Popped up to London again to see The Crucible. Truly incredible. Can’t recommend it enough.

I’ll be reading at the Read Them your Frights event tonight. Going to be such a good night. Do bag tickets and come along if you are around 👻

I had such a fun time working on this article for The Conversation on the scariest book I’ve ever read. Great to see the other picks. Check it out here: The book that haunts me – seven experts on the scariest thing they’ve ever read theconversation.com/the-book-that-… via The Conversation

Do you like scary stories? With Halloween just around the corner, PhD researcher Lucy Atkinson 🧡 Research in English At Durham tells us why The Woman in Black is the spookiest book she’s ever read 👻 🎃 👉 brnw.ch/21wDI54

So pleased to have been a part of this wonderful documentary on witchcraft in the north east! The North East Witch Trials - Welcome to the Witch Trials - BBC Sounds bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

I wrote a little piece answering some questions about what it’s like to do a PhD in witchcraft literature at Durham! 🐈‍⬛ dialogue.durham.ac.uk/27/lucy-atkins…

Had a wonderful night in that there London at the Edge Hill Short Story Prize, where my story, 'Sour Hall', picked up the Reader's Prize. Enormous congratulations to Bernie McGill 💫💫💫 and massive thanks to London Review Bookshop and Edge Hill Prize

Read how Creative Writing PhD student Lucy Atkinson is shedding new light on the Newcastle witch trials, through her research and her novel. ➡ brnw.ch/21wGh9U Research in English At Durham #witchtrials #creativewriting #witchlit

A fascinating insight into the research and creative writing of our PhD student Lucy Atkinson. Lucy also shares her experiences studying a PhD with us.

Just a casual owl on the back fence. Nothing special 🦉

Excited for a great night of theatre 🦁

A dog is a requirement for survival during the PhD. 🐾

Had a lovely article about my research come out in the northern echo today.

You can catch me on bbc radio tees today at 11:20 and 11:35 talking about my research and my novel about the Newcastle witch trials.

A very wet and rainy trip to Newcastle Castle today. A perfect waterlogged trip through history.

Absolutely astounded by Hadestown UK just beautiful. This is what adaptation is all about. Feel like every musical from this point forward will pale in comparison 🎸 🌺

I hope the blue tits know that my entire sanity is being able to watch them from my window to distract myself from PhD work

So good to see a Gateshead boy on the podium. Congradulations Kieran!

On this day in 1650 14 women and 1 man were executed for witch craft in Newcastle. substack.com/home/post/p-14…

This #Halloween we hear from Creative Writing PhD student Lucy Atkinson 🧡 Research in English At Durham with an extract from her novel Fifteen Witches. Lucy’s research sheds new light on the Newcastle witch trials. 🔊👂 brnw.ch/21wOgya