Notice Steve's harness isn't blue? It never fkn would be.
#DogsAtPollingStations 🐕👌🏽😎

#TacticalVoting

Feeling very emotional today on the 5th anniversary of @[email protected]'s #CommonPeople anthology & becoming a published writer. It's thanks to this book & the likes of New Writing North that I now work as a full-time writer, & my 2,000 word piece is now an 80,000 word agented novel...

Five years since the publication of #CommonPeople . An opportunity which became as much about my personal growth as it did about the writing.
Proud as fk ❤️
A very happy 5th book anniversary to all my fellow common peoples ❤️
#unbound #workingclasswriters #dontdiewondering

Can’t wait for this unelected billionaire squatter to fuck off.

Rishi Sunak claimed multiple times on BBC #r4today that the voters have voted for the Rwanda Scheme many times.

In reality we haven't been given a single chance to vote on it.

So I will give you one here...

RT, if it is expensive, hateful trash.
Like, if you want it.

Absolutely can't wait for this 👇🏽❤️

Grateful to Jen Bowden for inviting me onto her #NorthernVoices podcast to chat about the challenges of being a Tees Valley playwright, how I came to be represented by my agent Elise Middleton, writing COAL FACE for Redhills Durham & winning New Writing North's Sid Chaplin Award.

I expect all the people who want the peace marches shut down to say the same about this.

31st anniversary of the murder of Stephen Lawrence. He never grew to adulthood. But at least two of his likely killers still walk free. The Met Police must bring them to justice

Please consider signing this petition, folks. Help to save the only MA in Black British Literature in the world ... Thank you. chng.it/vSXzPdrQ via Change.org South Africa

Reposting this for the weekday crowd

For each of the 8 weeks of the #ACESupported DOGPEOPLE podcast, I've commissioned a Guest Blog from a talented writer. We open with North East Heritage Library's gorgeous piece about his Grandad George Carter, who will be fondly remembered by many dogpeople:
dogpeopleproject.wordpress.com/2024/04/22/gue…

We have 23 authors attending the Manchester Libraries #LoveStoriesEtc Friday Meet & Mingle - an exclusive event for VIP ticket holders. Price includes goody bag & drinks token & full access to all Festival panels.

Don't miss out, book your ticket today: librarylive.co.uk/event/love-sto…

Remembering Stephen Lawrence (13 September, 1974 – 22 April, 1993) on the 31st anniversary of his murder.
The life of this aspiring architect was brutally ended by a cowardly bunch of racists.
May Stephen continue to RIP - thinking of his family today
#StephenLawrenceDay ❤️🙏🏾

Launch day!! I’m beyond proud to have been a part of this #ACEsupported podcast all about flapping in County Durham. Dr Louise Powell is a tour de force when it comes to preserving the voices and stories of this amazing community. Please listen and share!

tinyurl.com/dogpeoplepodca…

If I can overturn the toxic narrative that somehow poverty is our fault, that it has been caused by personal flaws and bad life decisions, then I'm doing something right - that's why I'm touring, signing books & chatting to you guys, it makes a difference #undercurrenttour24 x

So depressing. Bloody loved twitter, but now rarely see the people I follow (and miss) on my feed. Everything's lost in the swamps of ads, spam, and shit I don't even follow.

Tomorrow! I'm talking The Yorkshire Post about perennial problems of class and regional diversity in UK literature and publishing New Writing North NorthEnglishes @YSJPublishing

More working class people must have a voice in the literary world, says Katherine Greenwood. Katherine talked to me about the role independent publishers and crowdfunding can play in providing a platform for marginalised groups. Full report in tomorrow's
The Yorkshire Post #buyapaper

I set up the ClassNature Prize for #WorkingClass Writers to burst the stereotype of what it means to be a nature writer, giving unrivaled access to Octopus Publishing editors, agents & ace opportunities wth Arvon & Campaign for National Parks Please RT! Info: thebookseller.com/news/the-natur…