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Peter McAllister
@petermcallister.bsky.social
Writer. Book Festival Director.
Editor & Co-founder at @inkfishmagazine.bsky.social.
Long as it is, it’s not a bad start to the commute. Back up to Exeter today to teach some lovely undergraduates. #Englishliterature #creativewriting
November 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
October 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Last week was my first year running the North Cornwall Book Festival and what a week it was. Here’s me looking exhausted between #patrickgale and Ian Collins.
October 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Sunrise over the marquee before we get going with the North Cornwall Book Festival today. Lots of amazing authors to see today and tomorrow.
September 27, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Finishing up a weekend of teaching some lovely masters students creative writing at @UniOfHull and couldn’t resist taking a few snaps as the campus is looking so lovely.

#amwriting #teaching #creativewriting #Masters
August 31, 2025 at 5:14 PM
My view from the Morrab library this morning as I prepare for judging this year’s short story competition.

#writerinresidence #shortstory #competition #morrablibrary #cornwall #penzance
August 19, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Fantastic evening listening to Samantha Harvey talk about her Booker-winning novel, Orbit. Just in the queue now to get my copy signed…
#booker #orbit #literaryfiction
July 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Day one of our eco humanities conference was lots of fun. Onwards with day two now! @hass-cornwall.bsky.social
March 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Planning for this eco-humanities conference has swallowed me up these past few months but it’s been so much fun. If you’re in Cornwall this Friday/Saturday, consider popping along. It’s free!

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March 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Over the moon to have a story I wrote last year included in the upcoming edition of Púca Magazine. Available to buy online and in bookshops around Ireland from spring, it’s a beautiful publication I’ve admired for a long time.

#flashfiction #shortstory #writer #amwriting #pucamagazine #magazinepuca
January 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Very proud to have launched ‘Cornwall In Short’ this week with @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social You can read more about it and order a copy (or two) in time for Christmas here: inkfishmag.com/inkfish-press/
December 15, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Huge thanks to The Pomegranate Magazine for printing my concrete poem and a double page spread interview with me. 😍

You can buy copies of this beautiful magazine here: thepomegranatelondon.com
December 7, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Anyone in #Cornwall fancy coming to the #booklaunch of the book I’ve joint-edited?

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November 23, 2024 at 4:33 PM
If you have 4 minutes to read a little #flashfiction I wrote about #grief… this was published earlier in the year. Please do leave a comment on the story if you like it as it helps make me visible to the magazine. 🙂

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November 22, 2024 at 10:34 AM
November 18, 2024 at 7:25 PM