Amy Lilwall

@amylilwall.bsky.social

Writer. Novelist. Very bad at social media. amylilwall.co.uk

New reading goals for 2026? Had a gutful of Christmas sparkle? Ready for dystopian, character-driven tales? If you've added The Water That May Come to your TBR pile, drop me a line and tell me what you think of it; I'd LOVE to know (I really would!) 📚💙 www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/product-page...

The Water That May Come by Amy Lilwall | flyonthewallpress

From the Author of 'The Biggerers', October 2025 brings a quirky speculative tale of Britain's future... 'Warmhearted yet dark. Amy Lilwall creates a world that is instantly relatable, populated by ec...

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Moved offices this year and am thrilled to report that an annual winter wonderland seems to be part of the deal. 🎄✨️ Of particular note are the raindeer doors. Surely this deserves an award. 👏👏👏

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When you write something and send it out into the world you can only hope that it will affect a reader like this. Soooo happy that The Bookmagnet took the time to write such a beautiful review ✨️💙📚

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"Hrafnablótsjökul cracks open one eye, but her icicle-dry eyelashes are meshed together. The moon is high and the air is swollen. Frost melts between her metatarsals, tickles its way down to the sea..." Excerpt today @amylilwall.bsky.social The Water That May Come open.substack.com/pub/flyonthe...

Hrafnablótsjökul Volcano cracks open one eye...

Plus Fly on the Wall Press Acquires Haunting Debut Novel Set in Post-Independence Zimbabwe

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With many thanks to Clive Simpson for this in depth and thoughtful response to The Water That May Come by @amylilwall.bsky.social. Great to see that this reader understood the fundamental questions behind the book. @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social 📚💙 #booksky

Central Bylines@centralbylines.co.uk · 10mo ago

Amy Lilwall’s novel The Water That May Come speaks to contemporary concerns about climate breakdown and anti-migrant rhetoric | Clive Simpson

Heads up for @smallpublishers.bsky.social fair at Conway Hall, London, as seen on Slow Horses! Don't worry - noone will drop tin of paint on yr head! Fri 24th and Sat 25th 11-7pm. Includes readings by @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social authors @johnironmonger.bsky.social and @amylilwall.bsky.social .

Small Publishers Fair@smallpublishers.bsky.social · 10mo ago

A 🧵 of the #smallpublishersfair25 readings & talks on both days of the Fair. Friday's readings are introduced by @tyrrellknot.bsky.social and take place in The Green Room (2pm-5pm). 2pm: Helen Douglas (Weproductions) 2.30pm: Charlotte Northall (Pilot Press) 3.00pm: John Bevis (Uniformbooks) (1/5)

Readings at the Small Publishers Fair:
The Green Room
Friday 24 October
Introduced by poet Simon Tyrrell

2.00pm—Weproductions
Helen Douglas on MEETING POINT Within the Lewisian made with Jake Harvey.

2.30pm—Pilot Press
Launch of Practicing Dying by Charlotte Northall, a memoir on addiction and capitalism.

3.00pm—Uniformbooks 
John Bevis on his book A Surrey Naturalist.

3.30pm—Fly on the Wall Press
Readings: Amy Lilwall from The Water that May Come and John Ironmonger from The Wager and the Bear.

4.00pm—Negative Press London
Launch of everything is so very much connected by Roelof Bakker and Sarah Bodman with  Rachel Smith and Declan Wiffen.

4.30pm—The New Menard Press
Launch of Shira Wolfe’s Jugoslovenska Kinoteka. Wolfe reads from this bilingual (English/Serbian) poetry collection, translated with Marko Mladenovic.

SPECIAL EVENT: REMEMBERING MARK PAWSON 1965-2025

Small Publishers Fair will remember and celebrate Mark Pawson with a special event on the Friday afternoon.

5.30 to 7pm—Badge making
Mark’s friend, artist and printmaker Xtina Lamb, will lead a badge-making session in Mark’s name. Come and make a badge!

Marvelous afternoon in Frodsham at The Curious Cat Bookshop, yesterday. What a smashing place! Owner and bouncer, Crackers the cat, was in fine form and his lovely humans laid on quite a feast! I have concluded that books + afternoon tea = pure joy ✨️☕️🐈🍰📚

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