Just the best to catch up with these lovelies in Covent Garden, the old stomping ground of our acting training. Good to see the fairy lights are still sparkling. We met on the Pinter course 20 years ago taught by the incomparable Irene Bradshaw ❤️

This looks brilliant and how incredible it's free for writers just beginning the journey! Spread the Word have been integral to my writing development - I really, really recommend everything they offer❤️📚✨

Then I woke up & they had all opened. Spring. Finally. 🌸

Fave bits Tate #womeninrevolt ~ You know when something is on & you’re like, ‘Oh yea April is ages away, I’ve got shitloads of time to see it.’ And then all of a sudden it’s April. Glad I made it 💕

I've written about the six brilliant books on the inaugural Women's Prize for Non-Fiction shortlist, and why they made the cut. theguardian.com/books/2024/mar…

Sometimes I sneak in here and pretend I’m a student 👩‍🎓 only kidding - from time to time Goldsmiths, University of London have excellent talks which are open to all & tonight’s was Amy Arnold talking to Tom Lee about ‘Lori & Joe’ ~ top takeaway ‘commas are stressful’ 😂 The Goldsmiths Prize

Really looking forward to this #bluets #maggienelson

How awesome is this from Alicia Foster who was my art school tutor 20 years ago. Inspiring then, inspiring now 🎨📚❤️

Can’t stop watching and laughing at this cutie 🥰

#IWD brings this memory to the surface ~ when I directed & produced ‘The Vagina Monolgues’ in Alice Springs while I was backpacking in 2011. All proceeds went to Alice Springs Women’s Shelter ❤️Oh how wondrous women are ❤️ In awe of V & V-Day for all the ongoing work you do ❤️

Fiction turns negative feelings-fear, despair, unrequited love - into comprehensible, manageable things. Creativity is a wholly positive act.
We come together through stories and come apart through lack of empathy.
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Great to see my latest piece in Mslexia! Lovely cover too. I’ve loved writing this series on memoir and ethics, trying to answer all those questions writers have about how they can reconcile their need to write their story with sensitivities in the family and the law. #memoir

Got to see Kerry Hudson FRSL chat to Cathy Rentzenbrink about her new book #newborn & all things memoir. Such a lovely evening. Just started reading & it’s incredible. Foyles Bookshop 📚📚📚

Been waiting a long while to read this rather demented book by Ali Millar ~ it’s fairly dark & what the actual fuck. My kind of story ❤️👌 #avaannaada

I regret to inform you I've had some opinions about plot, or the lack thereof.

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Our Writers’ Award #WritingCompetition for Underrepresented Writers is officially open! ✨

It’s free to enter & 15 winners will receive £23k of prizes.

The theme this year is Reveal.

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Last night The Social for the launch of #AvaAnnaAda by Ali Millar 🤩 Miki Berenyi was a natural interviewer, fab readings & I’m still chuckling about the BBQ fact from Keiran Goddard 🤣 As always, an inspiring eve, thank you 🙏@whiterabbitbks❤️ 📸 by Nicole Smith