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Adele Ward
@adeleward.bsky.social
· Jan 11
My poem in the final edition of Artemis after it was highly commended in the Second Light competition. The final magazine was excellent and it was lovely to be in such good company. Second Light and Artemis will be much missed after decades supporting poetry and this will leave a large gap for me.
Jon Fosse, the Norwegian writer, is probably not everyone's cup of tea but I was really drawn into a short story (Elias)we read for a weekly fiction discussion group I go to. So I got a novella, Morning and Evening, from the library and it's equally weird and wonderful. Elias is available online
July 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Jon Fosse, the Norwegian writer, is probably not everyone's cup of tea but I was really drawn into a short story (Elias)we read for a weekly fiction discussion group I go to. So I got a novella, Morning and Evening, from the library and it's equally weird and wonderful. Elias is available online
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I had a poem shortlisted in the Cheshire Prize, judged by a panel of lecturers from the University of Chester where it's organised. It will go in their competition anthology. Another poem finds a home! I'll share it later.
July 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I had a poem shortlisted in the Cheshire Prize, judged by a panel of lecturers from the University of Chester where it's organised. It will go in their competition anthology. Another poem finds a home! I'll share it later.
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I've signed this open letter calling on the Prime Minister to give more time for the #CANBill debate—and deliver the #REALChange we need.
We need action for a greener, healthier, happier future—where people and nature can thrive.
Will you add your name too? action.zerohour.uk @zero-hour.bsky.social
We need action for a greener, healthier, happier future—where people and nature can thrive.
Will you add your name too? action.zerohour.uk @zero-hour.bsky.social
Climate and Nature Bill Campaign
Take action to support the Climate and Nature Bill
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May 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I've signed this open letter calling on the Prime Minister to give more time for the #CANBill debate—and deliver the #REALChange we need.
We need action for a greener, healthier, happier future—where people and nature can thrive.
Will you add your name too? action.zerohour.uk @zero-hour.bsky.social
We need action for a greener, healthier, happier future—where people and nature can thrive.
Will you add your name too? action.zerohour.uk @zero-hour.bsky.social
Very happy two of my poems have found a home in this competition anthology. Top 6 announced next Friday. dempseyandwindle.substack.com/p/the-short-...
The Short List
'Can Spring be Far Behind?'
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April 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Very happy two of my poems have found a home in this competition anthology. Top 6 announced next Friday. dempseyandwindle.substack.com/p/the-short-...
The Polari Prize is open www.polarisalon.com/submissions-...
Submissions Now Open! - Polari
submissions OPEN for polari prizes 2025 How To Submit:For further information about submissions, please email polariprize@gmail.com including the title of the book and the name of the prize you wish t...
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April 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The Polari Prize is open www.polarisalon.com/submissions-...
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Barnet Council welcomes ‘exceptional’ £55m government support
The local authority has been bailed out of a financial hole ahead of agreeing its 2025/26 budget next month
barnetpost.co.uk/2025/02/21/b...
The local authority has been bailed out of a financial hole ahead of agreeing its 2025/26 budget next month
barnetpost.co.uk/2025/02/21/b...
Barnet Council welcomes ‘exceptional’ £55m government support
The local authority has been bailed out of a financial hole ahead of agreeing its 2025/26 budget next month
barnetpost.co.uk
February 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Barnet Council welcomes ‘exceptional’ £55m government support
The local authority has been bailed out of a financial hole ahead of agreeing its 2025/26 budget next month
barnetpost.co.uk/2025/02/21/b...
The local authority has been bailed out of a financial hole ahead of agreeing its 2025/26 budget next month
barnetpost.co.uk/2025/02/21/b...
I'm putting together a list of publishers who take submissions direct from novelists without an agent and it's proving very interesting. I'll blog about it when I have more. All suggestions welcome and for novels only as there are plenty for poetry and short fiction.
February 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I'm putting together a list of publishers who take submissions direct from novelists without an agent and it's proving very interesting. I'll blog about it when I have more. All suggestions welcome and for novels only as there are plenty for poetry and short fiction.
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Submissions opening 14th February - We cannot wait to read your poetry! Delighted to be co-editing this anthology from the Wee Sparrow Poetry Press, with @marcellenewbold.bsky.social. Submission and theme info here - sites.google.com/view/wwwthew...
February 10, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Submissions opening 14th February - We cannot wait to read your poetry! Delighted to be co-editing this anthology from the Wee Sparrow Poetry Press, with @marcellenewbold.bsky.social. Submission and theme info here - sites.google.com/view/wwwthew...
Just finished reading High Fidelity by Nick Hornby. Not a new book, I know, but he's a gap in my reading. Enjoyable and probably more nostalgic now than if I'd read it at the time. I'm not a music buff like the protagonist but his records and tapes are all familiar in the backtrack to my life.
February 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Just finished reading High Fidelity by Nick Hornby. Not a new book, I know, but he's a gap in my reading. Enjoyable and probably more nostalgic now than if I'd read it at the time. I'm not a music buff like the protagonist but his records and tapes are all familiar in the backtrack to my life.
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Loads of #literary #magazines are coming to Bluesky, here is a great list to follow! PLEASE SHARE TO HELP THEM LEAVE TWITTER!
#litmags #writer #writingcommunity
go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j
#litmags #writer #writingcommunity
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November 17, 2024 at 3:56 AM
Loads of #literary #magazines are coming to Bluesky, here is a great list to follow! PLEASE SHARE TO HELP THEM LEAVE TWITTER!
#litmags #writer #writingcommunity
go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j
#litmags #writer #writingcommunity
go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j
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The Royal Holloway Small Press Takeover is back in February! Catch readings from If a Leaf Falls Press (Elspeth Walker & Sarah Hesketh) on Tuesday 18th at 6.30pm in Stewart House Room 1. The SPT is a new Bloomsbury event series of launches, showcases, and experiments in UK independent press 🍃
January 27, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The Royal Holloway Small Press Takeover is back in February! Catch readings from If a Leaf Falls Press (Elspeth Walker & Sarah Hesketh) on Tuesday 18th at 6.30pm in Stewart House Room 1. The SPT is a new Bloomsbury event series of launches, showcases, and experiments in UK independent press 🍃
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Hey we're nine followers off of that first hurdle of 10,000, send this post to your top nine friends who like independent books published with integrity, vision, drive and passion and I guess we'll be at the big funny number and maybe my boss will finally respect me
January 27, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Hey we're nine followers off of that first hurdle of 10,000, send this post to your top nine friends who like independent books published with integrity, vision, drive and passion and I guess we'll be at the big funny number and maybe my boss will finally respect me
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Virginia Woolf was born on this day in 1882 so I’m again sharing this…
January 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Virginia Woolf was born on this day in 1882 so I’m again sharing this…
I could watch this many times. Michael Longley - Where Poems Come From: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001wdpy via @bbciplayer
Michael Longley - Where Poems Come From
A film profile of Belfast poet Michael Longley, offering insights into his work, friendships, working process, the places that have inspired him and his relationship with the natural world.
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January 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I could watch this many times. Michael Longley - Where Poems Come From: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001wdpy via @bbciplayer
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Impressions of the TS Eliot Prize Readings 2025
I’ve always enjoyed Ladybird spotting the ways poets present themselves in a reading situation. Last night’s TS Eliot prize readings at the Festival Hall was a grand opportunity for such a pursuit. Ten readers in a row. Here are a few jotted down…
I’ve always enjoyed Ladybird spotting the ways poets present themselves in a reading situation. Last night’s TS Eliot prize readings at the Festival Hall was a grand opportunity for such a pursuit. Ten readers in a row. Here are a few jotted down…
Impressions of the TS Eliot Prize Readings 2025
I’ve always enjoyed Ladybird spotting the ways poets present themselves in a reading situation. Last night’s TS Eliot prize readings at the Festival Hall was a grand opportunity for such a pursuit. Ten readers in a row. Here are a few jotted down impressions, gleaned from the on-line version of the show. Before you crucify me for such poor, ill-informed critical judgements, I do hereby declare I have only thoroughly read two of the contenders, so these are very much impressions of ‘what happened on the night’.
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January 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Impressions of the TS Eliot Prize Readings 2025
I’ve always enjoyed Ladybird spotting the ways poets present themselves in a reading situation. Last night’s TS Eliot prize readings at the Festival Hall was a grand opportunity for such a pursuit. Ten readers in a row. Here are a few jotted down…
I’ve always enjoyed Ladybird spotting the ways poets present themselves in a reading situation. Last night’s TS Eliot prize readings at the Festival Hall was a grand opportunity for such a pursuit. Ten readers in a row. Here are a few jotted down…
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January 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Browser-Based Access to Second Life: Limited Testing Begins Today! Learn more: second.life/news010225
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Applications for 2025 Illustrator in Residence now open at The RSL for twelve months to explore the relationship between literature and illustration. This is a paid residency of £5,000 from springtime 2025 until springtime 2026.
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Please share!
Work with us - Royal Society of Literature
Literature for Everyone The RSL team is led by an ethos of respect and compassion for each other and the communities we work with, and these values are reflected in everything we do. We believe litera...
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January 7, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Applications for 2025 Illustrator in Residence now open at The RSL for twelve months to explore the relationship between literature and illustration. This is a paid residency of £5,000 from springtime 2025 until springtime 2026.
Please share!
Please share!
My poem in the final edition of Artemis after it was highly commended in the Second Light competition. The final magazine was excellent and it was lovely to be in such good company. Second Light and Artemis will be much missed after decades supporting poetry and this will leave a large gap for me.
January 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
My poem in the final edition of Artemis after it was highly commended in the Second Light competition. The final magazine was excellent and it was lovely to be in such good company. Second Light and Artemis will be much missed after decades supporting poetry and this will leave a large gap for me.
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Want to add more books by #ChronicallyIll and #Disabled writers to your #reading list? 150 great authors in this starter pack (which I'm aware is a little too pale - that's why there's a 2nd pack which I'd LOVE to add more #Black and #GlobalMajority writers to bsky.app/starter-pack...) #CripCoop
January 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Want to add more books by #ChronicallyIll and #Disabled writers to your #reading list? 150 great authors in this starter pack (which I'm aware is a little too pale - that's why there's a 2nd pack which I'd LOVE to add more #Black and #GlobalMajority writers to bsky.app/starter-pack...) #CripCoop
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Thought I'd curate a Starter Park of writers living & working in Wales 🖋️🏴 drop me a line if you'd like to be added!
go.bsky.app/7L23QS7
#WelshWriters #WtitingCommunity #Wales
go.bsky.app/7L23QS7
#WelshWriters #WtitingCommunity #Wales
January 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Thought I'd curate a Starter Park of writers living & working in Wales 🖋️🏴 drop me a line if you'd like to be added!
go.bsky.app/7L23QS7
#WelshWriters #WtitingCommunity #Wales
go.bsky.app/7L23QS7
#WelshWriters #WtitingCommunity #Wales