@viccyiswriting.bsky.social
Freelance writer & literature consultant.
Our friends at Literature Alliance Scotland have opened applications to the pilot programme, To Be Continued.
Have a look and see if this could help you or send to someone who might also benefit.
Applications close Friday 3 October 2025. literaturealliancescotland.co.uk/to-be-contin...
Our campaign for the rights and interests of authors in the face of big tech companies using copyrighted work to train their generative AI models continues.
Read our views on Bloomsbury offering its authors an opt-in licensing deal with a 20% revenue share.
societyofauthors.org/2025/08/07/b...
Applications for the New Writers Awards 2026 are now OPEN! β
The New Writers Awards is an annual awards programme supporting individuals from across Scotland committed to developing their writing.
Find out more and apply π
Literature Alliance Scotland are accepting applications for writer bursaries! They'll be awarding 5 bursaries of Β£3,000 for work-in-progress.
Application deadline: 5pm, 25 July 2025
For eligibility criteria and how to submitπ
literaturealliancescotland.co.uk/writer-bursa...
Literature Alliance Scotland are offering writer bursaries for work in progress.
literaturealliancescotland.co.uk/writer-bursa...
There are just TWO DAYS left to grab your Early Bird Weekend Pass at a discounted price! π’ποΈ
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/weekend-pass
You can make a change π’ Protect authorsβ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training by signing this open letter βοΈ authr.uk/sp40 #MakeitFair #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing
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SoA members in Scotland wanting to pitch your books to agents π’ On 28 March 9am-9pm take part in Scotlandβs BlueSky Writersβ Pitch for a chance to pitch works of unpublished original trade & commercial work. AI content is ineligible. π www.publishingscotland.org/event/bluesk... #scotwriterpitch2025
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Nish & The Moon Library - young MG fiction
Can 10 yr old Nish overcome her fear of the dark and rescue her Mum from The Moon Library before dawn rises and they are both trapped forever?
Good luck to everyone doing #scotwriterpitch2025 tomorrow! Might be worth checking your chat settings, I think default for new messages is 'users I follow', change that to 'Everyone' so publishers/agents can get straight through to you.
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Picture of different coloured interlocking circles denoting the Japanese concept of Ikigai meaning 'a reason for being.
This needs some proper discussion.
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A disastrous cake-pop that was supposed to be a Smurf, but instead looks like a greying, decaying decapitated zombie head. In the background is a contemporary family room with blue walls and the corner of an orange sofa.
A disastrous cake-pop that was supposed to be a Smurf, but instead looks like a greying, decaying decapitated zombie head. In the background is a contemporary family room with blue walls and a stack of childrenβs toys
Smurf-head cake pops did not turn out entirely as planned. Rebranding as early Halloween zombie snacks.
09.10.2023 08:30 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0PAID WRITING OPPORTUNITY: @unbounders are looking for essays for #OneinFive - an anthology about the realities of living in poverty. They are particularly keen to hear from writers of colour. Β£200 per essay. E-mail aliya@unbound.co.uk for more information. unbound.com/books/one-in...
24.08.2023 12:09 β π 22 π 33 π¬ 0 π 0In bed by 8pm with a chamomile tea and the new V E Schwab book in my 40s is the equivalent of a night out dancing in my 20s
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