Phil Callaghan

I think things up.
Sometimes I write them down - mainly thrillers and contemporary fantasy.
Sometimes I sculpt them out of wood.

[Phil Callaghan @phil_writing]

I'm thrilled to have reached third place in the Killer Twist Pitch Prize! Congratulations to all of the shortlisted writers and a big thank you to @Ilsa_seeks_Rick

[Phil Callaghan @phil_writing]

Now my most recent work, a series of Tarot-based wall sculptures, is available on Saatchi Art's gallery. And this week is their Summer Sale. I'm taking part, so this is an opportunity to see my unique pieces at a reduced price. (Use the code 15SUN)

https://t.co/mnihUrio1L

[Alessandra Ranelli (Pre-Order Hotel Orient 🛎️) @Ilsa_seeks_Rick]

The Killer Twist Prize Shortlist!

1st place wins a 🎟️ + hotel in #Harrogate for #TheakstonsCrime

Agents, read the 🧵 for details on these fabulous crime/thriller manuscripts! All the writers are unagented and ready to query. Please give the shortlist some love! ⬇️

🧵1/10

[Susanna @See_Susanna]

@DA_Agency KILLING THE PAST

Kate wants a new life, but the past won’t let her go. Stalked, trapped and framed for murder, what price must she pay to be free?

The Survivors x First Lie Wins

#PitchtoDA

[Phil Callaghan @phil_writing]

SIX OF CROWS x ALEX VERUS

Gia, a thief with PTSD discovers she is a witch. Now transformed and exiled from the Nightland, she must master her magic. But someone is abducting witches. Gia must return to the Nightland and defeat an enemy who can't be killed. #pitchToDA #thriller

[Phil Callaghan @phil_writing]

@cbcreative @kirstylogan Tiny paper figures, standing upright, cut from sheet music: three children playing ball in the park; a courting couple, holding hands on a bench nearby; a small, shaggy-haired dog. Miniature lives. I reached out a trembling hand. The dog bared its teeth and growled. #WriteCBC

[Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @BlakeFriedmann]

Just a reminder about the below! 👇

#BFLAOpenWeek

[Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @BlakeFriedmann]

It’s time for the first #giveaway of the week! We have a bundle of five fantastic crime and thriller novels to give away – to enter, RT and follow us by 17:00 GMT today! The winner will be chosen at random. (UK entrants only).📚 #BFLAOpenWeek

[Phil Callaghan @phil_writing]

@cbcreative @AllyZetterberg I set down the fork. Behind the counter, Ana grinned at me, eyes shining, cheeks dimpled. The dish was delicately flavoured, with a hint of -
Eleven seconds later, I gasped, eyes streaming, tongue on fire. Heads turned.
"Ah. You meant three-alarm-fire spicy," I rasped. #WriteCBC

[Phil Callaghan @phil_writing]

@DA_Agency Gia, a thief with PTSD discovers she is a witch. Now exiled from the society called the Nightland, she must master her magic. But someone is abducting witches. Gia must return to the Nightland and defeat an enemy who cannot die. Charmed x John Wick #UrbanFantasy, #PitchtoDA

[Phil Callaghan @phil_writing]

@JerichoWriters Gia, a thief with PTSD discovers she is a witch. Now exiled from the society called the Nightland, she must master her magic. But someone is abducting witches. Gia must return to the Nightland and defeat an enemy who cannot die.
Charmed x John Wick
#UrbanFantasy, #JWMeetYourMatch

[Phil Callaghan @phil_writing]

@cbcreative After a difficult year, I finally finished drafting my urban fantasy novel. In 2024, I intend to redraft and polish the manuscript and get an agent. Onward to publication! #WriteCBC

[Graham Bartlett @gbpoliceadvisor]

🎁🕵️‍♂️ HUGE GIVEAWAY ALERT 🕵️‍♂️🎁

In collaboration with @profwriting, win a 12-month subscription to my new online MURDER SQUAD COMMUNITY worth £995! Just 🔁 share this post & 👉 follow me & @profwriting ✨

Giveaway ends on 19 Dec at 23:59 GMT. T&Cs apply: https://t.co/gvt5wzNSJE

[Phil Callaghan @phil_writing]

@cbcreative @CorrineLeith Tears welled in her eyes. Armed with Lyra's wishlist, Maya gathered the perfect gifts, placing them under their tree. As dawn broke, she watched from the shadows as Lyra's eyes sparkled with delight. Maya's heart filled with love; her Christmas was complete. #5ActFestiveStory

[Phil Callaghan @phil_writing]

@cbcreative @KaeSilk Maya shinned down the drainpipe, flipped the window clasp and - whoosh! - fell shrieking into a snowdrift. She sat up in a person-shaped hole and glimpsed the flying sleigh that had clipped her. #5ActFestiveStory

[Phil Callaghan @phil_writing]

@cbcreative @greengillybean Christmas wasn't going to save itself. Santa had been kidnapped - again. Maya sighed and inspected the abandoned sleigh for clues. Aha! Amid the tinsel and tattered wrapping paper, there was a single webbed footprint. #5ActFestiveStory

[Phil Callaghan @phil_writing]

@cbcreative @RowanHLB ...to hide her tears. This was her life now. A small flat in Hackney and two lovely children. But they'd never know the joy of a fresh kill, the elation as their wings caught an updraft. They'd never breathe fire. She had fallen for a Knight and that was that. #5ActFestiveStory

[Phil Callaghan @phil_writing]

@cbcreative @JonnyGeller My life ended for the second time on a rainy night in late November. #WriteCBC

[Phil Callaghan @phil_writing]

Does anyone know what this is? Looks like a cross between a crab and a lobster - a 'crabster'? Photo from last week on Llanddona beach.

[Phil Callaghan @phil_writing]

@angleseyseazoo do you know what this is? Looks like a cross between a crab and a lobster - a 'crabster'? Photo from last week on Llanddona beach.