Writer of historical fiction. Eater of crisps. '25 Discoveries longlist. Wrote a novella about Medusa. Not here; same username on Instagram.
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Joined September 2009
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Stuff wot I dun:
- a retelling of the myth of Medusa from her POV goodreads.com/book/show/3355โฆ
- very sweary myth retellings facebook.com/mythologymondayโฆ
- a dumb Twitter account where you judge mythic characters TA @AITAntihero
- rants on Medium medium.com/@anwenhayward
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Such a bold statement from Brianna Wu, truly one of the great thought leaders of our time
RT @4thEstateBooks: We are thrilled to launch the 2025 4thWrite Short Story Prize, in association with the @guardian, for Black, Asian & Miโฆ
Returning to my day job today has been BIZARRE... head empty, only longlist
๐ฃ Announcement!
Weโre excited to share the 16 outstanding writers who have been longlisted for #Discoveries 2025 ๐ Each of these talented voices brings something unique to the page: bit.ly/3EIyvZk
Run by #womensprize, @cbcreative, @CBGBooks and @audibleuk
I don't use this hellsite any more, but look, it me! Thrilled to be on this list with so many talented people. Excited to see where everyone's work goes!
Weโre delighted to share the #Discoveries2025 longlist, comprising 16 unpublished novels-in-progress written by women. โจ
We're proud to partner with @CBGBooks, @womensprize and @audibleuk to run Discoveries.
Meet the longlist: curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blโฆ
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The @UTAFoundation Scholarship for TV Screenwriters with Low Income closes soon.
This scholarship will award a talented writer with limited financial means a place on our Writing TV Drama โ Three Months course in London! ๐บ
๐๏ธ Apply by 21 Apr: curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/coโฆ
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starting today (January 8th) it is now explicitly allowed to call queer people mentally ill because they are queer on Facebook and Instagram
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Over the past 10 years "feminists" decided the great threat was from trans people and cosied up to the far right.
Now misogynist men who believe women's only purpose is breeding and sexually servicing men have free rein.
We told you this would happen.
No joy in being right.
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WAIT i'm an idiot and i'm so mad. i was so focused on their using my name i missed that they also used the blurb i officially retracted from their anthology. this blurb isn't even for this book (which i've never read) and regardless they don't have permission to use it.
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Dactylic hexameterโ what The Odyssey was originally written inโ is a fucking nightmare to attempt to translate into English. The specific type of meter doesn't affect the narrative, so any poetic meter can be used. Using one that English speakers already associate with classical text like Wilson has done (Iambic pentameter) gives us the flowing, musical pace of the original text in a way that feels natural.
Writing a translation with accuracy is more important than using as many big, rare, fancy words as possible. Wilson didn't dumb the original text down, you're just used to the translations by men attempting to look smart.
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Also by far the best thing about the Wilson translation is all the writing sheโs done explaining and justifying her choices, which you can not like but itโs not like sheโs some hack emily613.substack.com/p/on-cโฆ
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Nonexperts donโt like the Wilson translation because theyโre reacting negatively to the marketing and presentation (fair) and two, they have an idea that Homer should sound โepicโ โ somewhere between Shakespeare, Milton and Marvel โ that is almost completely extratextual
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i keep seeing commentary on the blake lively/justin baldoni smear campaign scandal and saying โomg what if a bigger actor did this to a smaller one??โโฆ it didโฆ to amber heard and you all laughed in her face while she sobbed on the stand. i will never forget that yall did that.
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99% of โfauxโ leather is actually worse for the environment than buying real leather. Not only is it entirely just plastic, but it will begin to crack and peel after a few months of use. While real leather will last a lifetime if taken care of, and have way less of an impact
Went on a lovely writing retreat with two excellent pals this weekend, made even lovelier/more excellent by the fact that we also went to Caernarfon Castle and we had some great conversations about queer history and how Edward II definitely got dicked down on the reg
Is there anything more frustrating than watching a couple on Pointless fail to get a single answer correct in a round where you have three stunning Pointless answers?
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portfolio is back online! added some updates as well
nikfolio.crd.co
i only noticed now that my portfolio is currently down because i'm unable to renew my carrd subscription (low on funds), you can find my work on instagram instead: instagram.com/nikespera.png
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my skin is crawling. i need a shower after reading this cloying bullshit. cormac mccarthy groomed a 16 year old girl and this author is waxing poetic about it. eugh
Exclusive: Augusta Britt is one of the most significantโand secretโinspirations in literary history, giving life to dozens of Cormac McCarthyโs characters across his celebrated novels and Hollywood films.
For 47 years, Britt closely guarded her identity and her storyโuntil now.
๐: vanityfair.visitlink.me/HmC3โฆ
