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A fantastic event that inspired young people up and down the country. We were proud to sponsor for another year, and had a blast attending! 💫

Fascinating 🧐 convo this AM with @PeteJackson32 & @benbassett0 👏🏻 👏🏻 recording S3Ep3 of @reteach_uk History Podcast @ALCS_UK Using stories with clear curricular purpose at KS4 🎧 make it personal at GCSE & captivate your students, will be released asap! 🙌🏻 📖 📚

The UK government is not serious about regulating AI companies. Despite the fact that OpenAI builds its products on British creators' work without permission, the UK government has announced a new partnership with them. The announcement includes: - More research collaborations…

Some highlights from our member meet-up in York yesterday. As always, a pleasure to put faces to names and be reminded why we do what we do! 🫶

@ALCS_UK Many thanks to ALCS for their hospitality at The Grand in York yesterday evening. It was a great opportunity to meet other writers, and to hear about more of the work ALCS has been doing.

It's been incredible meeting members face-to-face tonight and sharing what we've been up to. Thank you for everything you do! 🥂

Looking forward to meeting some of our members this evening in beautiful York 🥳

The 2025 Published Longlist! An impossible task you might say - to select just 14 titles from the unrepentantly funny witty novels submitted this year. But someone had to do it, and we hope you connect with some, if not all of these fearless and funny titles listed here #CWIP

Last month, the Government announced they would be appointing a Freelance Champion to represent creative freelancers, something we have long campaigned for. While we wait to see the details, here's a reminder of why it is needed: youtu.be/zgOClQDc8Tg?si…

A few snaps from last week's All Party Writers Group Summer Reception! ☀️

It is notable that AI companies will name their meeting rooms after famous artists, yet ignore those same artists’ demands that they stop stealing creatives’ work to train their AI models. They say they love these artists, but if so this is an odd way of showing it.

Congratulations to the winners of the #BranfordBoaseAward 25 for author and editor of the outstanding debut novel for young people, editors Ama Badu and Alice Swan and author Margaret McDonald for GLASGOW BOYS branfordboaseaward.org.uk/2025-bba-winne…

Huge thanks to the 2025 #branfordboaseaward judges @nicki_thornton @rumena_aktar @Phoebe_Or_Not and @NateLessore . Great discussions, great shortlist choices, and now great winner too 👏👏👏👏 branfordboaseaward.org.uk/2025-bba-winne…

What a shortlist, what a judging panel! Huge thanks to the 2025 #BranfordBoase judges Nicki Thornton, Rumena Aktar, Phoebe Demeger and Nathanael Lessore, who selected another outstanding shortlist. 📢Winner announced this evening! #writing #editing branfordboaseaward.org.uk/shortlist-2025/

We had a blast at the @BranfordBoase award, celebrating the best new writers for children and their editors. Congrats to Margaret McDonald and her editors Alice Swan and Ama Badu!🏆 alcs.co.uk/news/margaret-…

"The Government must provide a sustainable route forward based on choice not compulsion" Check out our roundup of last night's All Party Writers Group reception 👇 alcs.co.uk/news/all-party…

Incoming @ALCS_UK chair Lord Tim Clement-Jones called for more powers for the 'freelance champion' at the All Party Parliamentary Writers Group Summer Drinks reception bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)

Great to be at the All Party Writers Group Summer Reception at the House of Commons. We heard about the Government's AI consultation and new research into screenwriters' earnings ✍️