Midge Gillies
@midgegillies.bsky.social
"Atlantic Furies" coming soon, Scribe UK - early women who flew the ocean. Existing Books: biogs of Amy Johnson, Marie Lloyd, Piccadilly Circus, #POWs ("The Barbed-Wire University") etc. #WW2 Creative writing tutor Cambridge. https://midgegillies.com/
More signed copies of Atlantic Furies @heffers.bsky.social and Waterstones Cambridge @scribeuk.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
More signed copies of Atlantic Furies @heffers.bsky.social and Waterstones Cambridge @scribeuk.bsky.social
Great finally to meet Judith Grandi from the @grantamag.bsky.social @profwriting.bsky.social #memoir course in person. We agreed we were both taller in the flesh! Thanks to everyone who came to the launch of the new edition of The Barbed-Wire University #POWs #WW2 & to Toppings bookshop
August 1, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Great finally to meet Judith Grandi from the @grantamag.bsky.social @profwriting.bsky.social #memoir course in person. We agreed we were both taller in the flesh! Thanks to everyone who came to the launch of the new edition of The Barbed-Wire University #POWs #WW2 & to Toppings bookshop
Scout has something meaty to sink her teeth into! Inspired by meeting the amazing #WillYoung & visiting #Stalag Luft III as part of @WDYTYA_UK The Barbed-Wire University is being re-issued with substantial afterword, new pics etc. Order from your local bookshop or shorturl.at/Vy3px #POWs
June 9, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Scout has something meaty to sink her teeth into! Inspired by meeting the amazing #WillYoung & visiting #Stalag Luft III as part of @WDYTYA_UK The Barbed-Wire University is being re-issued with substantial afterword, new pics etc. Order from your local bookshop or shorturl.at/Vy3px #POWs
Three bucket list items crossed off: meeting Will Young, being on Who Do You Think You Are and visiting Stalag Luft III.
BBCiplayer: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Will Young is the tops. Read more about #POWs in the new edition of The Barbed-Wire University: www.amazon.co.uk/.../ref=mona...
BBCiplayer: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Will Young is the tops. Read more about #POWs in the new edition of The Barbed-Wire University: www.amazon.co.uk/.../ref=mona...
June 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Three bucket list items crossed off: meeting Will Young, being on Who Do You Think You Are and visiting Stalag Luft III.
BBCiplayer: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Will Young is the tops. Read more about #POWs in the new edition of The Barbed-Wire University: www.amazon.co.uk/.../ref=mona...
BBCiplayer: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Will Young is the tops. Read more about #POWs in the new edition of The Barbed-Wire University: www.amazon.co.uk/.../ref=mona...
Scout has taken the plunge(r)!
June 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Scout has taken the plunge(r)!
Great evening @heffers with @bonnielj.bsky.social talking about her wonderful new book Vanishing Landscapes @hodderbooks.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Great evening @heffers with @bonnielj.bsky.social talking about her wonderful new book Vanishing Landscapes @hodderbooks.bsky.social
Vanishing Landscapes is a fascinating, gorgeous book & I can’t wait to discuss it with Bonnie Lander Johnson at Heffers in Cambridge Thursday 10 April, 6pm. Come & find out why Tudor men dyed their beards green - & much more
April 9, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Vanishing Landscapes is a fascinating, gorgeous book & I can’t wait to discuss it with Bonnie Lander Johnson at Heffers in Cambridge Thursday 10 April, 6pm. Come & find out why Tudor men dyed their beards green - & much more
Great to be back in the archives today & this one within walking distance of home! Humbling to read about the exploits of the Cambridgeshire Regiment in Singapore & Thailand for a new edition of my #POW book, "The Barbed-Wire University".
March 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Great to be back in the archives today & this one within walking distance of home! Humbling to read about the exploits of the Cambridgeshire Regiment in Singapore & Thailand for a new edition of my #POW book, "The Barbed-Wire University".
To do list:
1. Switch on computer
2. Register (see below)
3. Zoom, 13 March, 7-8pm, GMT.
4. Sit back
5. Listen to Lulah Ellender talking about writing & her books, including "Elisabeth's Lists".
6. Ask question . . . or not.
7. Feel inspired.
ice-cambridge.my.salesforce-sites.com/.../targetX...
1. Switch on computer
2. Register (see below)
3. Zoom, 13 March, 7-8pm, GMT.
4. Sit back
5. Listen to Lulah Ellender talking about writing & her books, including "Elisabeth's Lists".
6. Ask question . . . or not.
7. Feel inspired.
ice-cambridge.my.salesforce-sites.com/.../targetX...
March 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
To do list:
1. Switch on computer
2. Register (see below)
3. Zoom, 13 March, 7-8pm, GMT.
4. Sit back
5. Listen to Lulah Ellender talking about writing & her books, including "Elisabeth's Lists".
6. Ask question . . . or not.
7. Feel inspired.
ice-cambridge.my.salesforce-sites.com/.../targetX...
1. Switch on computer
2. Register (see below)
3. Zoom, 13 March, 7-8pm, GMT.
4. Sit back
5. Listen to Lulah Ellender talking about writing & her books, including "Elisabeth's Lists".
6. Ask question . . . or not.
7. Feel inspired.
ice-cambridge.my.salesforce-sites.com/.../targetX...
New year: new Scout. Back from beauty parlour smelling fragrant but beard already soaked.
January 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
New year: new Scout. Back from beauty parlour smelling fragrant but beard already soaked.
Happy Hogmanay – especially if you’re braced for a storm.🏴 I’ve dusted down my first-footing kit: bread for a well-stocked larder, coal for the hearth and that little bag of white grains is salt (in case you were wondering) – for health. The star to make it look pretty. Lang may yer lum reek!
December 31, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Happy Hogmanay – especially if you’re braced for a storm.🏴 I’ve dusted down my first-footing kit: bread for a well-stocked larder, coal for the hearth and that little bag of white grains is salt (in case you were wondering) – for health. The star to make it look pretty. Lang may yer lum reek!