Debi Alper

@debialper.bsky.social

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Author, freelance editor, creative writing tutor and fearless slayer of Doubt Demons. Also interested in mudlarking, singing with my choir, micro gardening, working class peeps and radical Jewish voices. Owned by my cat. She/her.

Screenshot of the course booking page showing dates 15 Sept, 12 Jan, 16 March
The winner on stage.
My cat glaring at the camera.
Labour Party leaflet criticising the Green Party policy and record.
Blowing kisses
Black and white portrait
Plate of food as described
Red cabbage cut in half
Zinzi picking her way across a narrow cage
Zucchini growing
Close-up of peach-coloured gladioli blossom
Copy of Angels and Blackbirds by John Alex Taylor
Me holding a giant red cabbage, grown on the community allotment on our estate
A sprig of star-shaped flowers, shades of pale punk to deep red.
Large group of people standing on stage. I'm seated in the middle with outstretched arms
Betty White from The Golden Girls, saying, 'Old but still lit.'
4 huge vases of flowers, including sunflowers, and a flowercard.
Kate with Sophie Flynn and Becca Day
The 8 finalists before they go on stage
Close-up of sweetpea flower
Housing estate balcony packed with flowers and herbs
Aisha speaking
Pots and window boxes filled with flowers, herbs and tomatoes.
Cover of Jack Chandler's Ripped Into
Woodland path covered with fluffy seeds like cotton wool.
Close-up of a marigold
Close-up of a rose, colours ranging from yellow, through orange to pale red.
Collage of Zinzi over the years, showing her half-Bengal spots.
Holding a copy of Firstborn of the Sun by Marvellous Michael Anson.
Kit, Dorothy, Eve and Umi signing books.
Group photo with the authors mentioned.
Zinzi sprawled on my lap.
Zinzi is a spotty and stripy half-Bengal fluffball. She's sitting on my lap in the sunshine.
Text: I'm appearing at Forthwrite Women's Festival of Writing The Hawth Theatre Crawley - 30 March
Zinzi sitting on a manuscript and covering it completely.
Basket of flowers, including red and white roses.
Zinzi sitting on an MS, preventing me from working.
Zinzi showing off her long fluffy ears and glistening eyes
Zinzi with one paw on my arm, manuscript in background.
My half-Bengal spotted cat on a duvet with leopards printed on it.
My cat, mouth wide open, showing off her fluffy belly.
Dark wood ukulele, just unboxed.
Says I'm 1,083,142nd person to have a Bluesky account.
Dragonfly on a file filled with musical scores.
List of birds heard on Merlin app. Chiffchaff, parakeet, wren, robin, great tit, blackcap.
My very beautiful cat stretched out on my legs. Zinzi is half Bengal and half neighbourhood tabby.
Large group of self-edit alumni on stage. Slide listing bursary winners in background.
Jericho Writers signage at the entrance to the festival.
Paperback and promo card of book cover.
Graphic of events on 24 and 26 Oct