Abi Hynes
@afahynes.bsky.social
Drama and fiction writer. MONSTROUS LONGING out with Dahlia Books.
Agents: Independent Talent / The Ampersand Agency
Brit List 2022 / BAFTA Connect member / 4Screenwriting / BBC TV Drama Writers' Programme.
https://linktr.ee/abifahynes
Agents: Independent Talent / The Ampersand Agency
Brit List 2022 / BAFTA Connect member / 4Screenwriting / BBC TV Drama Writers' Programme.
https://linktr.ee/abifahynes
Treated myself to two seasonally-appropriate little bite-sized reads from these queens of the short form. Aren't novellas just lovely things??
@faberbooks.bsky.social @vintagebooks.bsky.social
@faberbooks.bsky.social @vintagebooks.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Treated myself to two seasonally-appropriate little bite-sized reads from these queens of the short form. Aren't novellas just lovely things??
@faberbooks.bsky.social @vintagebooks.bsky.social
@faberbooks.bsky.social @vintagebooks.bsky.social
My dad @davidhynes.bsky.social and I were both totally blown away by @the-rsc.bsky.social's Measure for Measure - a play I studied at A-level but have never seen staged with such clarity and impact. Several actual gasps from the audience.
See it if you can!
See it if you can!
October 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
My dad @davidhynes.bsky.social and I were both totally blown away by @the-rsc.bsky.social's Measure for Measure - a play I studied at A-level but have never seen staged with such clarity and impact. Several actual gasps from the audience.
See it if you can!
See it if you can!
I taught my first class as a screenwriting lecturer at @metfilmstudio.bsky.social yesterday afternoon!
Very exciting to meet my first cohort of students who I can already tell are going to be superstars.
This whiteboard was a list of films and TV we love with our whole hearts 📺🎥🎞❤️
Very exciting to meet my first cohort of students who I can already tell are going to be superstars.
This whiteboard was a list of films and TV we love with our whole hearts 📺🎥🎞❤️
October 3, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I taught my first class as a screenwriting lecturer at @metfilmstudio.bsky.social yesterday afternoon!
Very exciting to meet my first cohort of students who I can already tell are going to be superstars.
This whiteboard was a list of films and TV we love with our whole hearts 📺🎥🎞❤️
Very exciting to meet my first cohort of students who I can already tell are going to be superstars.
This whiteboard was a list of films and TV we love with our whole hearts 📺🎥🎞❤️
I'll be in conversation with Farhana and Malachi about our Edge Hill Prize shortlisted debut collections.
And if you'd like to join us, the first 25 of you can book your weekend passes and get 25% off using code DAHLIA25!
#ShortStorySept
And if you'd like to join us, the first 25 of you can book your weekend passes and get 25% off using code DAHLIA25!
#ShortStorySept
September 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I'll be in conversation with Farhana and Malachi about our Edge Hill Prize shortlisted debut collections.
And if you'd like to join us, the first 25 of you can book your weekend passes and get 25% off using code DAHLIA25!
#ShortStorySept
And if you'd like to join us, the first 25 of you can book your weekend passes and get 25% off using code DAHLIA25!
#ShortStorySept
July 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Today I'm mostly working on my talk for the @bbcwriters.bsky.social Voices groups next week - all about pitching and general meetings.
Screenwriters - any tips for writers starting out? What do you wish you'd known about pitching when you first entered the industry?
Screenwriters - any tips for writers starting out? What do you wish you'd known about pitching when you first entered the industry?
June 6, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Today I'm mostly working on my talk for the @bbcwriters.bsky.social Voices groups next week - all about pitching and general meetings.
Screenwriters - any tips for writers starting out? What do you wish you'd known about pitching when you first entered the industry?
Screenwriters - any tips for writers starting out? What do you wish you'd known about pitching when you first entered the industry?
I was also delighted and charmed by ep1 of @pdoolan.bsky.social's #DeathValley (BBC) this week.
Such a pleasure to see this come to life having worked on it in a very early writers' room!
#WhatAreYouWatching? 📺
Such a pleasure to see this come to life having worked on it in a very early writers' room!
#WhatAreYouWatching? 📺
May 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I was also delighted and charmed by ep1 of @pdoolan.bsky.social's #DeathValley (BBC) this week.
Such a pleasure to see this come to life having worked on it in a very early writers' room!
#WhatAreYouWatching? 📺
Such a pleasure to see this come to life having worked on it in a very early writers' room!
#WhatAreYouWatching? 📺
💥 For this bank holiday weekend only, I'm offering a 20% discount on my ideas workshop next month ✍️💡
Please share with anyone who might be interested - the discount code is BANKHOL20 and ends at midnight on Monday!
www.eventbrite.com/e/ideas-writ...
Please share with anyone who might be interested - the discount code is BANKHOL20 and ends at midnight on Monday!
www.eventbrite.com/e/ideas-writ...
May 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
💥 For this bank holiday weekend only, I'm offering a 20% discount on my ideas workshop next month ✍️💡
Please share with anyone who might be interested - the discount code is BANKHOL20 and ends at midnight on Monday!
www.eventbrite.com/e/ideas-writ...
Please share with anyone who might be interested - the discount code is BANKHOL20 and ends at midnight on Monday!
www.eventbrite.com/e/ideas-writ...
I needed something mindless to do after I finished the second draft of my novel, so I slaved over this paint by numbers of a council of cat cardinals.
Yesterday I bought it a frame worthy of its glory.
BEHOLD.
Yesterday I bought it a frame worthy of its glory.
BEHOLD.
May 20, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I needed something mindless to do after I finished the second draft of my novel, so I slaved over this paint by numbers of a council of cat cardinals.
Yesterday I bought it a frame worthy of its glory.
BEHOLD.
Yesterday I bought it a frame worthy of its glory.
BEHOLD.
Thrilled to receive my contributor copy of the 2nd issue of @remainsmagazine.bsky.social, which opens with my story of an eco funeral director whose plans go horribly wrong... 🪦⚰️☠️
Can't wait to read the rest of the wonderful new horror stories in here 👀🖤
remains.uk/products/iss...
Can't wait to read the rest of the wonderful new horror stories in here 👀🖤
remains.uk/products/iss...
May 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Thrilled to receive my contributor copy of the 2nd issue of @remainsmagazine.bsky.social, which opens with my story of an eco funeral director whose plans go horribly wrong... 🪦⚰️☠️
Can't wait to read the rest of the wonderful new horror stories in here 👀🖤
remains.uk/products/iss...
Can't wait to read the rest of the wonderful new horror stories in here 👀🖤
remains.uk/products/iss...
My wife and I both properly loved Sinners - and I'm v glad we saw it in the cinema 👏
Sexy and cinematic and surprising and such great performances all round. All the stuff classics are made of
Sexy and cinematic and surprising and such great performances all round. All the stuff classics are made of
May 6, 2025 at 8:11 AM
My wife and I both properly loved Sinners - and I'm v glad we saw it in the cinema 👏
Sexy and cinematic and surprising and such great performances all round. All the stuff classics are made of
Sexy and cinematic and surprising and such great performances all round. All the stuff classics are made of
✨️I'm teaching a one-off online writing workshop on the evening of Monday 23rd June all about IDEAS.✨️
How do you have them on demand? How do you recognise a good one? And when you've had one, what the hell do you do next?
Sign up here! 🎟
www.eventbrite.com/e/ideas-writ...
How do you have them on demand? How do you recognise a good one? And when you've had one, what the hell do you do next?
Sign up here! 🎟
www.eventbrite.com/e/ideas-writ...
May 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
✨️I'm teaching a one-off online writing workshop on the evening of Monday 23rd June all about IDEAS.✨️
How do you have them on demand? How do you recognise a good one? And when you've had one, what the hell do you do next?
Sign up here! 🎟
www.eventbrite.com/e/ideas-writ...
How do you have them on demand? How do you recognise a good one? And when you've had one, what the hell do you do next?
Sign up here! 🎟
www.eventbrite.com/e/ideas-writ...
🚧🕳SINK HOLE UPDATE🕳🚧
Sinkthia has matured overnight and is now both larger and gushing water💧🕳
Manchester City Council suggests we fill in a form.
@manchestereveningnews.co.uk me and the cats are available for comment (at least until the sink hole claims us forever)
Sinkthia has matured overnight and is now both larger and gushing water💧🕳
Manchester City Council suggests we fill in a form.
@manchestereveningnews.co.uk me and the cats are available for comment (at least until the sink hole claims us forever)
May 3, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🚧🕳SINK HOLE UPDATE🕳🚧
Sinkthia has matured overnight and is now both larger and gushing water💧🕳
Manchester City Council suggests we fill in a form.
@manchestereveningnews.co.uk me and the cats are available for comment (at least until the sink hole claims us forever)
Sinkthia has matured overnight and is now both larger and gushing water💧🕳
Manchester City Council suggests we fill in a form.
@manchestereveningnews.co.uk me and the cats are available for comment (at least until the sink hole claims us forever)
🕳 🏠 Good evening from my (still) Sink Hole-adjacent dwelling.
Sinkthia is thriving. Living her best life. A car just reversed into her and she gave zero fucks.
Meanwhile, some other cats have started investigating, while my own (coddled, inside and safe) offspring jealously look on...
Sinkthia is thriving. Living her best life. A car just reversed into her and she gave zero fucks.
Meanwhile, some other cats have started investigating, while my own (coddled, inside and safe) offspring jealously look on...
May 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🕳 🏠 Good evening from my (still) Sink Hole-adjacent dwelling.
Sinkthia is thriving. Living her best life. A car just reversed into her and she gave zero fucks.
Meanwhile, some other cats have started investigating, while my own (coddled, inside and safe) offspring jealously look on...
Sinkthia is thriving. Living her best life. A car just reversed into her and she gave zero fucks.
Meanwhile, some other cats have started investigating, while my own (coddled, inside and safe) offspring jealously look on...
🚧🕳 Good morning Sink Hole fans! 🕳🚧
Some updates for you.
1. Both cats are safe & not in Sink Hole 🐈🐈⬛️
2. Sink Hole does not appear to have grown significantly overnight, but her barriers were blown over & she has swallowed the part of her sign that says 'hole'
3. Sink Hole is now named Sinkthia
Some updates for you.
1. Both cats are safe & not in Sink Hole 🐈🐈⬛️
2. Sink Hole does not appear to have grown significantly overnight, but her barriers were blown over & she has swallowed the part of her sign that says 'hole'
3. Sink Hole is now named Sinkthia
May 2, 2025 at 7:49 AM
🚧🕳 Good morning Sink Hole fans! 🕳🚧
Some updates for you.
1. Both cats are safe & not in Sink Hole 🐈🐈⬛️
2. Sink Hole does not appear to have grown significantly overnight, but her barriers were blown over & she has swallowed the part of her sign that says 'hole'
3. Sink Hole is now named Sinkthia
Some updates for you.
1. Both cats are safe & not in Sink Hole 🐈🐈⬛️
2. Sink Hole does not appear to have grown significantly overnight, but her barriers were blown over & she has swallowed the part of her sign that says 'hole'
3. Sink Hole is now named Sinkthia
For instance, in addition to calling the council, one of my neighbours has installed a very handy sign to let us all know what's going on
May 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
For instance, in addition to calling the council, one of my neighbours has installed a very handy sign to let us all know what's going on
Loving my latest read so far - A Little Trickerie by Rosanna Pike.
A bit Briefly, A Delicious Life or The Vaster Wilds, but also very much its own creation
A bit Briefly, A Delicious Life or The Vaster Wilds, but also very much its own creation
April 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Loving my latest read so far - A Little Trickerie by Rosanna Pike.
A bit Briefly, A Delicious Life or The Vaster Wilds, but also very much its own creation
A bit Briefly, A Delicious Life or The Vaster Wilds, but also very much its own creation
Spent an evening this week listening to this great line-up talk lesbians and history at this sapphic historical fiction panel event, hosted by Queer Lit 🎩
@sflayzell.bsky.social @northodoxpress.bsky.social @4thestatebooks.bsky.social @doubledaybooks.bsky.social
@sflayzell.bsky.social @northodoxpress.bsky.social @4thestatebooks.bsky.social @doubledaybooks.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Spent an evening this week listening to this great line-up talk lesbians and history at this sapphic historical fiction panel event, hosted by Queer Lit 🎩
@sflayzell.bsky.social @northodoxpress.bsky.social @4thestatebooks.bsky.social @doubledaybooks.bsky.social
@sflayzell.bsky.social @northodoxpress.bsky.social @4thestatebooks.bsky.social @doubledaybooks.bsky.social
This week I was in London and I discovered the Wallace Collection for the first time. Can't believe I never knew this place existed - what a gem!! 🩷
March 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This week I was in London and I discovered the Wallace Collection for the first time. Can't believe I never knew this place existed - what a gem!! 🩷
Had a very nice evening at this historical fiction panel hosted by @savidgereads.bsky.social!
@alexhaybooks.bsky.social @emiliahart.bsky.social
@alexhaybooks.bsky.social @emiliahart.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Had a very nice evening at this historical fiction panel hosted by @savidgereads.bsky.social!
@alexhaybooks.bsky.social @emiliahart.bsky.social
@alexhaybooks.bsky.social @emiliahart.bsky.social
On Thursday I got to spend a very special evening with @farhanashaikh.bsky.social and my fellow @edgehillprize.bsky.social shortlisted authors @londonreview.bsky.social.
HUGE congratulations to Tessa Hadley and Malachi McIntosh who so deservingly took home prizes 👏👏
HUGE congratulations to Tessa Hadley and Malachi McIntosh who so deservingly took home prizes 👏👏
February 22, 2025 at 10:20 AM
On Thursday I got to spend a very special evening with @farhanashaikh.bsky.social and my fellow @edgehillprize.bsky.social shortlisted authors @londonreview.bsky.social.
HUGE congratulations to Tessa Hadley and Malachi McIntosh who so deservingly took home prizes 👏👏
HUGE congratulations to Tessa Hadley and Malachi McIntosh who so deservingly took home prizes 👏👏
I'm having the most wonderful weekend @gladlib.bsky.social with @finonad.bsky.social, edging closer to the end of the 2nd draft of my novel which is starting to feel like a real book! ❤️
February 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I'm having the most wonderful weekend @gladlib.bsky.social with @finonad.bsky.social, edging closer to the end of the 2nd draft of my novel which is starting to feel like a real book! ❤️
Happy Valentine's Day! 💝
"When my husband came home, there was something different about him..."
Here's a little love story about a genie from my book of monstrous love stories, which is free to read online @minorliteratures.bsky.social
minorliteratures.com/2016/11/04/l...
"When my husband came home, there was something different about him..."
Here's a little love story about a genie from my book of monstrous love stories, which is free to read online @minorliteratures.bsky.social
minorliteratures.com/2016/11/04/l...
February 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Happy Valentine's Day! 💝
"When my husband came home, there was something different about him..."
Here's a little love story about a genie from my book of monstrous love stories, which is free to read online @minorliteratures.bsky.social
minorliteratures.com/2016/11/04/l...
"When my husband came home, there was something different about him..."
Here's a little love story about a genie from my book of monstrous love stories, which is free to read online @minorliteratures.bsky.social
minorliteratures.com/2016/11/04/l...
Hello new followers, there seem to be a lot of you this weekend! 👋
I'm a drama and fiction writer, and my collection of dark, weird, horror-tinged short stories, Monstrous Longing, is currently shortlisted for the @edgehillprize.bsky.social!
If you'd like to read it, links are in my bio 🦍💚
I'm a drama and fiction writer, and my collection of dark, weird, horror-tinged short stories, Monstrous Longing, is currently shortlisted for the @edgehillprize.bsky.social!
If you'd like to read it, links are in my bio 🦍💚
February 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Hello new followers, there seem to be a lot of you this weekend! 👋
I'm a drama and fiction writer, and my collection of dark, weird, horror-tinged short stories, Monstrous Longing, is currently shortlisted for the @edgehillprize.bsky.social!
If you'd like to read it, links are in my bio 🦍💚
I'm a drama and fiction writer, and my collection of dark, weird, horror-tinged short stories, Monstrous Longing, is currently shortlisted for the @edgehillprize.bsky.social!
If you'd like to read it, links are in my bio 🦍💚
I'm currently on a beautiful writing retreat in the Lake District with @bethunderdown.bsky.social 😍❄️
Have brought my draft of the book to read through from start to finish for the first time. Can feel the frost reaching into the story!
Have brought my draft of the book to read through from start to finish for the first time. Can feel the frost reaching into the story!
January 10, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I'm currently on a beautiful writing retreat in the Lake District with @bethunderdown.bsky.social 😍❄️
Have brought my draft of the book to read through from start to finish for the first time. Can feel the frost reaching into the story!
Have brought my draft of the book to read through from start to finish for the first time. Can feel the frost reaching into the story!