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So incredibly proud of my daughter, one of these students in Madagascar. The photos and videos she has sent from the rainforest are incredible and have made me reflect deeply on the relationship between nature and humanity and what we all might do to help protect these regions.

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Thank-you Delia Lloyd - so delighted you found them helpful!

A brilliant week for our clients The Writing Coach A publication offer, an agent signed & a full ms request… exciting times… We’re also filling up our ‘Getting Published Day’ in London in May with lit agents Jonathan Ruppin and Kate Barker - do join us: thewritingcoach.co.uk/services/getti…

We are delighted to reveal the 16 women writers on the #Discoveries longlist for 2023 - meet the writing stars of tomorrow! Discoveries is our ambitious writers' development programme supported by Curtis Brown Books, Curtis Brown Creative and @AudibleUK

But my biggest thanks goes to jacquilofthouse from The Writing Coach. This feels v. much our joint success as you've been so instrumental in helping me to shift my creative practice as part of my #DYCP. I've loved having a dialogue with you about the direction of this novel.

My huge congratulations to Farhana Shaikh 🍉 who has been longlisted for the Women's Prize Discoveries for a first novel. It has been such a joy to work with you and I am thrilled at your success!

Incredibly proud of the work our son Jack Lewis is doing at the Duke of Edinburgh Awards.

First Chapter Series: The Modigliani Girl by Jacqui Lofthouse. jacquilofthouse blackbird-books.com/modigliani/ #Modigliani #writing #summerreads #booksforthebeach #Greece

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I’m so proud of my wonderful friend Louise. How fabulous to know this special book will soon be in the world…

Today is launch day for PLATFORM 7 on ITVX and a huge and heartfelt thanks to everyone who made it happen. #DancingLedgeProductions @chriscareyWTPC Jasmine Jobson Faber Books and many many more.

It’s been a tough year with runaway print costs - and this makes us feel, more than ever, that we stand no chance with the one funding body the UK has. “Terms like ‘excellence’ are indicative of cultural hierarchies about what kind of works are valued.” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

What you do is totally brilliant and I am hoping you can find courage in difficult times. There is a massive gap at present between what audiences / readers are open to receiving and what a bunch of tedious but powerful gate-keepers are insisting that should want to see / read.

Alice Jolly So true Alice - it’s devastating. We’re literally on our knees with production costs (it’s ripped through our reserves) - but, when excellence is our criteria (that comes before anything else: we have to believe in our books!) and this is now anathema, well… we’re fucked.

Louise Walters Alice Jolly You are kind! Our subscribers mean everything to us - and honestly, absolutely practically - doubling our subscriber base (which costs £2.50 a month for UK readers, £3.50 for our limited edition sub.) could make ALL the difference - and possibly between survival and going under.