Award-winning writer of short stories & longer fiction. Debut #ShortStory collection, The Truth Has Arms And Legs, pub 14.7.23 @fly_press.
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14 Jul 2023
It's ✨publication day✨ for The Truth Has Arms And Legs!
Deepest thanks to @kenyon_isabelle and everyone in the #WritingCommunity and beyond who has supported this book's incredible journey so far✨
#shortstories #debut #mustread @fly_press #TheTruthHasArmsAndLegs
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"I am honoured, humbled and incredibly grateful to join the ranks of such brilliant writers & thinkers."
The Others by Sheena Kalayil is LONGLISTED for the #WomensPrize!
Fly on the Wall couldn't be more proud. A stunning novel about migration, love & revolution
#WomensPrize2026
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Congratulations to Sheena Kalayii, LONGLISTED for the 2026 #WomensPrize for #TheOthers.
Brilliant news for my publisher @fly_press & @kenyon_isabelle,demonstrating the power of a small press in choosing books that need to be published. 🐷🥰📚
"I am honoured, humbled and incredibly grateful to join the ranks of such brilliant writers & thinkers."
The Others by Sheena Kalayil is LONGLISTED for the #WomensPrize!
Fly on the Wall couldn't be more proud. A stunning novel about migration, love & revolution
#WomensPrize2026
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Historical writers!
The HWA awards are open for 2026!
👑Enter the Gold, Non-fiction or Debut Crown if you're an author published 2025-6
✍️Or the HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition with your unpublished short historical fiction.
Details: historicalwriters.org/awards
Pass it on
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17 Nov 2025
Cover reveal!!
A love story between adopted father and son.
Da @ArathiMen0n
June 2026.
Preorders...
flyonthewallpress.co.uk/prod…
@inpressbooks
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11 Nov 2025
'She's learnt the news already, by the poppy, that's sprung up by Jack's Hedge.' For 11/11, thanks to @guildforddragon for publishing my #shortstory 'Jack's Hedge', a story of love, war, #nature and #remembrance. @fly_press @surreywildlifetrust #TheTruthHasArmsAndLegs
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15 Oct 2025
Here are the shortlists for the 2025 HWA Crown Awards.
There are three categories: Debut, Non-fiction and Gold.
Six books are listed in each category.
Starting with the Debut fiction shortlist:
#HWACrowns25 1/27
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13 Oct 2025
Writing tip from Daisy Johnson: the best short stories carve out the delicious space of anticipation. Discover more in The Subtle Art of Short Fiction. Preorder now. flyonthewallpress.co.uk/prod…
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14 Oct 2025
It's tomorrow!!
👑📚The HWA Crown Awards shortlists are announced on Wednesday 15th!
We'll post them live, here, from 11am and publish the full details in Historia.
Six books in each category - Gold, Non-fiction and Debut - go through to the final round
#HWACrowns25 1/2🧵
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3 Oct 2025
Here are the winning, highly commended and shortlisted authors and stories in the 2025 HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition.
Follow this thread to see them all.
Starting with the three shortlisted stories: 1/10
#HWADDSS25
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22 Sep 2025
Amazing work by all who came along 👏🌿
19 Sep 2025
A huge thank you to @HatchlandsNT and everyone that attended @AliceFwrites Nature Writing workshop yesterday. We were blown away by the quality of writing. @lucyreynolds
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16 Sep 2025
BIG NEWS for book lovers!
Sat, 27th Sept | Manchester Central Library
Meet indie northern publishers & discover unique titles!
Get your publication questions answered at our 'chatty table' with Liverpool Literary Agency and Children's Book Agency North.
Plus! The Fly on the Wall Press Publishing Training Academy launches here!
Join us: fly-on-the-wall-press.eventc…
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3 Sep 2025
Delighted to share programme highlights for our Short Story September Festival taking place in Leicester @PhoenixLeic on 20-21 September.
Join us for a jam-packed programme of events and classes on writing and publishing short stories.
shortstoryseptember.co.uk/fe…
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1 Sep 2025
A great opportunity for any writer of short fiction.
Citizens of Commonwealth countries aged over 18 can enter. Stories should be between 2,000–5,000 words and must be unpublished fiction. Entry is FREE, and you can write on any theme. #WritingCommunity @cwfcreatives
31 Aug 2025
We want your story! The 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize has begun 📚
Citizens of Commonwealth countries aged over 18 can enter. Stories should be between 2,000–5,000 words and must be unpublished fiction. Entry is free, and you can write on any theme.
Five regional winners will be announced next May. One of these five will be named the overall winner and receive £5,000. The regional winners will receive £2,500. All five regional winning stories will be published on Granta.
The deadline for entries is 11.59pm GMT on 1 November 2025.
Happy writing! ✍️
Read our FAQs and enter your story 👇
commonwealthfoundation.com/s…
#cwprize
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28 Aug 2025
This was such an interesting session - thank you @kenyon_isabelle @IrishWritersCtr and Alice Kinsella #climate #clifi 🌊
25 Aug 2025
Our fifth Climate Writing Session of 2025 - featuring @kenyon_isabelle of the award-winning @fly_press - is taking place this Wednesday at 7.00pm.
Register at the link below!
irishwriterscentre.ie/whats-…
ALT Image description: A dark green and yellow promotional graphic advertising the next Irish Writers Centre Climate Writing Session.
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Alice Fowler retweeted
25 Aug 2025
Our fifth Climate Writing Session of 2025 - featuring @kenyon_isabelle of the award-winning @fly_press - is taking place this Wednesday at 7.00pm.
Register at the link below!
irishwriterscentre.ie/whats-…
ALT Image description: A dark green and yellow promotional graphic advertising the next Irish Writers Centre Climate Writing Session.
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20 Aug 2025
The Northern Publishers' Fair is your chance to discover amazing indie publishers in the North! From poetry to fiction, non-fiction to graphic novels – there’s something for every book lover. Join us Sat 27 Sept, 11am–3:30pm @ Manchester Central Library.
fly-on-the-wall-press.eventc…
#NorthernPublishersFair #Manchester #Publishing
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19 Aug 2025
Great piece from @horton_official - shameful that not only is Govt *deliberately* choosing not to keep up with EU standards, in some areas it’s actively planning to go backwards - eg the Planning & Infrastructure Bill which is driving coach & horses through nature protection laws
19 Aug 2025
New piece: UK falling behind EU on environmental rules amid post-Brexit rollback
theguardian.com/environment/…
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21 Aug 2025
Fiction writers: Come and join me on 18 October at Southlands Arts Centre for a character creating workshop.
ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/…
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15 Aug 2025
I have loved my 20 years of swwj membership. I give a lot of my time helping to run the society, but it has given me so much in return! Come and join us.... #WritingCommunity #womenwhowrite #womenwriters
If you write or are just starting out, we always welcome new members. All genres. Events, magazine, online meetups and workshops, support, writing competitions with cash prizes and trophies, and for our professional members a press card! Men welcome too. Swwj.co.uk
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