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We brought a crack team of authors to @jodrellbank.bsky.social to get up close with the facility from the darkest server-rooms to the massive bowl of the 250ft MK1 Telescope.
Read Chris Beckett's write up here π
commapress.co.uk/blog/chris-b...
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Love this. And what a great idea. Wonder if other institutions would be up for a writing visit...
I went there as a young boy. Still have fond memories of it. And since, have worked next to several SKA people - some of the smartest.
I imagine it would be a fantastic place for new stories!
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A searchable works list has been released to identify the authorsβ works that were stolen by US Corporation Anthropic, to train its AI models. It includes UK authors whose works were copied without their permission or payment.
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At some point I'll be switching to Ubuntu.
So it's farewell Microsoft!
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The great azure light arcs above us.
Seemingly huge, deceptively tiny.
The thinnest of slivers, circling the Earth.
Our only safe space to "tweet" on #BlueSky.
#HelloWorld #FirstPost
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We aim to provide a forum and resources for European-based researchers into the practice, criticism and transmission of short fiction in its diversity of forms and to facilitate collaboration in both critical and practice-led research.
The Manchester Review is an online literary journal that brings together the best of new international writing.
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We are a network of British and Irish authors.
We support and promote each other, we collaborate on joint projects.Β
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Author of Oceanus (2024) and The Spider (2025) Science fiction, horror, fantasy. Mum of 3. Very busy person. Liverpool, UK.
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UK-based writer: fiction, non-fiction, script, film, TV. BA (Hons) Creative Writing.
Latest: There's Nothing Out There (Black Shuck Books), At the Lighthouse (Eibonvale Press)
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Fantasy, science fiction and horror author living in the UK.
COLOSSUS OF THE THAMES (2021)
INKERMAN (2022)
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Debut author, works in progress
Based in The Lake District, UK
Crime fiction & childrenβs books
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Author & playwright based in the UK. Writes historical fiction for kids, myths and legends. Loves cats, Mediterranean cooking, baking, vintage.
Author of romcoms & uplifting fiction - #GracieJenkinsRunsaMarathon #TheUnretirement #DoubleBookedinCorfu. Repβd by Kate Nash. Published by Avon Books UK & Serendipity π RNA member.
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Posting Science Fiction, Fantasy, Geekery, bookshop life, occasional cats.
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Publishing independently since 1929.
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We are a blog of passionate book reviewers who love anything from fantasy to sci-fi and self published works. Active since 2007. Blogger judges in SPFBO from 2015. Find us at https://fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com (BS Posts/replies by Caitlin & Mihir)
