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Tam Stanford (she/her)

@tamsinthewriter.bsky.social

Writer of commercial fiction. Author of The Purple Bike (2019). Cat parent. Autistic. Big fan of kindness. #amquerying my second novel, Flamingo Season, from Naarm (Melbourne) Australia.

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Iโ€™ve been too unwell to work for most of this year due to a breakdown. If you enjoy my photos & have a spare second or two might you be able to RT my workshop in my previous post? It would help so much. Thankyou ๐ŸŒฟ

18.09.2025 07:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 324    ๐Ÿ” 82    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Photo shows the yellow flowers and buds of an Australian native plant against a vivid blue sky, combining to reflect the colours of the Ukrainian flag.

Photo shows the yellow flowers and buds of an Australian native plant against a vivid blue sky, combining to reflect the colours of the Ukrainian flag.

Ukraine Independence Day #SlavaUkraini

24.08.2025 03:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hopefully that doesn't give Bendigo an idea for 2026 ๐Ÿ™„

17.08.2025 09:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Writers festival requires โ€˜complete self-censorshipโ€™ over Gaza war, academic claims, as speakers withdraw in protest Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah among those to boycott Bendigo writers festival, arguing she cannot appear โ€˜as a Palestinianโ€™ due to speaker code

I'm gutted to be missing out on all the amazing Bendigo Writers Festival sessions I've booked, but I totally respect the decision of these authors. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

14.08.2025 11:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sitting down to do some writing for the first time in AGES and my laptop is stuck trying to install updates ๐Ÿ˜ญ

15.12.2024 03:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Body: so tired, pillow soft, need to sleep
Brain: are sardines ever sardonic?

30.11.2024 01:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I just finished reading Angela's Ashes and I'm ever-so-slightly broken.

24.11.2024 00:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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17.11.2024 20:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screenshot confirming I have deactivated my Twitter account #goodbye

Screenshot confirming I have deactivated my Twitter account #goodbye

Farewell to the writing community of Twitter ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ but HELLO to the #writingcommunity of Bluesky ๐Ÿ˜€. Looking for contemporary fiction writers and readers, bonus points for neurodivergence and all-round diversity tolerance and allyship.

15.11.2024 23:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Let's make this first post an important one: www.instagram.com/reel/Cx84fDV...

05.10.2023 21:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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