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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 5h

It is! Coincidentally, my latest substack piece has an olfactory element:
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AI and the Indigent Werewolf

I was asked recently, in an interview as it happens, about the implications of AI for creative writing.

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 11h

Looking forward to reading this!

@Galleybeggars @galleybeggars.bsky.social · 12h

And please! If you want to support us - and get a wonderful book - we're taking pre-orders: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/paperback-sh...

Waterstones too: www.waterstones.com/book/telenov...

And bookshop.org : uk.bookshop.org/p/books/tele...

Or your local bookshop.

TELENOVELA — Galley Beggar Press

This is a pre-order . Telenovela will be shipped on publication, in November 2025. All pre-orders will be signed first editions, and come with a book mark and three limited edition postcards. RE...

www.galleybeggar.co.uk

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 1d

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AI and the Indigent Werewolf

I was asked recently, in an interview as it happens, about the implications of AI for creative writing.

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 1d

Also, I’m planning an online one too 😊

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 1d

Starmer: neither fluent nor spontaneous.

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 1d

Places for the course with @markabowles.bsky.social now SOLD OUT (you can join waitlist).

But lots of spaces at the salon after. Do join us! Come read your work (or listen) and make new writer friends.

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@Galleybeggars @galleybeggars.bsky.social · 5d

"What is at stake if we cannot continue?"

Simultaneously very happy and crestfallen to be part of this Open Letter (written to the industry, as well as readers, writers, and - well - everyone who cares).

Please read, and share:

www.thebookseller.com/comment/open...

Open letter on the future of small press publishing in the UK

The industry must work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses.

www.thebookseller.com

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 6d

Doubtless in part it can be, yes.

Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 6d

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Author of All My Precious Madness (Galley Beggar 2024), nominated for Goldsmiths Prize; Authors Club First Novel Award; James Tait Memorial Prize. How Do People Stay the Same (Galley Beggar) will be p...

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 7d

Only 5 places left for Writing From Rage with @markabowles.bsky.social!

Our events really do sell out fast, so don't delay if you want to come to this or the salon after.

(Paris and Madrid fully sold out)

European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 8d

✨EWS DOUBLE BILLING✨

Writing From Rage: Turning Fury Into Form
with Mark Bowles
26 November 2025
6-7:30pm GMT

&

Pop-up Salon: London with Insurgent Press
26 November 2025
8-10pm GMT

Both at:
The Queens Larder, 1 Queen Square WC1N 3AR

🎟️Tickets together or separate – see below

Black text. Top half is peach background, bottom half is teal
All copy is event details repeated in post

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 8d

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Writing From Rage: Turning Fury Into Form

Shape rage into powerful and impactful writing at Writing From Rage: Turning Fury Into Form! Afterwards, join our open mic salon.

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 8d

Come fellow writers, come willing to write what you’d rather burn:

European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 8d

✨EWS DOUBLE BILLING✨

Writing From Rage: Turning Fury Into Form
with Mark Bowles
26 November 2025
6-7:30pm GMT

&

Pop-up Salon: London with Insurgent Press
26 November 2025
8-10pm GMT

Both at:
The Queens Larder, 1 Queen Square WC1N 3AR

🎟️Tickets together or separate – see below

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 11d

Our newsletter is out!

Find out where we will be next and join our community of writers meeting online and in person

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Next stop...?

Find out about our next salon and lots of online events

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 12d

Proud to be on the list!

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 12d

Seconded!

Lara Pawson @larapawson.bsky.social · 13d

👇🏼That Goldsmiths time of year. Best thing about being on the 2024 shortlist was the friends I made, all of them fucking great writers. Hope this year's crew enjoy that as much as we did!

Goldsmiths Prize @goldsmithsprize.bsky.social · 13d

We are delighted to announce the #GoldsmithsPrize2025 shortlist.

Congratulations to our six brilliant novelists!

Find out more about the shortlist: www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-p...

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m john harrison @mjohnharrison.bsky.social · 12d

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

Sarah Hall and Charlie Porter among writers on ‘genre-defying’ Goldsmiths prize shortlist

The £10,000 award, whose judges include Mark Haddon and Megan Nolan, recognises ‘mould-breaking’ fiction

www.theguardian.com

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 14d

✨ONLINE COURSE✨

Following the success of Julie’s Prose Poetry Workshop, we’re delighted to bring you our first longer course:

Exploring Poetic Concepts and Forms: A Poetry Workshop Series

On a peach background with black text: Online Course. Exploring Poetic Concepts and Forms: a Poetry Workshop Series with Julie Irigaray. 26 Oct 2025-17 May 2026. Can be taken together or separately. In the bottom right corner, a photo of the author.

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 17d

Meet us in Paris?

Only a few tickets left for our intimate Paris salon.
There will be:

🎤 Fantastic readings
🍷 Wine included
🥘 Friendly dinner after
🖼 Writing in Place des Vosges Friday morning
🤝 New friends and connections

All for a tiny price
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/paris-lite...

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@Galleybeggars @galleybeggars.bsky.social · 19d

Our latest newsletter contains the chance to get some beautiful signed artwork from @jamesnunnart.bsky.social , news of an All My Precious Madness t-shirt, massive glaring typos and more of the things we hope you love and expect: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/campaigns/vi...

Art that matters

Galley Beggar Mail

www.galleybeggar.co.uk

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 26d

Oh, I have to ask, is it in Birmingham!?

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@Galleybeggars @galleybeggars.bsky.social · 27d

Delighted that the audiobook version of All My Precious Madness, read by Paul Hilton and produced by @spiracleaudiobooks.bsky.social has been shortlisted for a Speakie in the best fiction audiobook category: www.thebookseller.com/news/the-bri...

The British Audio Awards shortlists revealed for inaugural year

The shortlists for the inaugural year of The British Audio Awards, also known as The Speakies, have been revealed and include industry names such as Hamza Yassin, AF Steadman, and Dr Rangan Chatterjee...

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Roya Khatiblou @royakhatiblou.bsky.social · 27d

In a cafe listening to this woman with her laptop setup take a zoom call like it’s her living room and thinking of @markabowles.bsky.social and All My Precious Madness (@galleybeggars.bsky.social)

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 27d

Hilarious. Don’t resort to the same measures as Henry!

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 28d

Couldn’t make it to Brussels?

Miss your besties from #EWSBrussels2025?

Our free quarterly online salon is next month, as usual hosted by our illustrious @kiklodge.bsky.social

🗓️ 28 Oct 19:00 CET

Link below!

Kik smiling, wearing headphones on a zoom chat with other attendees across the top of the screen

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@Galleybeggars @galleybeggars.bsky.social · Sep 9

Gonzalo’s swag has arrived - almost as fine as the book!

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