Rebecca Smith
@rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social
Writer, journalist.
Rural: The Lives of the Working-Class Countryside out now. Published by William Collins
Beckcsmith.com
Rural: The Lives of the Working-Class Countryside out now. Published by William Collins
Beckcsmith.com
Driving north to meet a storm scientist in the woods. Driving north is surely one of the best things to do in autumn, it always makes me happy.
November 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Driving north to meet a storm scientist in the woods. Driving north is surely one of the best things to do in autumn, it always makes me happy.
There are a few spaces left on my nonfiction course with @writelikeagrrrl.bsky.social
If you’ve always wanted to try nonfiction but don’t know where to start, or you need a bit more direction, this course is for you.
Starts 27th October, 7.30pm. Join me!
www.writelikeagrrrl.org/product/narr...
If you’ve always wanted to try nonfiction but don’t know where to start, or you need a bit more direction, this course is for you.
Starts 27th October, 7.30pm. Join me!
www.writelikeagrrrl.org/product/narr...
Narrative non-fiction 27 Oct-24 Nov
Narrative non-fiction with Rebecca Smith 27 Oct-24 Nov 7.30pm -9.15pm Online via zoom ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡ Thinking about writing...
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October 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
There are a few spaces left on my nonfiction course with @writelikeagrrrl.bsky.social
If you’ve always wanted to try nonfiction but don’t know where to start, or you need a bit more direction, this course is for you.
Starts 27th October, 7.30pm. Join me!
www.writelikeagrrrl.org/product/narr...
If you’ve always wanted to try nonfiction but don’t know where to start, or you need a bit more direction, this course is for you.
Starts 27th October, 7.30pm. Join me!
www.writelikeagrrrl.org/product/narr...
Wrote about the larch tree this weekend for The New York Times. It’s a wonderful tree and has been integral to our economy and industry over the last 300 years. A disease is currently threatening its future but @forestresearchuk.bsky.social are on the case.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/o...
Opinion | The Last of the Larch
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Wrote about the larch tree this weekend for The New York Times. It’s a wonderful tree and has been integral to our economy and industry over the last 300 years. A disease is currently threatening its future but @forestresearchuk.bsky.social are on the case.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/o...
Had proper full moon insomnia last night. Went outside at 3am, garden was lit like a headlight over the hill. Stood on a slug and saw a hedgehog.
September 8, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Had proper full moon insomnia last night. Went outside at 3am, garden was lit like a headlight over the hill. Stood on a slug and saw a hedgehog.
There’s only so much crumble we can eat.
August 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
There’s only so much crumble we can eat.
This will be really lovely for anyone in the area.
🎪🌳 Join us on Wed 27 Aug at 7pm #EastgateTheatre in Peebles for a screening of #AshRise
+ Q&A with Dr Helen McKay, FR Fellow & Chief Forester for Scotland.
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✨ #ScottishFurnitureMakersAssociation in partnership with #scottishforestry & #AssociationOfScottishHardwoodSawmillers.
+ Q&A with Dr Helen McKay, FR Fellow & Chief Forester for Scotland.
🎫 ow.ly/2SL750WHqXn
✨ #ScottishFurnitureMakersAssociation in partnership with #scottishforestry & #AssociationOfScottishHardwoodSawmillers.
Ash_Rise_Documentary_Trailer
Trailer for the full Ash Rise documentary film to be premiered at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh on 12 September 2024.
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August 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This will be really lovely for anyone in the area.
I’m running a non fiction course again this autumn.
You can join me as I finish the 1st draft of my book, file a travel commission to a VERY tight deadline & deliver an essay for a collection I kind of forgot.
Read here for what course actually entails. ⬇️
www.writelikeagrrrl.org/product/narr...
You can join me as I finish the 1st draft of my book, file a travel commission to a VERY tight deadline & deliver an essay for a collection I kind of forgot.
Read here for what course actually entails. ⬇️
www.writelikeagrrrl.org/product/narr...
Narrative non-fiction 27 Oct-24 Nov
Narrative non-fiction with Rebecca Smith 27 Oct-24 Nov 7-9pm Online via zoom ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡ Thinking about writing non-fiction?...
www.writelikeagrrrl.org
August 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I’m running a non fiction course again this autumn.
You can join me as I finish the 1st draft of my book, file a travel commission to a VERY tight deadline & deliver an essay for a collection I kind of forgot.
Read here for what course actually entails. ⬇️
www.writelikeagrrrl.org/product/narr...
You can join me as I finish the 1st draft of my book, file a travel commission to a VERY tight deadline & deliver an essay for a collection I kind of forgot.
Read here for what course actually entails. ⬇️
www.writelikeagrrrl.org/product/narr...
When the kids go back to school and you write 1000 words in a few hours.
God I’ve missed working.
God I’ve missed working.
August 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
When the kids go back to school and you write 1000 words in a few hours.
God I’ve missed working.
God I’ve missed working.
The journey back to Scotland. First stop, Ribe, Denmark.
July 26, 2025 at 4:36 AM
The journey back to Scotland. First stop, Ribe, Denmark.
July 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This place is pretty glorious. #southsweden
July 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This place is pretty glorious. #southsweden
Picked and cooked chanterelles today. We checked and checked, naturally, and fried them in simple butter. Delicious.
July 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Picked and cooked chanterelles today. We checked and checked, naturally, and fried them in simple butter. Delicious.
Cannot wait to buy a few copies of this for friends. It’s a brilliant book. Pre-order now.
Today I held the finished copy of my book for the first time. Three years (or a lifetime?) in the making, and in just a month, it’ll be in readers’ hands.
'Drystone – A Life Rebuilt' is out 7 August.
#Books #Writing #WritingCommunity #Scotland
'Drystone – A Life Rebuilt' is out 7 August.
#Books #Writing #WritingCommunity #Scotland
July 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Cannot wait to buy a few copies of this for friends. It’s a brilliant book. Pre-order now.
Carrots and a short canal.
July 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Carrots and a short canal.
Cuddled a sausage dog. Surprisingly heavy.
June 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Cuddled a sausage dog. Surprisingly heavy.
Reposted by Rebecca Smith
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📣 Applications now open!
Evolution is a free six-month programme that provides support for 12 published (1 or 2 books) writers at a crucial stage in their careers.
Pick from a suite of supports and collaborate with like-minded writers.
Deadline: 27 June 2025
irishwriterscentre.ie/opportunitie...
Evolution is a free six-month programme that provides support for 12 published (1 or 2 books) writers at a crucial stage in their careers.
Pick from a suite of supports and collaborate with like-minded writers.
Deadline: 27 June 2025
irishwriterscentre.ie/opportunitie...
Evolution Programme 2025-2026 - Irish Writers Centre
Irish Writers Centre invited applications for Evolution Programme 2025-2026. Free six-month programme supporting 12 published writers (1 or 2 books) to advance their writing careers.
irishwriterscentre.ie
June 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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So pleased to offer a quote for Kristies book! It’s such a powerful read.
Pre-order now!
Pre-order now!
There are lots of 'firsts' when you're a debut author. Many exciting milestones. Today, I’m thrilled to share the very first quote for my book Drystone – A Life Rebuilt.
From the brilliant @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social Author of Rural: The Lives of the Working Class.
#Books #Scotland #Writing
From the brilliant @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social Author of Rural: The Lives of the Working Class.
#Books #Scotland #Writing
May 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
So pleased to offer a quote for Kristies book! It’s such a powerful read.
Pre-order now!
Pre-order now!
A weekend on Raasay, the most stunning place.
May 6, 2025 at 5:57 AM
A weekend on Raasay, the most stunning place.
I wrote an essay about a good friend who went through postnatal psychosis. It’s something quite unbelievable, to watch someone you love go through that. She is amazing & now raises awareness about the condition. It’s in the latest edition of Gutter magazine (Guttermag.co.uk) ❤️
February 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I wrote an essay about a good friend who went through postnatal psychosis. It’s something quite unbelievable, to watch someone you love go through that. She is amazing & now raises awareness about the condition. It’s in the latest edition of Gutter magazine (Guttermag.co.uk) ❤️
Findlatter Castle and Sunnyside Beach. As dramatic as it looks. It was a three layer/two jumper kind of day.
Thank for recs @foresterwill.bsky.social
It’s gorgeous up here.
Thank for recs @foresterwill.bsky.social
It’s gorgeous up here.
February 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Findlatter Castle and Sunnyside Beach. As dramatic as it looks. It was a three layer/two jumper kind of day.
Thank for recs @foresterwill.bsky.social
It’s gorgeous up here.
Thank for recs @foresterwill.bsky.social
It’s gorgeous up here.
February 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Harbour at twilight, Portsoy
February 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Harbour at twilight, Portsoy
Reposted by Rebecca Smith
Loved reading this book by @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social - an honest, real reflection on rural community life, with land ownership thread throughout. Who owns land matters, that's where the power lies.
February 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Loved reading this book by @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social - an honest, real reflection on rural community life, with land ownership thread throughout. Who owns land matters, that's where the power lies.
I dip into Substack every now and then for certain things and always read something excellent. Very pleased to see Kristie on there too now.
Read this and follow her, you won’t regret it.
Read this and follow her, you won’t regret it.
February 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I dip into Substack every now and then for certain things and always read something excellent. Very pleased to see Kristie on there too now.
Read this and follow her, you won’t regret it.
Read this and follow her, you won’t regret it.
Next Monday, my non fiction course kicks off again. It’s 5 weeks long, nearly 2 hours each week. Did I learn some extra stuff from running it last time? Yep.
Will running it now help me write my current book? Probably!
Come and join us!
Will running it now help me write my current book? Probably!
Come and join us!
This Monday! And only a few spots left! Learn from award-winning writer @rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social and learn how to those essays/memoirs/travel pieces with joy! www.writelikeagrrrl.org/product/non-...
January 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Next Monday, my non fiction course kicks off again. It’s 5 weeks long, nearly 2 hours each week. Did I learn some extra stuff from running it last time? Yep.
Will running it now help me write my current book? Probably!
Come and join us!
Will running it now help me write my current book? Probably!
Come and join us!