Thank you, Marie! ☺️

Thank you for the good wishes - that's very kind of you :)

I'm so sorry, I've only just seen this. I'll have a look to see whether I can pop through to see your Dad, then let you know, if that's OK? x

'Extremely well' is music to my ears! I feel honoured to be on his produce list - I'd love some if he has any to spare. I've wanted to pop through to see him for months now, but between family health issues & being unwell myself, haven't managed it. Hope that changes soon & all is well with you x

I'm glad that your Dad is enjoying his allotment! The family and I were talking about him last night & hoping he was keeping well.

Thank you also for the additional print! It's going in a frame. I love the Transporter zine too, by the way. I pass that area very often & you've captured it beautifully. Further great inspiration & fantastic work! :)

Your short story collection sounds fascinating. All the best of luck with it - I'm looking forward to hearing more about it!

Thank you for writing the piece! It brought back many memories of being an early teen, having to change clothing styles, & its impact. Still get that supermarket 'following' if I go in with what's judged to be a more 'working-class' hairstyle, too. I look forward to your other work 🙂

Yes, you're right that it was for TVCA. Thanks for letting me know they have an Insta - I've been wondering about joining up, so this may be the push I need! It would be great to read some new Teesside writing :)

This looks really interesting! I'm so pleased to see this as I carried out a funded research report into new Teesside writing in 2023-24 (with a playwriting focus) & recommended the development of a new writing infrastructure. Do you know where this magazine is available from? I'd love to read it 😊

As a writer of a Northern dialect novel myself, I feel very fortunate that @newwritingnorth.bsky.social, my agent & other publishing professionals have made a safe creative space in which I can embrace this style, rather than repress it. That's the sort of support we need to see more of.

Congratulations on the publication, Jen, & thank you very much for researching, writing & sharing what's an incredibly important piece of work. It's deeply frustrating to see those stereotypes & assumptions about Northern writers & dialect fiction persist & I hope your article causes a rethink.

Thank you, Marie. The link worked for me & I'm looking forward to the zine!

I'm excited for this zine! Looking forward to my order when it arrives. Is a Transporter zine still available? I see that you mentioned a small number of them below. I was passing by there the other day & thinking about your work - would love to order a copy if there are any still available.