Exciting news! I'm delighted to be joining forces with talented & lovely screenwriter Andrea Mann @andreamann.bsky.social) on this new venture.

On Saturday, 8 November, we'll be hosting Write Away, a mini writing retreat here in beautiful Ilkley: 3 dedicated hours for you and your writing! 👇

Writing is exhausting.

A few FlashFicFest @flashficfestuk.bsky.social pics. Thanks, Jude & team, for a brilliant weekend. So much hard work went into it. Loved the workshops & panels, the impromptu walks & chats, the laughs, the tears, the hmmmmm-ing, the ⚡️⚡️ earrings, losing & finding things/people/words. A total blast!

Big thanks to everyone who joined me for my Lost & Found session at this year's #flashficfest. Pictured: some of your creepy friends... I loved hearing your own lost & found stories. Do keep sharing them with me. Many thanks to @judehwriter2.bsky.social @flashficfestuk.bsky.social for inviting me 🙏.

Aha! They sound great! And that was so much fun. Check out my selection of *excellent* selfies.

Teddy has *thoughts* on the tennis.

My review of Jonathan Taylor's prize-winning short story collection, 'Scablands and Other Stories' (Salt Publishing) is up on the Word Factory journal.

Managed to prise my copy from Teddy's clutches...

Heading into January, as well as our writing group meet-up on Thursday, 9 January, we have our popular Spoken Word Night at Ilkley Moor Vaults on Thursday, 23 January (starts at 7.30pm).

If you're local to Ilkley (or willing to travel), The Grove Bookshop Writing Group has some fun events coming up...

First up, our Festive Party at the bookshop on Thursday, 19 December! 🎄

📣 Amazing new book alert! I was lucky enough to read an early copy of Joe Dunthorne's investigative family memoir about his Jewish great-grandfather Siegfried. It somehow manages to be both brilliantly funny and devastatingly sad. I can't praise this enough! #childrenofradium #joedunthorne

📣 Writers of Yorkshire! This workshop is happening a week today in #Ilkley, and it's going to be wonderful. Sharon is great at putting people at ease, and making performing your work feel fun rather than scary.

We have a few spots left. More details and booking link in 🧵 below 👇