I’m doing a WIP of my show in London on 23rd July at The Libra Cafe and would love to see as many people there as possible! Please come along & spread the word. Stand up, characters and songs 🙌 www.ticketsource.com/crackin-come...

Edinburgh here I come! @edfringe 11-20th Aug and I would love to have as many people come and see the show as possible! Please share and spread the word! Thank you! www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

BGT semi-finalist Nerine Skinner returns with a work in progress after her five-star Edinburgh Fringe debut The Exorcism of Liz Truss with a new crisis: she can't decide... From life choices to punchlines, every option spirals. With too many ideas and no off-switch, she's handing over some decision-making to you (risky). Expect a high-energy mix of stand-up, songs, characters and questionable choices. Runner-up Funny Women Awards, SNL UK shortlisted writer, as seen on Britain's Got Talent (The Dots) and heard on BBC Radio 2 and 4. 'A tumbling ball of invention and spontaneity' (Jon Culshaw).

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Terrible news, darling! "Hansellas Off Menu" was just selected by FilmOneFest (Films under 2 Minutes) The FilmOneFest is an annual short film festival challenging filmmakers of all kinds to tell their stories in UNDER 2 MINUTES. www.aharts.org/filmonefest

She is a very very funny lady. Her Liz Truss impression is eerily accurate...

Nerine Skinner@nerineskinner.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I have two shows coming up in May! @brightonfringe.bsky.social and Beam in Hertford! Please spread the word! 8th May Brighton 6:45 15th May Hertford 7:45 Please come along! Link to tickets: linktr.ee/nerineskinner

Final 5 at Stoke Rep Theatre's Malcolm Rushton Prize 2026. Great to see Carrots for Mum up and running on stage!

I have two shows coming up in May! @brightonfringe.bsky.social and Beam in Hertford! Please spread the word! 8th May Brighton 6:45 15th May Hertford 7:45 Please come along! Link to tickets: linktr.ee/nerineskinner

Great company and crew! youtu.be/A2SKbKqraHs?...

Merry Christmas from Liminal Tales!

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I just submitted "Hansella's Off Menu" a half hour TV comedy pilot to The Screenwriter's Script & Screenplay Showcase via FilmFreeway.com! With a series teaser currently in post production, fingers crossed I can get enough attention to bring Hansella to a wider audience soon!

#hansellasoffmenu #teaser #shooting tomorrow! Huge thanks to Christie Peto & Tayla Kenyon from @teepeeprods.bsky.social helping me with this. Seemed daft not to try as the script was a finalist @scriptsandco.bsky.social, Wiki, & now the FINAL 10 at PAGE International youtu.be/w3GpLIqXHRI?...

Hansella's Off Menu - Intro to the teaser

YouTube video by James Lasing presents... (AKA John Allen)

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At a friend's funeral yesterday reminded me of the importance of staying connected, but also living more offline. There were no phones. No selfies. No one trying to jump up and down for attention. Just friends and family remembering, chatting, mourning and celebrating our friend.

If someone had told me 20 years ago that one day l’d be number 1 in breast cancer on Amazon I’d… probably not have been too happy about it. Still, this is nice to see, today! And you can buy the book here: linktr.ee/ThisMightSur... #cansky

Fantastic article from @supercrip1994.bsky.social via @ign.com on #accessibility in videogames - and as a fan of Hollow Knight and it's sequel, Silksong, this really resonates. www.ign.com/articles/hol...

Hollow Knight: Silksong Reinforces the Metroidvania Genre’s Accessibility Barriers - IGN

There are overarching accessibility problems in the Metroidvania genre, and Hollow Knight: Silksong is just perpetuating and reinforcing inaccessible barriers.

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Nice surprise this week. "Hansella's Off Menu" has made the final 10 in the TV Comedy category at The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards. And we aim to shoot a teaser in October! pageawards.com/past-winners...

Go on, have a peek inside my book! “This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story” will be published NEXT WEEK! Preorders are open now! linktr.ee/ThisMightSur...

Taking a brief break from Milford Critique Week (where I'm having a fab time at the wonderful Gladstone's Library @gladlib.bsky.social) to celebrate the #bookrelease of my #solarpunk short story collection "Futures to Live By" by Newcon Press 🌻 www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...

Good opportunity for a little R&D for anything you might be working on. #playwright #screenwriting

SCRIPTWRITERS & CO@scriptsandco.bsky.social · 12mo ago

S&CO SCRATCH NIGHT SUBMISSIONS! Deadline: 12 noon GMT 18 Sept. Event: 7pm, 23 Sept. FREE ENTRY! Send 5-10 page scripts on theme ‘Yesterday’, ‘Today’ and/or ‘Tomorrow’. Winners performed on Zoom by pro actors + notes from Zanna and Alex. Full details and enter: scriptwritersandco.com/events.html 🙂

Sabrina is really funny so if you like #comedy #horror do share this and if you can... chuck in a a few $ greenlit.com/project/grow

“This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story” is now available for pre-order! It’ll be published in the UK on 25 September. Pre-order here: linktr.ee/ThisMightSur... #cansky

This is rather lovely - "Adventure SF with heart" - my latest story, out now in #analog

Kevin Phyland@captainzero.bsky.social · last yr.

Highlights etc... David Gerrold @dergullen.bsky.social‬ @shiwritesprose.bsky.social‬ @matthewclaxton.bsky.social‬ James Dick Joseph Weber Sean Monaghan @JayWerkheiser @frankwu.bsky.social‬ John Brunner Charles Stross Geoffrey A. Landis @ceciliatan.com‬ Liz Williams Steven Utley Allen M. Steele

Always nice to be interviewed! Especially about writing! www.wikiscreenplaycontest.com/john-allen-i...

JOHN ALLEN

INTERVIEW WITH JOHN ALLEN THE BEST WIKI WRITERS OF 2025.

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Recommend!

Nerine Skinner@nerineskinner.bsky.social · last yr.

If you’d like to see my Debut show “Nerine Skinner: The Exorcism of Liz Truss” I am sending the link to people via my Kofi page. If you make a donation through my Kofi page, I’ll send it over! 💕I know a few people have asked to see it, so here goes! Kofi: ko-fi.com/nerineskinner

Why so silly? Having a 1 year old Supreme Leader dictating what I can and cannot do is limiting my social media time. Anyway, I actually got 5 minutes to collect my thoughts (and try not to cry over an empty wallet) this week! johnallenwriter.com/blog/why-so-...

And so it would transpire that Kneel Before Pod hit 300 regular format episodes (!!!), and we marked the occasion with a double-header Twitch/YouTube livestream. You can now hear the audio edit on the feed, wherever you get your podcasts 🤩

Kneel Before Blog@kneelbeforeblog.co.uk · last yr.

Holy 300th Regular Format Episode Batman! Join us for the audio edit of our recently live-streamed 300th podcast. We chat, we play games and interact with an engaged audience of multiple listeners. Celebrate with us in your ears kneelbeforeblog.co.uk/podcasts/300... pod.link/kneelbeforepod

Such a great night at Ryaknots Theatre's scratch night last Thursday. Not only was it great to see other works in progress, I couldn't have asked for a better cast to bring "Carrots for Mum" to life in such a short space of time! Kudos to Arabella Fraser, Ruth Piggot and Lucy Eddington! #theatre

Be kind. Do the right thing... Then eat a truckload of pizza, drink some beer, and tell the world to go do one whilst you're tapped out.

#Playwrights Great update from @mrdavebyrne.bsky.social at @royalcourttheatre.bsky.social Read! You won't regret it!

David Byrne@mrdavebyrne.bsky.social · last yr.

This week the Royal Court Theatre significantly expanded our offer to playwrights everywhere. And all you need to do is send us your play. I've written a letter to playwrights to explain the changes and the thinking behind them. 👁️ royalcourttheatre.com/playwriting/...

There are over 40 hand-picked writing awards, bursaries and residencies in this special edition. All with upcoming deadlines. Go get ‘em. open.substack.com/pub/freelanc...

Freelance Writing Jobs: June's awards, bursaries and residencies

All the upcoming deadlines you need to know about.

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This Thursday, my short play "Carrots for Mum" is appearing in Ryaknots Theatre's scratch night in Chiswick. More info here: www.instagram.com/p/DK4R6UAMkL... and to tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/ryaknots-s... Be lovely to see fellow Blueskyers there!

Launched today: "Building Women" by Faye Allen (my sister!) Stories and recommendations on how we can equalise the construction industry so that women and men feel safe and inspired to pursuse their careers! A must read for men and women trying to equalise igg.me/at/FayeAllen...

Tickets available for Ryaknots Theatre's opening scratch night at Arcane in London's trendy Chiswick are now on sale. 5 short plays performed live including "Carrots for Mum" a comedy-drama wot I wrote. www.eventbrite.com/e/ryaknots-s... Limited space (small venue)