PhD. Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing and Creative Industries @ysjpublishing chair @YorkLitFest, lover of everything Weird....oh, and retro robots!

Joined January 2013
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Really looking forward to this!
We are delighted to share that, in partnership with our friends at @YorkLitFest, we present… ✨An Evening with @TracyBorman✨ Join us at The Citadel, York as Tracy discusses her new book The Stolen Crown. 📅 21st October, 7pm 🎟 Get your tickets here: buytickets.at/foxlanebooks/1… via @TicketTailor
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Unfortunately we have to cancel tomorrow's event with Susanna Clarke @StPetersYork due to illness. @YorkTheatre will issue automatic ticket refunds. We are sorry to hear of Susanna's illness and send her our love. We hope to reschedule when she is well. Sorry for inconvenience.
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Currently at @YorkExplore for #YorkResFest talking about @YorkLitFest #ylf25. Come and say hi! Tix on sale from 1pm too! yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/york-… @YorkStJohn @YorkTheatre
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After an amazing morning celebrating our School of Humanities, we wanted to share a special message to our class of 2024 from Honorary Graduate Susanna Clarke. ✨🎓 #weareysj #classof2024
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Join our friends @YSJWriting @YorkStJohn on Tues to hear author Manya Wilkinson read from her new novel, an 'artful folding-together of fable, history and Jewish joke-making... a story for the moment and for the ages.' FREE event but tix must be booked: eventbrite.co.uk/e/york-cent…
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For anyone keeping score, this is just the second half of 2024. We've taken on and platformed so many brilliant northern writers this year, and we'd love people to give their books a go! Why not see if any of these pique your interest? northodox.co.uk/bookstore
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We’re gonna be back at Freshers Fair tomorrow with our iconic poster and lots of free books to giveaway!! Come say hi 🤎
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I had such a good time talking to Rachel & Madz! Especially loved all of the agreement that the reading is the key to everything. Never again in your life will you get to read the same thing as so many people at the same time & them get to talk about it. 👌📚
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🎃 Unlock the Horrors Within 🎃 Dare to dive into Dark Descent: Whispers From Beyond, where nightmares are born and reality twists into terror. Volume 1 drags you deep into the unknown... will you survive the whispers? Subscribe now for only £2.99/month and get 3 volumes for the price of 1! Your darkest nightmares are just a click away. ☠️ Don’t wait—the shadows are watching... ☠️ Subscribe today: tinyurl.com/Dark-Descent-sub… #DarkDescent, #HorrorStories, #NightmareFuel, #WhispersFromBeyond, #CreepyTales, #HorrorCommunity, #FearTheUnknown, #Macabre, #SpineChilling, #TwistedHorror, #TerrifyingReads, #DarkFantasy, #EerieVibes, #GhostStories, #HauntedMinds, #MidnightHorror, #ScaryStories, #HorrorFiction, #ThrillsAndChills, and #UnlockTheHorrors.
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🌑 Unlock the Dark Secrets of Ethereal Nightmares: the trilogy! 🌑 Imagine your worst fears—alive, breathing, and tearing through your reality. Can you handle the terror that awaits? Book 1: Ethereal Nightmares: An Anthology of Twisted Tales Unearth a collection of horrors where shadows come alive and sanity teeters on the edge. Each story will plunge you into a nightmare so real, you’ll question your own reality. Book 2: The Second Sleep Sleep is no sanctuary. As dark forces awaken, your survival is at stake. Will you emerge from this waking nightmare unscathed? Book 3: Coming Soon Prepare for a heart-stopping conclusion that will shatter the line between the living and the dead. Act now—experience the horror before it consumes you. Dare to face the Ethereal Nightmares Trilogy? Your nightmares are waiting. 📚👻 Buy here: shorturl.at/POOfK #booktwitter #DarkFantasy, #Macabre, , #Darkness, #Bookstagram, #HorrorCommunity, #WritingCommunity, #ReadingCommunity #indiepublishing #indiepress #booktok #booksbooksbooks #Horror #Shortstories #Anthologies #Amazon #smallpress
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Get involved everyone! Anthology 2 coming soon. Spread the nightmare...!
📚 Calling All Book Reviewers: Get an Early Peek at Ethereal Nightmares: The Second Sleep! 💀 Do you want to get your hands on Ethereal Nightmares: The Second Sleep before anyone else? Now’s your chance! Be among the first to experience this chilling horror anthology with exclusive early access starting on October 1st! 😱 Here’s how to secure your spot: 👉 Just send me a quick message with your details, and I’ll add you to our Early Access list. You’ll receive the pre-release PDF early Oct—two weeks before the official release! 🖤 All we ask is a short review on Amazon or Goodreads after you’ve had a chance to read it. Your feedback helps spread the word—and the nightmares. 🔗 Amazon link: amzn.eu/d/fGzFVri 🔗 Goodreads link: goodreads.com/book/show/2186… Don’t miss out—claim your early copy before it haunts the shelves! Visit darkholmepublishing.uk for more info.
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📚 Calling All Book Reviewers: Get an Early Peek at Ethereal Nightmares: The Second Sleep! 💀 Do you want to get your hands on Ethereal Nightmares: The Second Sleep before anyone else? Now’s your chance! Be among the first to experience this chilling horror anthology with exclusive early access starting on October 1st! 😱 Here’s how to secure your spot: 👉 Just send me a quick message with your details, and I’ll add you to our Early Access list. You’ll receive the pre-release PDF early Oct—two weeks before the official release! 🖤 All we ask is a short review on Amazon or Goodreads after you’ve had a chance to read it. Your feedback helps spread the word—and the nightmares. 🔗 Amazon link: amzn.eu/d/fGzFVri 🔗 Goodreads link: goodreads.com/book/show/2186… Don’t miss out—claim your early copy before it haunts the shelves! Visit darkholmepublishing.uk for more info.
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Everyone I know should get this. Its free for a limited time only. Great work from a fab new publisher (I'm not biased at all 😀) @ysjpublishing @YSJDeadPoetsSoc @YSJWriting
Ethereal Nightmares: A Haunting Trilogy Get your FREE copy of Volume 1 now! 😱 @ amzn.eu/d/gVmTEsj Only 2 days left to grab your copy of the first volume in this chilling trilogy, "An Anthology of Twisted Tales." Join us in a world of ethereal nightmares where the darkest secrets lurk in the shadows. Are you ready to face your fears? 👻 Brace yourself for even more haunting tales in the second anthology of this chilling series. Picking up where "An Anthology of Twisted Tales" left off, The Second Sleep will plunge you deeper into a world of darkness and terror. Pre-order now @ amzn.eu/d/2SMoC68 and be among the first to experience the horrors that await. Twisted. Relentless. Unforgettable. darkholmepublishing.uk #booktwitter #DarkFantasy, #Macabre, , #Darkness, #Bookstagram, #HorrorCommunity, #WritingCommunity, #ReadingCommunity #indiepublishing #indiepress #booktok #booksbooksbooks #Horror #Shortstories #Anthologies #Amazon #smallpress
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Huge thanks to @RCArmitage for being such a charming guest @StPetersYork @YorkLitFest last night. Thanks also to @ellyfyork for interviewing, the staff at St Peter’s for being such fab hosts, the York Lit Fest for their continued support, and Hannah from @FaberBooks for thinking of us in the first place! Enjoy your Betty’s goodies - Kirstie 🧡🦊
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We’ve just received some copies of this stunning book 💚 #BeyondandWithinFolkHorror features green patterned edges and a foiled cover A new anthology of Folk Horror stories, covering a wide range of mythologies and dark corners from around the world Edited by @PaulKaneShadow and @Marie_O_Regan Available here 👇🏻 foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-p…
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Some might Say Owt. The boys have put aside their beef. Grab the hottest tickets going. Say Owt Big Birthday Bash 18th October at @TheCrescentYork
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Delighted to be welcoming Richard Armitage to York this September! In collaboration with our friends @foxlanebooks and @StPetersYork 📚 Join us! Tickets from £5 ⬇️ tickettailor.com/events/foxl…
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We are so excited to finally be able to reveal our stunning cover for Light & Dark, illustrated again by the wonderful Gabriela! 🫶✨ The anthology is in its final stages, and we can’t wait to share it with you all!🕯️🐉 ★ #indiepress #coverreveal #anthology
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Excited about this one! Get your tix everyone!
We are thrilled that actor and author @RCArmitage is coming to York in September! In partnership with our friends @StPetersYork and @YorkLitFest we will welcome Richard to the Memorial Hall at St Peter's School on the 10th September. Richard will discussing his crime-thriller GENEVA, and there will be an opportunity to meet Richard after the event over drinks and snacks, and you can get a book signed. Join us! Tickets from £5 ⬇️ tickettailor.com/events/foxl…
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Just finished #WeAreWhatWeRead by @vybarr. Part memoir, part manifesto, I urge you to read this if you love reading and its transformative power and want to know more about the value of a Humanities education (which I had - so much I agree with here). A wonderful book.
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