PeterUrpeth
@peterurpeth.bsky.social
Writer | poet | development editor | pianist | improviser | Journalist |
peterurpeth.com | peterurpeth.bandcamp.com | poetry collection - The 4000 Nights of New York in 1988 peterurpeth.com/4000nights | Cockney living in the Outer Hebrides
peterurpeth.com | peterurpeth.bandcamp.com | poetry collection - The 4000 Nights of New York in 1988 peterurpeth.com/4000nights | Cockney living in the Outer Hebrides
Social Media For Writers - New Opportunities, New Directions - video up on YouTube with Lindsay Johnstone and Elle Nash, looking at the state of play for writers using social media, especially Substack. It’s full of very useful hands-on advice, insights and guidance.
youtu.be/PT_PCxwGAuM?...
youtu.be/PT_PCxwGAuM?...
Social Media For Writers - New Directions & New Opportunities in 2025
YouTube video by Peter Urpeth
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August 4, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Social Media For Writers - New Opportunities, New Directions - video up on YouTube with Lindsay Johnstone and Elle Nash, looking at the state of play for writers using social media, especially Substack. It’s full of very useful hands-on advice, insights and guidance.
youtu.be/PT_PCxwGAuM?...
youtu.be/PT_PCxwGAuM?...
new blog - Beating The Bounds - a project I started last year that explores our deep psychological relationships to the physical world and the evocative places and spaces in our early lives.
www.peterurpeth.com/beatingthebo...
www.peterurpeth.com/beatingthebo...
Beating The Bounds — Peter Urpeth
www.peterurpeth.com
June 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
new blog - Beating The Bounds - a project I started last year that explores our deep psychological relationships to the physical world and the evocative places and spaces in our early lives.
www.peterurpeth.com/beatingthebo...
www.peterurpeth.com/beatingthebo...
Made a start on the peats…
April 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Made a start on the peats…
“How can we lead if we don’t know how to grieve” closing lines of Aurora Brachman’s vital and timely documentary on the Black Panther Cubs -
Full vid here:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Full vid here:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
When the revolution doesn’t come documentary
They are the children of the Black Panther party – the self-styled Panther cubs. Born into the 1970s revolutionary movement for Black equality and self-determination, they have lived in the shadows of...
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April 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“How can we lead if we don’t know how to grieve” closing lines of Aurora Brachman’s vital and timely documentary on the Black Panther Cubs -
Full vid here:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Full vid here:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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We are pleased to announce the new @booksource.bsky.social Go See Fund; launched today to support Scottish-based publishers/agents to attend national and international book trade fairs. Applications open until 7 May.
www.publishingscotland.org/2025/04/anno...
www.publishingscotland.org/2025/04/anno...
Announcing the BookSource Go-See Fund | Publishing Scotland
We are delighted to announce a new fund, administered by Publishing Scotland, on behalf of BookSource, who are sponsoring the Fund. We are inviting applications for round one of this fund for the year...
www.publishingscotland.org
April 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We are pleased to announce the new @booksource.bsky.social Go See Fund; launched today to support Scottish-based publishers/agents to attend national and international book trade fairs. Applications open until 7 May.
www.publishingscotland.org/2025/04/anno...
www.publishingscotland.org/2025/04/anno...
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Yesterday Publishing Scotland sent a letter to the UK Country Director of Meta, following revelations in The Atlantic that Meta used pirated works sourced from LibGen to train its Generative AI.
Read the letter here:
www.publishingscotland.org/2025/04/publ...
Read the letter here:
www.publishingscotland.org/2025/04/publ...
Publishing Scotland Letter to Meta | Publishing Scotland
Read the letter Publishing Scotland sent sent yesterday to the UK Country Director of Meta, following revelations in The Atlantic that Meta used pirated works sourced from LibGen to train its Generati...
www.publishingscotland.org
April 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Yesterday Publishing Scotland sent a letter to the UK Country Director of Meta, following revelations in The Atlantic that Meta used pirated works sourced from LibGen to train its Generative AI.
Read the letter here:
www.publishingscotland.org/2025/04/publ...
Read the letter here:
www.publishingscotland.org/2025/04/publ...
That’s a wrap for #scotwriterpitch2025
A huge thank you to all our BSky pioneers! To everyone who pitched / read / liked / shared today. I think we’ve found our new home here on Bluesky! Good luck to all who pitched, and keep an eye on those DMs! My thanks to partners - ASLA and HIE.
A huge thank you to all our BSky pioneers! To everyone who pitched / read / liked / shared today. I think we’ve found our new home here on Bluesky! Good luck to all who pitched, and keep an eye on those DMs! My thanks to partners - ASLA and HIE.
March 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
That’s a wrap for #scotwriterpitch2025
A huge thank you to all our BSky pioneers! To everyone who pitched / read / liked / shared today. I think we’ve found our new home here on Bluesky! Good luck to all who pitched, and keep an eye on those DMs! My thanks to partners - ASLA and HIE.
A huge thank you to all our BSky pioneers! To everyone who pitched / read / liked / shared today. I think we’ve found our new home here on Bluesky! Good luck to all who pitched, and keep an eye on those DMs! My thanks to partners - ASLA and HIE.
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Writers!
Keep them pitches coming!
Publishers & Agents!
Follow the hashtag #scotwriterpitch2025 for some very good book ideas!
Keep them pitches coming!
Publishers & Agents!
Follow the hashtag #scotwriterpitch2025 for some very good book ideas!
March 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Writers!
Keep them pitches coming!
Publishers & Agents!
Follow the hashtag #scotwriterpitch2025 for some very good book ideas!
Keep them pitches coming!
Publishers & Agents!
Follow the hashtag #scotwriterpitch2025 for some very good book ideas!
Remember to enable ‘everyone’ in your chat settings so that agents or publishers can contact you. #scotwriterpitch2025
March 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Remember to enable ‘everyone’ in your chat settings so that agents or publishers can contact you. #scotwriterpitch2025
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Listen to Ross and good luck with your pitching! #scotwriterpitch2025
Good luck to everyone doing #scotwriterpitch2025 tomorrow! Might be worth checking your chat settings, I think default for new messages is 'users I follow', change that to 'Everyone' so publishers/agents can get straight through to you.
March 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Listen to Ross and good luck with your pitching! #scotwriterpitch2025
And we’re off! Good luck with your pitch - #scotwriterpitch2025
March 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
And we’re off! Good luck with your pitch - #scotwriterpitch2025
Good luck to all writers pitching their work today in the Bluesky Writers’ Pitch 2025 - don’t forget to include the all important tag: #scotwriterpitch2025
March 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Good luck to all writers pitching their work today in the Bluesky Writers’ Pitch 2025 - don’t forget to include the all important tag: #scotwriterpitch2025
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Happening tomorrow! 🦋📝
On Friday 28th March, Scotland’s former ‘Tweet Pitch’ event will take place here on BlueSky!
Writers - pitch your work to publishers & agents in <280 characters + the hashtag #scotwriterpitch2025.
We can’t wait to read your pitches!
More info at www.publishingscotland.org/ps-opportuni....
Writers - pitch your work to publishers & agents in <280 characters + the hashtag #scotwriterpitch2025.
We can’t wait to read your pitches!
More info at www.publishingscotland.org/ps-opportuni....
March 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Happening tomorrow! 🦋📝
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📢 Our annual Writers' Pitch is back on 28 March and is now taking place on Bluesky!
This year, the pitch is supported by two webinars:
🌟 Preparing to pitch - 20 March, 2 - 3.30pm
🌟 Social media for writers - 4 April, 2 - 3pm
Find out more: ow.ly/X4xw50Vjh1Z
#scotwriterpitch2025
This year, the pitch is supported by two webinars:
🌟 Preparing to pitch - 20 March, 2 - 3.30pm
🌟 Social media for writers - 4 April, 2 - 3pm
Find out more: ow.ly/X4xw50Vjh1Z
#scotwriterpitch2025
March 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
📢 Our annual Writers' Pitch is back on 28 March and is now taking place on Bluesky!
This year, the pitch is supported by two webinars:
🌟 Preparing to pitch - 20 March, 2 - 3.30pm
🌟 Social media for writers - 4 April, 2 - 3pm
Find out more: ow.ly/X4xw50Vjh1Z
#scotwriterpitch2025
This year, the pitch is supported by two webinars:
🌟 Preparing to pitch - 20 March, 2 - 3.30pm
🌟 Social media for writers - 4 April, 2 - 3pm
Find out more: ow.ly/X4xw50Vjh1Z
#scotwriterpitch2025
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SoA members in Scotland wanting to pitch your books to agents 📢 On 28 March 9am-9pm take part in Scotland’s BlueSky Writers’ Pitch for a chance to pitch works of unpublished original trade & commercial work. AI content is ineligible. 👇 www.publishingscotland.org/event/bluesk... #scotwriterpitch2025
Bluesky Writers' Pitch (Scotland’s former ‘Tweet Pitch’ event) | Publishing Scotland
10th annual event for writers to reach publishers and literary agents with a maximum 280 character pitch on Bluesky.
www.publishingscotland.org
March 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
SoA members in Scotland wanting to pitch your books to agents 📢 On 28 March 9am-9pm take part in Scotland’s BlueSky Writers’ Pitch for a chance to pitch works of unpublished original trade & commercial work. AI content is ineligible. 👇 www.publishingscotland.org/event/bluesk... #scotwriterpitch2025
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I made a Starter pack of Scottish Writers. If you’d like to be included, msg me.
go.bsky.app/QVgoAEA
go.bsky.app/QVgoAEA
March 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I made a Starter pack of Scottish Writers. If you’d like to be included, msg me.
go.bsky.app/QVgoAEA
go.bsky.app/QVgoAEA
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I made a Starter Pack of Bluesky accounts for Scotland’s publishing industry. This is a wide-ranging list covering publishers, literary agents, publishing services, and publishing, writing and other literature support agencies. Msg me to be included. go.bsky.app/3niPF4E
March 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I made a Starter Pack of Bluesky accounts for Scotland’s publishing industry. This is a wide-ranging list covering publishers, literary agents, publishing services, and publishing, writing and other literature support agencies. Msg me to be included. go.bsky.app/3niPF4E
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This Thursday - @waterstones.bsky.social in Dundee! With the ace @sirbenfro.bsky.social! Join us at 6pm talking Crime, Scotland, Dundee, Edinburgh, coos, cats, & so much more! Plus its actual launch day for James's new book - & trust me, you want to read it! www.waterstones.com/events/r-d-m...
R.D. McLean in Conversation with James Oswald | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about R.D. McLean in Conversation with James Oswald today.
www.waterstones.com
March 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This Thursday - @waterstones.bsky.social in Dundee! With the ace @sirbenfro.bsky.social! Join us at 6pm talking Crime, Scotland, Dundee, Edinburgh, coos, cats, & so much more! Plus its actual launch day for James's new book - & trust me, you want to read it! www.waterstones.com/events/r-d-m...
Social Media for Writers
Opportunities and new directions 2025
with Elle Nash (saderotica.bsky.social) and Lindsay Johnstone
Friday 4 April 2025, 2pm - online - registration required - free
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1248204526...
Opportunities and new directions 2025
with Elle Nash (saderotica.bsky.social) and Lindsay Johnstone
Friday 4 April 2025, 2pm - online - registration required - free
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1248204526...
Social Media for Writers - Opportunities and new directions in 2025
Explore the current landscape of social media for writers (Substack etc) and with ideas on how to make the most of current opportunities
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Social Media for Writers
Opportunities and new directions 2025
with Elle Nash (saderotica.bsky.social) and Lindsay Johnstone
Friday 4 April 2025, 2pm - online - registration required - free
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1248204526...
Opportunities and new directions 2025
with Elle Nash (saderotica.bsky.social) and Lindsay Johnstone
Friday 4 April 2025, 2pm - online - registration required - free
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1248204526...
I made a Starter Pack of Bluesky accounts for Scotland’s publishing industry. This is a wide-ranging list covering publishers, literary agents, publishing services, and publishing, writing and other literature support agencies. Msg me to be included. go.bsky.app/3niPF4E
March 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I made a Starter Pack of Bluesky accounts for Scotland’s publishing industry. This is a wide-ranging list covering publishers, literary agents, publishing services, and publishing, writing and other literature support agencies. Msg me to be included. go.bsky.app/3niPF4E
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I'm so looking forward to #scotwriterpitch2025!
I love reading other writers' pitches, making connections, feeling a part of community.
Who's taking part?
I love reading other writers' pitches, making connections, feeling a part of community.
Who's taking part?
On Friday 28th March, Scotland’s former ‘Tweet Pitch’ event will take place here on BlueSky!
Writers - pitch your work to publishers & agents in <280 characters + the hashtag #scotwriterpitch2025.
We can’t wait to read your pitches!
More info at www.publishingscotland.org/ps-opportuni....
Writers - pitch your work to publishers & agents in <280 characters + the hashtag #scotwriterpitch2025.
We can’t wait to read your pitches!
More info at www.publishingscotland.org/ps-opportuni....
March 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I'm so looking forward to #scotwriterpitch2025!
I love reading other writers' pitches, making connections, feeling a part of community.
Who's taking part?
I love reading other writers' pitches, making connections, feeling a part of community.
Who's taking part?
Perfecting Your Bluesky Writers’ Pitch 2025 with Literary agents Louise Lamont & Lina Langlee is now available on You Tube ahead of the Bluesky Writers’ Pitch taking place on Friday 28 March - full details: www.peterurpeth.com/bluesky-writ...
youtu.be/k5fN0oddH0U?...
youtu.be/k5fN0oddH0U?...
Perfecting Your Bluesky Writers' Pitch 2025
YouTube video by Peter Urpeth
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March 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Perfecting Your Bluesky Writers’ Pitch 2025 with Literary agents Louise Lamont & Lina Langlee is now available on You Tube ahead of the Bluesky Writers’ Pitch taking place on Friday 28 March - full details: www.peterurpeth.com/bluesky-writ...
youtu.be/k5fN0oddH0U?...
youtu.be/k5fN0oddH0U?...
I made a Starter pack of Scottish Writers. If you’d like to be included, msg me.
go.bsky.app/QVgoAEA
go.bsky.app/QVgoAEA
March 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I made a Starter pack of Scottish Writers. If you’d like to be included, msg me.
go.bsky.app/QVgoAEA
go.bsky.app/QVgoAEA
One week to go for the pre-pitch event - Perfecting your Bluesky Writers' Pitch (2pm 20 March) with literary agents Lina Langlee and Louise Lament - the event is free but booking essential - booking and full details here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1247159600...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1247159600...
Perfecting your BlueSky Writers' Pitch 2025
Get ready to nail your BlueSky Writers' Pitch in 2025 with our pre-pitch online event
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
One week to go for the pre-pitch event - Perfecting your Bluesky Writers' Pitch (2pm 20 March) with literary agents Lina Langlee and Louise Lament - the event is free but booking essential - booking and full details here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1247159600...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1247159600...
