Laura Stephens

Writer. Reader. 🤓 Cheshire Novel Prize LL. Jericho FridayNightLive finalist 2025. Plaza 1st Ch SL. Writing District short story SL

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Look what I’ve got 👀Such a gorgeous cover, can’t wait to read Lucy’s fabulous words! 🦌

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@sophiakb_writes Congrats Sophia! 🎉

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Know this feeling!

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Me last night when the first paragraph for a new WIP came to me as I tried to go to sleep:

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Love this novel!

[Clare Chambers @ClareDChambers]

The people at Kindle must be having a clear-out. (I'm doing much the same thing with my towels cupboard so they have my sympathies.)
Anyway, yours for 99p for the month of February.

[Joanna Cannon @JoannaCannon]

Happy December and here is Day One of my Book Advent!
We are kicking things off with Samuel Burr's wonderful Fellowship of Puzzlemakers ...

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Rye Lane, Peckham. Written by a tortured writer, I’m guessing …#writerslife @saranaidinecox

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@saranaidinecox Loved the combo of teach-in and author inspiration!

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We are so excited to announce our 2025 winner and highly commended for Cheshire Novel Prize in which is now our fourth year. Thank you to everyone who entered and congratulations to Marianne, Grace and Joanne! And we will see you next year after all when we reopen on 1st March 26

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We will be posting interviews with our writers and excerpts of our shortlisted writers novels on our website next week and so …

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@AnnaKorving @saranaidinecox @prize_novel Sara outside 😂

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If Carlsberg did writing retreats… just back from the most amazing four days of writing, learning, laughing and making new writery friends, absolutely determined to crack on with the new book. Thank you @saranaidinecox @prize_novel #writing #magical #IYKYK

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Imagine living here … Bodiam Castle, Sussex, a few weeks ago.

[Earth_Wanderer @earth_tracker]

@BarackObama 102-year-old Shoji Tomihisa, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima competes in a race and proves that age is just a number.

[Nikki May @NikkiOMay]

Still pinching myself!
I’ve been longlisted for the biggest literary prize in Africa 🙌🏽

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@merici @nytimes It looks devastating. Prayers for everyone caught up in the flooding 😔

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Was thrilled to be in the final of Jericho’s Friday Night Live competition 2025. It was an amazing experience, reading from my manuscript to 300+ people who were voting!😱
Congrats Kate Rooijen, winner!

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@sophiakb_writes 🙀

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@oliviajade_att why start with the premise that people need to decide their own level of perfection? Surely, to be imperfect is to be human and beautiful 😊

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@JoannaCannon I loved Shy Creatures and The Homemade God. Now for the others …