I’ve just been ignoring X recently but there’s some horrific stuff going on over there. open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Elon Musk's 'Grok' AI Bot Goes Full Nazi
Literally.
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Truda Spruyt
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Cultural connector and communicator. Founder of Collective Wisdom. Www.collective-wisdom.co.uk
Listening to RTE breakfast show waiting for Donal Ryan’s interview as winner of the @orwellprize.bsky.social Such a different world! Finance Minister talking about what to do with their surplus and finishing off by gushing about Donal being recognised by the prize.
Orwell prize for political writing awarded to novelist killed in Ukraine war
Orwell prize for political writing awarded to novelist killed in Ukraine war
Victoria Amelina wins with her unfinished book Looking at Women Looking at War while Donal Ryan takes the award for political fiction with an intimate portrait of an Irish town A novelist killed in the Ukraine war has won the Orwell prize for political writing. Victoria Amelina, who died in July 2023 from injuries sustained in a Russian bombing of a restaurant in Kramatorsk, won the prize with her unfinished book Looking at Women Looking at War. Continue reading...
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Ukrainian author killed by Russia awarded UK’s prestigious Orwell Prize in political writing
Two years after her tragic death in a Russian missile strike, Ukrainian author Victoria Amelina was posthumously awarded on June 25 the prestigious U.K. Orwell Prize for her book “Looking at Women, Lo...
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Kamila Shamsie's #PENLecture, delivered last night in Newcastle, in partnership with @newwritingnorth.bsky.social and @nclanews.bsky.social, is now available to read in @literaryhub.bsky.social
Lit Hub@literaryhub.bsky.social · last yr.@kshams.bsky.social gives a close and highly critical reading of English PEN’s charter.
Brilliant piece on the story behind The Reckoning, opening at @arcolatheatre.bsky.social this week: can a play hold real evil accountable? www.thetimes.com/culture/thea...
I’m building a case against Putin — and this drama is part of the battle
A radical new play is using real testimony of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, explains Peter Pomerantsev
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We’re thrilled that #PENPresents & #PENTranslates award-winner Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, trans. from the Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi has won the #InternationalBooker2025, the first work translated from Kannada to appear on the @thebookerprizes.bsky.social shortlist. Congratulations to the winners!
Another really hard won category. What struck me when judging these awards was the superhuman empathy and doggedness possessed by publicists.
The Bookseller@thebookseller.com · last yr.The winner of Publicity Campaign of the Year is Fran Owen, Mari Yamazaki, Annabel Robinson and Hayley Camis from Bloomsbury for Gillian Anderson & anonymous' Want🎉 “Want was an all-company, all-guns-blazing publicity campaign,” said the judges. #Nibbies #BritishBookAwards
It was such a hard job judging the Marketing Strategy of the Year: there are some super smart, creative marketeers out there in the book industry!
The Bookseller@thebookseller.com · last yr.The winner of Marketing Strategy of the Year (sponsored by Nielsen BookData) is Vicky Palmer, Alice Morley and Melissa Grierson from Sceptre for The Ministry of Time✒️ The judges praised the highly creative and effective strategies #Nibbies #BritishBookAwards
“These books show us how we got here." – Kim Darroch, Chair of Judges Announcing the eight finalists for the 2025 Orwell Prize for Political Writing. Huge congratulations to all the authors! Winner revealed 25 June. Discover them now: orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-p...
“Troubled times lure out the very best from fiction. Only one can win. All should be read.” – Jim Crace, Chair of Judges Introducing the finalists for the 2025 Orwell Prize for Political Fiction. Discover the list: orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-p...
📢 2025 Orwell Prize Finalists Announced! The Orwell Prizes celebrate the year's best political writing and reporting, inspired by George Orwell's values of clarity, courage, and fidelity to truth. Explore this year's shortlists & judges’ reflections: open.substack.com/pub/orwellfo...
The Orwell Prizes 2025: Finalists announced
From the best political fiction to powerful reporting on homelessness, discover this year's shortlists
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Wonderful initiative! Looking forward to reading all of the books in due course!
English PEN@englishpen.bsky.social · last yr.In partnership with @thebookerprizes.bsky.social, we’re thrilled to announce the shortlisted translators for the inaugural round of #PENPresents x International Booker Prize, launched to support translators from the Global Majority. Discover the shortlist ⤵️ www.englishpen.org/posts/news/p...
It was inspiring to hear Mahmoud Muna talk about the power of the bookseller at London Book Fair last week, part of the @englishpen.bsky.social Literary Salon.
The Bookseller@thebookseller.com · last yr.Speaking to The Bookseller at London Book Fair (LBF) 2025, Palestinian bookseller Mahmoud Muna reflected on the 'shocking' events he has endured since his arrest on 9th February. 👇 #BookSky
Is this the most back-handed compliment from a jury ever? ‘It made us feel lost, frustrated and disconnected.’ Congratulations to @blasttheory.bsky.social and Ting-Tong Chang on their @sxsw.com XR Special Jury Award. Fourth year of award winners for #futureartandculture ocula.com/magazine/art...
Ting-Tong Chang and Blast Theory Take SXSW Special Jury Award for ‘Unexpected Dance’ Between Tech and Human Behaviour
Jurors at the 32nd edition of the festival said the reality-bending installation made them feel ‘lost, frustrated, and disconnected’ before giving it the award.
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A brand-new franchise of South by Southwest is coming to London in June. Crispin Parry thinks participation in the showcase enables the UK to be a leading incubator of immersive arts.
British Underground: Enabling UK talent to flourish globally - Arts Professional
A brand-new franchise of South by Southwest is coming to London in June. Crispin Parry thinks participation in the showcase enables the UK to be a leading incubator of immersive arts.
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Palestinian bookseller #MahmoudMuna will be in conversation with Olivia Snaije, in partnership with @englishpen.bsky.social - Wed 12/03 at Union Chapel, London N1 2UN. All profits to Educational Bookshop, Jerusalem, Palestine. Tickets available here: unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-...
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www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/6939... Great piece by @fiammettarocco.bsky.social on @thebookerprizes.bsky.social and Nobel winner Han Kang.
Han Kang versus the Korean establishment
The writer’s recent Nobel victory ought to have been a cause for celebration in her native country. Instead, it’s become a cause célèbre
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Great to see our client Saad Qureshi on the front page of the Telegraph & Argus in Bradford for his Bradford 2025 commission Tower of Now. And BBC too. www.bbc.com/news/article...
This really is troubling - despite Charlotte’s optimistic conclusion.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2y agoTrump chairing a major arts institution would be laughable if it weren’t so deeply troubling | Charlotte Higgins
The first wave of the ALSO25 line-up has landed! ❤️ The spectacular 12th edition takes place on the weekend 11 - 13th July a bit of ‘LOVE AND HORROR’ is sprinkled over the magical Capability Brown landscaped lakeside. 🧟♀️
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Timely discussion on the future of museums with @stephenkb.bsky.social Derby’s @tonybutler1.bsky.social and Birmingham’s Sara Wajid.
Rethink - Rethink... museums - BBC Sounds
What are museums for?
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Wonderful segment at 1:40 on William Blake by Blake Cottage Trust ambassador John Higgs www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Today - 23/01/2025 - BBC Sounds
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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Can’t be repeated often enough ‘The UK’s creative industries are vital to the economy. Valued at £124bn, they are worth more than the life sciences, aerospace and automotive industries combined. Arts and culture alone contribute an impressive £34.6bn.’ on.ft.com/42hzVmL
The UK should take a leaf from France’s book to boost arts funding
Tax breaks for corporate sponsors can benefit the creative sector at a time of dwindling public funds
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In 2022 I launched a new literary prize for writer-carers (UK & ROI), the #Curae award. A wealth of wonderful prizes from across industry, publication and many entries. The second prize opened 1/02/25 and so far we have far fewer entries. There are around 7million unpaid carers: industry PLEASE help
It seems I made the front cover of the Bookseller!
