Lorraine Montgomery

Did anybody else get up at the crack of dawn this morning and decide to start their day with #coffee and #writing?

Baobhan Sith The baobhan sith (literally “fairy witch” or “fairy hag” in Scottish Gaelic) is a female fairy in the folklore of the Scottish Highlands, though they also share certain characteristics in […]

The baobhan sith (literally “fairy witch” or “fairy hag” in Scottish Gaelic) is a female fairy in the folklore of the Scottish Highlands, though they also share certain characteristics in […]

1600 words written today!!

Generative AI is antithetical to the core values of librarianship and not grappling with that is a big issue, not just for librarians, but for anyone in the education field.

It's cold and raining, so today's a good day for some soup. Today's meal is pea and ham

Hope you all had a good #Imbolc today. Mine was a little low energy this year, but I still found the time to make chicken alfredo and lemon poppyseed cake.

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I love you, LeGuin

Today, we join forces with other creator-led organisations to co-launch Brave New World?, a groundbreaking report that shows the onset of a creative jobs crisis in the UK. buff.ly/vIuLqfn

#JusticeForCreators

We administer prizes celebrating authors of all genres and at every stage of their careers. Make sure you're in with a shot this year. buff.ly/bD1J33r

I've almost finished #reading The Left Hand of Darkness, and already, I can tell it's going to be one of my favourite reads ever.

The temptation to buy a second copy just to annotate is incredibly strong.

Seriously read this one if you haven't already

Started #writing the third draft of my Victorian sapphic horrormance today.

Writing Tip:
Write a tip of your own! Post it online and share it with others! When we as writers share our collective wisdom, we all learn something new we can incorporate into our work. Sure, we can go it alone, but where's the fun in that? Share, learn, grow!
#writing #writingtips #Booksky

We have decided to take a short break in 2025 to give our entrants time to work on amazing new stories. Our next competition will be opening in 2026. Best of luck with your writing and see you all soon!

Last year I was successful in reaching both of my main #writing goals:

Entered one competition a month
Completed two second draft manuscripts

This year's focus is more on editing, and of course entering more competitions

Remain Way of Book Promotion Scams!
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Time to read through the opening chapter of my re-written #WIP and go through every detail with a fine toothed comb.

Time to be my own harshest critic

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!

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Blessed #Yule everyone!

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Congratulations to everyone who got longlisted for any #writing competitions this year. Looking forward to seeing where the future takes you all

Sadly, I am not amongst you. Time to revise, rewrite and rethink, and pick myself up for next years batch of competitions.

Good Luck Everyone!

💫That's a wrap for voting comments!

📚We are pleased to confirm that 2025's children's longlist is on schedule and will be signed off tomorrow, Thurs 18th Dec.

📥If you entered, look out for our email from 19:00 to let you know if you have listed.

🍀Our thanks again to all entrants and GOOD LUCK!

💫 Happy Bath Children's Novel Award 2025 Longlist Eve!

🗳️The votes are IN and we'll be posting a bumper selection of 50 YES comments from 19:00 GMT, including 💛7 Golden Votes, which have all been cast for different books.

🐈‍⬛Good luck everyone!

Thank you to all entrants. Entries for the Bath Children's Novel Award 2025 are not closed for judging. Longlist: 18 Dec 2025.

It's a wrap for #BathChildrensNovelAward 2025!

Thank you to all entrants. We can't wait to read your work and discover this year's longlist.

Longlist news emails will go out 18 December. Good luck everyone!

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Three days until a really prestigious writing competition that I entered months ago releases it's long list:

Sure

At the moment, I'm not currently looking for any beta readers, but will happily bear your offer in mind for the future!

I try to get all my #writing projects wrapped up by December. Then I take a writing break for the month to catch up on other things, spend time with family, but most importantly, get a head start on writing prep for the next year.

I've already got ideas and opportunities lined up to forward with

The #sapphic horrormance's second draft is finished!! 60,000 and many cups of tea later, it is finally done!!

It'll be stewing until the New Year at least x

This year I set out to enter one #writing competition a month. Although I missed February, I entered two in November to make it up. And with December's competition entered, I can officially say that I did it!

Recent #book buys, enough to keep me going for a bit ☺️

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Me, treating myself to a mini #bookhaul for my birthday: