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Writer. Doctor. It Girl. Winner of the #Merky Books New Writers’ Prize 2022. He/they. Represented by @Kat_Aitken at @UnitedAgents

London, England
Joined October 2010
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celebrity news? that’s showbiz baby 😎
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When she gets back, let’s all pretend to be asleep
Katy Perry goes to Space tomorrow.
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The @LondonBookFair has announced its Seminar Programme highlights, including David Shelley @HachetteUS @HachetteUK, James Daunt @Waterstones @BNBuzz, @willhunterr & @taylordiorr from @MerkyBooks, while @readingagency is the Charity of the Year! #LBF25 midaspr.co.uk/news/lbf25-rev…
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I want a baby so bad but I’m lowkey not done hanging out w my friends
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Honoured to be including in issue 15. Launch event 17.12.24
Issue 15 is coming! Whether it’s sex, shaving your head, heartbreak, reclaiming language, or even imagining Princess Di as a femme icon, there’s a poem here for you. Preorder at fourteenpoems.com and get your copy from Dec 9th! Full poem titles below🥁:
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the vet said i’m actually a completely normal weight and size for my breed
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Very proud to be a signatory to this open letter. We refuse to be complicit in the ongoing displacement, apartheid and genocide of the Palestinian people.
BREAKING: Today, more than 1000 authors are launching a mass boycott of Israeli publishers who are complicit in the dispossession of the Palestinian people. This declaration amounts to the largest cultural boycott of Israeli institutions in history. lithub.com/hundreds-of-autho…
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BREAKING: Today, more than 1000 authors are launching a mass boycott of Israeli publishers who are complicit in the dispossession of the Palestinian people. This declaration amounts to the largest cultural boycott of Israeli institutions in history. lithub.com/hundreds-of-autho…
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So excited for this one... The debut from William Rayfet Hunter, winner of the @MerkyBooks New Writers' Prize 🏆 It's coming out in May next year, you can pre-order it now and, in the meantime, why not read more of @willhunterr's writing on his recently launched Substack 📰
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Cover reveal! You preorder your copy of my debut novel Sunstruck from @Waterstones now!
*contains flashing images* A dazzling new voice on British fiction, @willhunterr is the winner of the @MerkyBooks New Writer's Prize. Get ready for Sunstruck, a poignant exploration of race, status and the risks of falling in love. Preorder now: waterstones.com/book/sunstru…
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I’ve started a substack to share thoughts, musings and whatever else spills out. First post on wasps & writing is up now open.substack.com/pub/willia…
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‘brat summer’ I wimper, as I struggle to make it to a 10am in person meeting
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charli: i don’t know if you like me lorde:
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“you walk like a Bitch”
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Lorde and Charli working it out on the remix:
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In our latest issue of The Bookseller, we explore the best of Black British publishing in this year's edition of The Black Issue. Read the issue 👉content.yudu.com/web/1vcls/0…
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