A piano player asked me to pick a song. I said Purple Rain. He tried but couldn’t play it. We chatted and I left to run an errand. By the time I came back he had found the music. He played a bit and it touched me. Not because of how he played it, but because he kept trying.

To make our festival more accessible we are offering complimentary tickets to anyone that can’t afford to attend.

Just send us a DM.
There will be no questions asked.

This festival is for EVERYONE!

#bbbf23

😍😍😍😍 thanks VERVE Books and Bill Goodall Literary Agency and my fellow students at Cambridge ICE Centre for Creative Writing for believing in my creepy caravan park-by-the-sea story. #bookstagram #bookshelf #booksbooksbooks #bookbloggers #bookblogging #readersoftwitter

Write with me! Celebrating my birthday with writing and book events. Tonight, I'm writing to music provided by my son-in-law. He's a Christian rapper/DJ. If you'd like to join me in zoom for an hour of writing (6:30 PM BST) DM for the link. #writing #WritingCommunity #amwriting

I can’t wait for this! Come along to hear works in progress. #WritingCommmunity #opportunities #Creative #writers #poets #editors #publishers #sheffield #readers

Your Lyrical Call to Action this #NationalPoetryDay

Join us on 17th Nov for SIRENS 🧜🏾‍♀️

A special event headlined by:
Punk poet/Slam Champion Jay Mitra
Stellar spoken word artist Cherrelle Anne
Dancer/performer Bola Olagunju

📍Billington’s Oldham, £5.00

eventbrite.co.uk/e/727451826997…

I hope you’ll celebrate my birthday with me. How? Read and liked Remembered? leave a review, tell someone, get excited about my next book. Haven’t read Remembered? Buy or borrow it. Or, Come to tonight’s open mic, join me online for Write and Vibe, Sunday. Send a cute pet pic.

I'll be hosting a panel with some wonderful writers this Saturday, and very much looking forward to meeting burgeoning and established writers alike ✨️

It's Black History Month!
The theme is #SalutingOurSisters . Go to the website to find out more: blackhistorymonth.org.uk

The #MarkMyWords collection celebrates Black authors and is created and donated by The Reading Agency and UniversalMusicGroup
#BlackHistoryMonth2023 #WEMATTER #BHM

Encouraging all writers from the African diaspora to attend the Black Writers Guild panel of northern authors on Saturday 7th October at Portico Library, Manchester 12:00 - 16:00
Speakers include:- Yvonne Battle-Felton Okechukwu Nzelu Diana Anyakwo | she/her | MY LIFE AS A CHAMELEON and Danielle Jawando

The Portico Library

Today is the start of #BlackHistoryMonth in the UK.

This October, discover a plethora of screenings, lectures and talks, dedicated to recognising the valuable contributions of Cambridge's diverse communities.

See what's in store 👇

Black History Month 2023 #BHM2023

So many congratulations to our wonderful tutor Alycia Pirmohamed on this recognition from the inspiring Nan Shepherd Prize (the longlist is a great reading list too)

1. Leeds Beckett is hosting an evening of reading and conversation with the critically acclaimed author Yvonne Battle-Felton:
linkedin.com/events/yvonneb…

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryMonth 2023

And the winner of The Mo Siewcharran Prize 2023 is Mayo Agard-Olubo and the runner up is Antoinette Brooks! Huge congratulations to Mayo, Antoinette and to all our shortlisted and longlisted authors - it was an exceptional selection of talent! #MoPrize2023

If any authors fancy doing a Q&A on my blog do let me know. It's only a small thing but if it can help promote a book and help it reach new readers then it's the least I can do.

The next KAFE event will be happening tomorrow 5:15-6:45pm at the new #Huddersfield #Library . It will be an Author Talk involving the multi-talented Yvonne Battle-Felton. If you'd like to attend, please book your free ticket today...

ticketsource.co.uk/kirkleeslibrar…

I'm a writer, editor, academic, podcaster, host, creative. Thursday, I'll be talking about the ways I make a living with my words. Free. All welcome. It would be lovely to see you there. #writingcommunity #publishing #editing #amwriting #career #editor #community #podcast

Aaand, we're open!

Last night we celebrated the opening of our new Sheffield office. It was great to see friends and supporters from the wider creative community come together to mark our expansion, which we hope will help us further our mission of publishing for everyone.

Good luck to all the shorlistees for tonight, Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education is proud to a supporter of this fantastic source of new stories!

I’m traveling a lot for work these days. I’ve decided each trip is an adventure. Now, heading to London. The train I’m on has been cancelled. Heading to the other train. Things can only get better.