Dr Nic Presley
@nicpresley.bsky.social
Lecturer, editor, publicity and media manager. Working on Sexton, Plath, and contemporary literature.
I'm moderating this event tomorrow evening 🙂
Join us for an online event celebrating the publication of William Golding: The Faber Letters on Weds 12th Nov, 7pm. The conversation, between the book’s editor Professor Tim Kendall and the writer’s daughter, Judy Golding, will feature readings and archival secrets! www.faber.co.uk/product/will...
William Golding: The Faber Letters (ONLINE event)
To mark the publication of William Golding: The Faber Letters, join editor Tim Kendall and the author's daughter, Judy Golding for an online discussion featuring readings.
www.faber.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I'm moderating this event tomorrow evening 🙂
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Keynote speakers for our June conference are Rebecca Lloyd, Lamya Sadiq, and Meredith Miller ⭐️🤩 Registration open now! thecwwa.org/conference-2...
Conference 2025
Annual Conference 2025 Wednesday 18th June – Friday 20th June 2025 Falmouth University, UK Registration now open Salaried Non-member Ticket £270 Unsalaried/PGR Non-member Ticket £130 Salaried…
thecwwa.org
May 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Keynote speakers for our June conference are Rebecca Lloyd, Lamya Sadiq, and Meredith Miller ⭐️🤩 Registration open now! thecwwa.org/conference-2...
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📢Exciting opportunity: @c21literature.bsky.social is seeking a new editor for a three-year term, to start on 19th May 2025
C21, the journal of BACLS, is dedicated to examining the genres, forms of publication & circulation of 21C writings.
More details on the role: c21.openlibhums.org/news/793/
C21, the journal of BACLS, is dedicated to examining the genres, forms of publication & circulation of 21C writings.
More details on the role: c21.openlibhums.org/news/793/
Editorship of <em>C21 Literature</em>
C21 Literature: Journal of 21st-Century Writings is the journal of the British Association for Contemporary Literary Studies (BACLS). The journal is dedicated to examining the genres, forms of publica...
c21.openlibhums.org
March 13, 2025 at 8:25 AM
📢Exciting opportunity: @c21literature.bsky.social is seeking a new editor for a three-year term, to start on 19th May 2025
C21, the journal of BACLS, is dedicated to examining the genres, forms of publication & circulation of 21C writings.
More details on the role: c21.openlibhums.org/news/793/
C21, the journal of BACLS, is dedicated to examining the genres, forms of publication & circulation of 21C writings.
More details on the role: c21.openlibhums.org/news/793/
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The Paper Men was published on this day 41 years ago! It's a thrilling tale of a chase between a subject and a biographer and one of Golding's funniest novels. william-golding.co.uk/books/the-pa...
February 6, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The Paper Men was published on this day 41 years ago! It's a thrilling tale of a chase between a subject and a biographer and one of Golding's funniest novels. william-golding.co.uk/books/the-pa...
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It's Wednesday, so it's "Buy A Stranger a Book" day on Bluesky!
I'll give away two books.
FOR FREE.
If there's a book you want let me know.
If YOU want to "Buy a Stranger a Book" too get in touch!
#buyastrangerabook
Here's what it's all about.
biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
I'll give away two books.
FOR FREE.
If there's a book you want let me know.
If YOU want to "Buy a Stranger a Book" too get in touch!
#buyastrangerabook
Here's what it's all about.
biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
Buy A Stranger A Book. #buyastrangerabook - Stuff you might like... - Big Green Bookshop. @biggreenbooks on Twitter. Cheese fan. My Mum says hi.
The Big Green Bookshop an independent online bookshop in selling awesome titles by awesome authors to awesome people
biggreenbookshop.com
December 18, 2024 at 12:30 PM
It's Wednesday, so it's "Buy A Stranger a Book" day on Bluesky!
I'll give away two books.
FOR FREE.
If there's a book you want let me know.
If YOU want to "Buy a Stranger a Book" too get in touch!
#buyastrangerabook
Here's what it's all about.
biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
I'll give away two books.
FOR FREE.
If there's a book you want let me know.
If YOU want to "Buy a Stranger a Book" too get in touch!
#buyastrangerabook
Here's what it's all about.
biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
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November 22, 2024 at 10:13 AM
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Just want to draw your attention to this journal special issue collaboration between Organisational Studies, Co-operative Studies and the humanities in case you’d like to submit an article.
#CfP: Imagining co-operatives? Co-operatives and co-operative economy in art and culture. Journal of Co-operative Studies.
How are alternative organisations represented in creative work?
www.ukscs.coop/pages/imagin...
How are alternative organisations represented in creative work?
www.ukscs.coop/pages/imagin...
Imagining co-operatives? | UK Society for Co-operative Studies
2026 Special Issue: Co-operatives and co-operative economy in art and culture
www.ukscs.coop
November 18, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Just want to draw your attention to this journal special issue collaboration between Organisational Studies, Co-operative Studies and the humanities in case you’d like to submit an article.
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Ever since its publication in 1954, Golding’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ has retained a powerful presence in English literature. The inspiration for the troubling events that ensue, Dr Nicola Presley argues here, can be found in Golding's own wartime experiences.👇
www.unseenhistories.com/lord-of-the-...
www.unseenhistories.com/lord-of-the-...
Lord of the Flies and the Second World War - Unseen Histories
The Nobel Prize winning author, William Golding, responded powerfully to his experiences in World War Two.
www.unseenhistories.com
November 14, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Ever since its publication in 1954, Golding’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ has retained a powerful presence in English literature. The inspiration for the troubling events that ensue, Dr Nicola Presley argues here, can be found in Golding's own wartime experiences.👇
www.unseenhistories.com/lord-of-the-...
www.unseenhistories.com/lord-of-the-...
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Interested in ‘sad girl lit’? Diagnosis & what it ‘is’, ‘does’? Ellipses? Legal paratexts? Mad studies? You might like my new article 👇
Just discovered my article is up!
‘Dashing off a Diagnosis: Diagnostic Reading in Meg Mason’s Sorrow and Bliss’
in
Contemporary Women's Writing, Volume 18, 2024, doi.org/10.1093/cww/...
‘Dashing off a Diagnosis: Diagnostic Reading in Meg Mason’s Sorrow and Bliss’
in
Contemporary Women's Writing, Volume 18, 2024, doi.org/10.1093/cww/...
doi.org
November 15, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Interested in ‘sad girl lit’? Diagnosis & what it ‘is’, ‘does’? Ellipses? Legal paratexts? Mad studies? You might like my new article 👇
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Hello.
I'm doing another raffle.
Tickets are just £2 each
All the money raised is going on books for St Finbar's Primary in Liverpool.
You could win ALL these SIGNED books + £50 to spend on books of your choice!
Details HERE.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-ex...
I'm doing another raffle.
Tickets are just £2 each
All the money raised is going on books for St Finbar's Primary in Liverpool.
You could win ALL these SIGNED books + £50 to spend on books of your choice!
Details HERE.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-ex...
October 10, 2023 at 10:11 AM
Hello.
I'm doing another raffle.
Tickets are just £2 each
All the money raised is going on books for St Finbar's Primary in Liverpool.
You could win ALL these SIGNED books + £50 to spend on books of your choice!
Details HERE.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-ex...
I'm doing another raffle.
Tickets are just £2 each
All the money raised is going on books for St Finbar's Primary in Liverpool.
You could win ALL these SIGNED books + £50 to spend on books of your choice!
Details HERE.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-ex...
Just received my copy of Resting Places by the magnificent Ellen McWilliams. Brilliant service by Beyond the Pale books.
October 2, 2023 at 11:35 AM
Just received my copy of Resting Places by the magnificent Ellen McWilliams. Brilliant service by Beyond the Pale books.
Available to review for Irish Studies Review (not yet on here): Belfast: The Story of a City and its People by Fearghal Cochrane. Do get in touch here or by email (i.studies@bathspa.ac.uk) if interested. #irishstudies
September 25, 2023 at 11:26 AM
Available to review for Irish Studies Review (not yet on here): Belfast: The Story of a City and its People by Fearghal Cochrane. Do get in touch here or by email (i.studies@bathspa.ac.uk) if interested. #irishstudies