Suzanne Elvidge (she/her)
@suzannewriter.bsky.social
Science/medical writer, blogger (The Widow's Handbook), monologues & short fiction
Dancing in Heaven, a collection of women's voices from the 1980s AIDS crisis, out Dec 2025 with Reconnecting Rainbows Press
The B of LGBTQIA+
www.thehouseofcorrection.com
Dancing in Heaven, a collection of women's voices from the 1980s AIDS crisis, out Dec 2025 with Reconnecting Rainbows Press
The B of LGBTQIA+
www.thehouseofcorrection.com
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#DancingInHeaven, celebrating #womensvoices from the 1980s #HIV & #AIDS pandemic, launches on 1 December - #WorldAIDSDAY - at Battersea Arts Centre in London at 7 pm. Meet the author and hear some of the monologues performed live.
reconnectingrainbows.co.uk/events/
reconnectingrainbows.co.uk/events/
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Ever seen someone scribbling in a notebook on the train? Check out this new collection of poems by Kestral Gaian, out now. Who knows, perhaps they wrote a poem about YOU?
October 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Ever seen someone scribbling in a notebook on the train? Check out this new collection of poems by Kestral Gaian, out now. Who knows, perhaps they wrote a poem about YOU?
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Bea Wohl‘s debut poetry collection, Motorway Service Station Blues, launches this Friday, exploring themes of sorrow, transition, and becoming. Book your tickets for the launch! In the meantime, enjoy this preview of Make-Up Room (created in partnership with @mxdarren_)
November 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Bea Wohl‘s debut poetry collection, Motorway Service Station Blues, launches this Friday, exploring themes of sorrow, transition, and becoming. Book your tickets for the launch! In the meantime, enjoy this preview of Make-Up Room (created in partnership with @mxdarren_)
#DancingInHeaven, celebrating #womensvoices from the 1980s #HIV & #AIDS pandemic, launches on 1 December - #WorldAIDSDAY - at Battersea Arts Centre in London at 7 pm. Meet the author and hear some of the monologues performed live.
reconnectingrainbows.co.uk/events/
reconnectingrainbows.co.uk/events/
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
#DancingInHeaven, celebrating #womensvoices from the 1980s #HIV & #AIDS pandemic, launches on 1 December - #WorldAIDSDAY - at Battersea Arts Centre in London at 7 pm. Meet the author and hear some of the monologues performed live.
reconnectingrainbows.co.uk/events/
reconnectingrainbows.co.uk/events/
#Scarborough launch details for #DancingInHeaven
Sat 6 Dec at the Shakespeare Gallery and Studios (part of The Scarborough Fair Fringe Winter Edition)
www.thehouseofcorrection.com/news/dancing...
London launch info to follow...
#HIV #AIDS #WomensVoices @reconnectingrainbo.ws
Sat 6 Dec at the Shakespeare Gallery and Studios (part of The Scarborough Fair Fringe Winter Edition)
www.thehouseofcorrection.com/news/dancing...
London launch info to follow...
#HIV #AIDS #WomensVoices @reconnectingrainbo.ws
Dancing in Heaven: Scarborough Launch
Saturday 6 December at the Shakespeare Gallery and Studios , St Helen's Square, Scarborough YO11 1EU (part of the Scarborough Fringe Winter Edition) Free tickets here or here .
www.thehouseofcorrection.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
#Scarborough launch details for #DancingInHeaven
Sat 6 Dec at the Shakespeare Gallery and Studios (part of The Scarborough Fair Fringe Winter Edition)
www.thehouseofcorrection.com/news/dancing...
London launch info to follow...
#HIV #AIDS #WomensVoices @reconnectingrainbo.ws
Sat 6 Dec at the Shakespeare Gallery and Studios (part of The Scarborough Fair Fringe Winter Edition)
www.thehouseofcorrection.com/news/dancing...
London launch info to follow...
#HIV #AIDS #WomensVoices @reconnectingrainbo.ws
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Sleepy Coyote Thought: Never underestimate the impact you have on this writer life. Your shares, reviews, word of mouth, and recommendations are what help us small timers become big timers.
-You- are good enough. (I promise)
Shine on.
-You- are good enough. (I promise)
Shine on.
November 13, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Sleepy Coyote Thought: Never underestimate the impact you have on this writer life. Your shares, reviews, word of mouth, and recommendations are what help us small timers become big timers.
-You- are good enough. (I promise)
Shine on.
-You- are good enough. (I promise)
Shine on.
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Hello World 😀 A bit late for 2025, but we're setting up here on Bluesky as we know there are quite a few writers here! We'd love to connect. For those who don't know us, Whitby Lit Fest launched in 2025, bringing a wonderful array of literary stars to Whitby.
#literature #litfest #whitby #authors
#literature #litfest #whitby #authors
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Hello World 😀 A bit late for 2025, but we're setting up here on Bluesky as we know there are quite a few writers here! We'd love to connect. For those who don't know us, Whitby Lit Fest launched in 2025, bringing a wonderful array of literary stars to Whitby.
#literature #litfest #whitby #authors
#literature #litfest #whitby #authors
The #WhitbyLitFest was amazing, from opening the festival with a monologues workshop to ending it by watching an interview with the wonderful Sir Alan Ayckbourn. Roll on 19–22 November 2026 for the second edition!
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The #WhitbyLitFest was amazing, from opening the festival with a monologues workshop to ending it by watching an interview with the wonderful Sir Alan Ayckbourn. Roll on 19–22 November 2026 for the second edition!
Today's proud moment - running the very first session of the very first Whitby Literary Festival and reading from my first solo monologue collection, Dancing in Heaven
#Whitby #WhitbyLitFest #Literary
#Whitby #WhitbyLitFest #Literary
November 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Today's proud moment - running the very first session of the very first Whitby Literary Festival and reading from my first solo monologue collection, Dancing in Heaven
#Whitby #WhitbyLitFest #Literary
#Whitby #WhitbyLitFest #Literary
I've got a slot at the #WhitbyLitFest open mic night on Saturday 8 November at pm at the #Whitby Coliseum - come along to hear something from Dancing in Heaven, which launches at the beginning of December, or read something of your own
whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/open-m...
whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/open-m...
Open Mic Night - Whitby Lit Fest
We’re offering a platform for local/regional writers, reading and writing groups, and for new and upcoming authors, poets, and performers to have the opportunity to share some of their work […]
whitbylitfest.org.uk
November 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I've got a slot at the #WhitbyLitFest open mic night on Saturday 8 November at pm at the #Whitby Coliseum - come along to hear something from Dancing in Heaven, which launches at the beginning of December, or read something of your own
whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/open-m...
whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/open-m...
So looking forward to running a workshop on Thursday 6 November at the inaugural Whitby Lit Fest. I will guide you through creating a monologue – a story with a single voice – from the idea to the final draft.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-wo...
#whitby #literature #litfest #WhitbyLitFest
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-wo...
#whitby #literature #litfest #WhitbyLitFest
November 3, 2025 at 11:09 AM
So looking forward to running a workshop on Thursday 6 November at the inaugural Whitby Lit Fest. I will guide you through creating a monologue – a story with a single voice – from the idea to the final draft.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-wo...
#whitby #literature #litfest #WhitbyLitFest
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-wo...
#whitby #literature #litfest #WhitbyLitFest
Marrying a woman blew my cover.
We bisexuals can hide in plain sight, camouflaged by our opposite sex relationships. You might spot us by our bi flag laces, or the pins on our jackets, but we can so easily be mistaken for straights.
www.thehouseofcorrection.com/home/making-...
We bisexuals can hide in plain sight, camouflaged by our opposite sex relationships. You might spot us by our bi flag laces, or the pins on our jackets, but we can so easily be mistaken for straights.
www.thehouseofcorrection.com/home/making-...
Making a fresh start
Marrying a woman blew my cover. We bisexuals can hide in plain sight, camouflaged by our opposite sex relationships. You might spot us by our bi flag laces, or the pins on our jackets, but we can so.....
www.thehouseofcorrection.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Marrying a woman blew my cover.
We bisexuals can hide in plain sight, camouflaged by our opposite sex relationships. You might spot us by our bi flag laces, or the pins on our jackets, but we can so easily be mistaken for straights.
www.thehouseofcorrection.com/home/making-...
We bisexuals can hide in plain sight, camouflaged by our opposite sex relationships. You might spot us by our bi flag laces, or the pins on our jackets, but we can so easily be mistaken for straights.
www.thehouseofcorrection.com/home/making-...
Last chance to see Queer Spaces Live: Climate Pride tomorrow night, Wednesday 29 October at 7 pm at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in glorious #Scarborough
A night of new writing, imagining a better world through a #queer lens
#climatejustice #climatechange #queerwriters
sjt.uk.com/events/queer...
A night of new writing, imagining a better world through a #queer lens
#climatejustice #climatechange #queerwriters
sjt.uk.com/events/queer...
Stephen Joseph Theatre | Queer Spaces Live: Climate Pride
A night of new writing and performances, imagining a better world through a queer lens.
sjt.uk.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Last chance to see Queer Spaces Live: Climate Pride tomorrow night, Wednesday 29 October at 7 pm at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in glorious #Scarborough
A night of new writing, imagining a better world through a #queer lens
#climatejustice #climatechange #queerwriters
sjt.uk.com/events/queer...
A night of new writing, imagining a better world through a #queer lens
#climatejustice #climatechange #queerwriters
sjt.uk.com/events/queer...
Amazing night last night sharing the stage with seven other wonderful writers and theatre makers at the York Theatre Royal.
Catch Queer Spaces Live: Climate Pride again at the Stephen Joseph Theatre Wednesday 29 October at 7 pm
@thesjt.bsky.social
#QueerWriters
sjt.uk.com/events/queer...
Catch Queer Spaces Live: Climate Pride again at the Stephen Joseph Theatre Wednesday 29 October at 7 pm
@thesjt.bsky.social
#QueerWriters
sjt.uk.com/events/queer...
Stephen Joseph Theatre | Queer Spaces Live: Climate Pride
A night of new writing and performances, imagining a better world through a queer lens.
sjt.uk.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Amazing night last night sharing the stage with seven other wonderful writers and theatre makers at the York Theatre Royal.
Catch Queer Spaces Live: Climate Pride again at the Stephen Joseph Theatre Wednesday 29 October at 7 pm
@thesjt.bsky.social
#QueerWriters
sjt.uk.com/events/queer...
Catch Queer Spaces Live: Climate Pride again at the Stephen Joseph Theatre Wednesday 29 October at 7 pm
@thesjt.bsky.social
#QueerWriters
sjt.uk.com/events/queer...
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I am in conversation with the lovely @essiefox.bsky.social as part of the WhitbyLitfest in November. Book your tickets now, chums.
September 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I am in conversation with the lovely @essiefox.bsky.social as part of the WhitbyLitfest in November. Book your tickets now, chums.
My latest story about Robin Hood's Bay
www.thehouseofcorrection.com/home/everyth...
#RHB #RobinHoodsBay #NorthYorkshire #NorthYorkshireWomen
www.thehouseofcorrection.com/home/everyth...
#RHB #RobinHoodsBay #NorthYorkshire #NorthYorkshireWomen
Everything but a sea serpent: Two rescues at Robin Hood’s Bay
Yorkshire Post, 2 September 1936 There’s a lot of sea frets round here – days when you can’t see one end of the street from the other – and those are the days when the ships run aground....
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October 20, 2025 at 7:21 AM
My latest story about Robin Hood's Bay
www.thehouseofcorrection.com/home/everyth...
#RHB #RobinHoodsBay #NorthYorkshire #NorthYorkshireWomen
www.thehouseofcorrection.com/home/everyth...
#RHB #RobinHoodsBay #NorthYorkshire #NorthYorkshireWomen
A peek of the draft cover for Dancing in Heaven, drawn by the amazing illustrator Dee Block. Dancing in Heaven celebrates women's voices in the 1980s HIV/AIDS crisis & is due to be published in Dec 2025 by Reconnecting Rainbows Press @reconnectingrainbo.ws
reconnectingrainbows.co.uk/dancingheave...
reconnectingrainbows.co.uk/dancingheave...
October 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A peek of the draft cover for Dancing in Heaven, drawn by the amazing illustrator Dee Block. Dancing in Heaven celebrates women's voices in the 1980s HIV/AIDS crisis & is due to be published in Dec 2025 by Reconnecting Rainbows Press @reconnectingrainbo.ws
reconnectingrainbows.co.uk/dancingheave...
reconnectingrainbows.co.uk/dancingheave...
A shout out for Peak Volumes in Tideswell on #NationalBookshopDay. Founded by my late husband Tim, its now owned by the amazing Juliet Waugh. Thousands of secondhand & antiquarian books & a gorgeous selection of cards. Buy a book from her today!
peakvolumes.co.uk
peakvolumes.co.uk
About Us - Peak Volumes
Peak Volumes is a second-hand bookshop, based in the village of Tideswell, in the heart of the Peak District. We sell all kinds of books, with a good range of fiction, detective fiction, science ficti...
peakvolumes.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
A shout out for Peak Volumes in Tideswell on #NationalBookshopDay. Founded by my late husband Tim, its now owned by the amazing Juliet Waugh. Thousands of secondhand & antiquarian books & a gorgeous selection of cards. Buy a book from her today!
peakvolumes.co.uk
peakvolumes.co.uk
It's all getting busy at the House of Correction...
www.thehouseofcorrection.com/home/its-get...
#writingcommunity #queerwriters
www.thehouseofcorrection.com/home/its-get...
#writingcommunity #queerwriters
It's getting busy round here...
A quick update: My publisher Reconnecting Rainbows loves the manuscript for Dancing in Heaven - it's at editing and typesetting stage and is due out early December (...
www.thehouseofcorrection.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It's all getting busy at the House of Correction...
www.thehouseofcorrection.com/home/its-get...
#writingcommunity #queerwriters
www.thehouseofcorrection.com/home/its-get...
#writingcommunity #queerwriters
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NEW Literature Event this year! Introducing The Whitby Literature Festival. 6th - 9th Nov. Guests include the great Sir Alan Ayckburn, Lee Child and many more. whitbylitfest.org.uk
Whitby Lit Fest - Inspired by and Celebrating Whitby
Whitby Lit Fest launches November 2025. Inspired by and celebrating Whitby's literary history, and heralding the region's emerging writers.
whitbylitfest.org.uk
August 12, 2025 at 6:56 AM
NEW Literature Event this year! Introducing The Whitby Literature Festival. 6th - 9th Nov. Guests include the great Sir Alan Ayckburn, Lee Child and many more. whitbylitfest.org.uk
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I'll be at Whitby Literature Festival on Saturday 8th November to talk about 'The Brenda and Effie Mysteries.'
August 5, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I'll be at Whitby Literature Festival on Saturday 8th November to talk about 'The Brenda and Effie Mysteries.'
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It wouldn't be Whitby without vampires, so as the town prepares to host its very first literary festival has it made room for these creatures of the night?
markcantrellauthor.substack.com/p/vampires-c...
#booksky #books #literature #readers #authors
markcantrellauthor.substack.com/p/vampires-c...
#booksky #books #literature #readers #authors
Vampires can't partake without an invitation
Whitby hosts its very first literary festival later this year
markcantrellauthor.substack.com
September 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM
It wouldn't be Whitby without vampires, so as the town prepares to host its very first literary festival has it made room for these creatures of the night?
markcantrellauthor.substack.com/p/vampires-c...
#booksky #books #literature #readers #authors
markcantrellauthor.substack.com/p/vampires-c...
#booksky #books #literature #readers #authors
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I'm really looking forward to the #WhitbyLitFest. Let me know if you'll be there!
September 23, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I'm really looking forward to the #WhitbyLitFest. Let me know if you'll be there!
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Do you have an idea for a book but can’t get started? Have you always wanted to write your memoirs but just don’t know where to begin? Join my online writing course. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/get-starte... It starts on 29 September.
Get started with writing your book
Do you have an idea for a book but can’t get started? Join this online writing course with author (and Dickens descendant) Lucinda Hawksley.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Do you have an idea for a book but can’t get started? Have you always wanted to write your memoirs but just don’t know where to begin? Join my online writing course. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/get-starte... It starts on 29 September.
I'm a Bookwright!
Bookwright [BUHK-rahyt]
(n.)
- A writer of books; an author.
- A printer or binder of books.
Bookwright [BUHK-rahyt]
(n.)
- A writer of books; an author.
- A printer or binder of books.
September 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I'm a Bookwright!
Bookwright [BUHK-rahyt]
(n.)
- A writer of books; an author.
- A printer or binder of books.
Bookwright [BUHK-rahyt]
(n.)
- A writer of books; an author.
- A printer or binder of books.