances. Created & curated by Chisom Okoronkwo with U Belong Glasgow
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/afro-scott...
25 July, Glasgow. Tickets £0–£10
A multicultural evening of poetry, music, & storytelling that celebrates African & Scottish identities through powerful performances. Created & curated by Chisom Okoronkwo with U Belong Glasgow
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/afro-scott...
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Iain Banks: A BBC Radio Collection
New from Penguin: selected readings & full-cast dramatisations from across the literary & science fiction of Iain (& Iain M) Banks
🐝 The Wasp Factory
🚀 The State of the Art
📚 Piece
🎸 Espedair Street
www.penguin.co.uk/books/470032...
New from Penguin: selected readings & full-cast dramatisations from across the literary & science fiction of Iain (& Iain M) Banks
🐝 The Wasp Factory
🚀 The State of the Art
📚 Piece
🎸 Espedair Street
www.penguin.co.uk/books/470032...
Iain Banks: A BBC Radio Collection
Selected readings and full-cast dramatisations from across the literary and science fiction of Iain Banks
Iain Banks, aka Iain M Banks, came to fame in 1984 with his transfixing debut The Wasp Factor...
www.penguin.co.uk
June 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Iain Banks: A BBC Radio Collection
New from Penguin: selected readings & full-cast dramatisations from across the literary & science fiction of Iain (& Iain M) Banks
🐝 The Wasp Factory
🚀 The State of the Art
📚 Piece
🎸 Espedair Street
www.penguin.co.uk/books/470032...
New from Penguin: selected readings & full-cast dramatisations from across the literary & science fiction of Iain (& Iain M) Banks
🐝 The Wasp Factory
🚀 The State of the Art
📚 Piece
🎸 Espedair Street
www.penguin.co.uk/books/470032...
The 1960s were a special time.
June 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The 1960s were a special time.
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Crime in the Spotlight, our support slot for new and emerging writers (sponsored by @ouscotland.bsky.social)is now OPEN for submissions. More details and entry form here: bloodyscotland.com/take-part/#s...
June 16, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Crime in the Spotlight, our support slot for new and emerging writers (sponsored by @ouscotland.bsky.social)is now OPEN for submissions. More details and entry form here: bloodyscotland.com/take-part/#s...
On ye go Aberdeenshire 💪📚
June 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
On ye go Aberdeenshire 💪📚
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Dr John Cooper Clarke in conversation at Salford Lads Club in June ... Return to Beasley Street? louderthanwar.com/c/ via @louderthanwar
Dr John Cooper Clarke in conversation
Dr John Cooper Clarke in conversation
louderthanwar.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Dr John Cooper Clarke in conversation at Salford Lads Club in June ... Return to Beasley Street? louderthanwar.com/c/ via @louderthanwar
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'Audible is set to offer "end-to-end" AI production technology - including translation and narration - for audiobooks.'
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May 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
'Audible is set to offer "end-to-end" AI production technology - including translation and narration - for audiobooks.'
Or
'Translators, editors, actors, producers, studio managers, office managers, accountants, cleaners and other human staff LOSE WORK, MONEY AND SECURITY because of AI & Amazon'
Or
'Translators, editors, actors, producers, studio managers, office managers, accountants, cleaners and other human staff LOSE WORK, MONEY AND SECURITY because of AI & Amazon'
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A brilliant piece of poetry from Michael Rosen, clearly directed at Starmer and the current Labour Government.
May 13, 2025 at 8:37 AM
A brilliant piece of poetry from Michael Rosen, clearly directed at Starmer and the current Labour Government.