We are open and you actually should pop in. So excited to work at this brilliant place and with such a fantastic team. Very pleased with our snazzy new sign too! ⁦National Centre for Writing⁩ ⁦📚 Peggy Hughes 👟 🌱⁩ #norwich #norwich writers #cityofstories

Lovely read and so many of the ideas I’ve been toying with recently around gardens and gardening, cultivating and leaving be, the meanings and the implications of garden as space and as utopia: theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

On men: ‘For an era he has had a free hand. He has made an unholy mess of things. Nothing can excuse him for his cities or his trousers.’

Very excited to be leading this course with NCW and a host or writers, readers and literary folk of every ilk! We can’t wait to get started- will you join us?

As the hypocritical Daily Mail prints their 1,126th 😉front page about Angela Rayner in a week!
While employing Dorries & Boris Johnson & having their shares fundamentally owned offshore

Here's Led @bydonkeys analysis of Esther McVey's use of taxpayers' money & her hypocrisy

A well-designed endpaper is like the surprising flash of suit’s silk lining. And so I am thrilled with this gorgeous intricate illustration of Piccadilly Circus for the front - and back - of our forthcoming collection of Joan Aiken’s magical stories: Tales of London Town.

Absolutely magical night watching São Paulo Dance Company Norwich Theatre really immersive and emotional experience ❤️ and lovely to share it with the ever fabulous Dr Nonia Williams

Very very excited to be part of this. An incredible series of events, open days and fun activities coming up National Centre for Writing. Do you fancy a peek inside Dragon Hall? Come on down to one of our open days!

'Ready for the revolution'? Shahidha Bari 📻 🎙️📚🖌 talks to Dr Sarah Jilani and Alex Reza about the films of Sarah Maldoror. Plus Dr Katie Cooper on Storm Jameson

bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Calling Teesside and North East writer pals. There is work to be done and this new publication looks spot-on:

Had such fun recording this, and with some excellent women! Can’t wait to hear tonight on BBC Radio 3 - Free Thinking, Sarah Maldoror, Storm Jameson, The Hague Congress ⁦stormjameson⁩ ⁦BBC Radio 3⁩ bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Off to London to do some exciting Storm Jameson stuff and can’t help thinking I’m the only person who brings an iPad plus three books and a notebook 🤔

How incredibly exciting! Definitely check out this absolute beauty from Manderley Press ❤️

Do check out John Osborne talking about his fabulous new show Norwich Theatre Playhouse in the spring! And have a read of #folkfeatures for amazing features on Norwich and Norfolk events, people and businesses!

An Afghan family who were granted refugee status in October have been evicted from Home Office housing and brought to an 8th-floor flat with no bathroom. They have a 3-month old baby and diagnosed PTSD. Gateshead Council please look into their case urgently -it is unsafe and unsuitable.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Lucy Noakes (University of Essex) as the next President of Royal Historical Society: bit.ly/47E6SZy

Lucy takes up the Presidency from November 2024 when she succeeds Emma Griffin whose term comes to an close later this year 1/2

Right?!

Can’t wait to see this beauty in print especially after such brilliant work by lovely editors Dr Megan Faragher Melissa and Rav! There’s even a wee chapter in it on women writers and refugees by some lass or other…😱