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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social Scottish historian & art historian; @EmpirePodUK.bsky.social podcaster & Jaipur Lit Fest co-director. Visiting Fellow at All Souls, Oxford. Writes the occasional book.
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@dublinbookfest.bsky.social @dublinbookfest.bsky.social Premier book festival showcasing and celebrating Ireland’s writers, illustrators and publishers. Flagship festival 4 - 8 November with year-round events. Supported by the Arts Council.
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Kate Mosse @katemossewriter.bsky.social Writer of novels, history, plays, ghost stories ~ Interviewer & Performer ~ Founder Director Women’s Prizes ~ Trustee British Library
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New Writing North @newwritingnorth.bsky.social The writing and reading development agency for the North of England.
Brian Dillon @briangdillon.bsky.social Writer. AFFINITIES, ESSAYISM & SUPPOSE A SENTENCE published by Fitzcarraldo & NYRB. GONE TO EARTH (on Hounds of Love) & AMBIVALENCE (on education) forthcoming.
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Aimée Walsh @thereadparts.bsky.social Irish writer. Author of Exile (a novel) & Writing Resistance (a monograph)
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The Bath Novel Awards @bathnovelaward.co.uk International prizes for emerging writers
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✨The Bath Children's Novel Award | Prize £5,000 | C/d 30 Nov
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First Novel Prize @firstnovelprize.bsky.social Writing competition for unpublished and independently published novelists. Entries close on the 31st of May. Judged by Sally Williamson (Transworld) and Hayley Steed (Janklow & Nesbit). Organised by the Literary Studio. Bloomsbury, London
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Forward Prizes for Poetry @forwardprizes.bsky.social The best new poetry published in the UK & Ireland
Elizabeth Strout @lizstrout.bsky.social Author of Olive Kitteridge, the Lucy Barton books, Anything is Possible, & others. My latest book, TELL ME EVERYTHING, is out now. You can also find me on Instagram and FaceBook. For more information, please visit website:
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The Bee @beelitmag.bsky.social A home for working-class readers and writers
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Garth Nix @garthnix.bsky.social Author. Many books, including SABRIEL, the five other Old Kingdom novels; THE LEFT-HANDED BOOKSELLERS OF LONDON and sequels; THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM series, lots more. And stories. Adult SF/horror MASSIF out Sept 2026. www.garthnix.com
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The Paris Review @parisreview.bsky.social Quarterly literary magazine founded in 1953.
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Cordelia Beattie @cordeliabeattie.bsky.social Professor of History, with particular focus on women in England c.1300-1700. Was PI on AHRC-funded Alice Thornton’s Books project, 2021-25. https://thornton.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/people/cbeattie/
Daniel F Gosling @thegozfather.bsky.social Archivist and Historian. Principal Legal Records Specialist at The National Archives. Dr of Late Medieval/Early Modern Legal History. FRHistS. Big fan of archives and original records. Views my own.
Three Castles Burning @3castlesburning.bsky.social The Dublin History Podcast.
New Buke: The Dublin Pub:A Social and Cultural History (October 10)
Belfast Books @belfastbooks.bsky.social Only working class bookshop in Belfast. Out of print books about 'Troubles' in Northern Ireland at our tiny York Rd store and new books are at www.belfastbooks.co.uk with audiobooks at https://libro.fm/belfastbooks and author services at willmybooksell.com
RatherBeReading @ratherbereading.bsky.social Katharine: Celt. Charity worker.
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Dublin UNESCO City of Literature @dublincityoflit.bsky.social UNESCO City of Literature since 2010
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Stephen Reid @reidstephen.bsky.social Publishing Manager at The Lilliput Press. Editor of books and so on and so forth and so on. 
Walter Scott Prize @walterscottprize.bsky.social We're the world's foremost literary prize for historical fiction & run the Young Walter Scott Prize. http://linktr.ee/WalterScottPrizes
Matt Haig @matthaig.bsky.social The Midnight Train is coming.
Mairéad Hearne | Swirl and Thread Book Blog @maireadhearne.bsky.social Irish/Cork Book Reviewer/Blogger 💙 📚☘️ FeedSpot Top 25 Irish Book Blog / Goodreads Top 5% Reviewer 2025
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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social Scottish Charity SC052417 caring for Gray’s studio & visual/literary material. Education & New Commissions. Inclusive Community. Custodian sorchadallas.bsky.social