Emily Reader

It's been so much fun working on this series. The world building is so excellent 🌊

I worked on this title! Love the new design.

Poster of a man with the words: 'In Loving Memory, David Reader, 18 September 1961 - ∞'

Script supervisor and director looking at a monitor.

Cast and crew preparing for a shot of a cello case and two leads outside a building.

Cast and crew prepare for a shot of a woman outside a building.

Great to be back on set for my short film, Swan Song, again! Thank you to the whole team for all your hard work.

@paulromeromendez.bsky.social @tomthedop.bsky.social

Queer fiction is my passion. It's my goal as an editor to get as much good queer fiction into the world as possible - representation is a journey and we have a long way to go!

Proud to say I worked on three of these titles 🏳️‍🌈

If you have a queer story you want help telling, drop me a message!

Thanks so much!

Great this is happening, but when I try to use the link to sign up, it takes me to a form that is endlessly loading but never works. I've had this problem with other event sign ups too. Can you help?

So I finally went to Cannes Film Festival an essay for film lovers.

Gorgeous article about the state of film which reflects a lot of thoughts and feelings I've been having lately:

Terrible news. Another piece of creativity being stolen from us. Narrators bring so much heart to the books they read - why take that away?

1/ Writers – have you been asked to work for free?

Then join our call for evidence on the type + amount of free work that has been requested of you over the past 12 months to help us identify + tackle the problem

Smashed it out the park again! So proud to be part of this team.

I loved proofreading this book! It's such an interesting and original concept for a story - I'd definitely recommend preordering your copy now.

And if you're an author who needs help editing their novel, drop me a line 📚

This new podcast featuring my audio drama is one of Amazon Music's 'Best Podcasts of the Week'! I highly recommend the whole anthology - it's a great selection of stories full of heart and character.

My audio drama, 'Open', is featured on a brand-new podcast, 'My Podium', created by Podium.me. You can listen to it now on Spotify:

open.spotify.com/episode/1ucT...

It would make a world of difference if you listen, follow and leave a review 😇

This is currently doing the local radio circuit to mark five years since lockdown as part of a portfolio of five dramas. It most recently played on Somer Valley FM's 'Somer Valley Voice' with some lovely discussion of its themes - check it out here:

The omnibus of this five-part lockdown series featuring my piece, 'Open', is airing on Lionheart Radio tomorrow at 5pm! Use the link below to listen:

BBC Radio 4 - DMs Are Open, Series 4, 2. Help! DMs Are Open continues with more sketches written by The Great British Public.

Missed my sketch last night on BBC Radio 4's DMs Are Open? You can catch up now on BBC Sounds!

It's a double whammy of good news today: I just had confirmation that my sketch made this edit of this Wednesday's episode of DMs Are Open! Tune in at 11pm on Radio 4 to hear me combine Squid Game and IKEA for laughs 🦑🪑

Exciting news: my audio drama, 'Open', is being aired on Lionheart Radio at 11am tomorrow (25 March)! Part of a series of 5 pieces by 5 writers to mark 5 years since lockdown - catch the full omnibus on Saturday at 5 pm:

lionheartradio.com

Can't wait to work on more of your titles!

YouTube video by Darrel Draper PERSPECTIVE. #LifeLogues

Portfolio throwback: this was a lockdown project in collaboration with Small Steed and Thematic Theatre on the topic of body dysmorphia for their 'Lifelogues' series, called 'Perspective'.

Rejection, resilience and success in the world of creative writing Growing Through Goldsmiths · Episode

Ever wanted to know what it's like to study at @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social @mediacomgold.bsky.social ? Listen to my interview on the 'Growing With Goldsmiths' podcast on my experiences in doing a Scriptwriting MA and navigating the film, TV and radio industries in subsequent years:

YouTube video by Emily Reader Memo - a voice memo audio drama

Another portfolio peek for you! A romcom audio drama made entirely of voice memos and voicemails 📱

Written and edited by yours truly!

View of St Pancras square, across a lawn surrounded by tall buildings, towards St Pancras hotel

Poster on a easel which says 'AUDIOUK X PACT TV x Podcast Event'

Yesterday, I attended to a fascinating networking event hosted by PACT, Audio UK and Universal Music about the future of podcasting. As an audio producer and scriptwriter, it's great to hear about where we're all heading!

Woman in a red hat and grey coat stands in front of a stage with four microphones and four red chairs. In the background are signs saying 'Up the Creek' and 'BBC Radio 4'

Had the absolute pleasure of hearing my sketch performed for BBC Radio 4's show 'DMs Are Open' last night! I was blown away by the standard of writing and performing. Definitely the best series yet. Congratulations @5teviem.bsky.social, Al Roberts, Charlotte Ritchie, Emily Lloyd-Saini & Sunil Patel👌

YouTube video by Emily Reader Open - An Audio Drama

Another peek at my portfolio for you guys! I made this audio drama with Podium.me about an unlikely lockdown friendship. It was filmed on location at a cafe in Folkestone and was featured on BBC Radio Kent. You can catch it here:

YouTube video by Emily Reader Break In

Very proud to have reached over 4k views on my short film, 'Break In', starring Arin Smethurst. You can watch it here:

That sounds really fun!

So worrying. I keep seeing cuts in areas that used to be launch pads for new writers. It keeps getting harder for us newbies to break into the industry 😔

Mohit Bakaya standing in front of a screen covered in thumbnails of popular radio 4 shows

BBQ HQ exterior

Always fun to visit BBC HQ! Today I was hearing about what the BBC Radio 4 commissioners are looking for this year. I'm excited to submit my ideas and help others fine-tune their proposals 📻

Since I'm new here, it's time to share my portfolio! First up: a comedy monologue I wrote for the Ragged Scratch Podcast Isolation Sessions: 'Is This Thing On?' starring Sharita Oomeer. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7gFY...