Leone Ross
@leoneross.bsky.social
Author. Writing coach.
Latest: THIS ONE SKY DAY/POPISHO. Pointillist. Joyfully maximalist. Jamaican/British 🇯🇲. Black, FYI.
Goldsmiths, Edge Hill, Ondjaate & Women’s Prize noms. Won Manchester Prize for Fiction.
Rep: Nicola Chang, DHA.
Latest: THIS ONE SKY DAY/POPISHO. Pointillist. Joyfully maximalist. Jamaican/British 🇯🇲. Black, FYI.
Goldsmiths, Edge Hill, Ondjaate & Women’s Prize noms. Won Manchester Prize for Fiction.
Rep: Nicola Chang, DHA.
Pinned
Faber & Faber republishes my second novel, Orange Laughter in e-book and audio, voiced by Bahni Turpin and Jamal Henderson. Paperback due in February.
Faber & Faber republishes my second novel, Orange Laughter in e-book and audio, voiced by Bahni Turpin and Jamal Henderson. Paperback due in February.
November 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Faber & Faber republishes my second novel, Orange Laughter in e-book and audio, voiced by Bahni Turpin and Jamal Henderson. Paperback due in February.
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👀 ✨ Short Story Preview
Read commissioned piece ‘Family Heart Troubles’ by Leone Ross (@leoneross.bsky.social) in the Mouth Mek Fi Nyam Anthology.
The anthology is available to collect from Lewisham borough Libraries this October, and a digital version: www.spreadtheword.org.uk/read-the-mou...
Read commissioned piece ‘Family Heart Troubles’ by Leone Ross (@leoneross.bsky.social) in the Mouth Mek Fi Nyam Anthology.
The anthology is available to collect from Lewisham borough Libraries this October, and a digital version: www.spreadtheword.org.uk/read-the-mou...
October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
👀 ✨ Short Story Preview
Read commissioned piece ‘Family Heart Troubles’ by Leone Ross (@leoneross.bsky.social) in the Mouth Mek Fi Nyam Anthology.
The anthology is available to collect from Lewisham borough Libraries this October, and a digital version: www.spreadtheword.org.uk/read-the-mou...
Read commissioned piece ‘Family Heart Troubles’ by Leone Ross (@leoneross.bsky.social) in the Mouth Mek Fi Nyam Anthology.
The anthology is available to collect from Lewisham borough Libraries this October, and a digital version: www.spreadtheword.org.uk/read-the-mou...
25 yrs ago, I was, for a very short while, the only contemporary Black British author pub’d in the US. True &mind blowing story. And it was this book, #orangelaughter, 1st published by ARP, then Anchor, then FSG, then Picador. @faberbooks.bsky.social now republish. Hi, book! Out in the world again 😊
'Powerful.' Daily Telegraph
1990s New York: Tony Pellar – now lives in the subway tunnels, fighting for his sanity as his mind overflows with memories of Agatha, a woman he calls the Soul Snatcher.
Our new edition of Orange Laughter by @leoneross.bsky.social is out now in ebook and audio.
1990s New York: Tony Pellar – now lives in the subway tunnels, fighting for his sanity as his mind overflows with memories of Agatha, a woman he calls the Soul Snatcher.
Our new edition of Orange Laughter by @leoneross.bsky.social is out now in ebook and audio.
November 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
25 yrs ago, I was, for a very short while, the only contemporary Black British author pub’d in the US. True &mind blowing story. And it was this book, #orangelaughter, 1st published by ARP, then Anchor, then FSG, then Picador. @faberbooks.bsky.social now republish. Hi, book! Out in the world again 😊
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On my way home I saw the #hero we all need on his way to Waterloo or Charing Cross... #london #londonlife
October 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
On my way home I saw the #hero we all need on his way to Waterloo or Charing Cross... #london #londonlife
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So. Much. Winning.
JUST IN: U.S. national debt hits $38 trillion for the first time
October 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
So. Much. Winning.
CONSIDER THIS THE SIGN YOU NEEDED! LAST CALL for The Novel Surgery! Online! Starts Sunday Oct 26.
🔥DON’T FORGET THE FREEBIE - for 1 great novelist short on funds.
🔥Deadline’s Today: Oct 20th, midnight (in your country).
🎁Email for application form - leoneross@mac.com
🔥Friends, please repost.
🔥DON’T FORGET THE FREEBIE - for 1 great novelist short on funds.
🔥Deadline’s Today: Oct 20th, midnight (in your country).
🎁Email for application form - leoneross@mac.com
🔥Friends, please repost.
October 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
CONSIDER THIS THE SIGN YOU NEEDED! LAST CALL for The Novel Surgery! Online! Starts Sunday Oct 26.
🔥DON’T FORGET THE FREEBIE - for 1 great novelist short on funds.
🔥Deadline’s Today: Oct 20th, midnight (in your country).
🎁Email for application form - leoneross@mac.com
🔥Friends, please repost.
🔥DON’T FORGET THE FREEBIE - for 1 great novelist short on funds.
🔥Deadline’s Today: Oct 20th, midnight (in your country).
🎁Email for application form - leoneross@mac.com
🔥Friends, please repost.
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Friends, please repost 🔥
“She has the poet’s eye for linguistic detail combined with the novelist’s understanding of narrative.” - Patience Agbabi
THE NOVEL SURGERY, 4-6pm UK time. Oct 26 - Nov 30.
Contact leoneross@mac.com for an application form
“She has the poet’s eye for linguistic detail combined with the novelist’s understanding of narrative.” - Patience Agbabi
THE NOVEL SURGERY, 4-6pm UK time. Oct 26 - Nov 30.
Contact leoneross@mac.com for an application form
September 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Friends, please repost 🔥
“She has the poet’s eye for linguistic detail combined with the novelist’s understanding of narrative.” - Patience Agbabi
THE NOVEL SURGERY, 4-6pm UK time. Oct 26 - Nov 30.
Contact leoneross@mac.com for an application form
“She has the poet’s eye for linguistic detail combined with the novelist’s understanding of narrative.” - Patience Agbabi
THE NOVEL SURGERY, 4-6pm UK time. Oct 26 - Nov 30.
Contact leoneross@mac.com for an application form
Friends, please repost 🔥
“She has the poet’s eye for linguistic detail combined with the novelist’s understanding of narrative.” - Patience Agbabi
THE NOVEL SURGERY, 4-6pm UK time. Oct 26 - Nov 30.
Contact leoneross@mac.com for an application form
“She has the poet’s eye for linguistic detail combined with the novelist’s understanding of narrative.” - Patience Agbabi
THE NOVEL SURGERY, 4-6pm UK time. Oct 26 - Nov 30.
Contact leoneross@mac.com for an application form
September 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Friends, please repost 🔥
“She has the poet’s eye for linguistic detail combined with the novelist’s understanding of narrative.” - Patience Agbabi
THE NOVEL SURGERY, 4-6pm UK time. Oct 26 - Nov 30.
Contact leoneross@mac.com for an application form
“She has the poet’s eye for linguistic detail combined with the novelist’s understanding of narrative.” - Patience Agbabi
THE NOVEL SURGERY, 4-6pm UK time. Oct 26 - Nov 30.
Contact leoneross@mac.com for an application form
We’re creeping closer to my latest Novel Surgery Course. For all novelists with min. 5000 words. Designed to stress-test your work in progress - and to ask the right questions. Oct 26 for 5 wks. Online. For writers anywhere in the world. Earlybird discount ends Sept 30. Email: leoneross@mac.com
September 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We’re creeping closer to my latest Novel Surgery Course. For all novelists with min. 5000 words. Designed to stress-test your work in progress - and to ask the right questions. Oct 26 for 5 wks. Online. For writers anywhere in the world. Earlybird discount ends Sept 30. Email: leoneross@mac.com
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💯 Our workshop series will close with @leoneross.bsky.social teaching a class on planning a short story in just 60 minutes. Perfect for those who are time-poor, this session will take you through all you need to plan and plot, from beginning to end.
September 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
💯 Our workshop series will close with @leoneross.bsky.social teaching a class on planning a short story in just 60 minutes. Perfect for those who are time-poor, this session will take you through all you need to plan and plot, from beginning to end.
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Friends, please repost 🔥
“She has the poet’s eye for linguistic detail combined with the novelist’s understanding of narrative.” - Patience Agbabi
THE NOVEL SURGERY, 4-6pm UK time. Oct 26 - Nov 30.
“She has the poet’s eye for linguistic detail combined with the novelist’s understanding of narrative.” - Patience Agbabi
THE NOVEL SURGERY, 4-6pm UK time. Oct 26 - Nov 30.
September 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Friends, please repost 🔥
“She has the poet’s eye for linguistic detail combined with the novelist’s understanding of narrative.” - Patience Agbabi
THE NOVEL SURGERY, 4-6pm UK time. Oct 26 - Nov 30.
“She has the poet’s eye for linguistic detail combined with the novelist’s understanding of narrative.” - Patience Agbabi
THE NOVEL SURGERY, 4-6pm UK time. Oct 26 - Nov 30.
Friends, please repost 🔥
“She has the poet’s eye for linguistic detail combined with the novelist’s understanding of narrative.” - Patience Agbabi
THE NOVEL SURGERY, 4-6pm UK time. Oct 26 - Nov 30.
“She has the poet’s eye for linguistic detail combined with the novelist’s understanding of narrative.” - Patience Agbabi
THE NOVEL SURGERY, 4-6pm UK time. Oct 26 - Nov 30.
September 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Friends, please repost 🔥
“She has the poet’s eye for linguistic detail combined with the novelist’s understanding of narrative.” - Patience Agbabi
THE NOVEL SURGERY, 4-6pm UK time. Oct 26 - Nov 30.
“She has the poet’s eye for linguistic detail combined with the novelist’s understanding of narrative.” - Patience Agbabi
THE NOVEL SURGERY, 4-6pm UK time. Oct 26 - Nov 30.
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Go go go book on in! Leone Ross is a titan of the literary world.
If you're a fiction writer of 5,000 words I can't recommend Leone's guidance and sharp eye enough.
If you're a fiction writer of 5,000 words I can't recommend Leone's guidance and sharp eye enough.
September 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Go go go book on in! Leone Ross is a titan of the literary world.
If you're a fiction writer of 5,000 words I can't recommend Leone's guidance and sharp eye enough.
If you're a fiction writer of 5,000 words I can't recommend Leone's guidance and sharp eye enough.
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I'm very excited to be teaching my new 5-day online course at Faber Academy this autumn! Writing Speculative Fiction: Magic Realism, Fantasy & Folklore with guest Irenosen Okojie. join us for five days of dedicated writing time. Contact: academy@faber.co.uk/book:
faberacademy.com/product/writ...
faberacademy.com/product/writ...
Writing Speculative Fiction: Magic Realism, Fantasy & Folklore | Faber Academy
Reject the strict limitations of the everyday and learn the tools necessary to craft fantastical tales.
faberacademy.com
August 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I'm very excited to be teaching my new 5-day online course at Faber Academy this autumn! Writing Speculative Fiction: Magic Realism, Fantasy & Folklore with guest Irenosen Okojie. join us for five days of dedicated writing time. Contact: academy@faber.co.uk/book:
faberacademy.com/product/writ...
faberacademy.com/product/writ...
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I know the author pretty well. She's @leoneross.bsky.social and she's talented. This novel first came out nearly 30 years ago and @faberbooks.bsky.social have just re-released it, which they wouldn't do if it wasn't good. There's an audiobook version for lazy non-readers too. Ta.
All the Blood is Red
Discover this powerful, provocative novel about three young women whose lives are upended by a sexual assault case.
www.faber.co.uk
August 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I know the author pretty well. She's @leoneross.bsky.social and she's talented. This novel first came out nearly 30 years ago and @faberbooks.bsky.social have just re-released it, which they wouldn't do if it wasn't good. There's an audiobook version for lazy non-readers too. Ta.
I'm very excited to be teaching my new 5-day online course at Faber Academy this autumn! Writing Speculative Fiction: Magic Realism, Fantasy & Folklore with guest Irenosen Okojie. join us for five days of dedicated writing time. Contact: academy@faber.co.uk/book:
faberacademy.com/product/writ...
faberacademy.com/product/writ...
Writing Speculative Fiction: Magic Realism, Fantasy & Folklore | Faber Academy
Reject the strict limitations of the everyday and learn the tools necessary to craft fantastical tales.
faberacademy.com
August 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I'm very excited to be teaching my new 5-day online course at Faber Academy this autumn! Writing Speculative Fiction: Magic Realism, Fantasy & Folklore with guest Irenosen Okojie. join us for five days of dedicated writing time. Contact: academy@faber.co.uk/book:
faberacademy.com/product/writ...
faberacademy.com/product/writ...
I added my name to demand real action from the UK government – not just words - to protect civilians and humanitarian workers in Gaza with @dotwuk.bsky.social. 💙 Please take a minute to do the same.
petition.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/page/171651/...
petition.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/page/171651/...
PETITION : The UK must put pressure on Israel
Doctors of the World humanitarian workers are responding to the mass violence in Gaza and the West Bank. Please sign the petition to protect civilians and medical workers.
petition.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk
July 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I added my name to demand real action from the UK government – not just words - to protect civilians and humanitarian workers in Gaza with @dotwuk.bsky.social. 💙 Please take a minute to do the same.
petition.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/page/171651/...
petition.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/page/171651/...
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If you’re falling apart right now, you’re not alone. We weren’t meant to witness this much suffering and act like it’s normal. You’re not broken. The world is. And you’re one of the people refusing to forget what it means to have a soul.
June 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Here we go!
All 17 experts recently dismissed from a government vaccine advisory panel published an essay Monday decrying “destabilizing decisions” made by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that could lead to more preventable disease spread.
Dismissed members of CDC vaccine committee call Kennedy's actions 'destabilizing'
The 17 experts recently dismissed from a government vaccine advisory panel say Health Secretary Robert F.
bit.ly
June 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Here we go!
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This June, we're going to hold your hand and kick your butt through starting, middling and finishing your novel.
Also! The best writing community this side of the internet. OBVIOUSLY. Aww yeah!
Come write some amazing words with us ❤️
See the full line up here writershq.co.uk/the-writers-...
Also! The best writing community this side of the internet. OBVIOUSLY. Aww yeah!
Come write some amazing words with us ❤️
See the full line up here writershq.co.uk/the-writers-...
May 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
This June, we're going to hold your hand and kick your butt through starting, middling and finishing your novel.
Also! The best writing community this side of the internet. OBVIOUSLY. Aww yeah!
Come write some amazing words with us ❤️
See the full line up here writershq.co.uk/the-writers-...
Also! The best writing community this side of the internet. OBVIOUSLY. Aww yeah!
Come write some amazing words with us ❤️
See the full line up here writershq.co.uk/the-writers-...
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Congratulations to Joan Anim-Addo and @leoneross.bsky.social, our selected writers for our Windrush commissions, Mouth Mek Fi Nyam.
This is a project celebrating Caribbean storytelling and heritage and part of our Lewisham, Borough of Literature campaign.
www.spreadtheword.org.uk/mouth-mek-fi...
This is a project celebrating Caribbean storytelling and heritage and part of our Lewisham, Borough of Literature campaign.
www.spreadtheword.org.uk/mouth-mek-fi...
May 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Congratulations to Joan Anim-Addo and @leoneross.bsky.social, our selected writers for our Windrush commissions, Mouth Mek Fi Nyam.
This is a project celebrating Caribbean storytelling and heritage and part of our Lewisham, Borough of Literature campaign.
www.spreadtheword.org.uk/mouth-mek-fi...
This is a project celebrating Caribbean storytelling and heritage and part of our Lewisham, Borough of Literature campaign.
www.spreadtheword.org.uk/mouth-mek-fi...