I can see this being of interest to lots of people I am connected to. #HistFic #Submissions #BookSky

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Submit your short #historicalfiction & #poetry to the newest #histfic #litmag. We’re currently reading #submissions for our first issue. We want writing that makes us say: “Now that was good as SAM HILL!” Free subs on @duotrope.com Guidelines et cetera at SamHillReview.com

Publication day! 🖤 WHAT THE FOG CONCEALS by R. A. Marno is out now – a taut, quietly devastating Gothic debut set on a remote Irish estate, where a family is haunted less by ghosts than by what they refuse to name. Out now in paperback. saltpublishing.com/products/what-the-fog-conceals-9781784633905

This is a bit of a cringey desperate post but needs must….😢 I’ve just lost a couple of thousand self publishing a book - I’m a hybrid author (published traditionally and self published) and I decided to self publish my book I was most passionate about to have total control. BUT….

Would you like to read your own poetry or spoken word at Robertos bar in Halesowen UK next Monday from 7 pm. then cone along. no charge and introduce yourself to me

Good news from a small press: trade revenue at Salt is up 140% this quarter, helping push total revenue up 114% on this time last year. Thank you to every bookseller and reader backing us. 🧂

A very good quarter

by Christopher Hamilton-Emery Trade revenue has more than doubled this quarter – and for once, I'm delighted to be talking about a spreadsheet. I don't often share sales figures in House Magazine. Pub...

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Looking forward to this... I'll be interviewing author @lucynichol.bsky.social about her new book 'Girls To The Front', a thriller set against the backdrop of the 1990s alt music scene. Part of @crossingthetees.bsky.social, with live music from Lottie Turner... www.ticketsource.com/crossingthet...

Here are some new books in store right now. Pop in from 10.30am to 4pm, Tues to Sat, here at @hepworthsarcade.bsky.social to buy in person, or email me at jlellam@hotmail.co.uk to place an order xxx

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 81: On the worst days, remember this. There is no straw - be it sorrow, grief, ill-health or misfortune - that can't be spun into stories.

For those of you who prefer to listen, Stephen Downing: The Confession, is now available as an audioblog on the #criminalSentences website My sincere thanks to Stephen Downing for his permission.

Stephen Downing: The Confession

Stephen Downing spent 27 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. Could Forensic Linguistics have saved him sooner?

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⏰ Has January flown by for you too? There's only about a week left to apply to be part of #WordSpace - our talent development programme for emerging writers in the South West - in 2026-27. Grab an application pack here🔗

Applications for Word Space 2026-27 are now open - Literature Works

The submissions window for places on our annual talent development programme, Word Space, is now open. Word Space 2026-27 will support a group of writers from across the South West to develop their…

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Stephen Downing spent 27 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. Could Forensic Linguistics have saved him sooner? New blog available now #criminalsentences #miscarriageofjustice #stephendowning #wendysewell #bakewell criminalsentences.co.uk/2026/01/25/s...

Stephen Downing: The Confession

In an earlier blog, Finding Wendy, I recalled my first encounter with Stephen Downing. Stephen was just 17 years old in September 1973, when Wendy Sewell was murdered in Bakewell Cemetery where Ste…

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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 147: Don't ask yourself if a story has been told before: it has. Ask yourself how you're going to tell it in a way that is unique to you.

My search for Wendy Sewell is now available as an audioblog (9 min listen). #HerNameWasWendySewell #VAWG #NeverForget #CriminalSentences

Finding Wendy

My research for this website has taken me down many a rabbit hole; and one in particular, was eerily close to home. In this special blog, I share my journey in search of a forgotten victim.

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Friday 2nd to Monday 5th January, marks 45 years since the arrest, questioning and eventual confession of Peter Sutcliffe. For those who prefer to listen, here's an audioblog (11mins) in celebration of the two brilliant Bobbies who finally got the job done back in 1981.

Bingo! Special 45th Anniversary Audioblog

This weekend marks the 45-year anniversary of Peter Sutcliffe’s arrest, ending his reign of terror over women in the North of England. Senior ranking officers took all the glory, but the real…

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Welcome to a new true crime blog: CRIMINAL SENTENCES. "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me," is not true. Words can wreck lives. Words can kill. Criminal Sentences can prove it. Follow me, as I prepare to uncover some serious word crime. www.criminalsentences.co.uk

Criminal Sentences

Nic Perrins presents a true crime blog with a linguistic twist

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The joy of being so late to Charles Cumming's Thomas Kell party and devouring A Foreign Country over Christmas is that I have two more in the series immediately to hand! #amreading #spythriller #fiction #booksky #amwriting

I have lots of new books including Side-eye by ace poet @mattnicholson.bsky.social and Special Attraction by Richard Lusmore. My hours are 10.30 to 4, Tues to Sat and email anytime at jlellam@hotmail.co.uk if you would like to place an order or if you have any queries xxx

Open Bridges - Mark Rodgers is a traditional painter, painting outdoors, with easel, paint and brushes. Here you can see his paintings, together with his enlightening and entertaining recollections of painting his landscapes of six of Hull’s River Bridges: openbridgeshull.com/2025/11/07/m...

Mark Rodgers – Painted Bridges

Painted Bridges – Mark Rodgers Mark is a traditional painter. Traditional in the sense that he paints ‘en plein air’ or in situ, outdoors, with easel, paint and brushes, open to t…

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A pacy thriller with great characterisation of people, place and eras, and a dark belter of a twist I didn't see coming! Congrats to @lucynichol.bsky.social on her latest triumph, Girls To The Front, which I devoured in just two sittings ... #booksky #fiction #thriller 📚💙

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HULL: I’m going to be chatting all things crime and thriller with Opt Indie Books and fellow authors Louise Swanson and @nickquantrill.bsky.social at Union Mash Up 7th November Who’s coming? Please help spread the word! Ticket link in replies

Thanks to everyone who has watched, listened to, bought or shared our new single Blazing Zombies so far. It's been great fun to record it and make the video. But there is a serious side to the song too. This is the backstory at the link: undeadguitars.co.uk/2025/10/26/t...

Thanks Folks!

Thanks to everyone who has watched, listened to, bought or shared our new single Blazing Zombies so far. It’s been great fun to record it and make the video. But there is a serious side to th…

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TODAY ONLY – 170 FREE CRIME & THRILLER EBOOKS, including my crime thriller The Bride’s Trail. The rest of the Trail series are only 99p each too! Help yourself to free books at StuffYourKindleCrime.com #SYK #StuffYourKindleCrime #StuffYourKindle #CrimeFiction #Thrillers #Thrillerbooks #Free #Books

Happy publication day to @lucynichol.bsky.social as Girls To The Front flies out into the world! Suitable soundtrack sorted ... #booksky 📚💙

Help! Amazon have taken almost all copies of my new indie book GIRLS TO THE FRONT as stock & it’s a fortune to re-print so we need to sell them! So if you fancy a 90’s found footage feminist revenge thriller w/a cover designed by Chris Bigg (4AD) pls stick a pre order in Out NEXT WEEK. Link below

I raced through A Reluctant Spy, @davegoodman.bsky.social ... a 'legendary' debut! 😉

A love of reading in childhood can last a lifetime. Teacher resource site Twinkl has published this insightful blog on how to encourage kids to read. Abie Longstaff, Chair of The SofA’s Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group shares her top tips. www.twinkl.co.uk/blog/how-to-...

How to Encourage Kids to Read Stories (And Why You Should)

Reading, for kids, is a good habit to encourage, and literature is no exception to this. Read on to learn about encouraging kids to read.

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Anyone fancy a riot grrrl inspired found footage thriller? Pre order on the links below…

The Open Bridges film, made by 16 film Humber Filmmakers and a drone on the night shows how Open Bridges made history in 2017. You can see it here accompanied by John Stead's musique concrète soundtrack openbridgeshull.com/2025/09/19/2... #Hull #Bridges #HODS #OpenBridges

28 Humber Film – Open Bridges 2017

Hull’s River Bridges:  Open Bridges The Day the City Split in Two We commisioned Humber Film Creative Community and Octovision Media to make the Open Bridges film. It was filmed by …

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⭐️cover reveal ⭐️ This is the gorgeous cover of my new found-footage riot grrrl inspired thriller GIRLS TO THE FRONT out 16th October. Music fans - does the artwork remind you of anything…?