Ian Hagues
@ianhagues.bsky.social
Books and creativity. You matter.
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Thanks to all those who joined us yesterday evening for the relaunch of The Barbellion Prize, a book prize for chronically ill and disabled authors founded by @jgoldsmith.bsky.social. Our generous audience raised more than £400 on the night! You can donate here: barbellionprize.org/donate/
donate | The Barbellion Prize
barbellionprize.org
November 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Thanks to all those who joined us yesterday evening for the relaunch of The Barbellion Prize, a book prize for chronically ill and disabled authors founded by @jgoldsmith.bsky.social. Our generous audience raised more than £400 on the night! You can donate here: barbellionprize.org/donate/
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New poetry magazine just dropped from a former student of mine - open to submissions & free if you’re interested www.stoatmagazine.co.uk
Stoat Poetry
Stoat Poetry is a new magazine which aims to publish the best original poetry from new and established writers.
www.stoatmagazine.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
New poetry magazine just dropped from a former student of mine - open to submissions & free if you’re interested www.stoatmagazine.co.uk
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A round of applause for @jgoldsmith.bsky.social following tonight's relaunch of The Barbellion Prize, which he founded. You can donate to this unique and essential literary award here: barbellionprize.org/donate/ Thank you! (You may wish to note the above)
November 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
A round of applause for @jgoldsmith.bsky.social following tonight's relaunch of The Barbellion Prize, which he founded. You can donate to this unique and essential literary award here: barbellionprize.org/donate/ Thank you! (You may wish to note the above)
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🚴♂️ On Weds, Nov 5th, we’re back @yorkbarbican.bsky.social
with @faneproductions.bsky.social
for an evening with the legend himself, Sir Bradley Wiggins!
Hear him discuss his new memoir, The Chain, about life on & off the bike.
www.yorkbarbican.co.uk/whats-on/an-...
with @faneproductions.bsky.social
for an evening with the legend himself, Sir Bradley Wiggins!
Hear him discuss his new memoir, The Chain, about life on & off the bike.
www.yorkbarbican.co.uk/whats-on/an-...
November 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🚴♂️ On Weds, Nov 5th, we’re back @yorkbarbican.bsky.social
with @faneproductions.bsky.social
for an evening with the legend himself, Sir Bradley Wiggins!
Hear him discuss his new memoir, The Chain, about life on & off the bike.
www.yorkbarbican.co.uk/whats-on/an-...
with @faneproductions.bsky.social
for an evening with the legend himself, Sir Bradley Wiggins!
Hear him discuss his new memoir, The Chain, about life on & off the bike.
www.yorkbarbican.co.uk/whats-on/an-...
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Online tonight from 7pm (GMT): the relaunch of the Barbellion Prize, hosted by founder @jgoldsmith.bsky.social. All welcome! If you haven't already received an invitation and would like to join us please email me via my website davidjcollard.wixsite.com/my-site
More details here: barbellionprize.org
More details here: barbellionprize.org
Home | My Site
davidjcollard.wixsite.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Online tonight from 7pm (GMT): the relaunch of the Barbellion Prize, hosted by founder @jgoldsmith.bsky.social. All welcome! If you haven't already received an invitation and would like to join us please email me via my website davidjcollard.wixsite.com/my-site
More details here: barbellionprize.org
More details here: barbellionprize.org
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Our story PLEASE is part of WITCHING SEASON funding NOW…
The anthology is a glorious brew of talent so get backing ASAP!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
The anthology is a glorious brew of talent so get backing ASAP!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
PLEASE
@chrissywilliams.bsky.social (W) @lucysullivan.bsky.social (A)
A Favourite-esque story – "woman driven mad by so much early infant mortality – just wants a child of her own" with a horrific twist.
WITCHING SEASON is 67% funded ⬇️
www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
@chrissywilliams.bsky.social (W) @lucysullivan.bsky.social (A)
A Favourite-esque story – "woman driven mad by so much early infant mortality – just wants a child of her own" with a horrific twist.
WITCHING SEASON is 67% funded ⬇️
www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
November 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Our story PLEASE is part of WITCHING SEASON funding NOW…
The anthology is a glorious brew of talent so get backing ASAP!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
The anthology is a glorious brew of talent so get backing ASAP!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
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November 1st: Mr S and I got married 17 years ago, together for 25. Here’s one of his many stories that makes me laugh. And here he is on the back of a book I wrote about him. Какая муза.
www.cbeditions.com/clark.html
www.cbeditions.com/clark.html
November 1, 2025 at 10:27 AM
November 1st: Mr S and I got married 17 years ago, together for 25. Here’s one of his many stories that makes me laugh. And here he is on the back of a book I wrote about him. Какая муза.
www.cbeditions.com/clark.html
www.cbeditions.com/clark.html
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I’m in Seattle this weekend for SHORT RUN! Come and see me tomorrow from 11-6pm!
October 31, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I’m in Seattle this weekend for SHORT RUN! Come and see me tomorrow from 11-6pm!
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For the afternoon/evening crowd, here's an image of what I read in October - more info on the blog plus thoughts about November's reading! 😀
October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
For the afternoon/evening crowd, here's an image of what I read in October - more info on the blog plus thoughts about November's reading! 😀
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There's still time to sign up for June Caldwell/@junec.bsky.social's Personal Anthology - hitting inboxes at 2pm!
apersonalanthology.substack.com/about
apersonalanthology.substack.com/about
About - A Personal Anthology
A weekly guest-editor picks and introduces a personal anthology of twelve favourite short stories. Click to read A Personal Anthology, by Jonathan Gibbs, a Substack publication with thousands of subsc...
apersonalanthology.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
There's still time to sign up for June Caldwell/@junec.bsky.social's Personal Anthology - hitting inboxes at 2pm!
apersonalanthology.substack.com/about
apersonalanthology.substack.com/about
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We had a lovely run of events around Yorkshire with Sandi Toksvig - York, Leeds and Sheffield
Huge thanks to Little Brown for inviting us to be the bookseller, to Sandi’s tour team for all the support and to Sandi herself for signing so many books and being so lovely
#SandiToksvig #IndieBookshop
Huge thanks to Little Brown for inviting us to be the bookseller, to Sandi’s tour team for all the support and to Sandi herself for signing so many books and being so lovely
#SandiToksvig #IndieBookshop
October 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We had a lovely run of events around Yorkshire with Sandi Toksvig - York, Leeds and Sheffield
Huge thanks to Little Brown for inviting us to be the bookseller, to Sandi’s tour team for all the support and to Sandi herself for signing so many books and being so lovely
#SandiToksvig #IndieBookshop
Huge thanks to Little Brown for inviting us to be the bookseller, to Sandi’s tour team for all the support and to Sandi herself for signing so many books and being so lovely
#SandiToksvig #IndieBookshop
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Artist's Book post, "Repeat Pattern" by the ever excellent @joedevlin.bsky.social. Available to order from Nuts and Bolts Publishing, check out the site for a very fine array of book related artworks: nutsandboltspublishing.com/repeat-patte...
October 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Artist's Book post, "Repeat Pattern" by the ever excellent @joedevlin.bsky.social. Available to order from Nuts and Bolts Publishing, check out the site for a very fine array of book related artworks: nutsandboltspublishing.com/repeat-patte...
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Oh… some news from Badger HQ - we’ve pressed CTRL+P to get a small run of the brilliant ‘Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel’ by @drewgum.bsky.social back in print!!
A book this good deserves to be available, and will hopefully serve as a springboard for new titles in 2026!! 🤞🏼
A book this good deserves to be available, and will hopefully serve as a springboard for new titles in 2026!! 🤞🏼
October 31, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Oh… some news from Badger HQ - we’ve pressed CTRL+P to get a small run of the brilliant ‘Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel’ by @drewgum.bsky.social back in print!!
A book this good deserves to be available, and will hopefully serve as a springboard for new titles in 2026!! 🤞🏼
A book this good deserves to be available, and will hopefully serve as a springboard for new titles in 2026!! 🤞🏼
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I was interviewed by Glenn Fisher for the Library of Lazy Thinking podcast.
Spoke about Soto Zen Buddhism, mainly.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Spoke about Soto Zen Buddhism, mainly.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
October 31, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I was interviewed by Glenn Fisher for the Library of Lazy Thinking podcast.
Spoke about Soto Zen Buddhism, mainly.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Spoke about Soto Zen Buddhism, mainly.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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A rave review by Brett @graphicpolicy.com for THE SPACE BETWEEN THE TREES!
Favourite quote? The book is trippy enough that "you can enjoy it without hitting the pipe and getting blazed..."!
Link to the full review and all the more conventional praise Brett uses:
graphicpolicy.com?s=space+betw...
Favourite quote? The book is trippy enough that "you can enjoy it without hitting the pipe and getting blazed..."!
Link to the full review and all the more conventional praise Brett uses:
graphicpolicy.com?s=space+betw...
October 31, 2025 at 10:56 AM
A rave review by Brett @graphicpolicy.com for THE SPACE BETWEEN THE TREES!
Favourite quote? The book is trippy enough that "you can enjoy it without hitting the pipe and getting blazed..."!
Link to the full review and all the more conventional praise Brett uses:
graphicpolicy.com?s=space+betw...
Favourite quote? The book is trippy enough that "you can enjoy it without hitting the pipe and getting blazed..."!
Link to the full review and all the more conventional praise Brett uses:
graphicpolicy.com?s=space+betw...
Just pre-ordered a Sleaford Mods yoyo. It must be Friday👍
October 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Just pre-ordered a Sleaford Mods yoyo. It must be Friday👍
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I'm doing a signing this Saturday 1st November!
It's at Close Encounters in Bedford from 12pm - 3.30pm with the wonderful Paul Cornell. We'll be signing copies of our book WHO KILLED NESSIE? (and other books of ours too, if you like!)
Come see us! xxx
It's at Close Encounters in Bedford from 12pm - 3.30pm with the wonderful Paul Cornell. We'll be signing copies of our book WHO KILLED NESSIE? (and other books of ours too, if you like!)
Come see us! xxx
October 30, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I'm doing a signing this Saturday 1st November!
It's at Close Encounters in Bedford from 12pm - 3.30pm with the wonderful Paul Cornell. We'll be signing copies of our book WHO KILLED NESSIE? (and other books of ours too, if you like!)
Come see us! xxx
It's at Close Encounters in Bedford from 12pm - 3.30pm with the wonderful Paul Cornell. We'll be signing copies of our book WHO KILLED NESSIE? (and other books of ours too, if you like!)
Come see us! xxx
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Here's another row of panels from my trolls comic in progress robjacksoncomics.blogspot.com/2025/10/dj-t...
DJ Troll
Here's another row of panels from my trolls comic in progress.
robjacksoncomics.blogspot.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Here's another row of panels from my trolls comic in progress robjacksoncomics.blogspot.com/2025/10/dj-t...
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Just backed Was That Normal? by Andrew Potts and the excellent @averyhill.bsky.social gang on #Kickstarter
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ave...
#comics #GraphicNovels #books #livres #BandeDessinee
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ave...
#comics #GraphicNovels #books #livres #BandeDessinee
Was That Normal? by Alex Potts
A beautifully observed graphic novel about connection, confusion, and the spaces in between.
www.kickstarter.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Just backed Was That Normal? by Andrew Potts and the excellent @averyhill.bsky.social gang on #Kickstarter
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ave...
#comics #GraphicNovels #books #livres #BandeDessinee
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ave...
#comics #GraphicNovels #books #livres #BandeDessinee
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Very happy to have my copy of #Celeste by Colette Snowden. Have got next week off work and can’t wait to read it ❤️📚❤️
Published by @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social 💙💙
bluemoosebooks.com/shop/celeste...
Published by @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social 💙💙
bluemoosebooks.com/shop/celeste...
October 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Very happy to have my copy of #Celeste by Colette Snowden. Have got next week off work and can’t wait to read it ❤️📚❤️
Published by @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social 💙💙
bluemoosebooks.com/shop/celeste...
Published by @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social 💙💙
bluemoosebooks.com/shop/celeste...
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Our Molly’s website. For all your photography slash videography slash social media. For gigs slash performance slash comedy slash readings slash exhibitions. Whatever you want as long as it’s cool 👍
mollyboniface.myportfolio.com/work
mollyboniface.myportfolio.com/work
Molly Boniface
mollyboniface.myportfolio.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Our Molly’s website. For all your photography slash videography slash social media. For gigs slash performance slash comedy slash readings slash exhibitions. Whatever you want as long as it’s cool 👍
mollyboniface.myportfolio.com/work
mollyboniface.myportfolio.com/work
Autumn in Russell Square 🌳
October 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Autumn in Russell Square 🌳
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Or get it, along with our Glad All Over #zine, as part of our #CPFC Football Special for £6 at bit.ly/cpfczines (£1 goes to St Christopher's hospice)
October 29, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Or get it, along with our Glad All Over #zine, as part of our #CPFC Football Special for £6 at bit.ly/cpfczines (£1 goes to St Christopher's hospice)