Emily Devane

Writer/teacher/bookseller | @WordsMoor | Mogford SL | @BathStoryAward 🥈 | @Smokelong 🥉 | Northern Writers' Award 🏅| @BathFlashAward 🥇 | ed @flashbackfic

[Emily Devane @DevaneEmily]

Grateful and happy to have a story on the shortlist of this year's BSSA Award. Thanks to the team for choosing it, and good luck to everyone on there with me 🍀.

[BathShortStoryAward @BathStoryAward]

Many congratulations to all writers shortlisted in our 2024 BSSA award. Shortlist titles are now posted .and final results out on August 1st. One week today! Best wishes to all https://t.co/gjsOdhv9sq

[BathShortStoryAward @BathStoryAward]

The 2026 BSSA shortlist is now up so congratulations to all shortlisted writers. Please don’t identify your story until we publish results on Tuesday, August 4th. https://t.co/CwagXmI40c

[Emily Devane @DevaneEmily]

@emilyrinkema @ShortStoryComps Thank you 😊

[Emily Devane @DevaneEmily]

Thrilled to bits to have a story on this year's BSSA longlist. Thanks to the readers, and congratulations and good luck to everyone on there with me 🙏.

[BathShortStoryAward @BathStoryAward]

Many congratulations to our longlisted writers and thanks to everyone who entered. If your story is on the list please don’t identify yourself as the author until the judging is complete. https://t.co/eeTJ0E2glJ

[Emily Devane @DevaneEmily]

@BexBookaholic Oh wow!

[Emily Devane @DevaneEmily]

@JoannaCannon Happy publication day! 🎉

[Emily Devane @DevaneEmily]

@JoannaCannon It's one of my favourite novels of all time.

[Emily Devane @DevaneEmily]

@JoannaCannon How fabulous! I grew up near Derby. Glad to see this festival thriving.

[Emily Devane @DevaneEmily]

@BexBookaholic I was a huge Wham! fan as a child. My sister had the Wham! The Final gold vinyl and I was so impressed 🤣.

[Fly on the Wall Press @fly_press]

Can you help?

We’re launching the emotional rollercoaster and gorgeous literary fiction novel ‘Da’ by Arathi Menon at Queer Lit bookshop, Manchester, on Tuesday 9th of June.

Unfortunately, we have been told that if we don’t have 25 attendees by next Friday, the event will be cancelled!

We know how last minute event bookings usually are - and unfortunately we won’t have this promotional time now.

Do you think you could share the event link to help us reach Manchester readers?

https://t.co/0Zogz405n8

This is a story of love between a father and a son.

Inquisitive 13-year-old Ved’s entire universe is his adoptive father, Da. From cooking him the perfect biryani, to helping him navigate his first school dance and his first girlfriend, Da lets Ved be himself.

Fiercely loving and fiercely protective, their relationship harbours a secret that could destroy them both: Da is gay at a time when Section 377, a colonial law, makes homosexuality a crime. Beyond the law, vigilante gangs prowl the shadows, targeting those they deem ‘unnatural’ as Da and Ved’s happy existence grows ever more fragile.

Set in an Indian metropolis in 2013, Da is a tender story of a boy caught between devotion and fear, chronicling the everyday courage it takes to love someone the world refuses to accept.

Expect an engaging and intimate discussion exploring identity, family, language, and the power of storytelling. This is a fantastic chance to hear directly from the author about the inspirations behind Da, her creative process, and the personal and cultural threads that inform her work.

Whether you're a long‑time fan, a lover of queer literature, or simply curious to discover new voices, this event is for you.

Bring your questions—there will be plenty of time for audience Q&A!

Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Date: June 9th, 2026

Time: 7:00 PM

Hosted by: Queer Lit at Social Refuge.

[Emily Devane @DevaneEmily]

@alison_1513 What a month you're having, Alison! Fabulous 🙏 x

[Emily Devane @DevaneEmily]

@Biggreenbooks @JoannaCannon Yes!

[Emily Devane @DevaneEmily]

@alison_1513 @cwfcreatives Congratulations, Alison! 👏

[Emily Devane @DevaneEmily]

@bronwengwriter Congratulations, Bronwen! Love the cover 👌

[Emily Devane @DevaneEmily]

@BexBookaholic @JoannaCannon Can't wait to read this one! I know that feeling of a story wrapping itself around your heart... What a gorgeous review x

[Emily Devane @DevaneEmily]

It's been so much fun reading your stories - and so difficult choosing our favourites... Here's the shortlist! 👇

[National Flash Fiction Day @nationalflashfd]

We are pleased to announce the shortlist for our Microfiction Competition. If you are on the list, please feel free to celebrate on social media, but don’t reveal your title! Thank you to everyone who entered! https://t.co/mdcfiLvYVS

[Emily Devane @DevaneEmily]

@RocheJacques Just caught up with the news! Congratulations, Shelley. It's a wonderful story - I'm not sure how you managed to fit so many strands into it, and still achieve that sense of completeness. So good!

[Emily Devane @DevaneEmily]

@JoannaCannon ☺️

[Emily Devane @DevaneEmily]

@JoannaCannon Really looking forward to reading it! Do pop in and see us at The Grove Bookshop in Ilkley if you're ever up this way (we're mainly on insta these days) x