Nicky Denovan
@nickydenovan.com
UK writer | Playwright & screenwriter | Edinburgh Fringe, BBC radio, theatre all over (New York to New Zealand) | Plays, scripts, pics, publications & performances at 🔗 www.nickydenovan.com
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Nicky Denovan
@nickydenovan.com
· Nov 17
Best thing anyone has ever said to me as a writer?
“Sleep well, knowing you are a household name in Racine, Wisconsin.”
“Sleep well, knowing you are a household name in Racine, Wisconsin.”
CINEQUEST Quarter-finalist for my short animation screenplay IN OR OUT 🏆
Chuffed to bits with this - a fantastic festival!🍿 🇺🇸
Chuffed to bits with this - a fantastic festival!🍿 🇺🇸
February 9, 2026 at 11:43 AM
CINEQUEST Quarter-finalist for my short animation screenplay IN OR OUT 🏆
Chuffed to bits with this - a fantastic festival!🍿 🇺🇸
Chuffed to bits with this - a fantastic festival!🍿 🇺🇸
Amused at the 90s nostalgia podders over-sentimentalising The Word as consummate post-pub entertainment, when everyone of style and taste knew it was, in was, Bob Mills’ In Bed with MeDinner.
February 7, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Amused at the 90s nostalgia podders over-sentimentalising The Word as consummate post-pub entertainment, when everyone of style and taste knew it was, in was, Bob Mills’ In Bed with MeDinner.
“Art is not a competition, but if you’re fortunate enough to progress in a writing prize, that recognition can be the voice that whispers “keep going” – sometimes just when you need to hear it.”
LISP interview about my writing process 🖊️
🔗 www.londonindependentstoryprize.co.uk/post/nicky-d...
LISP interview about my writing process 🖊️
🔗 www.londonindependentstoryprize.co.uk/post/nicky-d...
Nicky Denovan, LISP 2025 Short Story Finalist, 'Belongings'
- Could you please tell us about yourself and your daily routine?I’m a writer based in the UK and I’m currently working through ideas and structures for my first full-length play (which may also becom...
www.londonindependentstoryprize.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 11:35 AM
“Art is not a competition, but if you’re fortunate enough to progress in a writing prize, that recognition can be the voice that whispers “keep going” – sometimes just when you need to hear it.”
LISP interview about my writing process 🖊️
🔗 www.londonindependentstoryprize.co.uk/post/nicky-d...
LISP interview about my writing process 🖊️
🔗 www.londonindependentstoryprize.co.uk/post/nicky-d...
Fly high, Delia Deetz
🖼️ Artwork by Alejandro Mogollo
🖼️ Artwork by Alejandro Mogollo
January 30, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Fly high, Delia Deetz
🖼️ Artwork by Alejandro Mogollo
🖼️ Artwork by Alejandro Mogollo
Whitney Houston - a woman who was at the front of the queue when *everything* was given out #totp
a woman is making a funny face and says `` love her '' .
ALT: a woman is making a funny face and says `` love her '' .
media.tenor.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Whitney Houston - a woman who was at the front of the queue when *everything* was given out #totp
Totally thrilled to be heading back to INK Festival with my newest play BEARING GIFTS 🎁
Thank you to the festival organisers for selecting my work and giving me the opportunity to share a bill with Richard Curtis! 🙌
📍Halesworth, Suffolk
🗓️ 16 — 19 April 2026
🔗 www.inkfestival.org/events/ink-2...
Thank you to the festival organisers for selecting my work and giving me the opportunity to share a bill with Richard Curtis! 🙌
📍Halesworth, Suffolk
🗓️ 16 — 19 April 2026
🔗 www.inkfestival.org/events/ink-2...
January 29, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Totally thrilled to be heading back to INK Festival with my newest play BEARING GIFTS 🎁
Thank you to the festival organisers for selecting my work and giving me the opportunity to share a bill with Richard Curtis! 🙌
📍Halesworth, Suffolk
🗓️ 16 — 19 April 2026
🔗 www.inkfestival.org/events/ink-2...
Thank you to the festival organisers for selecting my work and giving me the opportunity to share a bill with Richard Curtis! 🙌
📍Halesworth, Suffolk
🗓️ 16 — 19 April 2026
🔗 www.inkfestival.org/events/ink-2...
Tim Key - the beating heart and soul of The Ballad of Wallis Island - is snubbed for a BAFTA acting nom.
a woman sitting at a desk with the words how did you manage that below her
ALT: a woman sitting at a desk with the words how did you manage that below her
media.tenor.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Tim Key - the beating heart and soul of The Ballad of Wallis Island - is snubbed for a BAFTA acting nom.
How has your week started?
I just tried to message someone “Looking forward x” and it autocorrected to:
“Long coward x”
I just tried to message someone “Looking forward x” and it autocorrected to:
“Long coward x”
January 26, 2026 at 12:02 PM
How has your week started?
I just tried to message someone “Looking forward x” and it autocorrected to:
“Long coward x”
I just tried to message someone “Looking forward x” and it autocorrected to:
“Long coward x”
January 22, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Reposted by Nicky Denovan
Stephen any time anyone gets close to guessing him or Rachel #TheTraitors
Surprised Pikachu GIF
ALT: Surprised Pikachu GIF
media.tenor.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Stephen any time anyone gets close to guessing him or Rachel #TheTraitors
The Brooklyn Beckham Instagram post is extremely sad. Families can be difficult and complex, and money does not insulate you from hurt and trauma. The media needs to withdraw and stop covering this estrangement. It is no-one else’s business.
January 19, 2026 at 8:12 PM
The Brooklyn Beckham Instagram post is extremely sad. Families can be difficult and complex, and money does not insulate you from hurt and trauma. The media needs to withdraw and stop covering this estrangement. It is no-one else’s business.
January 16, 2026 at 7:58 PM
January 16, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Whomsoever designed the “peelable” labels for John Lewis wrapping paper appears to have invented a new class of adhesive.
January 16, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Whomsoever designed the “peelable” labels for John Lewis wrapping paper appears to have invented a new class of adhesive.
Real-life meme at the make-up and beauty counter
January 7, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Real-life meme at the make-up and beauty counter
Remember: the truest thing ever observed about New Year’s Eve was from a seasoned bouncer in a documentary on UK nightlife.
“The trouble with NYE is that it brings out the amateurs.”
“The trouble with NYE is that it brings out the amateurs.”
December 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Remember: the truest thing ever observed about New Year’s Eve was from a seasoned bouncer in a documentary on UK nightlife.
“The trouble with NYE is that it brings out the amateurs.”
“The trouble with NYE is that it brings out the amateurs.”