Have just been to Downing Street to rage against the establishment who are allowing a genocide to happen.

I really wish the ppl who voted against their best interests for Brexit had taken the time to understand how Being in Europe actually worked and that for what we got out of Europe we were putting in very little. But hey, those pesky foreigners, ey!

If this is the case, why isn't it filtering down to so many authors? I realise I'm lucky that I'm in a position to be a full-time author, yet so many authors I know are being paid pittance in advances, no money behind marketing etc, yet revenue is at a all time high? Seriously!

Many of the fundraising efforts for people in Gaza are necessarily grass-roots so it can be hard to verify what's legitimate. Please go via Gaza Funds if you're interested in direct campaigns. For all charity giving, always check charity details. Here are some, below.

When my debut novel The Smallest Man came out in lockdown and bookshop launch parties were impossible, Ben at Our Bookshop stepped in and threw a brilliant online launch for me. He & his team have created such a great community around the shop - please help save it if you can

Happy birthday Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓! This sounds amazing. Totally True (and totally silly) Bedtime Stories. Because facts can be just as fascinating as fiction, right BookTrust? 😁📚

How incredible, the way stories stretch and find those they're meant to.. I've remained deeply passionate about my work around John Ystumllym, I'm so grateful the poem found Sir Lewis Hamilton & Burberry team, inspiring their #MetGala look. I'm a proud Welsh writer today!

Diolch yn Fawr Literature Wales - it was a huge pleasure to work on this commission. And to know those gathered words can inspire the likes of sir Lewis Hamilton is a wonderful thing. This was and is a celebration of a beautiful life. His spirit lives on.

The incredible poet, horseman and Mab contributor Alex Wharton getting name-checked by Lewis Hamilton at the #MetGala ❤️💜💙💚🧡💛🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Happy Birthday to Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 from all of us here at the RLF. A heartfelt thank you for the support you have shown the organisation. (1/2)

And 2 billion Muslims globally who say it at least 192 times a day during their 5 daily prayers!!!

Wonderful!

Embroidered into Lewis Hamilton's suit for the #MetGala was a poem from our very own Children's Laureate Wales Alex Wharton

So proud to have Welsh culture inspiring some of the world's leading fashion designers.

Follow the link below to find out more about John Ystumllyn👇

There are so many things I simply don’t feel qualified to speak on. But when incredible writers like Rashmi Sirdeshpande and A.M. Dassu (Az)⚡️(also on Insta: @a.m.dassu ) are unable to continue their membership of Society of Authors, I think that speaks for itself.

This was a wonderful event - thanks Stratford Literary Festival and to all who came along to support, listen, laugh and draw together :-)

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So it goes like this. If you keep busy with #JhalakPrize24 & #JhalakShowcase , you’ll come across giveaways and readings in a truly glorious longlist celebration 🙂🙂🙂

An important thread. I also terminated my Society of Authors membership for the same reason. Sunny Singh puts it more eloquently than I ever could. We’ll build “our own tables, our own rooms”.

'Process your pain and shout your joy'

We had a fab time at the Black Cultural Archives BCA on Friday, thank you to Black to the Future CatherineJohnson @MichaelSALU and Debo Amon for a brilliant discussion and celebration of Black lives, Black art and claiming space 👏

This young woman breaks my heart with her clarity, her bravery, her old video footage, safe with her cat, in days that seem 100 yrs ago. The thought of her being killed makes me want to rip down the fucking sky. These utter BASTARDS.