Nicola Wilson-Torch
@nicolawilsontorch.bsky.social
AHRC SGSAH PhD researcher looking at social media and the publishing ecosystem. Also interested in literary history, platform economies and digital culture. Usually found talking about disability awareness, food, books or 00s TV
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For the Disability community, losing Alice Wong is like losing Ursula Le Guin or Octavia Butler. She was a powerhouse, a pioneer, and a mentor to many. She taught me so much. And always reminded me what we were fighting towards, as well as against. I miss her clarity, bravery, and joy.
Alice Wong
Alice Wong had an outsized impact on Disability justice. As a community organiser, activist, mentor, and co-conspirator, as writer, editor, and friend, she is irreplaceable.
nicolagriffith.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
For the Disability community, losing Alice Wong is like losing Ursula Le Guin or Octavia Butler. She was a powerhouse, a pioneer, and a mentor to many. She taught me so much. And always reminded me what we were fighting towards, as well as against. I miss her clarity, bravery, and joy.
First time I’ve genuinely laughed out loud on public transport
Steve Clarke: “We gave Greece too many openings”
Sky Sports: “Clarke bemoans easy Greece chances”
Sky Sports Halo: “omg sis greece lowkey ate and left no crumbs it’s giving mountain to climb 🎀”
Sky Sports: “Clarke bemoans easy Greece chances”
Sky Sports Halo: “omg sis greece lowkey ate and left no crumbs it’s giving mountain to climb 🎀”
November 16, 2025 at 9:42 AM
First time I’ve genuinely laughed out loud on public transport
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The first of the DLC+ mini-conference series is happening next week!
Join us on Thursday Nov. 20th for 3 hours of smut, lore and all things digital culture!
See the schedule and abstracts, and sign up to get the zoom link below
#digitalculture #digitalhumanities
dlcplus.org/current-keyw...
Join us on Thursday Nov. 20th for 3 hours of smut, lore and all things digital culture!
See the schedule and abstracts, and sign up to get the zoom link below
#digitalculture #digitalhumanities
dlcplus.org/current-keyw...
November 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The first of the DLC+ mini-conference series is happening next week!
Join us on Thursday Nov. 20th for 3 hours of smut, lore and all things digital culture!
See the schedule and abstracts, and sign up to get the zoom link below
#digitalculture #digitalhumanities
dlcplus.org/current-keyw...
Join us on Thursday Nov. 20th for 3 hours of smut, lore and all things digital culture!
See the schedule and abstracts, and sign up to get the zoom link below
#digitalculture #digitalhumanities
dlcplus.org/current-keyw...
Genuinely starting to think the Sky Sports Halo debacle is some weird corporate rage-bait because I cannot understand how they missed the mark that badly. We’re never getting equality in sport if the plan to attract female fans is a girly-pop aesthetic and some badly executed matcha references 🙄
November 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Genuinely starting to think the Sky Sports Halo debacle is some weird corporate rage-bait because I cannot understand how they missed the mark that badly. We’re never getting equality in sport if the plan to attract female fans is a girly-pop aesthetic and some badly executed matcha references 🙄
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Quite literally peak House of Lords
NEW: 942 amendments have been laid down in the House of Lords ahead of the Assisted Dying Bill's committee stage in the chamber, which starts tomorrow.
This is believed to be a record for a bill at committee stage. It's going to be an intense debate.
This is believed to be a record for a bill at committee stage. It's going to be an intense debate.
November 13, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Quite literally peak House of Lords
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A new special issue of English Studies I'm really keen to put together! Please consider submitting and circulate widely! @drchrislouttit.bsky.social bookshoplit.com/cfp-booksell...
CFP: Bookselling and Literature
Bookselling and LiteratureA Special Issue of English Studies Guest Editor: Matthew Chambers (matthew.chambers@uj.edu.pl) One of the best-known literary friendships was formed in a bookshop, and one…
bookshoplit.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
A new special issue of English Studies I'm really keen to put together! Please consider submitting and circulate widely! @drchrislouttit.bsky.social bookshoplit.com/cfp-booksell...
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From finding a space from which to travel to distant lands through reading books as children, to using their university libraries as undergrads, @louisewelsh00.bsky.social & @damianbarr.bsky.social will reminisce about how libraries helped shape their careers.
📅Wed, Nov 12th |📍Kelvin Hall
🎫👇
📅Wed, Nov 12th |📍Kelvin Hall
🎫👇
Libraries that shaped me, in-conversation event with Professor Louise Welsh and Damian Barr | SAHA: The Scottish Arts and Humanities Alliance
A joint initiative of Scottish Higher Education institutions, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities.
saha.scot
November 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
From finding a space from which to travel to distant lands through reading books as children, to using their university libraries as undergrads, @louisewelsh00.bsky.social & @damianbarr.bsky.social will reminisce about how libraries helped shape their careers.
📅Wed, Nov 12th |📍Kelvin Hall
🎫👇
📅Wed, Nov 12th |📍Kelvin Hall
🎫👇
It’s one month until I turn 30 and I recently found an old childhood diary listing ten things I wanted to accomplish in my twenties.
Currently, only two goals left:
1. Study for a PhD (in progress)
2. Finish a KFC bargain bucket by myself
I’m glad to see my younger self had big ambitions... 😅
Currently, only two goals left:
1. Study for a PhD (in progress)
2. Finish a KFC bargain bucket by myself
I’m glad to see my younger self had big ambitions... 😅
November 12, 2025 at 9:18 AM
It’s one month until I turn 30 and I recently found an old childhood diary listing ten things I wanted to accomplish in my twenties.
Currently, only two goals left:
1. Study for a PhD (in progress)
2. Finish a KFC bargain bucket by myself
I’m glad to see my younger self had big ambitions... 😅
Currently, only two goals left:
1. Study for a PhD (in progress)
2. Finish a KFC bargain bucket by myself
I’m glad to see my younger self had big ambitions... 😅
Great to see co-creation activities like these happening in publishing!
When it comes to engaging young people through fiction, authenticity is all, says Gemma Jolly in our recent Comment piece 👇 #BookSky
The transformative power of co-creation
ebx.sh
November 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Great to see co-creation activities like these happening in publishing!
Feeling so grateful to be named on this year’s 30 Under 30 list by The Young Women’s Movement for my work in educational equity and disability awareness – it was wonderful celebrating alongside so many inspiring women from across Scotland on Saturday evening! 🏴📢💛
November 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Feeling so grateful to be named on this year’s 30 Under 30 list by The Young Women’s Movement for my work in educational equity and disability awareness – it was wonderful celebrating alongside so many inspiring women from across Scotland on Saturday evening! 🏴📢💛
Chapter edits were a lost cause this afternoon, so I braved the weather for pumpkin spice doughnuts to fuel my horror movie marathon. Halloween: complete! 🎃🍩👻
October 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Chapter edits were a lost cause this afternoon, so I braved the weather for pumpkin spice doughnuts to fuel my horror movie marathon. Halloween: complete! 🎃🍩👻
People-watching at Queen Street station on a Saturday evening near Halloween is quite an experience.
October 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
People-watching at Queen Street station on a Saturday evening near Halloween is quite an experience.
Is there anything sweeter on a Friday afternoon than realising you’ve already drafted the thing you thought you’d be spending the rest of the day on? I think not.
October 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Is there anything sweeter on a Friday afternoon than realising you’ve already drafted the thing you thought you’d be spending the rest of the day on? I think not.
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How Printing Was Revolutionize...
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/17/how-printing-was-revolutionized-by-cake-sort-of/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Society%20for%20Scholarly%20Publishing&utm_content=How%20Printing%20Was%20Revolutionized%20By%20Cake.%20Sort%20Of%2E
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/17/how-printing-was-revolutionized-by-cake-sort-of/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Society%20for%20Scholarly%20Publishing&utm_content=How%20Printing%20Was%20Revolutionized%20By%20Cake.%20Sort%20Of%2E
How Printing Was Revolutionized By Cake. Sort Of. - The Scholarly Kitchen
Discover the flong: a papier-mâché mold that revolutionized 19th-century printing, blending ingenious tech with a dash of pastry-inspired charm.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
October 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Helping a few colleagues who are interested in reading communities of young people.
October 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Helping a few colleagues who are interested in reading communities of young people.
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How’s your dissertation going?
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
"Fall semester starts tomorrow..."
"Fall semester starts tomorrow..."
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
“It sure is quiet…”
“It sure is quiet…”
October 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
How’s your dissertation going?
Conundrum: itching to tune into the football but woefully under my writing target for the day.
October 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Conundrum: itching to tune into the football but woefully under my writing target for the day.
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Need a little extra time preparing your submission for the @dlcplus.org #CFP on #smut and #lore? We've extended our deadline by a week! Submit by October 15th for our mini conference.
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October 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Need a little extra time preparing your submission for the @dlcplus.org #CFP on #smut and #lore? We've extended our deadline by a week! Submit by October 15th for our mini conference.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Grateful for the opportunity to present at #UKCFC about the cystic fibrosis lung MRI toolkit we’ve been developing. We're keen to get views from the wider community on what we've produced so far - please tell us what you think here: forms.office.com/e/yC6ksnyP2J #CysticFibrosis #MRI
October 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Grateful for the opportunity to present at #UKCFC about the cystic fibrosis lung MRI toolkit we’ve been developing. We're keen to get views from the wider community on what we've produced so far - please tell us what you think here: forms.office.com/e/yC6ksnyP2J #CysticFibrosis #MRI
Garlic-infused ink? That’s a first for me…
no no the publishing industry is doing fine, why do you ask
October 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Garlic-infused ink? That’s a first for me…
Grateful to have spent a week at the University of Warsaw’s Current Debates in Publishing Studies Summer School earlier this month – a fantastic programme of insightful sessions, engaging discussions and even some sightseeing…
Huge thanks to all involved and @sgsah.bsky.social for funding the trip!
Huge thanks to all involved and @sgsah.bsky.social for funding the trip!
September 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Grateful to have spent a week at the University of Warsaw’s Current Debates in Publishing Studies Summer School earlier this month – a fantastic programme of insightful sessions, engaging discussions and even some sightseeing…
Huge thanks to all involved and @sgsah.bsky.social for funding the trip!
Huge thanks to all involved and @sgsah.bsky.social for funding the trip!
The University of Warsaw library has a rooftop garden – such a brilliant space to explore!
September 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The University of Warsaw library has a rooftop garden – such a brilliant space to explore!
Honestly, nothing beats that first cup of tea after coming home from the hospital ☺️☕️👌🏼
September 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Honestly, nothing beats that first cup of tea after coming home from the hospital ☺️☕️👌🏼
Escaped the hospital this afternoon just long enough to demolish an irresponsible amount of sushi – may need the remaining five days just to recover…
September 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Escaped the hospital this afternoon just long enough to demolish an irresponsible amount of sushi – may need the remaining five days just to recover…
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USW have posted a response on their instagram which does little to explain why the wording of this email is openly discriminatory to Palestinians. It is shocking that anyone in Higher Education would think this is an appropriate email to send to a student.
September 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
USW have posted a response on their instagram which does little to explain why the wording of this email is openly discriminatory to Palestinians. It is shocking that anyone in Higher Education would think this is an appropriate email to send to a student.