@ekpey.bsky.social
Writer, Educator - University of Essex, ACL Essex, Primary. Projects Essex Book Festival. Founder/Curator Colchester WriteNight. Also early literacy specialism - Reading Recovery/Phonics etc linktr.ee/ekpey
Another great Colchester WriteNight session on Symbols this week hosted by talented local writer @clareshaw.bsky.social. Thank you Clare and everyone who comes along and joins in! Next session is our pre-Christmas party on 24 November. See you there @writingcommunity.bsky.social
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Weβre meeting this evening (27 October) at Colchester WriteNight. The brilliant @clareshaw.bsky.social is leading on Symbols! Everyone is welcome to join us for writing activities and refreshments. DM for details! Pls RT? @writingcommunity.bsky.social
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Weβre meeting this evening (27 October) at Colchester WriteNight. The brilliant @clareshaw.bsky.social is leading on Symbols! Everyone is welcome to join us for writing activities and refreshments. DM for details! Pls RT? @writingcommunity.bsky.social
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Copy of the Best American Short Stories 2025, edited by Celeste Ng
Out today: BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2025, edited by... me! So so many great stories in here. I can't wait for you to discover them and their talented writers.
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Our October sale has gone EVEN deeper! π€©
33% off selected items while stocks last! π
Discount applied automatically in our checkout.
Head now to: www.saltpublishing.com/collections/...
Last chance to sign up for the FREE Online Book Launch of Malachi Whitaker's light dark n witty 1939 memoir, 'And So Did I'.
With Boiler House Press Editor, Brad Bigelow, and Malachi Whitaker's Literary Executor, Valerie Waterhouse.
TONIGHT, 14/10.
7pm UK, 8pm CET
Link below
Celebration day for editor, Nicholas Royle and all the contributors of Best British Short Stories 2025! π₯³πππ₯
13.10.2025 07:43 β π 35 π 12 π¬ 1 π 1Congratulations! Reading it now!
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On my way home!
@saltpublishing.com @nicholasroyle.bsky.social #booksky @ensfr.bsky.social
Two fantastic #BMHS events this October! π
π Archive on Show @ Lambeth Archives β Thu 9 Oct, 2pm
π€ Kirsty Roberts Talk @ The Water Rats β Tue 21 Oct, 7pm (celebrating Black performers in Morecambeβs history)
π Book here: britishmusichallsociety.com/events
Our first guest on the new ACL Essex podcast was @drabbiecairns.bsky.social π We talked art, teaching, writing her new book pubβd by Routledge & her ice skating antics. We had a lot of fun!
Link below to her book & the new podcasting course Lewis Walsh & I are running here, if you fancy having a go
Applications now open (until 27 June 2025) for the Institute of Historical Research's non-stipendiary IHR Fellowships. Ideal for active, non-affiliated historians who would benefit from a period embedded in @ihr.bsky.social 's community of public, local & academic historians, archivists, curators.
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Tonight at Colchester WriteNight 7-9pm Quaker Meeting House, Colchester #booksky #writerssky
essexbookfestival.org.uk/event/colche...
This weekend at Essex Book Festival is a treat!!!
Saturday: Marina Warner, @poetclare.bsky.social, Holly Pester and Phil Terry at St.Leonardβs Church, The Hythe
Sunday: Tony Peake, James Cahill, Maggie Hambling, Radhika Howarth and Marley Karazimba at The Minories
#booksky #essexbookfestival
Come to this on Saturday! Going to be such a lovely afternoon #essexbookfestival
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This weekend at Essex Book Festival is a treat!!!
Saturday: Marina Warner, @poetclare.bsky.social, Holly Pester and Phil Terry at St.Leonardβs Church, The Hythe
Sunday: Tony Peake, James Cahill, Maggie Hambling, Radhika Howarth and Marley Karazimba at The Minories
#booksky #essexbookfestival
Thank you to @moniqueroffey.bsky.social for the wonderful conversation last night at Essex Book Festival. My mind was buzzing afterwards and Iβm still thinking! Thanks to the Maldon Library staff who were fabulous hosts as usual π Good luck with the crowd funding the Hey! Festival is going to beπ
06.06.2025 17:20 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Looking forward to chatting to you this evening, Emma at Maldon Library. #Passiontide
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Preparing to interview @moniqueroffey.bsky.social at Maldon Library for Essex Book Festival tonight (5 June) at 7pm. Thrilled to be chatting about her latest book Passiontide! What would you ask Monique? What are your favourite author interview questions? Join the conversation - link above #booksky
05.06.2025 09:43 β π 12 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1I think youβd love the new book (although I havenβt read it yet)
30.05.2025 21:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0He chatted with everyone, very nice!
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β€οΈ ESSEX BOOK FESTIVAL has launched!
π Sir Ben Okri at Electric Palace Cinema with βMadame Sosostris and the Festival for the Broken Heartedβ. Inspiring thoughts - to write with lightness of touch and knowledge of darkness, continual transformation (writers! humans!)
βπ½ with Colchester WriteNight
This sounds great @saltpublishing.com. On the need-to-read list!
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Tomorrow!!
City of Literature Publishing Fair
Sunday 25 May
National Centre for Writing at Dragon Hall
10.00 - 16.00
Price FREE
Discover the vibrant publishing culture of the East of England at our popular biannual publishing fair!
nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/events/city-...
