Amelia
@aemlai.bsky.social
Dr A! Creative & Critical Writing PhD at Sussex - queer intimacy in Les Mis. Disabled writer, freelance editor, working on a funky little timeslip novel. She/her or they/them.
Would love love LOVE to start just one (1) summer holiday without having to write a formal complaint about the disability discrimination at the airport. Highlight this year was being told to "just get off the plane and walk because special assistance will take too long to get here". WAHOO.
Asian Pirate Musical is opening on Tuesday!!! we're only running for one week so please buy your tickets before it's too late! the show is already looking so awesome in rehearsals 💥💥 tiny.cc/APMgatehouse
This Sunday! I'm giving a talk based on my PhD research (queer Les Mis!) at Barricades: A Les Mis Convention. Online, 5pm UK time, all proceeds go to charity, scholarships available. barricadescon.com
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Mum retired today after nearly 40 years working in primary schools. Thrilled for her, yeah, yeah, definitely. Not sure how to come to terms with her not bringing home loads of chocolate three times a year now though personally?
This Sunday! I'm giving a talk based on my PhD research (queer Les Mis!) at Barricades: A Les Mis Convention. Online, 5pm UK time, all proceeds go to charity, scholarships available. barricadescon.com
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REGISTRATION Registration for Barricades 2026 has opened! Registration Info CHARITY PARTNER Barricades: A Les Mis Convention is dedicated to using its influence to aid those in need. Our 2026 charity ...
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Authors & other self-employed folk the Govt has a consultation out that could see us filing a tax return & paying on forecasted income EVERY MONTH. Unworkable for most of us. Send your thoughts by the 4th Aug. Also write to your MP & the Business Secretary. www.gov.uk/government/c...
💛🤍💜🖤 Happy Nonbinary People's Day, my fellow enbys! Are you an enby writer/artist/creator? I wanna hear all about your stuff. Drop those links! 💛🤍💜🖤 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #WriterSky #ArtSky #Comics 🌈📚
UPDATED ADVISORS LIST: The First Ten Pages Programme The BFS is offering BIPOC members anonymous feedback from industry professionals on the first ten pages of speculative fiction novels. To submit your work as a writer, you can sign up here: british-fantasy-society.vercel.app/welcome
ASIAN PIRATE MUSICAL 🏴☠️ Upstairs at the Gatehouse 28 July - 2 August 2026 Tickets: tiny.cc/APMGatehouse
Asian! Pirate! Musical! 28 July to 2 August in London! join us for our first full run - tiny.cc/APMgatehouse tell your crew! tell your friends!!
A society with one trillionaire and millions of people in poverty is something to be deeply ashamed of, actually
Brighton, love ya. Truly. They did not pass. And it was defo nearer 5,000 than 2,500. The pincer movement was 👌🏾
We are hosting a FREE webinar 14th July for writers wanting to learn how to shed shame and write unapologetically. Sign up now on the website: How to Write Unapologetically - The Literary Consultancy: literaryconsultancy.co.uk/event/how-to...
Beyond the Spectrum's summer programme has launched! 🚀 Featuring 100% online writing masterclasses with an accessible ticket price system. 🎟️ Book now for workshops on self-editing, writing for the stage, securing funding as a writer and more! 🎭️✍️ Get your tickets here! ➡️ bit.ly/BTSBUYBOOK
Rainbow Space Magic 2026 will be on October 3-4, 2026! RSM is free, virtual convention for queer #speculativefiction Registration will open at the end of June, but if you're interested in being a panelist, you can apply now at tally.so/r/D4AZqE
Applications are open for the 10th annual @thelitconsultancy.bsky.social LGBTQ+ Free Reads scheme. Free professional feedback from novelist Michael Langan for unpublished LGBTQ+ writers. The scheme has a cracking track record. More details here literaryconsultancy.co.uk/2026/06/cele...
NEW SPECIES OF TINY “GOLF BALL SIZED” OCTOPUS JUST DROPPED THIS IS NOT A DRILL
The face of a creature who has had seven adults out in the garden looking for her for the best part of three hours.
TLC May Free Webinars: It's the last chance to sign up to our newsletter by FRIDAY 9AM BST if you are a low income writer wanting to learn about Pitching Fiction or Non-fiction projects! literaryconsultancy.co.uk/newsletter/ #ACEfunded #nonfiction #amwriting #amquerying
Closing out Mental Health Awareness week, we want to highlight our incredible Beyond the Spectrum project 🤍 This year there are 16 groups with 190+ neurodivergent participants finding community through writing, and in March, the 'Words Unwound' wellbeing festival was attended by 120+ writers.
This Monday 18th May, join me and Emma Robdale for an online Beyond the Spectrum taster session! All neurodivergent writers welcome, no writing experience needed. Free!! All details here: writingeastmidlands.wufoo.com/forms/s1ry9m...
Gorgeous Winston has made it safely across the pond!! (Partner has too, with the bonus that she didn't immediately try to climb into our pond).
A deeply meaningful thread, as a fellow writer with ME/CFS. I absolutely loved Awakened.
Laura Elliott@tinywriterlaura.bsky.social · 4mo agoI wasn’t going to post for #WorldMEDay as it often feels like screaming into the void, but i decided i’d talk about my experience with ME and the inspiration for my debut novel, Awakened, which was published in June last year
This time next week, all being well, my long-distance partner of almost 13 years will be here! To stay!! WITH HER DOG!!!
does anybody happen to know of East & Southeast Asian community groups in Lincoln? Particularly ones with interests in the arts?
So happy to have a little piece in Issue 16! So looking forward to diving into everyone's work!
Wishbone Words@wishbonewords.bsky.social · 4mo agoThank you for your patience! Wishbone Words Issue 16 is now available to download on our website! Please visit www.wishbonewords.com/magazine/issue-16 to get your copy! Contributors, we have a code for you! Please reach out on our socials to receive it :) #disabilityvisibility #disabilityawareness
