๐๐Weโre delighted to reveal the shortlist for this yearโs Search for a Storyteller competition in collaboration with @arvonfoundation! ๐๐
๐ฅณ๐A massive congratulations to all our shortlisted storytellers! ๐ฅณ๐
And a huge thanks to everyone who submitted ๐โค๏ธ
If I had to pick a website that changed my worldview, it would be @OurWorldInData.
We live in an era where the headlines are filled with negativity: the loudest voices paint a picture of decline, crisis and chaos. But what if we took a step back? (1/5)
We are delighted to share the longlist for the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing! ๐ ๐๏ธ Highlighting empathy and diversity, these 19 works range from gripping dystopian adventures to stories about navigating grief and self-esteem. โ๏ธ๐ซ #Carnegies2025 https://t.co/w1LXAUZIn7
๐ฎOPEN NOW! Weโre ecstatic to open the doors to our storyhouse once again for our Search for a Storyteller competition with @arvonfoundation, in February!๐คฉ
All the details can be found: https://t.co/UWkacA88Cu
We canโt wait to read your submissions!
Had a lovely time at the 'Routledge Handbook of AI & Literature' launch. Very excited to have a chapter in it. So excited, in fact, that I forgot to take any photos except a random selfie of the lovely Jo Nadin and me standing by the SS Great Britain (launch party location)
Since everyone seems to be shifting to Blue Sky, I thought I'd follow (I'll stay here too, though - as despite the obvious issues, it makes me laugh, and there are still lots of lovely people hanging around).
If you're over there, and fancy giving me a wave, I'd love it!
@LloydCymru Vienna, a bit bland and smelled of horse poo (to be fair to Vienna, I've only been a couple of times, so the horses may just have been having bad days, intenstinally, when I chose to visit)
**Book News** My new book, a herstory prequel to Jason & the Argonauts, is available from Amazon (paperback & kindle version) from Sunday 15 December, in case you're looking for last minute Christmas presents...also via publisher @b10track & indie bookstores after Christmas.
Are there any #bookbloggers left in this twilight of twitter wilderness who'd like an epub of my new book? It's a herstory prequel to Jason and the Argonauts. I would say asking for a friend, but obvs it's me.
Results Day! Very happy to have passed my Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE) with a distinction.
If you're feeling in need of any higher education, just shout!
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The 2025 Carnegies nominations are live! ๐ Join us in celebrating the storytelling and illustration recognised this year. ๐ See the list and get ready for an inspiring awards season! Congrats to all nominees! #Carnegies2025#ReadingForPleasure
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