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PALESTINE - 1: Stories from the Eve of the Nakba
Ed. Basma Ghalayini 🗝️📚
📕 Pub. Nov 13
commapress.co.uk/books/palest...
📚 MANCHESTER BOOK LAUNCH
📍 Manchester Museum
📅Dec 3, 2025
Link below 👇🧵
Ed. Basma Ghalayini 🗝️📚
📕 Pub. Nov 13
commapress.co.uk/books/palest...
📚 MANCHESTER BOOK LAUNCH
📍 Manchester Museum
📅Dec 3, 2025
Link below 👇🧵
Worried about engaging with the literary community? “What is there to lose?!” - Cara Thompson
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#NCWID25 #aspiringauthor #literaryevent #networking #bookishcommunity
November 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Worried about engaging with the literary community? “What is there to lose?!” - Cara Thompson
#NCWID25 #aspiringauthor #literaryevent #networking #bookishcommunity
#NCWID25 #aspiringauthor #literaryevent #networking #bookishcommunity
You need to find ways to counterabalance the solitude that you want and need with finding the community you want and need. Having a community that have trodden the path before is incredibly fundamental to getting work published.
- Emma Clare Sweeney
- Emma Clare Sweeney
November 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
You need to find ways to counterabalance the solitude that you want and need with finding the community you want and need. Having a community that have trodden the path before is incredibly fundamental to getting work published.
- Emma Clare Sweeney
- Emma Clare Sweeney
Having people hold you accountable to get stuff done. It’s amazing to realise how much more can happen when you’re surrounded by a supportive community.
- Alex Noble
- Alex Noble
November 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Having people hold you accountable to get stuff done. It’s amazing to realise how much more can happen when you’re surrounded by a supportive community.
- Alex Noble
- Alex Noble
Writing is inherently a community practice. The narratives, the people, the stories. We write better if we have a community. Open mic nights are an amazing space to plant your feet. Even if you’re not there to perform but to listen. You’ve shown your face. Pop your head in. Be brave.
- Cara Thompson
- Cara Thompson
November 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Writing is inherently a community practice. The narratives, the people, the stories. We write better if we have a community. Open mic nights are an amazing space to plant your feet. Even if you’re not there to perform but to listen. You’ve shown your face. Pop your head in. Be brave.
- Cara Thompson
- Cara Thompson
Writers: why is being part of a literary community important to you??
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November 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Writers: why is being part of a literary community important to you??
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#callingallwriters #writers #authors #bookishcommunity #literarycommunity
On with the next panel discussion on ‘Building your Literary Community’ with Emma Claire Sweeney from Ruppin Agency, and writers Cara Thompson and Alex Noble ✨📚✍️
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November 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
On with the next panel discussion on ‘Building your Literary Community’ with Emma Claire Sweeney from Ruppin Agency, and writers Cara Thompson and Alex Noble ✨📚✍️
#bookish #literatureevent #NCWID25 #literarycommunity #bookishcommunity
#bookish #literatureevent #NCWID25 #literarycommunity #bookishcommunity
Here for the inspiring authors and poets, in depth panel discussions, literary workshops, and 1-1 pitching sessions ❌
Here for the free tote bag ✅
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Here for the free tote bag ✅
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November 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Here for the inspiring authors and poets, in depth panel discussions, literary workshops, and 1-1 pitching sessions ❌
Here for the free tote bag ✅
#totebag #NCWID25 #booklovers
Here for the free tote bag ✅
#totebag #NCWID25 #booklovers
@curtisbrownltd.bsky.social founder Anna Davis on advice for pitching to an agent: Be concise with information about it, what it meant to you when writing, the genre, comparison titles. Don’t read it. The shorter the pitch, the more space there is for questions. Make it a conversation.’
#NCWID25
#NCWID25
November 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
@curtisbrownltd.bsky.social founder Anna Davis on advice for pitching to an agent: Be concise with information about it, what it meant to you when writing, the genre, comparison titles. Don’t read it. The shorter the pitch, the more space there is for questions. Make it a conversation.’
#NCWID25
#NCWID25
And for Anna Davis, the ✨perfect client✨ is someone who recognises that ‘It’s a collaborative process and relationship. Remember that everyone concerned is a human being.’
#NCWID25
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November 15, 2025 at 11:39 AM
And for Anna Davis, the ✨perfect client✨ is someone who recognises that ‘It’s a collaborative process and relationship. Remember that everyone concerned is a human being.’
#NCWID25
#NCWID25
The ✨perfect client✨for an agent…
It’s incredibly important that you’re someone with an ‘understanding of your market and your reader. In my experience some of them are writing for themselves and what’s important to them. But think about who your reader is.’ - Natalie Jerome
#NCWID25
It’s incredibly important that you’re someone with an ‘understanding of your market and your reader. In my experience some of them are writing for themselves and what’s important to them. But think about who your reader is.’ - Natalie Jerome
#NCWID25
November 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The ✨perfect client✨for an agent…
It’s incredibly important that you’re someone with an ‘understanding of your market and your reader. In my experience some of them are writing for themselves and what’s important to them. But think about who your reader is.’ - Natalie Jerome
#NCWID25
It’s incredibly important that you’re someone with an ‘understanding of your market and your reader. In my experience some of them are writing for themselves and what’s important to them. But think about who your reader is.’ - Natalie Jerome
#NCWID25
Author Tom Benn on finding an agent:
“This is going to be a nightmare to sell, I love it, carry on”
#NCWID25 #literaryevent #creativewriting #aspiringauthors
“This is going to be a nightmare to sell, I love it, carry on”
#NCWID25 #literaryevent #creativewriting #aspiringauthors
November 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Author Tom Benn on finding an agent:
“This is going to be a nightmare to sell, I love it, carry on”
#NCWID25 #literaryevent #creativewriting #aspiringauthors
“This is going to be a nightmare to sell, I love it, carry on”
#NCWID25 #literaryevent #creativewriting #aspiringauthors
What do agents expect from writers?
Anna Davis @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social creative writing school:
- Edit it, edit it, edit it
- Doing the research - look into what agents are looking for!!
#NCWID25 #literaryevent #creativewriting #aspiringauthors
Anna Davis @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social creative writing school:
- Edit it, edit it, edit it
- Doing the research - look into what agents are looking for!!
#NCWID25 #literaryevent #creativewriting #aspiringauthors
November 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
What do agents expect from writers?
Anna Davis @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social creative writing school:
- Edit it, edit it, edit it
- Doing the research - look into what agents are looking for!!
#NCWID25 #literaryevent #creativewriting #aspiringauthors
Anna Davis @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social creative writing school:
- Edit it, edit it, edit it
- Doing the research - look into what agents are looking for!!
#NCWID25 #literaryevent #creativewriting #aspiringauthors
What do agents expect from writers?
Natalie Jerome @originateliterary.bsky.social:
- Distinctiveness and clarity of voice
- Personal connection and personal stories that inform your work
- Strength within the competitive industry
#NCWID25 #literaryevent #creativewriting #aspiringauthors
Natalie Jerome @originateliterary.bsky.social:
- Distinctiveness and clarity of voice
- Personal connection and personal stories that inform your work
- Strength within the competitive industry
#NCWID25 #literaryevent #creativewriting #aspiringauthors
November 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
What do agents expect from writers?
Natalie Jerome @originateliterary.bsky.social:
- Distinctiveness and clarity of voice
- Personal connection and personal stories that inform your work
- Strength within the competitive industry
#NCWID25 #literaryevent #creativewriting #aspiringauthors
Natalie Jerome @originateliterary.bsky.social:
- Distinctiveness and clarity of voice
- Personal connection and personal stories that inform your work
- Strength within the competitive industry
#NCWID25 #literaryevent #creativewriting #aspiringauthors
Tuning in to the panel discussion on ‘Working with an Agent: From Submission to Publication’ with Anna Davis, founder and director of @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social creative writing school, Natalie Jerome from @originateliterary.bsky.social, and author Tom Benn ✍️📚
#NCWID25 #creativewriting #literature
#NCWID25 #creativewriting #literature
November 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Tuning in to the panel discussion on ‘Working with an Agent: From Submission to Publication’ with Anna Davis, founder and director of @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social creative writing school, Natalie Jerome from @originateliterary.bsky.social, and author Tom Benn ✍️📚
#NCWID25 #creativewriting #literature
#NCWID25 #creativewriting #literature
‘If it’s meant to be out in the world it will find its way, even if it’s another project’ No work is ever truly abandoned, they’re saved for their moment ❤️ #NCWID25 #aspiringauthor
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
‘If it’s meant to be out in the world it will find its way, even if it’s another project’ No work is ever truly abandoned, they’re saved for their moment ❤️ #NCWID25 #aspiringauthor
‘The true dream deep down for a writer…is producing work that you yourself believe in and can stand by when it enters the world’ #NCID25
November 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
‘The true dream deep down for a writer…is producing work that you yourself believe in and can stand by when it enters the world’ #NCID25
‘The difference between published writers and unpublished writers, is the published ones didn’t give up. They had the grit. They knew how to be a pain in their own arse.’ Claire Daverley, Keynote #NCWID25
November 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
‘The difference between published writers and unpublished writers, is the published ones didn’t give up. They had the grit. They knew how to be a pain in their own arse.’ Claire Daverley, Keynote #NCWID25
‘Don’t force yourself to write through dejection. If you’re a writer at heart, the urge to write will come back and tug on your sleeve.’ Claire Daverley on dealing with rejection. #NCWID25
November 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM
‘Don’t force yourself to write through dejection. If you’re a writer at heart, the urge to write will come back and tug on your sleeve.’ Claire Daverley on dealing with rejection. #NCWID25
“Every rejection -that you should expect- they’re just necessary steps towards ‘yes’” - Claire Daverley on “failed” manuscripts
#aspiringauthor #booklover #creativewriting #perseverance
#aspiringauthor #booklover #creativewriting #perseverance
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“Every rejection -that you should expect- they’re just necessary steps towards ‘yes’” - Claire Daverley on “failed” manuscripts
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#aspiringauthor #booklover #creativewriting #perseverance
National Creative Writing Industry Day is here! We’re kicking off the day at @english-manmetuni.bluesky.social with author Claire Daverley on her writing journey ✍️📚 #literaryevent #booklovers #creativewriting
November 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
National Creative Writing Industry Day is here! We’re kicking off the day at @english-manmetuni.bluesky.social with author Claire Daverley on her writing journey ✍️📚 #literaryevent #booklovers #creativewriting
5 years after Palestine + 100, on the same rickety fire-escape, we're honoured to share a new anthology of Palestinian fiction, rooted in the '48 Nakba.
'To understand the Nakba now, we must understand the Nakba then.' - Basma Ghalayini
PALESTINE - 1 📙
commapress.co.uk/books/palest...
'To understand the Nakba now, we must understand the Nakba then.' - Basma Ghalayini
PALESTINE - 1 📙
commapress.co.uk/books/palest...
November 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
5 years after Palestine + 100, on the same rickety fire-escape, we're honoured to share a new anthology of Palestinian fiction, rooted in the '48 Nakba.
'To understand the Nakba now, we must understand the Nakba then.' - Basma Ghalayini
PALESTINE - 1 📙
commapress.co.uk/books/palest...
'To understand the Nakba now, we must understand the Nakba then.' - Basma Ghalayini
PALESTINE - 1 📙
commapress.co.uk/books/palest...
SCI-FI COURSE w/ @oliverklangmead.bsky.social 🚀
Just 1 Discounted Ticket remaining for underrepresented writers or those on low-income! DM or email us at george.forster(at)commapress.co.uk to apply! ✉️
📅 Dec 15 - Feb 23
📍 Online Via Zoom
🎟️ ORDER HERE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sci-fi-onl...
Just 1 Discounted Ticket remaining for underrepresented writers or those on low-income! DM or email us at george.forster(at)commapress.co.uk to apply! ✉️
📅 Dec 15 - Feb 23
📍 Online Via Zoom
🎟️ ORDER HERE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sci-fi-onl...
ONLINE SCI-FI COURSE ✍️🚀
🗓️Dec 15 - Feb 23
📍 Online Via Zoom
Learn the art of Sci-Fi & get published in a Comma eBook! 📚
Bursary discounts available for underrepresented writers & those on low income! DM to apply 🎟️📩
🎟️: eventbrite.co.uk/e/sci-fi-onl...
🗓️Dec 15 - Feb 23
📍 Online Via Zoom
Learn the art of Sci-Fi & get published in a Comma eBook! 📚
Bursary discounts available for underrepresented writers & those on low income! DM to apply 🎟️📩
🎟️: eventbrite.co.uk/e/sci-fi-onl...
November 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
SCI-FI COURSE w/ @oliverklangmead.bsky.social 🚀
Just 1 Discounted Ticket remaining for underrepresented writers or those on low-income! DM or email us at george.forster(at)commapress.co.uk to apply! ✉️
📅 Dec 15 - Feb 23
📍 Online Via Zoom
🎟️ ORDER HERE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sci-fi-onl...
Just 1 Discounted Ticket remaining for underrepresented writers or those on low-income! DM or email us at george.forster(at)commapress.co.uk to apply! ✉️
📅 Dec 15 - Feb 23
📍 Online Via Zoom
🎟️ ORDER HERE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sci-fi-onl...
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We were thrilled to host an event for Palestine -1 in this years #WoWFEST: 25 Years of Radical Writing
We can't reccomend this book enough! Get your copy through the link below 👇
We can't reccomend this book enough! Get your copy through the link below 👇
PALESTINE - 1: Stories from the Eve of the Nakba
Ed. Basma Ghalayini🗝️📚
Through visions, ghosts, djinn, doppelgangers & divided selves , the authors of Palestine - 1 use the lens of genre fiction to explore the Nakba & its aftermath.
📙 commapress.co.uk/books/palest...
Ed. Basma Ghalayini🗝️📚
Through visions, ghosts, djinn, doppelgangers & divided selves , the authors of Palestine - 1 use the lens of genre fiction to explore the Nakba & its aftermath.
📙 commapress.co.uk/books/palest...
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We were thrilled to host an event for Palestine -1 in this years #WoWFEST: 25 Years of Radical Writing
We can't reccomend this book enough! Get your copy through the link below 👇
We can't reccomend this book enough! Get your copy through the link below 👇
NEW COMMA BLOG ✍️
Nigel Kneale & the Halloween that Never Was
By @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social 🎃
Andy Murray explores the Manx folklore that fuelled Kneale's stories from Quatermass to Tomato Cain, & the Halloween III script that never saw the light of day.
📜 commapress.co.uk/blog/nigel-k...
Nigel Kneale & the Halloween that Never Was
By @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social 🎃
Andy Murray explores the Manx folklore that fuelled Kneale's stories from Quatermass to Tomato Cain, & the Halloween III script that never saw the light of day.
📜 commapress.co.uk/blog/nigel-k...
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
NEW COMMA BLOG ✍️
Nigel Kneale & the Halloween that Never Was
By @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social 🎃
Andy Murray explores the Manx folklore that fuelled Kneale's stories from Quatermass to Tomato Cain, & the Halloween III script that never saw the light of day.
📜 commapress.co.uk/blog/nigel-k...
Nigel Kneale & the Halloween that Never Was
By @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social 🎃
Andy Murray explores the Manx folklore that fuelled Kneale's stories from Quatermass to Tomato Cain, & the Halloween III script that never saw the light of day.
📜 commapress.co.uk/blog/nigel-k...
PALESTINE - 1: Stories from the Eve of the Nakba
Ed. Basma Ghalayini🗝️📚
Through visions, ghosts, djinn, doppelgangers & divided selves , the authors of Palestine - 1 use the lens of genre fiction to explore the Nakba & its aftermath.
📙 commapress.co.uk/books/palest...
Ed. Basma Ghalayini🗝️📚
Through visions, ghosts, djinn, doppelgangers & divided selves , the authors of Palestine - 1 use the lens of genre fiction to explore the Nakba & its aftermath.
📙 commapress.co.uk/books/palest...
November 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
PALESTINE - 1: Stories from the Eve of the Nakba
Ed. Basma Ghalayini🗝️📚
Through visions, ghosts, djinn, doppelgangers & divided selves , the authors of Palestine - 1 use the lens of genre fiction to explore the Nakba & its aftermath.
📙 commapress.co.uk/books/palest...
Ed. Basma Ghalayini🗝️📚
Through visions, ghosts, djinn, doppelgangers & divided selves , the authors of Palestine - 1 use the lens of genre fiction to explore the Nakba & its aftermath.
📙 commapress.co.uk/books/palest...