Alice Fowler

It's ✨publication day✨ for The Truth Has Arms And Legs! Deepest thanks to @kenyon_isabelle and everyone in the #WritingCommunity and beyond who has supported this book's incredible journey so far✨ #shortstories #debut #mustread @fly_press #TheTruthHasArmsAndLegs

"I am honoured, humbled and incredibly grateful to join the ranks of such brilliant writers & thinkers." The Others by Sheena Kalayil is LONGLISTED for the #WomensPrize! Fly on the Wall couldn't be more proud. A stunning novel about migration, love & revolution #WomensPrize2026

Congratulations to Sheena Kalayii, LONGLISTED for the 2026 #WomensPrize for #TheOthers. Brilliant news for my publisher @fly_press & @kenyon_isabelle,demonstrating the power of a small press in choosing books that need to be published. 🐷🥰📚

Historical writers! The HWA awards are open for 2026! 👑Enter the Gold, Non-fiction or Debut Crown if you're an author published 2025-6 ✍️Or the HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition with your unpublished short historical fiction. Details: historicalwriters.org/awards Pass it on

Cover reveal!! A love story between adopted father and son. Da @ArathiMen0n June 2026. Preorders... flyonthewallpress.co.uk/product-page/d… @inpressbooks

'She's learnt the news already, by the poppy, that's sprung up by Jack's Hedge.' For 11/11, thanks to @guildforddragon for publishing my #shortstory 'Jack's Hedge', a story of love, war, #nature and #remembrance. @fly_press @surreywildlifetrust #TheTruthHasArmsAndLegs

@AuthorTracyRees @annwritesthings Thank you 💕

@AliceFwrites @annwritesthings Oh, you'll love it, Alice 💕

Latest read: Three Days in June by Anne Tyler is sublime. A gorgeous tale of a divorced couple spending 3 days around their daughter's wedding together. Brilliantly characterised, compelling & honest. I miss it! Thank you @annwritesthings for the loan #amreading #books #wednesday

Here are the shortlists for the 2025 HWA Crown Awards. There are three categories: Debut, Non-fiction and Gold. Six books are listed in each category. Starting with the Debut fiction shortlist: #HWACrowns25 1/27

Writing tip from Daisy Johnson: the best short stories carve out the delicious space of anticipation. Discover more in The Subtle Art of Short Fiction. Preorder now. flyonthewallpress.co.uk/product-page/t…

It's tomorrow!! 👑📚The HWA Crown Awards shortlists are announced on Wednesday 15th! We'll post them live, here, from 11am and publish the full details in Historia. Six books in each category - Gold, Non-fiction and Debut - go through to the final round #HWACrowns25 1/2🧵

@HistoriaHWA @DunnettCentral @RobertsonImogen @ChrissySturt @naomikelsey_ Brilliant, thank you!

@AliceFwrites @DunnettCentral @RobertsonImogen @ChrissySturt @naomikelsey_ Me, too! It'll be in Whispering Gallery, the @DunnettCentral magazine, first, and then in Historia

Here are the winning, highly commended and shortlisted authors and stories in the 2025 HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition. Follow this thread to see them all. Starting with the three shortlisted stories: 1/10 #HWADDSS25

@HistoriaHWA @DunnettCentral @RobertsonImogen @ChrissySturt @naomikelsey_ Thank you, I'm so grateful to the @HistoriaHWA, as I'd never have written that story without the comp to spur me on! I'm looking forward to reading this year's winner 😀

@AliceFwrites @DunnettCentral @RobertsonImogen @ChrissySturt @naomikelsey_ Thank you, Alice! I still remember the pleasure of reading The Race for the first time. Such a worthy winner!

Amazing work by all who came along 👏🌿

@GfordBookFest @HatchlandsNT @LucyReynolds An inspiring day connecting to nature. Amazing work by all who came along🌿

A huge thank you to @HatchlandsNT and everyone that attended @AliceFwrites Nature Writing workshop yesterday. We were blown away by the quality of writing. @lucyreynolds

BIG NEWS for book lovers! Sat, 27th Sept | Manchester Central Library Meet indie northern publishers & discover unique titles! Get your publication questions answered at our 'chatty table' with Liverpool Literary Agency and Children's Book Agency North. Plus! The Fly on the Wall Press Publishing Training Academy launches here! Join us: fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io/events/87204/n…

@MoyetteG @firstnovelprize @imo_nelson @Rachel_Neely_ Wonderful, congratulations Moyette!

I only went and won the Shortlist Prize 2025 @firstnovelprize! Huge thanks to the amazing judges, @imo_nelson and @Rachel_Neely_ ! Absolutely delighted: firstnovel.co.uk/first-novel-pr…

@kenyon_isabelle A pleasure, I enjoyed it - thanks for all the good advice😊

Thanks so much for attending Alice 😊

Delighted to share programme highlights for our Short Story September Festival taking place in Leicester @PhoenixLeic on 20-21 September. Join us for a jam-packed programme of events and classes on writing and publishing short stories. shortstoryseptember.co.uk/festival