Lucinda Hawksley

Thanks so much. It was such a lovely group.

I had an absolutely wonderful time this afternoon - it’s the perfect festive literary walk, and I can’t recommend it highly enough!

Virtual 'walking' tour of Dickens and Christmas in London Would you like to walk through the streets that inspired Dickens's seasonal writing? Join this online event with Lucinda Dickens Hawksley.

At 7pm UK time on Tuesday 9 December, I am doing an online event, a #virtual walking tour of #London about #Dickens and #Christmas. You can join from anywhere in the world www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/virtual-wa...

Dickens & Christmas walking tour of London Dickens & Christmas walking tour - together we’ll visit festive London locations that inspired Charles Dickens's Christmas writing.

My first #Dickens and #Christmas walking tour of the season is taking place tomorrow (1 Dec) in #London, at 2.30pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dickens-ch...

On 3 Dec (which I can’t believe is next week!), I’m doing a “Victorian Christmas” event at Crocus Books in Gerrards across, Bucks. Come along if you’re free & start to get festive! #Christmas #VictorianChristmas www.crocusbooksgx.co.uk/events-1

Hello World 😀 A bit late for 2025, but we're setting up here on Bluesky as we know there are quite a few writers here! We'd love to connect. For those who don't know us, Whitby Lit Fest launched in 2025, bringing a wonderful array of literary stars to Whitby.

#literature #litfest #whitby #authors

My new Substack: ‘“This is not the Republic of my Imagination” Charles Dickens and The Changing Face of America’
lucindahawksley.substack.com/p/this-is-no...

The original Black Friday (nothing to do with shopping…), on my Substack open.substack.com/pub/lucindah... #BlackFriday #history #suffrage

For any Londoners with a winter coat to spare, you can take it to the Actors’ Church (St Paul’s in Covent Garden) to be given to someone who needs one.

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So very sad today to hear about the death of the wonderful Professor Michael Slater. The world - especially the Dickensian world - is a much poorer place without him. RIP you dear, lovely man.

Dickens & Christmas walking tour of London Dickens & Christmas walking tour - together we’ll visit festive London locations that inspired Charles Dickens's Christmas writing.

Join me on Mon 1 Dec (2.30pm) for my #Dickens and #Christmas walking tour of London (FYI if you can't make midweek, I'm doing it again on Sun 7 Dec). Find me on
Eventbrite & follow to find all upcoming events. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dickens-ch...

Thank you!

Dickens & Christmas walking tour of London Dickens & Christmas walking tour - together we’ll visit festive London locations that inspired Charles Dickens's Christmas writing.

Join me on 1 December for my #Dickens & #Christmas walking tour of London. Tickets are on sale now on Eventbrite. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dickens-ch...

Members of the Society of Authors have newly elected four of their peers to represent authors’ views on the Management Committee (the Board).

SoA members
@ajwestauthor.bsky.social, @iangiles.bsky.social, @pollyrowena.bsky.social, and @lucindahawksley.bsky.social
now join the committee.

Join me at the historic #Whitby pub The White Horse and Griffin this Saturday night (8 November) for a very special Dickens-and Whitby themed evening whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/what-t...

The Fate of Ophelia – Taylor Swift and Lizzie Siddal If, like so much of the world, you’ve been listening to Taylor Swift’s latest album The Life of a Showgirl, you’ll know that the first track is ‘The Fate of Ophelia’.

“The Fate of #Ophelia: Taylor Swift and Lizzie #Siddal” is my latest #Substack article. Discover the Victorian supermodel who has inspired generations of creators including #TaylorSwift. open.substack.com/pub/lucindah...

I'm so looking forward to this event on Friday. Shaun Usher's new book "Diaries of Note" is so compelling, I was late for our zoom prep chat because I was reading it ! I don't think he minded, when I explained ;) Come and join us in #Whitby if you can. whitbylitfest.org.uk/events/ #LitFest

If you’re a #Swiftie, discover the woman who helped inspire Taylor Swift’s ‘The fate of #Ophelia’ – Lizzie Siddal, the Victorian supermodel who posed for the iconic painting 'Ophelia'. www.amazon.co.uk/Lizzie-Sidda...

This #Halloween discover on my #Substack the story of how #arsenic insinuated itself into Victorian homes, and why William Morris thought doctors had been "bitten by #witch fever". #book #Victorian #history #BittenByWitchFever #WilliamMorris lucindahawksley.substack.com/p/bitten-by-...

Happy Hallowe’en! It's amazing how many people thought the wallpaper reproductions in my book ‘Bitten By Witch Fever’ actually contained #arsenic! Look closely at the book jacket to find a hidden arsenic bottle…. www.lucindahawksley.com/books/bitten... #Halloween

If you’re a #Swiftie, discover the woman who helped inspire Taylor Swift’s ‘The fate of #Ophelia’ – Lizzie Siddal, the Victorian supermodel who posed for the iconic painting 'Ophelia'. www.amazon.co.uk/Lizzie-Sidda...

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The Stone Age Runs Wild at Star Carr: An evening with Greg Jenner and Nicky Milner Join Greg Jenner and Professor Nicky Milner for a Stone Age talk, covering Star Carr and Greg's book, Totally Chaotic History: The Stone Age Runs Wild.

Hello, people of Yorkshire! On November 11th, I'm doing a joint event with archaeologist Professor Nicky Milner at the University of York about the Stone Age. It's suitable for kids, but adults will learn stuff too!

Tickets FREE! 6.30pm event, but book signing before www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

The book “Whales, Dolphins & Porpoises” by Mark Carwardine, illustrated by Martin Camm.

At the very start of my career, I was an assistant editor on this #book, and it remains one of the books I’m most proud of in my career. Even all these years on, I frequently see it on whale-watching boats, all over the world. #cetaceans #travel #whales #dolphins #porpoises #cetology

Tonight I’m talking about “Bitten By Witch Fever” to the WI. I’ve not done a WI group for ages. They’re always lovely.

Did you know that Charles #Dickens was a travel writer as well as a novelist? He wrote two travelogues and many travel articles. My #book “Dickens and #Travel” is currently on a train on its way to #Nottingham where I’ll be giving a talk to the Dickens Fellowship -

If you're a member of the Society of Authors, please remember to vote and to return your ballot papers - the deadline is on Wednesday 22 October. societyofauthors.org/2025/09/09/m... @societyofauthors.bsky.social