Lecturer at Bath Spa Uni, Freelance editor and copywriter, and author of books about fame-hungry unicorns and exploding toilets. Busy
Joined October 2013
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28 Jul 2025
Congratulations to all those shortlisted in this great competition, especially the wonderful Helen Parry, who deserves all things excellent.
25 Jul 2025
๐๐Weโre delighted to reveal the shortlist for this yearโs Search for a Storyteller competition in collaboration with @arvonfoundation! ๐๐
๐ฅณ๐A massive congratulations to all our shortlisted storytellers! ๐ฅณ๐
And a huge thanks to everyone who submitted ๐โค๏ธ
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17 Mar 2025
If I had to pick a website that changed my worldview, it would be @OurWorldInData.
We live in an era where the headlines are filled with negativity: the loudest voices paint a picture of decline, crisis and chaos. But what if we took a step back? (1/5)
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13 Feb 2025
Keep your curtains closed and do not open the door . . . The Boy at the Window is OUT TODAY ๐๐๐๐
๐ Rohan Eason #GhostStories #Gothic
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12 Feb 2025
We are delighted to share the longlist for the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing! ๐
๐๏ธ Highlighting empathy and diversity, these 19 works range from gripping dystopian adventures to stories about navigating grief and self-esteem. โ๏ธ๐ซ #Carnegies2025 carnegies.co.uk/2025-longlisโฆ
ALT Text reads 'Medal for Writing Longlist 2025' with the Carnegies logo and book covers of the longlisted titles. Full list of titles available at the link in this post.
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1 Feb 2025
๐ฎOPEN NOW! Weโre ecstatic to open the doors to our storyhouse once again for our Search for a Storyteller competition with @arvonfoundation, in February!๐คฉ
All the details can be found: davidficklingbooks.com/NewsSโฆ
We canโt wait to read your submissions!
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2 Feb 2025
Had a lovely time at the 'Routledge Handbook of AI & Literature' launch. Very excited to have a chapter in it. So excited, in fact, that I forgot to take any photos except a random selfie of the lovely Jo Nadin and me standing by the SS Great Britain (launch party location)
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2 Feb 2025
Since everyone seems to be shifting to Blue Sky, I thought I'd follow (I'll stay here too, though - as despite the obvious issues, it makes me laugh, and there are still lots of lovely people hanging around).
If you're over there, and fancy giving me a wave, I'd love it!
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17 Jan 2025
Nick Cave on cynicism vs hope... hell yes
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12 Jan 2025
Should you ever happen to be passing through Riyadh, I highly recommend taking a trip to Edge of the World and watching the sun go down
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13 Dec 2024
**Book News** My new book, a herstory prequel to Jason & the Argonauts, is available from Amazon (paperback & kindle version) from Sunday 15 December, in case you're looking for last minute Christmas presents...also via publisher @b10track & indie bookstores after Christmas.
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12 Dec 2024
Are there any #bookbloggers left in this twilight of twitter wilderness who'd like an epub of my new book? It's a herstory prequel to Jason and the Argonauts. I would say asking for a friend, but obvs it's me.
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11 Nov 2024
Results Day! Very happy to have passed my Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE) with a distinction.
If you're feeling in need of any higher education, just shout!
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4 Nov 2024
Cracking list
4 Nov 2024
The 2025 Carnegies nominations are live! ๐ Join us in celebrating the storytelling and illustration recognised this year. ๐ See the list and get ready for an inspiring awards season! Congrats to all nominees! #Carnegies2025 #ReadingForPleasure
carnegies.co.uk/nominations-โฆ
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31 Oct 2024
This must be tweeted every Halloween. I donโt make the rules
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23 Oct 2024
I just found out that Bill Watterson (the genius behind Calvin and Hobbes) gave a commencement speech in 1990 and it's incredible
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21 Oct 2024
I highly recommend โThe Struggle To Be Humanโ, a wide-ranging article by the excellent @mrianleslie which concludes (in part) that โwe should strive to be difficult to modelโโฆ ian-leslie.com/p/the-strugglโฆ
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18 Oct 2024
Andrew Garfield talks to Elmo about missing his mother after she recently passed away.
โWhen I miss her I remember itโs because she made me so happy, I can celebrate her & miss her at the same timeโ
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16 Oct 2024
The struggle continues for ND students trying to get advice/contacts at uni careers fairs. Messages from my youngest this morning, after deciding to brave one
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10 Oct 2024
This is a bit of a long shot, but is there anyone out there in Twitter/X who has any idea how I could get an English translation of the Ukrainian book "New Dark Ages: Colony" by Maksym Kidruk?
(I'd be grateful for any retweets)
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