AE Macleod
@aemacleod.bsky.social
Writer living in Meanjin. Words at The London Magazine, The Marrow International Poetry, The Cormorant, Granta, The Saturday Paper, New Australian Fiction.
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I spoke with Daniel Browning at RN about Meta’s theft of authors’ work to train its AI and the implications/ next steps for Australian authors.
We need AI legislation to protect creators!
@asauthors.bsky.social
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We need AI legislation to protect creators!
@asauthors.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Meta uses pirated books to train its AI platform and Wanda Gibson makes history - ABC listen
After internal documents from Meta were made public via a US court case, many Australian authors have found out that their work may have been used by the tech giant to train its generative AI model, L...
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March 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I spoke with Daniel Browning at RN about Meta’s theft of authors’ work to train its AI and the implications/ next steps for Australian authors.
We need AI legislation to protect creators!
@asauthors.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
We need AI legislation to protect creators!
@asauthors.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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I reckon that anyone who reads, or writes, short stories should read Frank O'Connor's 'The Lonely Voice'. @lilliputpress.bsky.social have just published a new edition, with an introduction by Kevin Barry (which means that I'm going to have to buy another copy). www.lilliputpress.ie/products/the...
The Lonely Voice by Frank O'Connor - The Lilliput Press
The Lilliput Press is republishing Frank O'Connor's The Lonely Voice, a definitive work on the art of Irish short fiction. Award-winning author Kevin Barry provides a new introduction, making it a mus...
www.lilliputpress.ie
March 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I reckon that anyone who reads, or writes, short stories should read Frank O'Connor's 'The Lonely Voice'. @lilliputpress.bsky.social have just published a new edition, with an introduction by Kevin Barry (which means that I'm going to have to buy another copy). www.lilliputpress.ie/products/the...
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‘I shall live badly if I do not write, and I shall write badly if I do not live.’
— Françoise Sagan
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
— Françoise Sagan
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
March 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
‘I shall live badly if I do not write, and I shall write badly if I do not live.’
— Françoise Sagan
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
— Françoise Sagan
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
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every one a different shape
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, ‘Deaths and Engines’
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, ‘Deaths and Engines’
March 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
every one a different shape
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, ‘Deaths and Engines’
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, ‘Deaths and Engines’
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We are delighted to announce the winner of this year's Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize competition. A wonderful story!
Details in the newsletter below:
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Details in the newsletter below:
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March 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We are delighted to announce the winner of this year's Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize competition. A wonderful story!
Details in the newsletter below:
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/campaigns/vi...
Details in the newsletter below:
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/campaigns/vi...
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'Writing is such an un-natural activity that one has to keep in practice, like sport, or playing a musical instrument. I don’t do it. But if I did it would make it a lot easier.'
From 1979, an interview with Susan Sontag: thelondonmagazine.org/archive-an-i...
From 1979, an interview with Susan Sontag: thelondonmagazine.org/archive-an-i...
Archive | An Interview with Susan Sontag - The London Magazine
'Writing is such an un-natural activity that one has to keep in practice, like sport.' From 1979, an interview with Susan Sontag.
thelondonmagazine.org
March 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
'Writing is such an un-natural activity that one has to keep in practice, like sport, or playing a musical instrument. I don’t do it. But if I did it would make it a lot easier.'
From 1979, an interview with Susan Sontag: thelondonmagazine.org/archive-an-i...
From 1979, an interview with Susan Sontag: thelondonmagazine.org/archive-an-i...
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Also a bowl of tangerines in sunlight, for a moment's pause, there for everyone doing the work.
March 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Also a bowl of tangerines in sunlight, for a moment's pause, there for everyone doing the work.
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Really pleased and kind of nervous to announce that my debut poetry book, 'Lithosphere', will be published later this year with @puncherwattmann.bsky.social.
Hopefully the small number of people who read it will also enjoy some bits of it.
Hopefully the small number of people who read it will also enjoy some bits of it.
March 4, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Really pleased and kind of nervous to announce that my debut poetry book, 'Lithosphere', will be published later this year with @puncherwattmann.bsky.social.
Hopefully the small number of people who read it will also enjoy some bits of it.
Hopefully the small number of people who read it will also enjoy some bits of it.
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Great news for @bullaunpress.bsky.social, the first Irish publisher to have a book longlisted for the International Booker, and for Irish publishing! There's a Monster Behind the Door by Gaëlle Bélem is highly recommended
New Irish publisher on International Booker Prize longlist. Congratulations to Bullaun Press, founded by Bridget Farrell in Sligo in 2021, which published There’s a Monster Behind the Door by Gaëlle Bélem, translated by Karen Fleetwood and Laëtitia Saint-Loubert
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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New Irish publisher on International Booker Prize longlist
Sligo in 2021, published There’s a Monster Behind the Door by Gaëlle Bélem, translated by Karen Fleetwood and Laëtitia Saint-Loubert
www.irishtimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Great news for @bullaunpress.bsky.social, the first Irish publisher to have a book longlisted for the International Booker, and for Irish publishing! There's a Monster Behind the Door by Gaëlle Bélem is highly recommended
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Please forgive us if we are acting somewhat stupefied and fail to answer messages in a timely fashion: it is the after-effect of an International Booker Prize 2025 longlisting!
#InternationalBooker2025
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#InternationalBooker2025
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The International Booker Prize 2025 | The Booker Prizes
The longlist of 12 or 13 books will be announced on Tuesday, 25 February 2025 at 2pm (GMT).
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February 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Please forgive us if we are acting somewhat stupefied and fail to answer messages in a timely fashion: it is the after-effect of an International Booker Prize 2025 longlisting!
#InternationalBooker2025
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#InternationalBooker2025
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"I tend to think that overall Stephen King has it right. You just need to sit down and get your pages done."
Ten questions (and some photographs!) with GBP Short Story Prize longlistee Emer O'Hanlon:
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/ssp-qa-07-oh...
Ten questions (and some photographs!) with GBP Short Story Prize longlistee Emer O'Hanlon:
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/ssp-qa-07-oh...
February 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM
"I tend to think that overall Stephen King has it right. You just need to sit down and get your pages done."
Ten questions (and some photographs!) with GBP Short Story Prize longlistee Emer O'Hanlon:
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/ssp-qa-07-oh...
Ten questions (and some photographs!) with GBP Short Story Prize longlistee Emer O'Hanlon:
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/ssp-qa-07-oh...
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In person pay what you want short story workshop next Saturday. All welcome particularly people who are new to the whole thing belfastbookfestival.com/workshops/ma...
Mairtín Crawford Award: Preparing Short Stories for Submission - In-person workshop
With the Martín Crawford Award submission closing at midnight on the Wednesday 9th April, join judge Wendy Erskine for a workshop aimed at...
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February 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
In person pay what you want short story workshop next Saturday. All welcome particularly people who are new to the whole thing belfastbookfestival.com/workshops/ma...
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This is a macro version of those Reddit posts where a new micromanaging boss comes in with zero idea of what people do and sends the company broke
NEW
Here is the full email that Musk/OPM is sending to 2 million federal employees.
Subject line: What did you do last week?
Musk claimed on X that failure to reply would be considered a resignation, but that is not mentioned in the email.
Here is the full email that Musk/OPM is sending to 2 million federal employees.
Subject line: What did you do last week?
Musk claimed on X that failure to reply would be considered a resignation, but that is not mentioned in the email.
February 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
This is a macro version of those Reddit posts where a new micromanaging boss comes in with zero idea of what people do and sends the company broke
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Janet Mills, the Democratic governor of Maine, challenged President Trump during a White House meeting on Friday. The fight has thrust Mills onto the national stage, making her a folk hero to her party and a political target. Here's what to know.
What to Know About Maine Gov. Janet Mills Amid Clash With Trump
The state’s first female governor and first female district attorney, the longtime Democratic politician has a history of supporting law enforcement.
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February 22, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Janet Mills, the Democratic governor of Maine, challenged President Trump during a White House meeting on Friday. The fight has thrust Mills onto the national stage, making her a folk hero to her party and a political target. Here's what to know.
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Waves are getting bigger. Is the world ready?
Waves are getting bigger. Is the world ready?
Southern Ocean waves are growing larger and faster, threatening coastlines. But some scientists think they could help turn the tide in the climate crisis
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February 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Waves are getting bigger. Is the world ready?
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Be wary when the Australasian Menopause Society is described as ‘a charity’ as if it doesn’t have authority. It is a world-respected peak body of specialists & other medical & allied professionals urging evidence-based care. 1/2
February 23, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Be wary when the Australasian Menopause Society is described as ‘a charity’ as if it doesn’t have authority. It is a world-respected peak body of specialists & other medical & allied professionals urging evidence-based care. 1/2
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Read our ten questions with GBP Short Story Prize longlistee Valentina Gindri:
"[Something] that doesn’t work for me is ‘Ask yourself why you want to tell this story’. If I were to rationalize too much, I wouldn’t write a page."
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/ssp-qa-05-gi...
"[Something] that doesn’t work for me is ‘Ask yourself why you want to tell this story’. If I were to rationalize too much, I wouldn’t write a page."
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/ssp-qa-05-gi...
February 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Read our ten questions with GBP Short Story Prize longlistee Valentina Gindri:
"[Something] that doesn’t work for me is ‘Ask yourself why you want to tell this story’. If I were to rationalize too much, I wouldn’t write a page."
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/ssp-qa-05-gi...
"[Something] that doesn’t work for me is ‘Ask yourself why you want to tell this story’. If I were to rationalize too much, I wouldn’t write a page."
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/ssp-qa-05-gi...
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A new book by Kevin Fagan reminds us of the moral side of the homelessness crisis: “why it is still worth fighting for the basic dignity of all people, especially those who live and die in the teeth of the American contradiction,” Jay Caspian Kang writes.
A Profoundly Empathetic Book on Homelessness in the Bay Area
Kevin Fagan’s new work moves beyond predictable policy critique to offer a powerful reminder of the moral side of the crisis.
www.newyorker.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A new book by Kevin Fagan reminds us of the moral side of the homelessness crisis: “why it is still worth fighting for the basic dignity of all people, especially those who live and die in the teeth of the American contradiction,” Jay Caspian Kang writes.
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The London Magazine team's current reads:
Works by Bernardine Evaristo, Ali Smith, Domenico Starnone, Maurice Riordan, Natasha Brown, Nick Makoha and Fernanda Melchior
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk @faberbooks.bsky.social @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social @grantamag.bsky.social
Works by Bernardine Evaristo, Ali Smith, Domenico Starnone, Maurice Riordan, Natasha Brown, Nick Makoha and Fernanda Melchior
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk @faberbooks.bsky.social @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social @grantamag.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The London Magazine team's current reads:
Works by Bernardine Evaristo, Ali Smith, Domenico Starnone, Maurice Riordan, Natasha Brown, Nick Makoha and Fernanda Melchior
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk @faberbooks.bsky.social @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social @grantamag.bsky.social
Works by Bernardine Evaristo, Ali Smith, Domenico Starnone, Maurice Riordan, Natasha Brown, Nick Makoha and Fernanda Melchior
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk @faberbooks.bsky.social @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social @grantamag.bsky.social
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Little Yellow Bird (2021) | Original pen & ink on paper drawing by Robert Bohan
February 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Little Yellow Bird (2021) | Original pen & ink on paper drawing by Robert Bohan
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I want every Democrat to sound like this. Meanwhile I'm listening to the sounds of (congressional) silence.
It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic.
When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.
When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.
February 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I want every Democrat to sound like this. Meanwhile I'm listening to the sounds of (congressional) silence.
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Excellent summary of the Creative Australia debacle to date from @beneltham.bsky.social and Catriona Menzies-Pike www.crikey.com.au/2025/02/17/k...
Instead of defending its artists, Creative Australia hangs Sabsabi and Dagostino out to dry
If conservative media is going to dictate cultural policy, Australian culture will face a reckoning.
www.crikey.com.au
February 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Excellent summary of the Creative Australia debacle to date from @beneltham.bsky.social and Catriona Menzies-Pike www.crikey.com.au/2025/02/17/k...
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“I have always longed to be known, truly known, by another human being.” Read an excerpt from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s forthcoming novel, published in our special Anniversary Issue. #NewYorker100
“Chuka,” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I have always longed to be known, truly known, by another human being.
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February 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
“I have always longed to be known, truly known, by another human being.” Read an excerpt from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s forthcoming novel, published in our special Anniversary Issue. #NewYorker100