Claire Griffiths

London writers! Don't miss the chance to apply for a free full manuscript read & feedback on your novel - it could be a great lift for your writing. Open to un-agented London writers from underrepresented backgrounds. D/L 29 Jan. More info ➡️ spreadtheword.org.uk/apply-for-a-sp…

Come work with us at Poetry London! We’re looking to hire a new Poetry Editor. The position is part-time (£38k-£40k, pro-rata). Apply by emailing us a CV & a cover letter telling us why you’d be perfect for the role. Closing date: Thu 4 Jan poetrylondon.co.uk/poetry-editor/

@ihussainwriter @Northeastern You’re so welcome, it was a joy having so many enthusiastic flash fiction fans in one place!

A huge thank you to @CKGriffiths7 @Northeastern for today's excellent one-hour free Zoom on flash fiction. Learned lots, did lots, an incredible use of time! Brilliant stories from other participants. And also came across a great Gothic flash: "They buried him deep. Again."

Now available to listen: my conversation with Teju Cole on how best to live in an unstable world where ‘sometimes the bombs are being dropped in your name’; William Boyd and Chloe Aridjis on art and writing; & Kevin @Ofmooseandmen Duffy’s editor’s pick. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

Who is joining us for our FREE online Flash Fiction and Creative Nonfiction Workshops? 💻✍️💫 Open to anyone interested in our MA Contemporary Creative Writing! Details below: nulondon.ac.uk/flash-fiction-… nulondon.ac.uk/creative-nonfi…

We are delighted to announce that the winner of the #GoldsmithsPrize2023 is 'Cuddy' by Benjamin Myers! Congratulations @BenMyers1! 🏆🎉🍾

@ShipleyWrites Oh wow, that’s such a glorious coincidence! Huge congratulations to you guys right back! It is definitely the most wonderful thing ❤️

@CKGriffiths7 Oh amazing! We had a little girl 4 months ago too. It’s the best isn’t it.

First real morning of freedom since 2014. A decade wasted by my stupid, dishonest choice. Free now. Better use it well.

@ShipleyWrites Well, I became a Mama four months ago, so life is pretty bonkers-brilliant right now! Hope you’re well too.

@CKGriffiths7 Ah thank you Claire! It's great to hear from you - how are things?

Thrilled and utterly inspired to see my old UEA MA mucker Priscilla Morris on the Women’s Prize shortlist for her astoundingly written novel Black Butterflies, set during the siege of Sarajevo. Couldn’t be more well-deserved!

@ninasstrand @UniOfHull Congratulations on the big finish, Nina!

@jaynecormie Congratulations!

Second masters degree done ✅

@ShipleyWrites @bogcritter Isn’t it fabulous? The subversion of roles, reader expectations, our role as third watcher - so clever, and gorgeously written. Already wondering if I can work it into our new MA course lists somewhere…

@CKGriffiths7 @bogcritter Oh wow this is amazing. Somehow in reading the story I felt like a voyeur.

Adore this multi-layered, unsettling short fiction about the artist’s gaze. New fan here, @bogcritter, excited to read more of your work!

Incredible (and RARE) funded PhD opportunity for sci-fi writers!

@jaynecormie @UniOfHullOnline Sending best wishes, Jayne - that last wait is tough ❤️

@DrMaggieHamand @KLickorishQuinn @StanchionZine That cover is 😍🔥 Congratulations, Karina, excited to get my own copy soon!

My copy of The House of Skin by ⁦@KLickorishQuinn⁩ from ⁦@StanchionZine⁩ has just arrived. I can’t wait to curl up in bed with it this evening!

@seanlusk1 @DevaneEmily Echo this, beautiful book. Also Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag. Intergenerational family drama with a sinister subtext. Still haunts me. Shakespearean in scope, super-charged by compression.

@DevaneEmily Mothering Sunday by Graham Swift is exquisite. Sensuous, taut and deeply moving.

Who loves novellas, and which ones are your favourites? I'm compiling a list for a thing and it's gotten out of hand... (I am no good at lists).

Such a joy to be reunited with the one and only @ellora_sutton for her inspiring presentation on making it as a poet (and YES, you can earn a living!) ❤️ @WritingNULondon @NortheasternLDN

@ShipleyWrites Oh David, HUGE congratulations on such a massive achievement! Wishing you the very best with those PhD applications too!

Just over two years ago, at HMP Hollesley Bay, I started an MA in Creative Writing. This week I've had my final grades through - I got a merit. Very pleased - now just need to wait to hear back from my PhD applications! 🙏