Nydia Hetherington
@nydiawriter.bsky.social
Novelist. Sycorax out 27/02/25 pre-order now published by Quercus | A Girl Made of Air published by Quercus | Bowie fan | Chronic illness: RA | Cat friend.
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My thoughts on Sycorax by @nydiawriter.bsky.social is over on instagram - a lyrical imagining of the formative years of Shakespeare’s character from The Tempest.
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I’ve seen The Tempest, and so I was interested to see an origin story for Sycorax - the most powerful witch of Algiers. Except she isn’t the evil monster that S...
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November 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
My thoughts on Sycorax by @nydiawriter.bsky.social is over on instagram - a lyrical imagining of the formative years of Shakespeare’s character from The Tempest.
💙📚🔮🪐🖋️
#booksky
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💙📚🔮🪐🖋️
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Last chance to apply to our Breakthrough Mentoring Programme for Disabled Writers.
Four talented writers will be awarded nine months of mentoring from a published author-mentor and a tutorial with a literary agent.
Apply by 2 Nov: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/break...
Four talented writers will be awarded nine months of mentoring from a published author-mentor and a tutorial with a literary agent.
Apply by 2 Nov: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/break...
Breakthrough Mentoring Programme for Disabled Writers
Four talented disabled writers will receive nine months of mentoring from a published author, plus a tutorial with a literary agent.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Last chance to apply to our Breakthrough Mentoring Programme for Disabled Writers.
Four talented writers will be awarded nine months of mentoring from a published author-mentor and a tutorial with a literary agent.
Apply by 2 Nov: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/break...
Four talented writers will be awarded nine months of mentoring from a published author-mentor and a tutorial with a literary agent.
Apply by 2 Nov: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/break...
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Mentors for our Breakthrough Mentoring Programme for Disabled Writers include
@pollyrowena.bsky.social, Lisette Auton, @nydiawriter.bsky.social, @clotimms.bsky.social and @clairerwade.bsky.social.
@pollyrowena.bsky.social, Lisette Auton, @nydiawriter.bsky.social, @clotimms.bsky.social and @clairerwade.bsky.social.
October 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Mentors for our Breakthrough Mentoring Programme for Disabled Writers include
@pollyrowena.bsky.social, Lisette Auton, @nydiawriter.bsky.social, @clotimms.bsky.social and @clairerwade.bsky.social.
@pollyrowena.bsky.social, Lisette Auton, @nydiawriter.bsky.social, @clotimms.bsky.social and @clairerwade.bsky.social.
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Mentors for our Breakthrough Mentoring Programme for Disabled Writers include @pollyrowena.bsky.social, Lisette Auton, @nydiawriter.bsky.social, @clotimms.bsky.social and @clairerwade.bsky.social.
August 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Mentors for our Breakthrough Mentoring Programme for Disabled Writers include @pollyrowena.bsky.social, Lisette Auton, @nydiawriter.bsky.social, @clotimms.bsky.social and @clairerwade.bsky.social.
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My huge thanks to Wilbur Niso Smith Foundation for the 2025 shortlisted books by Costanza Casati @nydiawriter.bsky.social @jackjordanbooks.bsky.social @dmccaulay.bsky.social Samantha Sotto Yambao @nussaibah.bsky.social to Read Share Recommend
Each sounds superb and I know Redemption is!
Each sounds superb and I know Redemption is!
August 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
My huge thanks to Wilbur Niso Smith Foundation for the 2025 shortlisted books by Costanza Casati @nydiawriter.bsky.social @jackjordanbooks.bsky.social @dmccaulay.bsky.social Samantha Sotto Yambao @nussaibah.bsky.social to Read Share Recommend
Each sounds superb and I know Redemption is!
Each sounds superb and I know Redemption is!
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Sycorax
by @nydiawriter.bsky.social
Set in Algiers and the Mediterranean
Shortlisted for the 2025 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize!
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by @nydiawriter.bsky.social
Set in Algiers and the Mediterranean
Shortlisted for the 2025 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize!
www.thebooktrail.com/book-trails/...
@Wilbur_Niso_Fdn #adventurewriting #bookmap #booktrail @quercus62.bsky.social
Sycorax - The Book Trail
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Redemption Destination/Location: Algiers, Mediterranean Author: Nydia Hetherington Departure: 1600s
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September 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Sycorax
by @nydiawriter.bsky.social
Set in Algiers and the Mediterranean
Shortlisted for the 2025 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize!
www.thebooktrail.com/book-trails/...
@Wilbur_Niso_Fdn #adventurewriting #bookmap #booktrail @quercus62.bsky.social
by @nydiawriter.bsky.social
Set in Algiers and the Mediterranean
Shortlisted for the 2025 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize!
www.thebooktrail.com/book-trails/...
@Wilbur_Niso_Fdn #adventurewriting #bookmap #booktrail @quercus62.bsky.social
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How I Write with Nydia Hetherington
If you missed my conversation with @nydiawriter.bsky.social you can catch up now.
It was great to hear about Nydia's new book Sycorax, as well as about #publishing as a #disabled #author.
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#books @societyofauthors.bsky.social
If you missed my conversation with @nydiawriter.bsky.social you can catch up now.
It was great to hear about Nydia's new book Sycorax, as well as about #publishing as a #disabled #author.
vimeo.com/showcase/704...
#books @societyofauthors.bsky.social
How I write - in convo with Nydia Hetherington
Grab a cuppa and get to know author, Nydia Hetherington. Nydia is in conversation with Claire Wade, discussing her work and career and to offer a glimpse…
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July 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM
How I Write with Nydia Hetherington
If you missed my conversation with @nydiawriter.bsky.social you can catch up now.
It was great to hear about Nydia's new book Sycorax, as well as about #publishing as a #disabled #author.
vimeo.com/showcase/704...
#books @societyofauthors.bsky.social
If you missed my conversation with @nydiawriter.bsky.social you can catch up now.
It was great to hear about Nydia's new book Sycorax, as well as about #publishing as a #disabled #author.
vimeo.com/showcase/704...
#books @societyofauthors.bsky.social
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To celebrate #DisabilityPrideMonth the @societyofauthors.bsky.social is hosting an In Conversation this week (17th July, 14:30 BST).
I’m interviewing @nydiawriter.bsky.social
Nydia is an author living with chronic illness. Her second novel Sycorax was published in February 2025.
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I’m interviewing @nydiawriter.bsky.social
Nydia is an author living with chronic illness. Her second novel Sycorax was published in February 2025.
bit.ly/4lNjfdF
How I write - in conversation with Nydia Hetherington - The Society of Authors
Grab a cuppa and get to know author, Nydia Hetherington. Nydia will be in conversation with Claire Wade to discuss her work and career and to offer a glimpse into his creative routine.
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July 14, 2025 at 8:55 AM
To celebrate #DisabilityPrideMonth the @societyofauthors.bsky.social is hosting an In Conversation this week (17th July, 14:30 BST).
I’m interviewing @nydiawriter.bsky.social
Nydia is an author living with chronic illness. Her second novel Sycorax was published in February 2025.
bit.ly/4lNjfdF
I’m interviewing @nydiawriter.bsky.social
Nydia is an author living with chronic illness. Her second novel Sycorax was published in February 2025.
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Thank you @pastemagazine.bsky.social for including SYCORAX on your list of Best Fantasy Books of July 25. So lovely to see! #Booksky #booksky
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The Best New Fantasy Books of July 2025
July is a monster month for fantasy readers, full of highly anticipated sequels, new titles from established favorites, and buzzy debuts.
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July 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Thank you @pastemagazine.bsky.social for including SYCORAX on your list of Best Fantasy Books of July 25. So lovely to see! #Booksky #booksky
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Second great book of the day I’m sharing. It will be a joy to welcome @nydiawriter.bsky.social back onto the podcast soon too
July 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Second great book of the day I’m sharing. It will be a joy to welcome @nydiawriter.bsky.social back onto the podcast soon too
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I’m really looking forward to talking to @nydiawriter.bsky.social about her fabulous book Sycorax, her experience of disability, writing and publishing and how she wove disability through her story.
How I write – in conversation with Nydia Hetherington
17 July @ 14:30 BST
FREE
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How I write – in conversation with Nydia Hetherington
17 July @ 14:30 BST
FREE
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How I write - in conversation with Nydia Hetherington - The Society of Authors
Grab a cuppa and get to know author, Nydia Hetherington. Nydia will be in conversation with Claire Wade to discuss her work and career and to offer a glimpse into his creative routine.
societyofauthors.org
June 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I’m really looking forward to talking to @nydiawriter.bsky.social about her fabulous book Sycorax, her experience of disability, writing and publishing and how she wove disability through her story.
How I write – in conversation with Nydia Hetherington
17 July @ 14:30 BST
FREE
bit.ly/4lNjfdF
How I write – in conversation with Nydia Hetherington
17 July @ 14:30 BST
FREE
bit.ly/4lNjfdF
I can't wait for July 1st when the North American edition of Sycorax will be published by Pegasus Books based in NYC. What a thrill. Sycorax will be in bookstores across the USA & Canada in just a few short weeks! Yay! Of course, you can pre-order now, too! Super YAY!
June 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I can't wait for July 1st when the North American edition of Sycorax will be published by Pegasus Books based in NYC. What a thrill. Sycorax will be in bookstores across the USA & Canada in just a few short weeks! Yay! Of course, you can pre-order now, too! Super YAY!
I am honoured and excited to share the news that Sycorax has been SHORTLISTED (eek!) for the amazing Wilbur Smith Published Novel Prize for Adventure Writing. I'm beside myself with joy. Congratulations to all the shortlisted authors! #Booksky #books #adventurewritingprize #booksky #authorlife
June 5, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I am honoured and excited to share the news that Sycorax has been SHORTLISTED (eek!) for the amazing Wilbur Smith Published Novel Prize for Adventure Writing. I'm beside myself with joy. Congratulations to all the shortlisted authors! #Booksky #books #adventurewritingprize #booksky #authorlife
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SYCORAX is at a nice lower price at the mo'. In case anyone might be thinking of getting it 💙🌊
SYCORAX is at a nice lower price at the mo'. In case anyone might be thinking of getting it 💙🌊
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May 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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SYCORAX is at a nice lower price at the mo'. In case anyone might be thinking of getting it 💙🌊
SYCORAX is at a nice lower price at the mo'. In case anyone might be thinking of getting it 💙🌊
Seeing your book looking gorgeous stacked on a table in Waterstones never gets old. There she is 🥰💙🌊 looking lovely @waterstones.bsky.social in Bromley 🥰💙🌊⚡️
May 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Seeing your book looking gorgeous stacked on a table in Waterstones never gets old. There she is 🥰💙🌊 looking lovely @waterstones.bsky.social in Bromley 🥰💙🌊⚡️
Thrilled to be on this longlist! Congratulations to all the longlisted authors & thank you to The Wilbur Smith Prize for Adventure Writing. What an honour!
May 3, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Thrilled to be on this longlist! Congratulations to all the longlisted authors & thank you to The Wilbur Smith Prize for Adventure Writing. What an honour!
Thank you. This is such a wonderful review 🙏🏼💙🌊💙
"Sycorax is an impressive novel, a vital contribution both to feminist retellings of female characters in canonical literature and to disability literature." @sylphsea.bsky.social reviews Sycorax by @nydiawriter.bsky.social for Ciadish ciadish.wordpress.com/2025/03/14/s... #DisabilitySky #Disability
Sycorax by Nydia Hetherington
Sycorax is a minor character in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, a sorceress and the mother of Caliban. Despite lacking any voice in the play, she is a significant foil for it. Sycorax, Nydia Hetheringto…
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April 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Thank you. This is such a wonderful review 🙏🏼💙🌊💙
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In the latest episode, I'm joined by @nydiawriter.bsky.social to discuss her second book. Full episode here: youtu.be/TLRtSddDWM8?...
April 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
In the latest episode, I'm joined by @nydiawriter.bsky.social to discuss her second book. Full episode here: youtu.be/TLRtSddDWM8?...
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How well do you know the life and works of Shakespeare? @nydiawriter.bsky.social set this quiz to celebrate her brilliant book #Sycorax. I scored seven out of ten. #MustRead
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How well do you know the life and works of Shakespeare? Take our quiz to find out!
Nydia Hetherington's Sycorax is a beautifully written and deeply moving imagining of the life lived by William Shakespeare's greatest witch before her banishment to the island in The Tempest. Ahead of...
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April 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
How well do you know the life and works of Shakespeare? @nydiawriter.bsky.social set this quiz to celebrate her brilliant book #Sycorax. I scored seven out of ten. #MustRead
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Not very well, it turns out...
Take the quiz! How well do you know Shakespeare @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social www.nationalbooktokens.com/quizzes/how-...
How well do you know the life and works of Shakespeare? Take our quiz to find out!
Nydia Hetherington's Sycorax is a beautifully written and deeply moving imagining of the life lived by William Shakespeare's greatest witch before her banishment to the island in The Tempest. Ahead of...
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April 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Not very well, it turns out...
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This week in Read On, author Nydia Hetherington tells us how living with a chronic yet hidden illness inspired her to write the untold story of Shakespeare's witch, Sycorax.
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April 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
This week in Read On, author Nydia Hetherington tells us how living with a chronic yet hidden illness inspired her to write the untold story of Shakespeare's witch, Sycorax.
@nydiawriter.bsky.social @rnib.bsky.social @rnibradio.bsky.social @quercusbooks.bsky.social
audioboom.com/posts/8698550
@nydiawriter.bsky.social @rnib.bsky.social @rnibradio.bsky.social @quercusbooks.bsky.social
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Take the quiz! How well do you know Shakespeare @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social www.nationalbooktokens.com/quizzes/how-...
How well do you know the life and works of Shakespeare? Take our quiz to find out!
Nydia Hetherington's Sycorax is a beautifully written and deeply moving imagining of the life lived by William Shakespeare's greatest witch before her banishment to the island in The Tempest. Ahead of...
www.nationalbooktokens.com
April 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Take the quiz! How well do you know Shakespeare @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social www.nationalbooktokens.com/quizzes/how-...