"I am honoured, humbled and incredibly grateful to join the ranks of such brilliant writers & thinkers."
The Others by Sheena Kalayil is LONGLISTED for the #WomensPrize!
Fly on the Wall couldn't be more proud. A stunning novel about migration, love & revolution
#WomensPrize2026
Congratulations to Sheena Kalayii, LONGLISTED for the 2026 #WomensPrize for #TheOthers.
Brilliant news for my publisher @fly_press & @kenyon_isabelle,demonstrating the power of a small press in choosing books that need to be published. 🐷🥰📚
Historical writers!
The HWA awards are open for 2026!
👑Enter the Gold, Non-fiction or Debut Crown if you're an author published 2025-6
✍️Or the HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition with your unpublished short historical fiction.
Details: https://t.co/6Qsj6OzBci
Pass it on
Here are the shortlists for the 2025 HWA Crown Awards.
There are three categories: Debut, Non-fiction and Gold.
Six books are listed in each category.
Starting with the Debut fiction shortlist:
#HWACrowns25 1/27
Writing tip from Daisy Johnson: the best short stories carve out the delicious space of anticipation. Discover more in The Subtle Art of Short Fiction. Preorder now. https://t.co/h6Fjr8ptGl
It's tomorrow!!
👑📚The HWA Crown Awards shortlists are announced on Wednesday 15th!
We'll post them live, here, from 11am and publish the full details in Historia.
Six books in each category - Gold, Non-fiction and Debut - go through to the final round
#HWACrowns25 1/2🧵
Here are the winning, highly commended and shortlisted authors and stories in the 2025 HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition.
Follow this thread to see them all.
Starting with the three shortlisted stories: 1/10
#HWADDSS25
A huge thank you to @HatchlandsNT and everyone that attended @AliceFwrites Nature Writing workshop yesterday. We were blown away by the quality of writing. @lucyreynolds
BIG NEWS for book lovers!
Sat, 27th Sept | Manchester Central Library
Meet indie northern publishers & discover unique titles!
Get your publication questions answered at our 'chatty table' with Liverpool Literary Agency and Children's Book Agency North.
Plus! The Fly on the Wall Press Publishing Training Academy launches here!
Join us: https://t.co/zYVdhg7iEl
Delighted to share programme highlights for our Short Story September Festival taking place in Leicester @PhoenixLeic on 20-21 September.
Join us for a jam-packed programme of events and classes on writing and publishing short stories.
https://t.co/nNAyI6yGm2