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John Allen (He/Him) @johnnyawrites.bsky.social · 11d

#hansellasoffmenu #teaser #shooting tomorrow!
Huge thanks to Christie Peto & Tayla Kenyon from @teepeeprods.bsky.social helping me with this. Seemed daft not to try as the script was a finalist @scriptsandco.bsky.social, Wiki, & now the FINAL 10 at PAGE International youtu.be/w3GpLIqXHRI?...

Hansella's Off Menu - Intro to the teaser

YouTube video by James Lasing presents... (AKA John Allen)

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John Allen (He/Him) @johnnyawrites.bsky.social · 22d

At a friend's funeral yesterday reminded me of the importance of staying connected, but also living more offline. There were no phones. No selfies. No one trying to jump up and down for attention. Just friends and family remembering, chatting, mourning and celebrating our friend.

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Hayley Gullen @hayleygullen.com · 24d

If someone had told me 20 years ago that one day l’d be number 1 in breast cancer on Amazon I’d… probably not have been too happy about it.

Still, this is nice to see, today!

And you can buy the book here:

linktr.ee/ThisMightSur...

#cansky

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John Allen (He/Him) @johnnyawrites.bsky.social · 27d

Fantastic article from @supercrip1994.bsky.social via @ign.com on #accessibility in videogames - and as a fan of Hollow Knight and it's sequel, Silksong, this really resonates. www.ign.com/articles/hol...

Hollow Knight: Silksong Reinforces the Metroidvania Genre’s Accessibility Barriers - IGN

There are overarching accessibility problems in the Metroidvania genre, and Hollow Knight: Silksong is just perpetuating and reinforcing inaccessible barriers.

www.ign.com

John Allen (He/Him) @johnnyawrites.bsky.social · Sep 23

Replace the word "cat" with the word "baby" and it's closer to the mark.

John Allen (He/Him) @johnnyawrites.bsky.social · Sep 17

Nice surprise this week. "Hansella's Off Menu" has made the final 10 in the TV Comedy category at The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards. And we aim to shoot a teaser in October! pageawards.com/past-winners...

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Hayley Gullen @hayleygullen.com · Sep 16

Go on, have a peek inside my book!

“This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story” will be published NEXT WEEK!

Preorders are open now! linktr.ee/ThisMightSur...

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John Allen (He/Him) @johnnyawrites.bsky.social · Sep 16

Amazing!

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Ana Sun @singingtotigers.bsky.social · Sep 16

Taking a brief break from Milford Critique Week (where I'm having a fab time at the wonderful Gladstone's Library @gladlib.bsky.social) to celebrate the #bookrelease of my #solarpunk short story collection "Futures to Live By" by Newcon Press 🌻

www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...

Futures to Live By, Ana Sun - Books - Futures to Live By

NewCon Press is a multiple award-winning independent publisher specialising in science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy and horror.

www.newconpress.co.uk

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John Allen (He/Him) @johnnyawrites.bsky.social · Sep 11

Good opportunity for a little R&D for anything you might be working on. #playwright #screenwriting

SCRIPTWRITERS & CO @scriptsandco.bsky.social · Aug 28

S&CO SCRATCH NIGHT SUBMISSIONS! Deadline: 12 noon GMT 18 Sept. Event: 7pm, 23 Sept. FREE ENTRY! Send 5-10 page scripts on theme ‘Yesterday’, ‘Today’ and/or ‘Tomorrow’. Winners performed on Zoom by pro actors + notes from Zanna and Alex. Full details and enter: scriptwritersandco.com/events.html 🙂

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John Allen (He/Him) @johnnyawrites.bsky.social · Sep 5

Sabrina is really funny so if you like #comedy #horror do share this and if you can... chuck in a a few $ greenlit.com/project/grow

Grow - A Horror-Comedy with Practical Creature Effects!

Grow is a comedy horror that centres around Simon, a film critic and snob, who cluelessly buys some grow-in-water toys for his nephews birthday. Little does Simon know that each plastic figurine conta...

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Hayley Gullen @hayleygullen.com · Aug 25

“This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story” is now available for pre-order!

It’ll be published in the UK on 25 September.

Pre-order here: linktr.ee/ThisMightSur...

#cansky

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Chris Stagg @cwstagg.bsky.social · Aug 17

Calling all Ghost fans! The polls have closed and the chart has been created! Join me Monday 18th August at 8pm on @phoenixfm.com for the Ghost Top 20 show!

This will be an evening of Ghost celebration so I would love to hear your stories

Tune in www.phoenixfm.com

Remember, if you have Ghost...

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John Allen (He/Him) @johnnyawrites.bsky.social · Aug 15

I'm so sorry Hayley! I'll reach out to Gaie separately. I only saw them a few months ago. You're all in my thoughts today and a lot more besides.

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David Gullen @dergullen.bsky.social · Jul 4

This is rather lovely - "Adventure SF with heart" - my latest story, out now in #analog

Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · Jul 3

Highlights etc...

David Gerrold @dergullen.bsky.social‬ @shiwritesprose.bsky.social‬ @matthewclaxton.bsky.social‬ James Dick Joseph Weber Sean Monaghan @JayWerkheiser @frankwu.bsky.social‬ John Brunner Charles Stross Geoffrey A. Landis @ceciliatan.com‬ Liz Williams Steven Utley Allen M. Steele

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John Allen (He/Him) @johnnyawrites.bsky.social · Aug 14

Always nice to be interviewed! Especially about writing! www.wikiscreenplaycontest.com/john-allen-i...

JOHN ALLEN

INTERVIEW WITH JOHN ALLEN THE BEST WIKI WRITERS OF 2025.

www.wikiscreenplaycontest.com

John Allen (He/Him) @johnnyawrites.bsky.social · Aug 11

Recommend!

Nerine Skinner @nerineskinner.bsky.social · Aug 10

If you’d like to see my Debut show “Nerine Skinner: The Exorcism of Liz Truss” I am sending the link to people via my Kofi page. If you make a donation through my Kofi page, I’ll send it over! 💕I know a few people have asked to see it, so here goes!
Kofi: ko-fi.com/nerineskinner

Buy Nerine Skinner a Coffee

Become a supporter of Nerine Skinner today!

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John Allen (He/Him) @johnnyawrites.bsky.social · Jul 25

My son does this when I leave a banana nearby. He loves bananas.

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John Allen (He/Him) @johnnyawrites.bsky.social · Jul 25

Why so silly? Having a 1 year old Supreme Leader dictating what I can and cannot do is limiting my social media time. Anyway, I actually got 5 minutes to collect my thoughts (and try not to cry over an empty wallet) this week! johnallenwriter.com/blog/why-so-...

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The Ghost of Kat Kourbeti: soon @ World Fantasy Con @darthj.uno · Jul 16

And so it would transpire that Kneel Before Pod hit 300 regular format episodes (!!!), and we marked the occasion with a double-header Twitch/YouTube livestream.

You can now hear the audio edit on the feed, wherever you get your podcasts 🤩

Kneel Before Blog @kneelbeforeblog.co.uk · Jul 16

Holy 300th Regular Format Episode Batman! Join us for the audio edit of our recently live-streamed 300th podcast. We chat, we play games and interact with an engaged audience of multiple listeners. Celebrate with us in your ears

kneelbeforeblog.co.uk/podcasts/300...

pod.link/kneelbeforepod

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John Allen (He/Him) @johnnyawrites.bsky.social · Jun 24

Such a great night at Ryaknots Theatre's scratch night last Thursday. Not only was it great to see other works in progress, I couldn't have asked for a better cast to bring "Carrots for Mum" to life in such a short space of time! Kudos to Arabella Fraser, Ruth Piggot and Lucy Eddington! #theatre

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John Allen (He/Him) @johnnyawrites.bsky.social · Jun 18

Be kind. Do the right thing... Then eat a truckload of pizza, drink some beer, and tell the world to go do one whilst you're tapped out.

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John Allen (He/Him) @johnnyawrites.bsky.social · Jun 17

#Playwrights Great update from @mrdavebyrne.bsky.social at @royalcourttheatre.bsky.social Read! You won't regret it!

David Byrne @mrdavebyrne.bsky.social · Jun 15

This week the Royal Court Theatre significantly expanded our offer to playwrights everywhere. And all you need to do is send us your play.

I've written a letter to playwrights to explain the changes and the thinking behind them.

👁️ royalcourttheatre.com/playwriting/...

An illustration of a red envelope that is addressed to "Fellow Playwrights" and branded as part of the Royal Court's "Writers' Card" on a dark purple background.

John Allen (He/Him) @johnnyawrites.bsky.social · Jun 17

What a lovely post David! And yes, I think this is a much better way to encourage writers to keep sending work. I don't live in London but I love the Royal Court and any way I can take part and develop as a writer is a Godsend at the moment. Thanks for sharing!

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John Allen (He/Him) @johnnyawrites.bsky.social · Jun 16

What posh train are you on? 😅 I'm lucky to see a 3 pin plug in the ones I use!