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kirstystrangroy.bsky.social
Last up is my one day writing retreat on 20th September. The cost of your place covers tea, coffee, snacks and a catered lunch as well as 1-1 editorial session to go over some words.

All held in the beautifully creative House of Toad.

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Glasgow Day Retreat 20 Sept
Glasgow Play Day Retreat Saturday 20th September House of Toad Booking a writing retreat is self-care. You’ll be surrounded by welcoming and...
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July 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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My new Glasgow-based courses with @writelikeagrrrl.bsky.social are online and bookable! First up is Level 2, featuring peer-feedback workshops and a Q&A with writer and editor Heather Parry of @extrateethmag.bsky.social

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Inspire Glasgow 14 Aug-Sept 11
Inspire Glasgow Thursdays, 7-9pm 378 CATHCART ROAD G42 7DF August 14th, 21st, 28th, September 4th & 11th ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡...
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July 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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strangehorizons.bsky.social
When you're done checking out the thread, continue unlocking the Fund Drive issue by donating to our Kickstarter!

Coming up at $12,500 is a poem by Lalini Shanela Ranaraja. Just like what's been unlocked so far, this is one you don't want to miss!
Strange Horizons 2026
A free weekly speculative fiction magazine with a global perspective.
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June 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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It's About Connection: Kerry Ryan interviews Julianne Pachico, Emily Tesh @emilytesh.net, and Hanna Thomas Uose @hannamade.bsky.social
It's About Connection: Kerry Ryan interviews Julianne Pachico, Emily Tesh, and Hanna Thomas Uose
As long as you have a good book, you’re never lonely.
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June 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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hannamade.bsky.social
Was so lovely to speak to @writelikeagrrrl.bsky.social founder Kerry Ryan for this!
June 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Barrington Stoke has scooped Dance of Resistance, the story of civil rights activist Josephine Baker, by Catherine Johnson. 👇 #BookSky
Barrington Stoke scoops 'enthralling' true story of Josephine Baker by Catherine Johnson
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March 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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adrianaguatame.bsky.social
A friend included this anti-acknowledgement section on her PhD thesis. She also added the proposition: “Systematic bullying and undermining of girls and women in STEM starts early on and is the reason why they do not stay in science and related fields.”
Absurd we still need to go through this
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There have been people less than helpful in my journey here. I wanted to acknowledge those too, bc I know I am not unique in this experience. No thank you to the physics study assoc that made me sing songs about how women couldn't study physics without sleeping with the professor, the day I stepped into university life. No thank you to the 5th year physics student that decided to assign me a stripper name within the first minute of meeting me in the physics coffee corner in my first year. No thank you to the technician that was responsible for onboarding me on the use of the cluster in my third year who raised his eyebrows and asked me if that meant I was some sort of computer girl. No thank you to the senior researcher that sent me utterly inappropriate texts after a conference, then proceeded to apologise months later by telling me they had not been meant for me anyway so no hard feelings remain hopefully And no thank you to him for attending every conference I've been to since. No thank you to the people who told me that it was surprising that I was doing a PhD since I was a girl. No thank you to the man who mistook me for a coffee lady at a conference, and after having to correct him two times that I did not work there, responded with you should consider it. No thank you to the researcher that asked me what I was wearing underneath my outfit during a conference. No thank you to the physicist who declared to a room full of other physicists that biologists don't know how to design an experiment. No thank you to the people who have called me scary instead of strong and intimidating instead of intelligent. And finally, no thank you to the exec board of the TU Delft, whose knee-jerk reaction to being held up a mirror about the social safety at the university, was to sue the party holding up the mirror instead of looking at the problems they highlighted. ... You have made me feel like I do not belong in science & I cannot forgive you for that.
March 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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rileyforsythe.bsky.social
WLAG workshops are always brilliant!
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Free Your First Draft: Workshop with Pam Williams
10 March 2025
7-9pm Online via Zoom
This warm, nurturing session is all about letting go of perfection, giving yourself permission to experiment and finding the freedom to write without judgment.

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February 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Free Your First Draft: Workshop with Pam Williams
10 March 2025
7-9pm Online via Zoom
This warm, nurturing session is all about letting go of perfection, giving yourself permission to experiment and finding the freedom to write without judgment.

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February 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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You can get 25% off a pre-order at Waterstones! Enter PREORDER25 at checkout.

With apologies for naked self-promotion :)
The Best of Everything by Kit de Waal | Waterstones
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February 22, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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🤩WRITING RETREAT ALERT🤩
Folkestone Writing Retreat 7-8 June
Burlington Hotel
Folkestone
Join us for two days of creative nurturing by the sea with guidance and support from Write like a Grrrl founder and award-winning writer, Kerry Ryan
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retreat in folkestone with students walking along the shoreline
February 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Free Your First Draft: Workshop with Pam Williams
10 March 2025
7-9pm Online via Zoom
This warm, nurturing session is all about letting go of perfection, giving yourself permission to experiment and finding the freedom to write without judgment.

www.writelikeagrrrl.org/product/free...
February 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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weirdinthewade.bsky.social
I’m often asked about my writing (and research) for the podcast. Well I’d not be able to write Weird in the Wade if it wasn’t for the fabulous @writelikeagrrrl.bsky.social who’s courses are the best. There’s still places on this fantastic online course!
Visit: www.writelikeagrrrl.org
Non fiction online Zoom course with Rebecca Smith winner of Lakeland book of the year 2023. Course runs Mondays starting 03/02/25 for 5 weeks.
January 30, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social
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!
writelikeagrrrl.bsky.social Write like a Grrrl @writelikeagrrrl.bsky.social · Jan 30
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
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clarionwest.bsky.social
We are delighted to announce a new Six-Week Workshop scholarship for Trans writers. The Sea Star Scholarship, an annual full-tuition scholarship for the Six-Week Workshop, has been offered by an anonymous donor and will be available for the first time this year.
Announcing a Scholarship for Trans Writers
We are delighted to announce the Sea Star Scholarship, an annual full-tuition scholarship for our flagship Six-Week Workshop, offered by an anonymous donor, which will be awarded each year to one…
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January 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
writelikeagrrrl.bsky.social
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 11:10 AM
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"The value added is a feeling that you’re on the cutting edge of technology even though you’re using a product that is now actively worse."
Our Customers Demand Terrible AI Systems
We’ve been banging our heads against the wall, trying to think of the new “it” thing our customers want. At one point, somebody suggested improving...
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January 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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weirdinthewade.bsky.social
And if you’re listening to the episode all about spooky Pegnut Wood today then here’s the blog show notes for this!

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Show Notes and Photos for: The Mystery of Pegnut Wood‘s Creepy Bridge
Looking towards the poplar trees and bridge from Potton Brook Here is the photograph of the creepy bridge from the first time I visited Potton Wood. Here’s what the wood looked like on my return. T…
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January 27, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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weirdinthewade.bsky.social
Snap. It’s how I ended up doing the pod. I never finished any of the writing projects I started. My fabulous writing teacher Kerry from @writelikeagrrrl.bsky.social challenged me to complete a project. I did it to prove to myself I could finish something and put it out there.
I’m so glad I did!
January 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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joannechocolat.bsky.social
Unsolicited writing advice, no. #1131333:
To those of you who are afraid, know this. Every act of creation is an act of courage. By making art, you are joining the fight. You are the resistance.
January 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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NEW COURSE! WORKSHOPS! RETREATS! www.writelikeagrrrl.org
January 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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dulaclab.bsky.social
The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry: a great poem for troubled time...
The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry
November 14, 2024 at 12:16 PM