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Alice Fowler
@alicefwrites.bsky.social
Award-winning writer of short stories & longer fiction. Debut short story collection, The Truth Has Arms and Legs, published 2023 by @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social

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Happy birthday to The Truth Has Arms & Legs - two years old today! Massive thanks to everyone who’s helped this little book on its way 🎉 #writingcommunity @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social #shortstories #debut
Happy birthday to The Truth Has Arms & Legs - two years old today! Massive thanks to everyone who’s helped this little book on its way 🎉 #writingcommunity @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social #shortstories #debut
July 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM
A fabulous evening, thank you!#shortstories
Wonderful to hear @alicefwrites.bsky.social talk about her short story collection, The Truth Has Arms and Legs, at Camberley Library this evening. @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social
It's no secret I love #libraries - so I'm delighted to be giving author talks at Frimley Green Library and Camberley Library this summer. Join us for two Q&A events, on June 3 & July 1, talking all things #shortstories. Booking links in bio. #Frimley #camberley #surrey @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A fantastic competition to enter #writingcommunity ⬇️
Entering the 2025 HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition?
For inspiration, look at last year's winning story, St Kilda Bird Song by KF MacCarthy, at historiamag.com/st-kilda-bir...
You'll also find links to past winners like @anniehistory.bsky.social‬ and @alicefwrites.bsky.social #HWADDSS25
June 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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📚💙 Join us at Waterstones Sauchiehall St, Glasgow on Wed evening for launch of The Devil's Draper by @badsvillebroad.bsky.social. We have a great evening of 1920s characters, music and fun planned. Donna will be in conversation with @liambellwrites.bsky.social. www.waterstones.com/events/donna...
April 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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We’re trying to start a UK #IndiePressDay too on May 1st -
Could you give it a boost? Thanks
April 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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I was privileged to be on the judging panel for the nonfiction award last year, and it was great fun as well as being an honour. Get your entries in; you've nothing to lose!
Historical writers, if your book (fiction or non-fiction) was first published during the past year –
📚👑Remind your publisher to enter it for the 2025 HWA Crown Awards!
3 categories: Gold (fiction), Debut and Non-fiction.
Full details at historicalwriters.org/awards/hwa-crown-awards-2025
#HWACrowns25
April 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
It's no secret I love #libraries - so I'm delighted to be giving author talks at Frimley Green Library and Camberley Library this summer. Join us for two Q&A events, on June 3 & July 1, talking all things #shortstories. Booking links in bio. #Frimley #camberley #surrey @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Morning mist with blackthorn #merrowdowns #guildford #spring
April 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Happy to receive my copy of 'Bring Me Gold', 50 Poems for Palestine. Thanks to publisher @farhanashaikh.bsky.social at Dahlia Books, all the £10 cover price goes to @medicalaidpal.bsky.social. Includes my #SWWJ prize-winning poem, 'You're Breaking Up'. Buy link in bio 💛 #poetry #palestine
April 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Today is a day of protest against META stealing our work to train AI.

“If You Don’t Stand for Something, You’ll Fall for Anything“. Join the @societyofauthors.bsky.social authors as they march to Meta’s offices. The meeting point is Granary Square, London N1C 4DQ at 12.45pm. #makeitfair
April 3, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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'The Others': A sweeping love story set against the fall of the Berlin Wall – where love, lies, and revolution collide. The fourth moving novel by Sheena Kalayil, out June 19. Avail for preorder from all bookshops now!

www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/product-page... #books📚💙 @inpressbooks.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Where there's a patch of sun... #celandines #spring
March 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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From the archive: "different ways it is (sometimes, sort-of) possible to make a living, at least for a while, as a professional writer"
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March 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Aaaaand we just hit 2,000 followers on Bluesky! 🫶 Help spread the word to fellow writers!
March 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Such a wonderful audience for my Cranleigh Library talk - biggest thanks to interviewer David and everyone who came along #shortstories @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social #TheTruthHasArmsAndLegs #writingcommunity
March 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
@CranleighLibrary is the only #library I know where the #creativewriting section is the first thing you see when you walk in... Just one of the reasons I'm excited to be giving a talk there this evening! #WritingCommunity #authortalk #shortstories @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social ✍️📚
March 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
March 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This week! Booking link in bio 📚✍️ #authortalk #shortstories #library #cranleigh #surrey
I'm excited to be talking at Cranleigh Library next month, March 20th, 6pm. I'll be reading from my collection of #shortstories, The Truth Has Arms & Legs, discussing #inspiration and my path to publication. Tickets £3 from #Cranleigh library. #Surrey #librarytalk @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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NEW EVENT! Acclaimed novelist Sheena Kalayil will be in conversation at @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social to celebrate the launch of her novel THE OTHERS, where a love triangle plays out against the backdrop of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

With live music!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-others...

📚💙#books
March 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM
So many talented writers in the Basingstoke Music & Arts Festival. It was a pleasure to read your entries - congrats to everyone who took part #writingcommunity #creativewriting #basingstoke
March 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Big thanks to @isabellekenyon.bsky.social for featuring my Cranleigh Library talk in this week's @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social newsletter! In good company with @katiescribbles.bsky.social & @johnironmonger.bsky.social too. This Thursday, 20 March, 6-7pm - booking link in bio 📚✍️ #shortstories
March 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Still so cross about wasting nearly 3 hours of my life in the #Odeon watching #Anora that I’ve written a #blog about it:

sarahhegarty.wordpress.com/2025/03/13/a...
Might TM #Asnora 😴🤪
sarahhegarty.wordpress.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Only in #Cornwall #Porthcothan 🌊
March 13, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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It's an unprecedented occasion: we're off to London AGAIN for #LondonBookFair - wish us safe and hopefully calm travels this week! We will be discussing lots of upcoming titles... #booksky
March 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
March 6, 2025 at 8:02 AM