Naomi Kelsey
@naomikelsey.bsky.social
Writer, reader, English teacher, not necessarily in that order.
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Who else is pre-ordering some of the best books coming out this year?
This weekend - 25% off preorders - see Waterstones.com or the app for full details.
@waterstones.bsky.social
I would really recommend @naomikelsey.bsky.social The Darkening Globe
This weekend - 25% off preorders - see Waterstones.com or the app for full details.
@waterstones.bsky.social
I would really recommend @naomikelsey.bsky.social The Darkening Globe
February 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Who else is pre-ordering some of the best books coming out this year?
This weekend - 25% off preorders - see Waterstones.com or the app for full details.
@waterstones.bsky.social
I would really recommend @naomikelsey.bsky.social The Darkening Globe
This weekend - 25% off preorders - see Waterstones.com or the app for full details.
@waterstones.bsky.social
I would really recommend @naomikelsey.bsky.social The Darkening Globe
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You can win an advance review copy of THE BEWITCHING, out July 2025. Three women in three different eras encounter danger and witchcraft in this eerie horror saga. 💀 Open worldwide.
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THE BEWITCHING giveaway
Win an advance review copy of THE BEWITCHING Shipped anywhere in the world *** Three women in three different eras encounter danger and witchcraft in this eerie multigenerational horror saga from the...
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January 3, 2025 at 4:26 AM
You can win an advance review copy of THE BEWITCHING, out July 2025. Three women in three different eras encounter danger and witchcraft in this eerie horror saga. 💀 Open worldwide.
gleam.io/zUcKj/the-be...
gleam.io/zUcKj/the-be...
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Writer wanted to work with young writers in Spring 2025 on developing a programme of activity at Exeter Custom House for young writers aged 16-19 during the Spring Season in March/April 2025.
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Quay Words at Exeter Custom House | Seeking a freelance Writer/Practitioner for activities with young writers in Spring 2025
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December 18, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Writer wanted to work with young writers in Spring 2025 on developing a programme of activity at Exeter Custom House for young writers aged 16-19 during the Spring Season in March/April 2025.
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Unpublished writers of middle-grade and early teen fiction can enter to win £3000 and 9 months of mentoring and professional development from Hachette Children’s Group. Part of the Northern Writers’ Awards. Other prizes and awards on their site.
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Enter - New Writing North
The Northern Writers’ Awards discover and support writers in the North of England, with a focus on supporting new work-in-progress.
newwritingnorth.com
December 18, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Unpublished writers of middle-grade and early teen fiction can enter to win £3000 and 9 months of mentoring and professional development from Hachette Children’s Group. Part of the Northern Writers’ Awards. Other prizes and awards on their site.
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So, it turns out that the New Year is a terrible time to launch a new series, because all the journalists and publicity people are off work...
BUT WE'RE DOING IT ANYWAY!
BBC You're Dead To Me, series 9, starts January 3rd. Shorter radio edits every saturday morning at 10am on BBC Radio 4
BUT WE'RE DOING IT ANYWAY!
BBC You're Dead To Me, series 9, starts January 3rd. Shorter radio edits every saturday morning at 10am on BBC Radio 4
December 17, 2024 at 6:28 PM
So, it turns out that the New Year is a terrible time to launch a new series, because all the journalists and publicity people are off work...
BUT WE'RE DOING IT ANYWAY!
BBC You're Dead To Me, series 9, starts January 3rd. Shorter radio edits every saturday morning at 10am on BBC Radio 4
BUT WE'RE DOING IT ANYWAY!
BBC You're Dead To Me, series 9, starts January 3rd. Shorter radio edits every saturday morning at 10am on BBC Radio 4
Cover reveal! My second novel, THE DARKENING GLOBE, will be out in April with Harper North! It’s a spooky, sinister story featuring explorers, a frozen river, secretive women, and murder, with cameos from Queen Elizabeth I and also a monkey: you decide which is more exciting!
December 17, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Cover reveal! My second novel, THE DARKENING GLOBE, will be out in April with Harper North! It’s a spooky, sinister story featuring explorers, a frozen river, secretive women, and murder, with cameos from Queen Elizabeth I and also a monkey: you decide which is more exciting!
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Two years after its felling, the Sycamore Gap tree lives on through 49 saplings donated to causes around the country as 'Trees of Hope'.
Here's where they'll be sprouting up 🌳
Here's where they'll be sprouting up 🌳
December 12, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Two years after its felling, the Sycamore Gap tree lives on through 49 saplings donated to causes around the country as 'Trees of Hope'.
Here's where they'll be sprouting up 🌳
Here's where they'll be sprouting up 🌳
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Giveaway! To mark Mary, Queen of Scots’ birthday yesterday, I’m giving away two signed copies of THE TOWER (your pick of the UK or US edition), addressed to whomever you like — just in time for Christmas gifting! Follow, like and re-share for a chance to win one of the copies! (1/2)
#BookSky
#BookSky
December 9, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Giveaway! To mark Mary, Queen of Scots’ birthday yesterday, I’m giving away two signed copies of THE TOWER (your pick of the UK or US edition), addressed to whomever you like — just in time for Christmas gifting! Follow, like and re-share for a chance to win one of the copies! (1/2)
#BookSky
#BookSky
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A list of my favourite names for a horse...
10. Lana Del Neigh
9. David Hasselhoof
8. Usain Colt
7. Filly Eilish
6. Roboclop (if it’s a police horse)
5. Forrest Jump
4. Liam or Noel Galloper
3. Leon Trot-sky
2. Joseph Stallion
1. Al Capony
10. Lana Del Neigh
9. David Hasselhoof
8. Usain Colt
7. Filly Eilish
6. Roboclop (if it’s a police horse)
5. Forrest Jump
4. Liam or Noel Galloper
3. Leon Trot-sky
2. Joseph Stallion
1. Al Capony
December 8, 2024 at 6:27 PM
A list of my favourite names for a horse...
10. Lana Del Neigh
9. David Hasselhoof
8. Usain Colt
7. Filly Eilish
6. Roboclop (if it’s a police horse)
5. Forrest Jump
4. Liam or Noel Galloper
3. Leon Trot-sky
2. Joseph Stallion
1. Al Capony
10. Lana Del Neigh
9. David Hasselhoof
8. Usain Colt
7. Filly Eilish
6. Roboclop (if it’s a police horse)
5. Forrest Jump
4. Liam or Noel Galloper
3. Leon Trot-sky
2. Joseph Stallion
1. Al Capony
If you’re looking for an uplifting crime novel that merges Elizabeth Is Missing with Three Things about Elsie, I highly recommend you preorder The Margaret Code by Richard Hooton - out in April. Wry, compelling, and ever so poignant, it’s a wonderful mystery to curl up with.
December 7, 2024 at 9:53 AM
If you’re looking for an uplifting crime novel that merges Elizabeth Is Missing with Three Things about Elsie, I highly recommend you preorder The Margaret Code by Richard Hooton - out in April. Wry, compelling, and ever so poignant, it’s a wonderful mystery to curl up with.
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'Doing a history PhD is useless and a waste of taxpayers' money' blah blah...
Researching the past can yield so many treasures we have no idea we need until we actually need them.
Researching the past can yield so many treasures we have no idea we need until we actually need them.
November 30, 2024 at 4:50 PM
'Doing a history PhD is useless and a waste of taxpayers' money' blah blah...
Researching the past can yield so many treasures we have no idea we need until we actually need them.
Researching the past can yield so many treasures we have no idea we need until we actually need them.
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The ✨spectacular✨ cover reveal for THE SHOW WOMAN, my debut novel about the first all-female circus act. Set in Edwardian Scotland it’s a story about unconventional women and family secrets, for fans of The Whalebone Theatre & The Greatest Showman. Available for preorder, and to request on NetGalley
December 2, 2024 at 8:14 PM
The ✨spectacular✨ cover reveal for THE SHOW WOMAN, my debut novel about the first all-female circus act. Set in Edwardian Scotland it’s a story about unconventional women and family secrets, for fans of The Whalebone Theatre & The Greatest Showman. Available for preorder, and to request on NetGalley
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'Look up, ladies and gentlemen, this woman is about to FLY'
Insanely proud to reveal the cover for @emmacowing.bsky.social's The Show Woman.
Four feisty, feminist, brilliant young women brought together when life and everyone around them wrote them off and cast them aside. Now watch them fly...
Insanely proud to reveal the cover for @emmacowing.bsky.social's The Show Woman.
Four feisty, feminist, brilliant young women brought together when life and everyone around them wrote them off and cast them aside. Now watch them fly...
December 2, 2024 at 4:59 PM
'Look up, ladies and gentlemen, this woman is about to FLY'
Insanely proud to reveal the cover for @emmacowing.bsky.social's The Show Woman.
Four feisty, feminist, brilliant young women brought together when life and everyone around them wrote them off and cast them aside. Now watch them fly...
Insanely proud to reveal the cover for @emmacowing.bsky.social's The Show Woman.
Four feisty, feminist, brilliant young women brought together when life and everyone around them wrote them off and cast them aside. Now watch them fly...
Running a giveaway over on the picture place - if you would like a signed copy of The Burnings and a matching T-shirt, head on over there!
December 1, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Running a giveaway over on the picture place - if you would like a signed copy of The Burnings and a matching T-shirt, head on over there!
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I wrote a fantasy book like this but it turns out it's REAL? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The forgotten street found behind a hidden library door
The passageway gives a glimpse of how Edinburgh looked centuries ago.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 1, 2024 at 9:03 AM
I wrote a fantasy book like this but it turns out it's REAL? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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We close for entries to our kids’ prize in exactly one month’s time on 1st January 2025 so do enter your work if you are writing for children! Thats only 30 days to go.
www.cheshirenovelprizekids.com
www.cheshirenovelprizekids.com
December 1, 2024 at 6:58 AM
We close for entries to our kids’ prize in exactly one month’s time on 1st January 2025 so do enter your work if you are writing for children! Thats only 30 days to go.
www.cheshirenovelprizekids.com
www.cheshirenovelprizekids.com
Quite simply, I was! Spellbound by Georgia Leighton is a captivating retelling of Sleeping Beauty: immersive, magical, and of course, spellbinding! For all those who grew up on Robin McKinley and Stardust, who love Katherine Arden, Frances Hardinge and Joanne Harris, this book is sheer joy.
November 30, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Quite simply, I was! Spellbound by Georgia Leighton is a captivating retelling of Sleeping Beauty: immersive, magical, and of course, spellbinding! For all those who grew up on Robin McKinley and Stardust, who love Katherine Arden, Frances Hardinge and Joanne Harris, this book is sheer joy.
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Cove Park awards residencies for writers and artists every year and you can also self fund. I’ve lusted after one of their cabins for years. Beautiful.
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Residencies
Cove Park’s Awarded and Open residencies support research, creative development, and the production of new work. We welcome national and international artists, creative practitioners, and researchers ...
covepark.org
November 29, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Cove Park awards residencies for writers and artists every year and you can also self fund. I’ve lusted after one of their cabins for years. Beautiful.
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Take a look.
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Hi #BookSky 🥰 I got my first author copy of my debut novel today 🥹 look no further for the next IT girl folk horror, because you found her baby 🎀🐑🥩
November 28, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Hi #BookSky 🥰 I got my first author copy of my debut novel today 🥹 look no further for the next IT girl folk horror, because you found her baby 🎀🐑🥩
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Etymology of the day: before a tapering piece of hanging ice was called an ‘icicle’ it was an ‘ickle’. In the Middle Ages people decided to add ‘ice’ for extra oomph and (tautologically) called it an ‘ice ickle’, until the two words eventually blended together.
November 28, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Etymology of the day: before a tapering piece of hanging ice was called an ‘icicle’ it was an ‘ickle’. In the Middle Ages people decided to add ‘ice’ for extra oomph and (tautologically) called it an ‘ice ickle’, until the two words eventually blended together.
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#SimmondsWritingTips
Today I'm going to talk about mental health and how to cope with the ridiculousness of working in the arts. Writing (like any creative field) is not a meritocracy, it's subjective, which means success isn't a result of talent or hard work.
So how do you navigate that?
Today I'm going to talk about mental health and how to cope with the ridiculousness of working in the arts. Writing (like any creative field) is not a meritocracy, it's subjective, which means success isn't a result of talent or hard work.
So how do you navigate that?
a black and white photo of a woman holding her head with the words `` i cant take anymore '' .
ALT: a black and white photo of a woman holding her head with the words `` i cant take anymore '' .
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November 27, 2024 at 7:29 AM
#SimmondsWritingTips
Today I'm going to talk about mental health and how to cope with the ridiculousness of working in the arts. Writing (like any creative field) is not a meritocracy, it's subjective, which means success isn't a result of talent or hard work.
So how do you navigate that?
Today I'm going to talk about mental health and how to cope with the ridiculousness of working in the arts. Writing (like any creative field) is not a meritocracy, it's subjective, which means success isn't a result of talent or hard work.
So how do you navigate that?
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You know what would **really** disrupt the publishing industry?
Fair contracts and decent pay for authors.
No AI training without the creator’s consent.
Artists and translators on the cover.
No NDAs for ghostwriters.
Fair contracts and decent pay for authors.
No AI training without the creator’s consent.
Artists and translators on the cover.
No NDAs for ghostwriters.
November 27, 2024 at 2:04 PM
You know what would **really** disrupt the publishing industry?
Fair contracts and decent pay for authors.
No AI training without the creator’s consent.
Artists and translators on the cover.
No NDAs for ghostwriters.
Fair contracts and decent pay for authors.
No AI training without the creator’s consent.
Artists and translators on the cover.
No NDAs for ghostwriters.
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Stop👏🏾giving👏🏾children👏🏾enchanted👏🏾swords👏🏾and👏🏾perilous👏🏾 quests👏🏾
November 17, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Stop👏🏾giving👏🏾children👏🏾enchanted👏🏾swords👏🏾and👏🏾perilous👏🏾 quests👏🏾
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Every now and then I think about how useful it would be, as a medievalist, if google maps had a “by horse” option
November 26, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Every now and then I think about how useful it would be, as a medievalist, if google maps had a “by horse” option
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Next year, Murder Squad will be 25 years old. To celebrate this friendship, we’re running a short story competition. There will be prizes and the chance to join us at our birthday party. Details here: murdersquad.co.uk Please spread the word.
Murder Squad – Crime fiction to die for . . .
murdersquad.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 7:29 AM
Next year, Murder Squad will be 25 years old. To celebrate this friendship, we’re running a short story competition. There will be prizes and the chance to join us at our birthday party. Details here: murdersquad.co.uk Please spread the word.