Buzzing, my newsletter about edible insects, is having a good week. First an award nomination at The Freelance Writing Awards and now the homepage of Substack! Wow, thank you so much for your support, and thank you to all my subscribers for reading and spreading the word!

Here it is! I'm running another bunch of introduction to longform writing talk/workshop/things. Tuesday nights in August. We'll talk about pitching, reporting, structure, edits, how to cope with the fact you won't make any money, etc. Sign up: eventbrite.com/e/lets-talk-ab…

THE TROPHIES HAVE ARRIVED!!! 🏆🏆🏆

Trophies have been slightly delayed for entirely normal reasons.

Trophies are arriving with our brilliant award winners! 🏆🏆🏆

Well this is a new feeling?! Thank you The Freelance Writing Awards 💓

Look what came in the post! 🌻

It's not every day I get something this exciting in the post :-) Thank you The Freelance Writing Awards

If you hold them up to the sun at just the right angle they uncover the secret of the city of Atlantis.

Me + my award ✍️ thanks again to The Freelance Writing Awards (aka Anna Codrea-Rado + Sian Meades-Williams)!

I’ve got three slots that have opened up on tomorrow’s longform writing session. 8pm GMT. DM me if interested, first come first served. It’s free thanks to The Freelance Writing Awards but please consider donating to RSF instead. eventbrite.com/e/lets-talk-ab…

WET PAINT proofs!! My first novel is out in April and available to pre-order now from wherever you get your books 📚 All the thanks to Emma Finn @RachelNeely22 C&W Trapeze Books Orion Publishing #WETPAINT

Writing About Women no.14! I came across a suffragette wood & it was a timely reminder of finding ways to pay tribute to the courage of women, even when hope is lost🌲🌲🌲 writingaboutwomen.com/blog/no14-47-t…

Freelance Writing Awards 2022 plans were discussed...👀🏆

Very excited to have written the introduction for DK Books UK Black History book✨ The book is available in all major bookstores now!✨ dk.com/uk/book/978024…

Won Culture Writer of the Year at The Freelance Writing Awards Shortlisted for the British Journalism Awards Wrote my 1st British GQ Cover Story Music Consultant for Champion (BBC One) Essay in Keisha The Sket. Consulted for Metallic Inc, adidas & a few others.