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Reeta Chakrabarti

@reetacbbc

BBC newswoman; Chancellor of @YorkStJohn; & on 2023 judging panels for #BBCNSSA, also @laurelprize, and Lucy Cavendish #FictionPrize

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linkhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news calendar_today26-11-2009 15:39:19

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I’m currently out in Jerusalem working with ⁦Reeta Chakrabarti⁩ - here’s our report for BBC News last night youtu.be/zbt6b1Kpl44?si…

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My piece on the suffering of the family of Omer Wenkert, 22, kidnapped by Hamas on October 7:
Families of Israeli hostages face unbearable trauma - BBC News youtu.be/zbt6b1Kpl44?si… via YouTube

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There is so much agonising news right now - and then I read this - such an uplifting story of persistence and success bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

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Huge congratulations to Naomi Wood on her win for a wonderful, witty and winning story:
Bestselling author Naomi Wood wins 2023 BBC national short story award theguardian.com/books/2023/sep…

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Huge congratulations to Naomi Wood for her win tonight - and hats off to all the short-listed winners - this was a stellar year

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Find out the winners of the BBC National Short Story Award & Young Writers' Award live on at 7:15. With Tom Sutcliffe & judges Reeta Chakrabarti, Jessie Burton,Roddy Doyle, Okechukwu Nzelu, Katie Thistleton & Alexis Caught. + Cambridge University bbc.in/3RGlYK5

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It’s been a closely guarded secret for weeks - so tune in to find out who has won…2023 …I can’t wait to hear my own announcement…

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Five of the wonderful winners on this year’s ⁦The Laurel Prize⁩ Kris Johnson, Yvonne Reddick, Luke Samuel Yates, Holly Hopkins, Zaffar Kunial. Congratulations!

Five of the wonderful winners on this year’s ⁦@laurelprize⁩ Kris Johnson, Yvonne Reddick, Luke Samuel Yates, Holly Hopkins, Zaffar Kunial. Congratulations!
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Today at 3.30 pm (BST)🚨⁠

Ceremony at the Howard Assembly Room, part of BBC Contains Strong Language Festival. w/ Simon Armitage, @pascalepetitpoet, Reeta Chakrabarti.

Readings: Liza Katz Duncan, Jorie Graham, Holly Hopkins, ZaffarKunial, Yvonne Reddick & some longlist!

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Today at 3.30 pm (BST)🚨⁠ Ceremony at the Howard Assembly Room, part of @bbccslfest. w/ Simon Armitage, @pascalepetitpoet, @reetacbbc. Readings: Liza Katz Duncan, @jorie_graham, @HRHopkins, ZaffarKunial, @YvonneReddick & some longlist! bit.ly/3r4FsNu
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Three days away 🌱⁠

Our 2023 Ceremony in Leeds this Fri, at 3.30 pm

w/ Simon Armitage, @pascalepetitpoet, Nick Laird, Reeta Chakrabarti. Readings from Liza Katz Duncan, Jorie Graham, Holly Hopkins, Zaffar Kunial, Yvonne Reddick. Plus some of longlist 🌍⁠

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Three days away 🌱⁠ ⁠ Our 2023 Ceremony in Leeds this Fri, at 3.30 pm w/ Simon Armitage, @pascalepetitpoet, Nick Laird, @reetacbbc. Readings from Liza Katz Duncan, @jorie_graham, @HRHopkins, @ZaffarKunial, @YvonneReddick. Plus some of longlist 🌍⁠ bit.ly/3r4FsNu
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Feeling, frankly, reasonably overwhelmed by this review of The Art of Explanation in the The Guardian. Thanks to Luca Turin for such generous words (and for drawing attention to how Steely Dan fits into the explanation equation). theguardian.com/books/2023/sep…

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A chance to hear the first of our five shortlisted stories for this year’s @bbcnssa. It’s a treat! And I defy you not to smile if you have, or ever have had, small children and no libido!!

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NEXT WEEK 📣

On Friday 22 Sep at 3.30 pm (BST), in Howard Assembly Room, Leeds a part of BBC Contains Strong Language Festival.

Expect words of power, beauty, sadness, hope, & activism, w/ Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, & judges Pascale Petit FRSL🐅🌴🐆🌳🦌, Nick Laird, & Reeta Chakrabarti. ⁠

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NEXT WEEK 📣 On Friday 22 Sep at 3.30 pm (BST), in Howard Assembly Room, Leeds a part of @bbccslfest. Expect words of power, beauty, sadness, hope, & activism, w/ Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, & judges @pascalepoet, Nick Laird, & @reetacbbc. ⁠ ⁠ bit.ly/3r4FsNu 🌍
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What an extraordinary resilience and spirit this young boy has. Do watch this piece by Orla Guerin - how 11 year old Ahmed, who was born blind, will not let the civil war in his country Yemen defeat him

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