Phyllis Richardson

Author, educator, in praise of students, humanities, students of the humanities, humane architecture, also cats and netball;

[McSweeney's @mcsweeneys]

"It’s disgusting and, frankly, counterproductive to point out that I voted for this. To imply that I had personal free will and agency when I walked into a voting booth and picked Mayor Bomberman is insulting."
https://t.co/CvrH6NJhsD

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

This is what should be on every front page right now. What's happening in the US right now is an illegal power grab by a private citizen.

IT'S A COUP.

It's a digital coup. It's Musk who's leading it. The consequences are terrifying. And it's coming for us next.
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[City Lit @citylit]

New event! Join us for an afternoon of discussions about artwork from the exhibition Wouldn’t You Rather Talk Like Us? by Paul Aston and @conor_foran hosted by Hosted by speech & language therapist Sam Simpson on Sat 30 Nov at City Lit.

Register for free: https://t.co/UN2mPXnsyA

[Phyllis Richardson @_HouseofFiction]

Making the move: @housestories.bsky.social

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Remember:
https://t.co/NNzl4jrd3M

[alan rusbridger @arusbridger]

Please @ any brilliant environmental journalists/specialists you think might relish this...

[Ayshah Tull @AyshahTull]

On World Mental Health Day know that a smile can mask true feelings

Also know that all days will not be perfect and that’s ok, anxiety can sometime rears its ugly head for me, but I have great people to talk things through

You are not alone 😘

#WorldMentalHealthDay

[Phyllis Richardson @_HouseofFiction]

I've #justsponsored Harriet Winterburn, who's fundraising for The National Brain Appeal on @JustGiving. Donate now https://t.co/CUbQMCihzI

[The Goldsmiths Prize @GoldsmithsPrize]

The Goldsmiths Writers' Centre in association with the @NewStatesman presents,

#TheGoldsmithsPrize2024 Shortlist Readings!

📅 Wed 23 Oct, 7pm 📍Goldsmiths UoL

FREE TIX HERE 👇
https://t.co/VZ2mzZcAK7

[Mental Wealth Festival @MentalWealthFST]

🔔MWF HEADLINER ANNOUNCEMENT🔔

Headlining this year’s Mental Wealth Festival is artist and City Lit Fellow @Alan_Measles 🎨

The event is a fundraiser, with all proceeds going towards the City Lit student bursary.

Book tickets NOW:
https://t.co/pqjxSxyc3C

📷 ©Grayson Perry

[phoebe journal @PhoebeJournal]

phoebe's submissions are officially now open! For 54.1 we will be a paying market,  $30 per piece accepted, a flat rate for all genres (poetry, nonfiction, fiction, and art). Sub link in bio!

[Sarah Wise @MissSarahWise]

My 8-wk course ‘Borderlines of “Madness” in 19th-Century Fiction’ starts Thurs 18 Oct, 10.30am, at Highgate Lit & Sci Institution.
We’ll explore altered mental states in works by Charlotte Brontë, Poe, Wilkie Collins, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Gogol & more https://t.co/ChdYIYzkPr

[Phyllis Richardson @_HouseofFiction]

'I am Homeless if this is not My Home', Lorrie Moore.

[Phyllis Richardson @_HouseofFiction]

My days but #LorrieMoore does brilliances
'It seemed you needed to be a radiologist to read the sky. Smashed glass strewn across the night: bone chips and eddies of pneumonia. The mythic figures seemed like nonsense ... The Dog Star. Was that even a thing?

[Phyllis Richardson @_HouseofFiction]

Did it have a leash and become confused with the Big Dipper, a kitchen item no one even used anymoreMaybe Taurus was Merrill Lynch. Perhaps Orion was an Irish bartender who could whip up drinks with the flash of his beltkeeping Aquarius in his unbearable cups

[Galley Beggar Press @GalleyBeggars]

WRITERS! The 2024/25 GBP Short Story Prize is currently open to submissions.

Excellent judges, a multi-award-winning publisher, a stellar list of previous winners…

Prizes:
Winner £2500; shortlisted authors £200; longlisted authors £50 of book vouchers and a GBP 4-book subscription.

Judges:
Writers Clare Pollard and Mathilde Merouani, and journalist and literary critic Claire Armitstead.

For full details, including a number of low-earner free entries, head here: https://t.co/XHrLZFqDR1

[Henry Martin @henrymartinHM]

Would you like to join an introduction course on #creativewriting taught by moi? Sign up from anywhere in the world! @citylit & @CityLitWriting Starts next Tuesday GMT. #POETRY #PROSE #DIALOGUE #PLOT #NONFICTION

https://t.co/5TGMl9W4K1

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

Our new book comes out this week. 220 colour pages, 395 photos, 7 essays. An indispensable pictorial history of five years of chaos. Get it at all the usual places. Royalties go to LBD campaigns.

[Middleport Pottery @Middleport_Pot]

MIDDLEPORT ARTISAN AUTUMN MARKET
10AM to 4PM
FREE ENTRY
Don’t miss the local makers & bakers for locally produced Homewares, unique gift ideas, original art & homemade treats.
Visit the independent traders of Port Street Range & Harper Street
#stokeontrent

[City Lit @citylit]

Dive into the world of literary translation with Christina Baum (Brazilian Portuguese) and Trista Selous (French). These City Lit tutors share their experiences as professional translators and educators.

https://t.co/Kaz8BzdLRa

#LiteraryTranslation #CityLit