Amelia
@aemlair
Dr A! Creative & Critical Writing PhD at Sussex - queer intimacy in Les Mis. Disabled writer, working on a funky little timeslip novel. She/her or they/them.
For anyone thinking to themselves ah yes I'm having a nice day but what would really be the icing on the cake is 300,000 words about #LesMis, my creative–critical PhD thesis on the novel and its adaptations, including fanwork, is available online for free! hdl.handle.net/10779/uos.2467…
Finally some good disability-related news - after spending six months working on an appeal and waiting three agonising months to hear about the outcome, my PIP has been reinstated, and I don't have to go through the ordeal of a tribunal!!! Life-changing.
An honour to have been shortlisted!! Huge thanks to @Losbennett and big congrats to this talented bunch of writers 🌟
Agent @losbennett really enjoyed opening the portal to the I Am Writing Science Fiction/Fantasy entries this year and said the standard was really high. Our thanks go to Laura for her dedication. And congratulations to all of these intelligent offerings - very well done.
If you were unable to attend in person the Oxford-Bloomsbury Fantasy Lit Summer School in September 2025, registration for online attendance (for free) is now live at: fantasyliteratureschool.web.ox.ac.uk/home @EngFac_Outreach @engfac @TORCHOxford
A fun new one: a medical professional using resources dated 2004, with references exclusively from the 80s and 90s. I know ME/CFS research is underfunded, but come on.
So excited to see my artwork on the cover of Issue 2 of Beyond the Spectrum's smashing online magazine! Dive into all the wonderful writing and art and creativity of The Space Beyond here: heyzine.com/flip-book/7a14…
A huge THANK YOU to all of the writers who sent in their work for this scheme. If you missed the deadline but are a UK based LGBTQ+ writer who would still like to attend our private meet'n'greet, please get in touch by email: [email protected]
FINAL CALL FOR UK-BASED LGBTQ+ WRITERS! Our deadline for this opp is TOMORROW! LGBTQ+ writers can send us a short excerpt of writing for the chance to win FREE professional feedback from novelist Michael Langan. literaryconsultancy.co.uk/2025/05/announ…
We're looking for readers to share their work at our event days. We particularly welcome diverse voices. Just fill in the form below, and we'll be in touch. BFS membership not required. forms.gle/SgWq2qoroCpAn9… #BritishFantasySociety #FantasyBooks #HorrorBooks #SFFBooks
Dora (biggest baby in the world) is somehow FIVE today!! She has little white hairs on her chin 😭
FREE webinar for busy, disabled, chronically ill and/or neurodivergent writers from our friends @AAT_transcribes taking place next Tuesday 1st July. 'Write Your Manuscript While Taking A Nap' - book here: funnels.academicaudiotranscription.com/writers-webinar
For the *ninth* year in a row, @TLCUK are partnering with Michael Langan to offer 5 UK-based LGBTQ+ writers free feedback on 15k words of writing, all through #pride month! Find out more and how to apply here: literaryconsultancy.co.uk/2025/05/announ… #TLCFreeReads #WritingCommunity
Our very good friend Lou Tondeur has created a wellbeing toolkit for facilitators and community groups working with queer writers, in collaboration with @newwritingsouth. Fab resource! newwritingsouth.com/queer-and-peer…
Huge congrats to all those shortlisted!!
Drum roll please.... The shortlist for this year's British Fantasy Awards has been announced! britishfantasysociety.org/british-fantas…
At the beginning of the year, I said if I saw anything writing-related that was free for me to apply for, I'd go for it. So very, very grateful for all the organisations working to make all these different opportunities accessible in this way.
!!! I see my novel title!!
Some inventive entries kept @Losbennett moving from portal to portal with these otherworldly reads. Thank you, Laura - and what an achievement for the titles who made this list - well done to all concerned!