Ruby Cowling

How sad if we've lost the Edge Hill Prize. It's been important to so many people, including me. We were talking about it at the Leicester Writes event last month with Abi Hynes and Malachi McIntosh, both shortlisted last year.

ICE attack on reporters: Press freedom and civil liberties groups condemn assault of amNewYork journalist, and others | amNewYork Press freedom and civil liberties organizations sharply condemned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Wednesday after journalists, including

“We’ve seen reprehensible behavior by DHS agents against journalists in all three of America’s largest cities. There’s no reason to think it will stop there, so it’s critical that we refuse to normalize this,” FPF's @adamrose.bsky.social told amNewYork.

The included story is from Ruby’s collection THIS PARADISE which is all bangers. One of the best short story collections I’ve read in years. Available from @boilerhouse.bsky.social!

This is *so* generous - thank you!

Ghost Box IV — Hingston & Olsen Publishing

My spine is tingling as a short from my @boilerhouse.bsky.social collection is in Ghost Box IV: a deluxe coffin of spooky/horror stories from Canadian publishers of gorgeous box sets Hingston & Olsen w/ texts selected by excellent human @pattonoswalt.bsky.social 🙏 Out today, print run very limited!

Why do people think creativity is like turning on a light and BANG, you have something new, interesting and able to be sold? I try to explain this to my beloved wife:

“Every meaningful act of creativity is the sum of thousands of quiet decisions, risks, revisions, and mostly failures.”

Same. Very depressed and worried

Many thanks for the shout! 🙏

There Is No Meant to Be" is available for preorder! My publisher promised that if I have 250 preorders that I get a case of prosecco left over from last year's Christmas party. 500 preorders before March & they'll go halfsies on a vintage George Foreman!

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Ooh!

Excellent piece

So embarrassing of the Guardian to publish this

I've always been glad there's no ebook version of my book, even though I know I could have had more sales.

Six months! 🥲

This sounds unmissable! Congratulations

Not So Fast: AI Coding Tools Can Actually Reduce Productivity Study Shows That Even Experienced Developers Dramatically Overestimate Gains

For when people tell you 'oh but AI's great for coding!' secondthoughts.ai/p/ai-coding-...

Overhyped uplit in turns out to have all been lies shocker

The Short Story - Experiments In The Not Normal with the beyond brilliant @rubycowling.bsky.social is now available for booking!

Saturday, 5th July
2 – 5pm
Cost £49
Two reduced price spaces available for those on a low income.

More info & booking: www.hastingswritersworkshop.com/courses/p/th...

I'm very much looking forward to this workshop in Hastings on 5 July for @hastingswrites.bsky.social - might you come along? Bring your abnormality!

I was really sorry not to have been able to make this! Congratulations @susannacrossman.bsky.social

4 panel comic Panel 1: Politician on podium saying “Wooo! Let’s talk about mental health awareness! Panel 2: Audience member with raised hand says “And also funding for mental health services?” Panel 3: Politician presses button that triggers two rockets to pop out the sides of the podium Panel 4: Politician makes a swift exit through the skylight above, mercifully avoiding any tricky questions about actually providing substantial care for people with metal health issues.

Politicians During Mental Health Awareness Month

Nice one

Here to report the first two swifts 🐧🐧

Jen Calleja: Writing Creatively About Art On Jul 1, 2025 - get a ticket now!

In addition to tutoring their Writing Short Fiction course, I’m giving 2 workshops for @grantabooks.bsky.social Writers’ Workshop on translation + writing about art

Translating Literature for Beginners tixoom.app/pwalecturer/...

Writing Creatively About Art tixoom.app/pwalecturer/...

Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate, London - in spring r/brutalism

I approve of this take.

The general rot started when companies started talking to us like this. I blame Innocent smoothies.

Oh. If it is, I fell for it. I thought they looked great

I gorged it!

Cover of On The Clock by Claire Baglin, translated by Jordan Stump, published by Daunt Books

I suspected I'd love this, so pre-ordered. I was right. So good. Nice one Claire Baglin, Jordan Stump and @dauntbookspub.bsky.social