StokeyLitFest
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A lit fest right at the heart of the community, inspired by Stoke Newington's radical, rabble-rousing & literary history. 5-7 June 2026
Stoke Newington, London
Joined March 2010
A year after Stoke Newington Library closed its doors for a proposed refurb, does anyone know where we are with that? Seems eerily quiet. @hackneygazette @hackneycouncil @hackneylibs @hackneycitizen.
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Grab your tickets for this festive delight @towertheatre- a new musical adaptation of the second of Charles Dickens’ Christmas tales. It’s A Wonderful Life for the Victorian age and guaranteed to get the whole family in the mood.
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We’ve decided to give @bluesky a whirl. Friendlier, fewer knobheads, at least for now. Come and find us and let us know what you’d like to see at next year’s festival (6-8 June).
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RT @The_CWA: Your unpublished short mystery (3,500 words or less) could win you £500. How? Enter the Margery Allingham Short Mystery Compet….
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Hats off to @PhilipGlanville for putting the hard yards in. Everything crossed! . Hat tip @lickedspoon xx.
Great morning volunteering out on the doors of north west, Downtown Atlanta for @KamalaHarris & @Tim_Walz. Met some amazing volunteers, good atmosphere with lots of early voting, election day plans & lawn signs everywhere. #YesWeKam #Vote2024 #VoteKamala
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In a previous life I did a photo shoot with Geoff Capes and a giant cigarette (weirdly, as part of a no-smoking campaign). We had a long chat about his budgerigars, of which he was inordinately fond. Lovely man. Love to his family & friends.
Geoff Capes, British shot put record holder and two-time world's strongest man, has died aged 75. In 1976, Tonight spent some time with him as he prepared for the Olympics lifting tonnes of weights, consuming countless calories and breeding budgies.
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One of the best things about festival programming is meeting fascinating new people. Today’s absolute treat was talking to @SSteinLubrano - a huge talent - about her fascinating forthcoming book Don’t Talk About Politics: How to Change 21st Century Minds. @BloomsburyBooks.
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RT @AnnieWHistory: I've spent the summer months reading lots of historical nonfiction books for the Historical Writers' Association Crown A….
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For anyone with a passing interest in history, these shortlists are the cream of the crop for 2024. But as @LouRHare says about the fiction list, as judges we regrettably had to lose absolute crackers at every stage.
Here are the shortlists for the 2024 HWA Crown Awards!.Three categories – Gold, Non-fiction and Debut, with 6 books in each category. Follow this thread or #HWACrowns24.We start with the Debut Crown shortlist.#histfic
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We’re all still reeling from the sudden death of our lovely friend and all-round wonderful human being Nick Perry. A great tribute by @HistoryOfStokey here:
stokenewingtonhistory.com
Nick Perry (1972-2024) On October 1st, Nick Perry, a tireless champion of heritage conservation and a remarkable force in Hackney, passed away suddenly. His dedication to preserving heritage and pr…
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It's been an absolute delight to help judge the @HistoriaHWA fiction prize. Here's the longlist - all outstanding - shortlist announced Oct 16.
Congratulations to the authors longlisted for the HWA Gold Crown!.A huge thank you to the judges: Louise Hare (chair), Amy McElroy, Clare McHugh, Matthew Plampin, Alison Joseph, Tom Mogford, Emma Corfield Walters and Liz Vater. Judging the Crowns is enormous, if enjoyable, work
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Just unsubscribed from the @Waterstones mailing list for their choice of Boris Johnson’s memoir as non-fiction book of the week. At the very least nominate it in the right category.
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RT @IrvineWelsh: I was a council scheme boy but I became upper class when I started shoplifting at Harrods. It just takes enterprise.
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RT @mrhenrymorris: A message about welcoming refugees, brought to you from beneath the M4. I'm running from Wales to London and it's no….
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Raising a toast to Susannah this evening - one of the kindest, cleverest & most inspirational of people. Her work with @DrinkBritain & the wonderful @LittPomona changed lives. Love to James & everyone else who was lucky enough to know her.
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The Ask for Angela campaign is astonishing but there are literally NO posters in men’s loos saying ‘don’t be a pervy twat, you knobhead’.
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RT @ByDonkeys: We just dropped in on Liz Truss’s pro-Trump speaking tour with a remote-controlled lettuce banner. She didn’t find it funny.….
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