Jen Williams | The Sleepless out this year!
@sennydreadful.bsky.social
Award-winning author. Earth bender. Full-time goblin mode. Agent: Juliet Mushens. Partner of Peter Newman. From London, enjoying Bristol.
The Copper Cat Trilogy|The Winnowing Flame Trilogy|The Talon Duology|The Sleepless Duology
The Copper Cat Trilogy|The Winnowing Flame Trilogy|The Talon Duology|The Sleepless Duology
I had such a fun time at YALC, everyone was so lovely - and I’ve never done such a long signing 😅
November 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I had such a fun time at YALC, everyone was so lovely - and I’ve never done such a long signing 😅
Ah my greatest literary moment is nearly a decade old
November 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Ah my greatest literary moment is nearly a decade old
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
THE SLEEPLESS opens with…
THE SLEEPLESS opens with…
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
THE SLEEPLESS opens with…
THE SLEEPLESS opens with…
happy tuesday, please enjoy these extremely early 90s stickers I found in my old sticker collection and ask yourself why a sticker of young Clive Owen exists (was he a heartthrob then??)
November 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
happy tuesday, please enjoy these extremely early 90s stickers I found in my old sticker collection and ask yourself why a sticker of young Clive Owen exists (was he a heartthrob then??)
They are so good! This one is my main writing pen these days (I had another but I lost it on holiday 😭)
November 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
They are so good! This one is my main writing pen these days (I had another but I lost it on holiday 😭)
The little paperback of Titanchild is out today, bringing to a close the Talon duology 🦅🐉🗡️💖
This one was a wild ride...but I got through it. And enough people have contacted me to tell me how much they loved my soft assassins & gay griffin dads that all the scrambling and wailing was worth it 😂
This one was a wild ride...but I got through it. And enough people have contacted me to tell me how much they loved my soft assassins & gay griffin dads that all the scrambling and wailing was worth it 😂
October 28, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The little paperback of Titanchild is out today, bringing to a close the Talon duology 🦅🐉🗡️💖
This one was a wild ride...but I got through it. And enough people have contacted me to tell me how much they loved my soft assassins & gay griffin dads that all the scrambling and wailing was worth it 😂
This one was a wild ride...but I got through it. And enough people have contacted me to tell me how much they loved my soft assassins & gay griffin dads that all the scrambling and wailing was worth it 😂
It’s spooky doodling season
October 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
It’s spooky doodling season
Important planning notes happening
October 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Important planning notes happening
Five years on from my finest moment
October 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Five years on from my finest moment
Important information from the Richard Scarry book I picked up at the charity shop
October 1, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Important information from the Richard Scarry book I picked up at the charity shop
The Sleepless is out in the US today! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 So proud of my first ever YA fantasy, with all its weird creatures, scheming gods and complicated feelings 💖💖💖 I have celebrated by having a mini Lizzo dance party on Beat Sabre 😂
September 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The Sleepless is out in the US today! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 So proud of my first ever YA fantasy, with all its weird creatures, scheming gods and complicated feelings 💖💖💖 I have celebrated by having a mini Lizzo dance party on Beat Sabre 😂
I have a Complicated Action Sequence to write today and suddenly I am channelling the energy of this great man
September 29, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I have a Complicated Action Sequence to write today and suddenly I am channelling the energy of this great man
we have forgotten the face of god, etc etc
September 24, 2025 at 7:37 AM
we have forgotten the face of god, etc etc
I’m still on a high this week so take a look at the fluffiest leg
September 22, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I’m still on a high this week so take a look at the fluffiest leg
The wall hanging I made 😁
September 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The wall hanging I made 😁
Today in 2011, I had the idea that essentially started my writing career. See, sometimes procrastinating IS good
September 4, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Today in 2011, I had the idea that essentially started my writing career. See, sometimes procrastinating IS good
It's true, The Copper Promise ebook is on offer this month (probably available places other than Amazon, too)
September 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
It's true, The Copper Promise ebook is on offer this month (probably available places other than Amazon, too)
I spent yesterday at the Folk House in Bristol doing a silversmithing workshop - loads of fun! I made two rings, which I am very pleased with (I MADE THOSE LITTLE SILVER BALLS WITH A BLOW TORCH 🤘🤘🤘)
August 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I spent yesterday at the Folk House in Bristol doing a silversmithing workshop - loads of fun! I made two rings, which I am very pleased with (I MADE THOSE LITTLE SILVER BALLS WITH A BLOW TORCH 🤘🤘🤘)
Imagine our joy on discovering you can rename things in Sunderfolk
August 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Imagine our joy on discovering you can rename things in Sunderfolk
ahhh yes, it is such a beautiful thing! The artist did an amazing job. Here, for larks, is the original sketch I did 😁
July 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
ahhh yes, it is such a beautiful thing! The artist did an amazing job. Here, for larks, is the original sketch I did 😁
We did a portion of the Wallace and Gromit trail around Bristol - my fave was probably 90s skateboarding Norbot. Look at those neon colours!
July 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
We did a portion of the Wallace and Gromit trail around Bristol - my fave was probably 90s skateboarding Norbot. Look at those neon colours!
If I haven’t badgered you into it already, the special signed edition of The Sleepless is now £3 off in Waterstones! 😎
July 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
If I haven’t badgered you into it already, the special signed edition of The Sleepless is now £3 off in Waterstones! 😎
Oi oi people across the pond! Barnes & Noble are having a preorder sale for members over the next four days! And you might choose to slap that discount on a preorder of The Sleepless 😘 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-sleepl...
July 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Oi oi people across the pond! Barnes & Noble are having a preorder sale for members over the next four days! And you might choose to slap that discount on a preorder of The Sleepless 😘 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-sleepl...
Weekend in a fancy hotel complete! Already missing the tapas tent
July 6, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Weekend in a fancy hotel complete! Already missing the tapas tent