Catherine Balavage Yardley

Author Ember and Where The Light is Hottest. ✍️ Words in Sunday Times, Telegraph, i Paper, Stylist, Writers and Artists, Metro.

[Catherine Balavage Yardley @Balavage]

Here is my 2025 writing rundown. What a year! A huge thanks to all of the editors and writers I worked with. I’m doing this in chronological order. First up was this piece in @writers_artists Thanks to Clare Povey
https://t.co/gkP7x0nhzI On finally writing fiction.

[Catherine Balavage Yardley @Balavage]

@MaiaDunphy Beautiful.

[Dale Chu @Dale_Chu]

“The students who cannot read a 20-page article today are the voters who will not be able to read a bill, or the jurors who cannot follow a closing argument, tomorrow.”

[Alex & Books 📚 @AlexAndBooks_]

Just a friendly reminder that libraries are free.

Not “free trial” free.
Not “free with ads” free.
Not “free if you give us all of your data” free.

But free free.

[Catherine Balavage Yardley @Balavage]

@ITattum @Mslexia @greta 🦋

[Catherine Balavage Yardley @Balavage]

I’m quoted in the new issue of @mslexia Talking about how much we should share about our personal lives in our writing and promoting. Great piece by the amazing @greta.solomon #writing #mslexia #freelancewriting

[Catherine Balavage Yardley @Balavage]

@ivyngeow ❤️❤️❤️

[Catherine Balavage Yardley @Balavage]

Most stressful day ever. Baby thought it would be a good idea to teeth into a plate and swallow some ceramic. Doctors and mummy disagree. A&E it was. At least they had air conditioning and everyone was lovely. #parenting

[Catherine Balavage Yardley @Balavage]

@ivyngeow He’s well, thank you. Was happy and chilled while adults panicked 😂😂

[Catherine Balavage Yardley @Balavage]

It’s WhatsApp.

[Heather Joelle Boneparth @averagejoelle]

Parents: can we please agree on ONE universal means of communication for birthday party invitations??

[Catherine Balavage Yardley @Balavage]

Guess what the most played song in the world was last year.

[Catherine Balavage Yardley @Balavage]

You forgot Taylor and Travis. ❤️

[serena ☀️ @haloxserr]

2026 IS THE YEAR OF IT COUPLES WEDDINGS

[Catherine Balavage Yardley @Balavage]

@Sazzy__Sandra Thank you. Wasn’t too long. Baby is well. ❤️

[Dua Lipa Brasil @dualipabrasil]

“Sentamos lado a lado e descobrimos que estávamos lendo o mesmo livro, ‘Trust’, de Hernan Diaz, o que é loucura. Eu tinha acabado de terminar o primeiro capítulo; ela também. Logo eu disse: ‘Então estamos na mesma página’”

— Callum Turner sobre como ele e Dua Lipa se conheceram.

[lucy johnston @thelucyjohnston]

UK ‘swimming crisis’

Over 30 drowning deaths per year

1 in 4 pupils leave primary school unable to swim

@carlheneghan

[🎗️squirrel lady 🐿️ @fishpawz]

Look at this beautiful cat napping in a jewellery shop in Glasgow

[Catherine Balavage Yardley @Balavage]

@gemmaEdenham 😂😂😂

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

If there a bigger lie than "We care about your privacy" I'd like to hear it.

[Catherine Balavage Yardley @Balavage]

People make fun of Millennials, but we lived through the Obama administration in real time. Those were glorious days.

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

And in the blink of an eye, the government have gone from “we need to reduce the carbon footprint to save the planet" to "we will build mega AI data centres that massively deplete energy and water supplies”.

[Catherine Balavage Yardley @Balavage]

Last day of half term. My son said if I didn’t give him another ice lolly he would leave me all alone in the kitchen. Don’t threaten me with a good time, lad.