bear hug, germany, 16th century

#disabilitypride month creates positive conversations about disability and promotes the visibility of people with disabilities. Here are six ways you can find out more and get involved if you work in the #culturalheritage sector. pro.europeana.eu/post/six-ways-… Europeana

I love the animations our #DigiStoryFest residents created!

This was so much fun to research! And made me remember watching The Family Ness on TV as a kid!

These pictures are really quite mesmerising on the screen. I bet they're amazing in real life!

Delighted to have two poems in the Ripon Poetry Festival anthology! I'm reading at the launch event on Saturday 23rd Sep. Do I read the one about the state of the planet or the one about making a cup of tea? Both contain some level of existential angst. riponpoetryfestival.co.uk

What are the elements of a festive story? Do we always encounter hope and positivity in them, or are there darker tales to tell? And where do you start? Join me at jimmie hunter to find out! bit.ly/3PbsYvt #flashfiction

This might be my new favourite thing. Live webcam from the stunning Minack What other theatres, museums or cultural places do a good webcam? Might make me a list... minack.com/minack-live

It was lovely to work with artist Lela Harris on this piece for #BlackHistoryMonth about her Black Lancastrians portrait work. And Lela has been nominated for a Museums Association Museums Change Lives award for this work. Take a look! pro.europeana.eu/post/archive-m…

One space left on my 'Festive Flash Fiction' course on 10 Nov. We'll be looking at a couple of beautiful traditional Christmas texts, and a couple of really rather dark ones. And one set in space. Intrigued? Take up that last place! artison.co.uk/workshops/crea… Sue Palin

Writing isn't all about publication. Writing can help you work through your thoughts, and discover how to be compassionate to yourself and to others. Join Dr Rebekah Olive and myself at Olive Branch Therapy, Ilkley, and let's take some me-time together. #amwriting #wellbeing

While the usual winter bugs are going around, I wish I'd followed the 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away advice' because I'm full of cold!!! Find out some more apple sayings in this Europeana blog! europeana.eu/en/blog/the-ap…

New year - time for some "you time" to refresh and take stock. In our "Writing for wellbeing" course in #ilkley, we'll introduce the simple and effective technique of #freewriting & explore what compassion means to each of us. Want to join? Get in touch! ilkleygazette.co.uk/news/23983686.…

Litfest could never happen without our volunteers. If you think you could help with stewarding, bookselling, ticketing & more, even one hour of your time would make a huge difference! Email [email protected] to learn more. Explore the festival geni.us/LF2024

🧵Litfest 2024 kicks off in March, so, time for a mega-thread of our first weekend of events! Fiction, poetry, children's events, environment & more! Free/Pay What You Can. In-person & online (watch live or on 30 day catch up) Explore it all here! geni.us/LF2024 1/18

Do you want to improve your skills in storytelling in writing (with me!), or in collage art, social media, animation or 3D world-building? Europeana 's Creative Online Residency is open! It's all online, it's free, and it's a lot of fun. pro.europeana.eu/page/digital-s…

It's #IWD2024 , so here's a blog about a REALLY impressive woman called Agnes Marshall. She was a Victorian chef who invented the ice cream cone, as well as a fast freezer, and over 1,000 ice cream moulds. ‘Souffles of Curry à la Ripon’ anyone? europeana.eu/en/blog/agnes-…

Starting in a little over an hour - this year's Europeana Digital Storytelling Festival. A keynote, 2 fascinating panels, 2 workshops (incl writing with me), + a social listening experiment. And that's just today! #digistoryfest pro.europeana.eu/event/digital-…

This was a real treat today, and what a lovely, thoughtful, interactive audience we had! Bring on tomorrow for day 2! Also - how talented is our Ana?!!

#DigiStoryFest day 2: keynote from the National Portrait Gallery, Australia, panels on innovative media and new horizons, our very first PUB QUIZ, and workshops from the Anne Frank House and DE-BIAS project. If you've registered, check your email for the Zoom link! Europeana