Val Ormrod

Author & poet. Winner Ware Poets, Magic Oxygen, HC Bridport Prize, MA Creative Writing Bath Spa Uni. Writes for FOD Writers, Dean Writers Circle & NaCOT Poets

[Val Ormrod @Ladybear6]

Thrilled to announce that my memoir In My Father's Memory has been adapted into a stage play by scriptwriter Adele Cordner & will be performed by Odyssey Theatre Company in Gloucester, Newport & Llandogo. A story of dementia, love & dogs @adele_cordner #theatre #memoir #dementia

[Val Ormrod @Ladybear6]

@bluhue123 Yes!

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@OlenaRohoza Yes!

[Val Ormrod @Ladybear6]

Delighted to have won the Happiful Poetry Prize and have my poem presented so beautifully in their lovely magazine. Thank you to all the @happifulhq team.

[Val Ormrod @Ladybear6]

@TheRichFromCali Yes, disgusting bully

[Val Ormrod @Ladybear6]

@ukrainiansquad Yes!

[Adrian Ruest 🇪🇺 🇭🇰 🇹🇼 🇺🇦🇽🇰🏳️‍🌈🇬🇪 @Adrian11192493]

#Trump - making #Russia great again....

[Jo Callaghan @JoCallaghanKat]

Would you believe it was TWO YEARS ago today that I launched In the Blink of an Eye, and what a journey it has been! To celebrate I am giving away 3 signed copies of the paperback - to enter just like and share this post. Open to UK and closes at midnight today - good luck!

[Val Ormrod @Ladybear6]

Another tour of this outstanding play

[Dawn...is...dawn @Dawnisdawn1]

#PrincessCatherine chose British #artist, #CharlieMackesy to specially design #illustration embodying Carol Service themes
kindness, love, empathy.
-Source: BBC News

[Val Ormrod @Ladybear6]

Today at 2 pm in Monmouth

[CheltenhamPoetryFest @Cheltpoetfest]

Just a week to go before our international poetry competition closes - so please don't leave it too late to enter! Prize include £300 and a slot at @Cheltpoetfest 2025 ! You can read more, and enter here -
https://t.co/t0DxkRDKR7

[The Poetry Society @PoetrySociety]

Congratulations to the top 15 winners of the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2024! The winners were chosen by judges Jack Underwood and @Vanessa_Kisuule and announced today at British Library, London

Read the winners https://t.co/ZiArEzjbOv

[Phyl Harris @harris_phy62823]

It’s out! A new book of poems and photos - a collaborative journey with with my photographer friend, Robert James. https://t.co/AVg4iP15Ld

[Cheltenham Festivals @cheltfestivals]

📖 #CheltLitFest line-up revealed 📖

Tickets for the 75th anniversary of The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival go on sale from 5 Sept or become a member to get priority booking 🎟️

https://t.co/lRtGVAZZX4

Join us in Montpellier Gardens from 4 – 13 October

[Fox Lane Books 🦊 @foxlanebooks]

We’ve lost 300+ followers now (and counting) which is so sad because Twitter as it was helped make our little indie bookshop and also saved it on many occasions. The truth is that about 80% of our sales came through this platform, but with #BookTwitter diminishing as people (understandably) leave we’ve noticed a significant drop in sales. We’re on Threads, Blue Sky and Insta which are much nicer, but they don’t appear to be very good for generating sales. So, a plea… if you know of anyone staying here that would appreciate a mostly online, indie, woman-owned, family-run bookshop that specialises in #signed books, regularly donates to charity, brings you exciting author events in and around Yorkshire, and always has a #SALE section, then please can you recommend us to them? And we have cats! See Maui and Baobao below 🧡🦊

[John Holland @JohnHolland52]

I'm delighted and humbled to have won the 2024 @stroudnews Community Award in the category Contribution to the Arts for my work with @StroudStories. This is for everyone who supports Stroud Short Stories by attending events, submitting stories or helping
https://t.co/17LbWGjDuZ

[Arvon @arvonfoundation]

Explore the complexities of writing about family with award-winning poets @rmcfarlane63 and @JennyMitchellGo.

This course delves into the challenges of portraying those close to us and the transformative power of honest poetry.

Details: https://t.co/sicgLLHWkK

[Jenny Mitchell @JennyMitchellGo]

Enter this competition and it might change your life! 🦋

[Alison Kriel 💚 @AKLondon UpScrolled @AlisonKriel]

Dr Michael Mosley

He taught us about the importance of wellbeing and taking care of ourselves

And now he’s teaching us how short life can be, and how easily it can be taken from us

In his memory let’s embrace each day & strive to live our best lives fully (and healthily)