Anna Biggs
@writebiggs.bsky.social
Reader, writer, sleeper agent
Loves history, folklore & growing things
ME + expansion packs
ADCI network ♿️ | she/her
LL Lucy Cavendish Prize ‘24,
won: Greene Door ‘25, Curtis Brown Breakthrough ’24, Jericho Writers Mentorship ‘24, Novelry Octopus ‘23
Loves history, folklore & growing things
ME + expansion packs
ADCI network ♿️ | she/her
LL Lucy Cavendish Prize ‘24,
won: Greene Door ‘25, Curtis Brown Breakthrough ’24, Jericho Writers Mentorship ‘24, Novelry Octopus ‘23
Getting to be a mentee over the past year has been an amazing experience. My mentor added so much to my writing, my knowledge of the industry and my confidence as a writer. If you qualify give yourself a chance and submit!
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.
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Getting to be a mentee over the past year has been an amazing experience. My mentor added so much to my writing, my knowledge of the industry and my confidence as a writer. If you qualify give yourself a chance and submit!
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My goodness. Please don’t send in ghosts. They are very frightening. We only rate dogs. Thank you... 12/10 (IG: theodore.goldenvelt)
October 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
My goodness. Please don’t send in ghosts. They are very frightening. We only rate dogs. Thank you... 12/10 (IG: theodore.goldenvelt)
The SoA’ disability network (ADCI) is hosting an Industry Insider – Understanding Access Forms and Riders – Tools for Disabled, Chronically Ill and Neurodivergent Authors with
@clairerwade.bluesky.social on 13 November from 14:00 - 15:00 GMT - FREE for members. societyofauthors.org/event/indust...
@clairerwade.bluesky.social on 13 November from 14:00 - 15:00 GMT - FREE for members. societyofauthors.org/event/indust...
Industry Insider - Understanding Access Forms and Riders - Tools for Disabled, Chronically Ill and Neurodivergent Authors - The Society of Authors
To celebrate the launch of the SoA’s Access Form template, ADCI is hosting a panel discussion on what an Access Form is and how it can help authors, agents, publishers, event organisers, and anyone el...
societyofauthors.org
October 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The SoA’ disability network (ADCI) is hosting an Industry Insider – Understanding Access Forms and Riders – Tools for Disabled, Chronically Ill and Neurodivergent Authors with
@clairerwade.bluesky.social on 13 November from 14:00 - 15:00 GMT - FREE for members. societyofauthors.org/event/indust...
@clairerwade.bluesky.social on 13 November from 14:00 - 15:00 GMT - FREE for members. societyofauthors.org/event/indust...
Great thread by Paula Knight collecting together online writing and art events this autumn
Starting a thread of online/ virtual art and writing events happening this autumn. Drop them below and I'll share!
#writing #art #Comics #Disability #VirtualEvents #DisabledArtists #DisabledWriters #ChronicIlness
#writing #art #Comics #Disability #VirtualEvents #DisabledArtists #DisabledWriters #ChronicIlness
September 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Great thread by Paula Knight collecting together online writing and art events this autumn
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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
bit.ly/4lNjfdF
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 - 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
To celebrate Disabled Pride Month Writers & Artists are hosting 2 sessions in which the speakers will offer thoughts on navigating the industry as a disabled writer, who is doing accessibility well and how to ask for better.
www.writersandartists.co.uk/events-and-c...
www.writersandartists.co.uk/events-and-c...
www.writersandartists.co.uk
June 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
To celebrate Disabled Pride Month Writers & Artists are hosting 2 sessions in which the speakers will offer thoughts on navigating the industry as a disabled writer, who is doing accessibility well and how to ask for better.
www.writersandartists.co.uk/events-and-c...
www.writersandartists.co.uk/events-and-c...
I’d missed this interview with Susanna Clarke but so glad to find it
Late to it, but the interview with Susanna Clarke in @fictionable.bsky.social is great. I found this part v moving, on fatigue & brain fog:
“Stories and fiction don’t really come from that place[…] They come from my imagination, from my unconscious, and those things aren’t ill. They’re fine.”
“Stories and fiction don’t really come from that place[…] They come from my imagination, from my unconscious, and those things aren’t ill. They’re fine.”
June 27, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I’d missed this interview with Susanna Clarke but so glad to find it
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UPDATE! Especially looking for trans men (already have lots of gorgeous trans women) 😍
Heads up! @transactualuk.bsky.social are looking for brilliant trans & non-binary people for a very important photoshoot TOMORROW, for an amazing pro-trans campaign.
The shoot will be TOMORROW, 2.00pm, London SE1.
Please DM me for full details (it's hush-hush) & 🙏please🙏 take part if you can!
The shoot will be TOMORROW, 2.00pm, London SE1.
Please DM me for full details (it's hush-hush) & 🙏please🙏 take part if you can!
a man in a blue and red striped suit and tie stands on a street
Alt: a man (mike myers in the spy who shagged me) holds up a camera to take pictures, saying, "work with me people, all right!"
media.tenor.com
June 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
UPDATE! Especially looking for trans men (already have lots of gorgeous trans women) 😍
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I was just told that my launch event in Glasgow was going to be cancelled because I don't have *enough* tickets sold. Humiliating—not least because I worked my butt off for this book & went to other people's launches.
If I could sell a few more today, maybe I could change their minds. Please.
If I could sell a few more today, maybe I could change their minds. Please.
Lindz McLeod launches The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Lindz McLeod launches The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet today.
www.waterstones.com
April 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I was just told that my launch event in Glasgow was going to be cancelled because I don't have *enough* tickets sold. Humiliating—not least because I worked my butt off for this book & went to other people's launches.
If I could sell a few more today, maybe I could change their minds. Please.
If I could sell a few more today, maybe I could change their minds. Please.
All #ADCI #disabledwriters @pennyauthor.bsky.social and @catmitchell17.bsky.social are looking for your thoughts on making publishing more inclusive!
@catmitchell17.bsky.social and I are delighted to announce that we're going to be co-editing a #disability takeover issue of @thebookseller.com on 20th June 2025. What does the industry need to do to become more inclusive? Email us at disabilitybooksellerspotlioght@gmail.com #publishing
March 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
All #ADCI #disabledwriters @pennyauthor.bsky.social and @catmitchell17.bsky.social are looking for your thoughts on making publishing more inclusive!
Delighted to have made the shortlist for the Farnham First Five Pages Competition. Good luck to everyone for this evening!
March 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Delighted to have made the shortlist for the Farnham First Five Pages Competition. Good luck to everyone for this evening!
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AI is profiting from human creativity – isn’t it time creators got their fair share?
A fair deal for creators isn’t just about making things right, it is essential for the future of creativity and AI.
Find out more: societyofauthors.org
#PayTheCreator #MadeByHumans
A fair deal for creators isn’t just about making things right, it is essential for the future of creativity and AI.
Find out more: societyofauthors.org
#PayTheCreator #MadeByHumans
February 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
AI is profiting from human creativity – isn’t it time creators got their fair share?
A fair deal for creators isn’t just about making things right, it is essential for the future of creativity and AI.
Find out more: societyofauthors.org
#PayTheCreator #MadeByHumans
A fair deal for creators isn’t just about making things right, it is essential for the future of creativity and AI.
Find out more: societyofauthors.org
#PayTheCreator #MadeByHumans
Woke up to beautiful ice patterns today on the bathroom window. Its always somehow unexpected and a little magical
January 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Woke up to beautiful ice patterns today on the bathroom window. Its always somehow unexpected and a little magical
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Great to be talking about the women of SOE on the @WeHaveWaysPod . In this 1st episode of 3, we focus on #KrystynaSkarbek aka #ChristineGranville #TheSpyWhoLoved:
January 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Great to be talking about the women of SOE on the @WeHaveWaysPod . In this 1st episode of 3, we focus on #KrystynaSkarbek aka #ChristineGranville #TheSpyWhoLoved:
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V excited to be doing a Q&A @ the Gilded Acorn bookshop on Thursday eve!
Sadly, it's v hard to get interest in disability events and we've sold 3 tickets...
Please come and learn about the experiences of disabled women. We'll talk body image, ableism, relationships, access & more
bit.ly/425Dk87
Sadly, it's v hard to get interest in disability events and we've sold 3 tickets...
Please come and learn about the experiences of disabled women. We'll talk body image, ableism, relationships, access & more
bit.ly/425Dk87
Life as a Young Disabled Woman with Lucy Webster
Join us for an evening with writer Lucy Webster, discussing her latest book, The View from Down Here
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
V excited to be doing a Q&A @ the Gilded Acorn bookshop on Thursday eve!
Sadly, it's v hard to get interest in disability events and we've sold 3 tickets...
Please come and learn about the experiences of disabled women. We'll talk body image, ableism, relationships, access & more
bit.ly/425Dk87
Sadly, it's v hard to get interest in disability events and we've sold 3 tickets...
Please come and learn about the experiences of disabled women. We'll talk body image, ableism, relationships, access & more
bit.ly/425Dk87
Can’t wait for February and
@nydiawriter.bsky.social’s Sycorax! The chronic illness rep I’ve been waiting for.
www.nationalbooktokens.com/books-to-rea...
@nydiawriter.bsky.social’s Sycorax! The chronic illness rep I’ve been waiting for.
www.nationalbooktokens.com/books-to-rea...
40 of the best new books in 2025
Here's our guide to some of the best books to be discovered in bookshops this year – January to June edition!
We've got long-awaited literary masterpieces by bestselling authors; romance, thriller...
www.nationalbooktokens.com
January 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Can’t wait for February and
@nydiawriter.bsky.social’s Sycorax! The chronic illness rep I’ve been waiting for.
www.nationalbooktokens.com/books-to-rea...
@nydiawriter.bsky.social’s Sycorax! The chronic illness rep I’ve been waiting for.
www.nationalbooktokens.com/books-to-rea...
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this is a must-watch if you love Scorsese or want to know about film-making.
(also if you love Powell and Pressburger, but actually the most gripping bits are where Scorsese shows specific shots he was inspired by in P&P films next to his own films)
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
(also if you love Powell and Pressburger, but actually the most gripping bits are where Scorsese shows specific shots he was inspired by in P&P films next to his own films)
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Eminent American film-maker Martin Scorsese shares his lifelong love affair with the films of Powell and Pressburger.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 28, 2024 at 10:38 PM
this is a must-watch if you love Scorsese or want to know about film-making.
(also if you love Powell and Pressburger, but actually the most gripping bits are where Scorsese shows specific shots he was inspired by in P&P films next to his own films)
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
(also if you love Powell and Pressburger, but actually the most gripping bits are where Scorsese shows specific shots he was inspired by in P&P films next to his own films)
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Suddenly remembered there’s a weird social convention of wrapping up Christmas presents. I was quite happy just buying and storing them under my bed.
December 24, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Suddenly remembered there’s a weird social convention of wrapping up Christmas presents. I was quite happy just buying and storing them under my bed.
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It’s the time of year for mentioning one of my favourite ‘untranslatables’.
‘Poronkusema’, in Finnish, once denoted a distance of around 7.5km, which is roughly how long a reindeer can last before needing to urinate. ‘Poronkusema’ means ‘reindeer pee’.
‘Poronkusema’, in Finnish, once denoted a distance of around 7.5km, which is roughly how long a reindeer can last before needing to urinate. ‘Poronkusema’ means ‘reindeer pee’.
December 18, 2024 at 5:51 PM
It’s the time of year for mentioning one of my favourite ‘untranslatables’.
‘Poronkusema’, in Finnish, once denoted a distance of around 7.5km, which is roughly how long a reindeer can last before needing to urinate. ‘Poronkusema’ means ‘reindeer pee’.
‘Poronkusema’, in Finnish, once denoted a distance of around 7.5km, which is roughly how long a reindeer can last before needing to urinate. ‘Poronkusema’ means ‘reindeer pee’.
The wonderful @pennyauthor.bsky.social is sponsoring a place for a disabled writer #ADCI on the PWA's Writing Crime Fiction online course. Starts late Jan and runs 5 weeks. Details such as closing date are on the application form: www.profwritingacademy.com/application-...
Application: Penny Batchelor ADCI Bursary
We’re delighted to announce the launch of the Penny Batchelor ADCI Bursary for our Writing Crime Fiction course. This fully funded place is dedicated to supporting a physically disabled writer who can...
www.profwritingacademy.com
December 14, 2024 at 7:43 PM
The wonderful @pennyauthor.bsky.social is sponsoring a place for a disabled writer #ADCI on the PWA's Writing Crime Fiction online course. Starts late Jan and runs 5 weeks. Details such as closing date are on the application form: www.profwritingacademy.com/application-...
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If you can't afford to buy Write Now!, you're #ChronicallyIll or #disabled, & you want to #write a #book, you can also enter this #competition (please #share so that as many skint #CIAD people as possible see this: we need more #books written by poor & sick people) bsky.app/profile/barr... #WriteNow
Skint? #ChronicallyIll or #disabled? This (UK only) competition is only open to you. Win a Write Now! #book, Aromatherapy Associates Destress Mind rollerball (RRP £26), rainbow incense, a festive wreath, notebook, pencil, gem-studded toothbrush, unicorn & more treats www.amazon.co.uk/Write-Now-Yo...
December 8, 2024 at 9:47 AM
If you can't afford to buy Write Now!, you're #ChronicallyIll or #disabled, & you want to #write a #book, you can also enter this #competition (please #share so that as many skint #CIAD people as possible see this: we need more #books written by poor & sick people) bsky.app/profile/barr... #WriteNow
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The meanings of the word for a wren, from eight different languages...
8. Little walnut (Bulgarian)
7. Little bird in the ditch (Japanese)
6. Thumbling (Finnish)
5. Fence-skedaddler (Danish)
4. Fence-master (Hebrew)
3. Druid bird (Irish)
2. Mouse-brother (Faroese)
1. Little king of winter (Dutch)
8. Little walnut (Bulgarian)
7. Little bird in the ditch (Japanese)
6. Thumbling (Finnish)
5. Fence-skedaddler (Danish)
4. Fence-master (Hebrew)
3. Druid bird (Irish)
2. Mouse-brother (Faroese)
1. Little king of winter (Dutch)
December 5, 2024 at 2:44 PM
The meanings of the word for a wren, from eight different languages...
8. Little walnut (Bulgarian)
7. Little bird in the ditch (Japanese)
6. Thumbling (Finnish)
5. Fence-skedaddler (Danish)
4. Fence-master (Hebrew)
3. Druid bird (Irish)
2. Mouse-brother (Faroese)
1. Little king of winter (Dutch)
8. Little walnut (Bulgarian)
7. Little bird in the ditch (Japanese)
6. Thumbling (Finnish)
5. Fence-skedaddler (Danish)
4. Fence-master (Hebrew)
3. Druid bird (Irish)
2. Mouse-brother (Faroese)
1. Little king of winter (Dutch)
Delighted to find I’ve made the shortlist of the Flash 500 Novel Opening competition
Delighted to make our first post here one of good news! The short list for our annual novel category is now up on the site.
flash500.com/category/ann...
The senior editors at Headline Publishing now have the tough job of choosing the winners!
flash500.com/category/ann...
The senior editors at Headline Publishing now have the tough job of choosing the winners!
Announcements Archives - Flash 500
flash500.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Delighted to find I’ve made the shortlist of the Flash 500 Novel Opening competition
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LRS: this is why people are hesitant to portray complex disabled people and default to all good or all bad depictions- because ableists will posterize them anyway.
I’m on the record as hating Wicked, but I feel for the stars facing real life prejudice.
I’m on the record as hating Wicked, but I feel for the stars facing real life prejudice.
December 2, 2024 at 7:19 PM
LRS: this is why people are hesitant to portray complex disabled people and default to all good or all bad depictions- because ableists will posterize them anyway.
I’m on the record as hating Wicked, but I feel for the stars facing real life prejudice.
I’m on the record as hating Wicked, but I feel for the stars facing real life prejudice.
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The moon disguised as Saturn
November 28, 2024 at 11:49 PM
The moon disguised as Saturn