You can write, but can you READ like a writer? Active reading is a secret weapon; it enlarges the toolkit, and turbo charges your own writing. Join me and Sam Jordison at Arvon's loveliest house this May. Bring sticky notes and some work in progress! http://bit.ly/4qY1qdQ
reminder I’m doing a virtual poetry reading for the NYC Queens Public Library this Thursday @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
Stack of books on a blue pillow- Rosewater by Tade Thompson, Moonflower by Bitter Karella, Some Body Like Me by Lucy Lapinska, The Book of Love by Kelly Link and Planetfall by Emma Newman
My @galleybeggars.bsky.social prize book tokens came through the other day so naturally I immediately spent it on a stack of goodies! (Some of which I've already read as ebooks but wanted physical copies & some which have been on my wishlist for too long! Thanks GBP!
Could it?!
Leaflet of three candidates, white blokes with limited hair, all in glasses. --- **GATESHEAD IS BROKEN. VOTE REFORM UK TO FIX IT** Introducing your Reform UK candidates for Low Fell leaflet text: **ATKINSON, John** Reform UK John has lived in Low Fell for 30+ years. His background is in civil engineering, policing, teaching and transport. He wants to bring back a sense of community, listen to residents' concerns and focus on local issues such as crime, roads and streets, and better services. --- **HENDERSON, Iain** Reform UK Iain has lived and worked in Gateshead all his life. Now retired, he wants to give something back to the borough. With a positive outlook, Iain is looking forward to making a real difference to the lives of the residents of Low Fell and to working closely with them. --- **MURRAY, Arthur** Reform UK Arthur has owned several businesses for many years. He has lived locally for 50 years and employs local staff, servicing the northeast and Scotland. His priorities are to see the ward and area prospering once again, caring for the old and infirm and maintaining our parks and open spaces. ---
This Reform leaflet from three Gateshead candidates looks like a timelapse of the same person
You know what doesn't get its support unceremoniously pulled by a tech company? Fuckin' books, brother
Instead of flowers, people bring sticks to this dog’s grave. ❤️
Done this in a couple of sittings.
A great, great book. A savage and tender work of contemporary disquiet from one of the most distinctive voices in British fiction. Cheers to @markabowles.bsky.social @galleybeggars.bsky.social for sharing.
You can still take the last instalment of Mark’s course, on writing silence ✨
The job lot of Edwardian invalid cups have arrived! (You put the spout in your mouth - like your own little teapot.) Obsessed.
This is beautiful:
WOW! Lovely. Look at that collection. Beautiful.
It's long - but every page is a lot of fun. Luckily.
Luckily it's a page tuner. (But! Yes! Have to admit it was longer than I was expecting...)
Lovely! hope you enjoy
By the pricking of ny thumbs......Smug as fuck to receive an ARC of the new @markabowles.bsky.social from @galleybeggars.bsky.social. Super-excited cos All My Precious Madness is a fave of the last coupla years at my gaff, gonna get stuck into this later once i've finished my own writing schizz.
A Devil’s Alphabet by Annie Hayter has won The Galley Beggar Press short story prize!
It's a marvellous story,
Details in our newsletter:
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/campaigns/vi...
Ah yes! One of my faves won! Have you read it yet? If not, read it now (then read Head Babies).
A Devil’s Alphabet by Annie Hayter has won The Galley Beggar Press short story prize!
It's a marvellous story,
Details in our newsletter:
www.galleybeggar.co.uk/campaigns/vi...
So happy!
Half a million strong. Together.
The biggest march against the far-right in British history.
Handmade sign on a rectangle of cardboard, in black marker and red paint. “TO DO<br>☒ buy milk<br>☒ feed the dog<br>☐ hold them accountable<br>☐ never let this happen again”
see you there
EI flags. People who don’t approve of fascism
Galley Beggar Press is here today
Our 2026 GBP Short Story Prize winner will be announced on 30 March - and while we wait, all ten stories are free to read at www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize.
There, you'll also find terrific Q&As with this year's authors, full of writing advice, tips + recommendations.
Just follow the links, below:
“Expecting perfection can be a real block to creativity.”
Read our Q&A with GBP Prize writer Chris Williams here: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/09-ssp-qa-ci...
“My daily routine mostly involves trying to be kind to myself. I write, and if I feel my brain is fried, I step away for a while. The text will still be there when I’m ready to return to it.”
Read our Q&A with GBP Prize writer Evie Quet here: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/10-ssp-qa-pu...
“I typically write first thing in the morning. I like to be connected to the part of me that was dreaming, rather than the part that is thinking of the fifty million things they still haven’t done.”
Read our Q&A with GBP Prize writer Kinneson Lalor here: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/07-ssp-qa-cl...
“When I have pressing deadlines, my brain really enjoys pissing around all day and then as soon as midnight comes calling, I gain laser focus, working until dawn…”
Read our Q&A with GBP Prize writer Annie Hayter here: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/06-ssp-qa-de...
“I don’t think you should force [writing] – but showing up is key, and making that showing up a pleasure is how you create a sustainable practice.”
Read our Q&A with GBP Prize writer Alan Gray here: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/new-page-70
