Catherine Menon

And it's out! Fragile Monsters publication day is today 😊 huge thank you to all at @VikingBooksUK and @rcwlitagency for their amazing guidance and help. I'm so pleased to be able to share this with you 💖

@franquinn Love the Monday book night one, I might pinch that!

Who’s got any fun NY resolutions? Not diets etc - ones that add nice things to life. Here’s mine: 1. Make Monday night book night (no TV) 2. Wear something sparkly every month 3. See 12 films at the cinema 4. Leave fairy lights up all year 5. Teach one of the cats a cool trick

There’s still time to submit to our Welsh Gothic and Fantasy Fiction call-out which is open to Welsh writers until 5pm on 6th January 2025. Find out what to submit on our website serenbooks.com/submissions/

Celebrating the new year by opening submissions for the Brick Lane Bookshop Short Story Prize! We are looking for original short fiction, between 1000-5000 words, that has not been previously published. Entries should be submitted via the Brick Lane Bookshop website. 1/2

Some dates for your 2025 daries: 22 March, States of Independence @StatesofIndie 5 April, Platform Conference #MiddleWayMentoring 20-22 June, @dahliabooks Short Story Fest #LestaisLit

🥳 HappyNewYear & here’s to a wild (& less wet) 2025! 🎇The fireworks may be over, but if you want to make the festive spirits last a little longer, click below to read (or watch, or listen to) six brand new spooky #shortstories to chill, charm & cheer. liarsleague.com/liars_league/w…

Room 204 is our annual writer development programme - successful candidates will receive a year of support and expert mentoring to bolster their writing career. 🔗 Apply by 31st January 2025 buff.ly/3qgEtEL

@farhanashaikh I have! It feels like a completely fresh start 😊

I'm not sure who needs to hear this but first day rules means you can crack open a new notebook!

For #shortstory lovers & listeners, do tune in to five wonderful stories by @Susmitatweets on @BBCRadio4Extra from her collection TABLE MANNERS. Not only are all 5 truly wonderful, but they are so beautifully read. A real delight. @DahliaBooks #shortstory #fiction #shortfiction

We’re delighted to announce #LondonWritersAwards is back! Open to unagented, unpublished London-based writers of literary, commercial and YA/children’s fiction, the programme runs for 10 months and is completely free. Apps run 25 Sep-31 Oct. More info: spreadtheword.org.uk/projects/londo…

5 weeks left to apply for🗓️for @OpenUniversity Creative Writing MA scholarships for low-income UK residents from Black backgrounds.✍️📚🎓Applications open until 24/07/24. Please share🌍shorturl.at/sBhhJ 🙏@hhgsparkles, @cg_menon, @NoctisMag, @wtlfmag, @DeniseSaul, @OU_FASS

@aeshields2 @WordFactoryUK @BHwritinglegacy And great to see you there; such a wonderful reading too!

Book people are the best. It was such an honour to read one of the pieces that came out of my Political Short Story Award mentorship to the @WordFactoryUK & @BHwritinglegacy community.

@HanaKhalique It was a lovely evening, and so wonderful to see you!

Lovely seeing everyone at the MA and first year PhD conference at uni today, and at the Word Factory salon this evening at Burley Fisher Books in celebration of the WF Apprentice Political Award in memory of Uschi Gatward. A busy, but wonderful day! 🙏🏽

We won the Eastern Eye ACTA award for fiction! Proud and delighted that our collaborative writing is being recognised Huge thanks to @EEACTA @EasternEye @LinenPressBooks Well done @ReshmaRuia @writerkavita @Dash2Mona @NadiaKabirBarb @radhikakapur @cg_menon Deblina and Khadija

@RupertDastur @FigTreePenguin @emmalleong @JanklowUK For sure - so much to celebrate! 🎉

@farhanashaikh Have a wonderful, peaceful and celebratory day! Selamat Hari Raya - because it's already eight hours ahead in Malaysia 😊

Eid Mubarak! Wishing everyone a blessed day tomorrow. May it bring peace and hope to all 🙏

@RupertDastur @FigTreePenguin @emmalleong @JanklowUK Such a beautiful cover! Very much looking forward to reading this 😍

@VineethaMokkil Intrigued! Pre-congratulations until you can share details 🎉

Got some very good #writing news. Over the moon but can't share details till I get the go ahead. A good day indeed!

If you are thinking of entering this year's prize you haven't got long. Just 17 days left to enter. We offer everyone feedback so do enter your first 5000 words and your synopsis.

@farhanashaikh I've just slowly started coming back to it. There are so many adverts now!

I still haven't downloaded Twitter/X on the phone and yet here I am 🙃