This particular instance of this has - I think - been resolved with a conversation - but it's far from an isolated case, unfortunately. This isn't okay. Also obvs my health has suffered from the stress of this this week. Don't put people through this!

@pollyrowena Rubbish. So sorry

@Paula_JKnight I'm just 🤯

@pollyrowena Whaaaaaat????

@RebTamas That was my reaction too!

@pollyrowena Oh Polly, I am sorry. This is really shit!

@porridgebrain It's a whole pile of it! It's one thing people not offering access in the first place, but offering it, then taking it away, is a new one for me. It's going to be an ... interesting ... conversation tomorrow.

@pollyrowena It seems to me that we need to work harder on creating that hybrid space where in-person and on-line can co-exist, not least because, during the pandemic, we saw so much engagement from overseas for events like these and lit festivals generally - why would we throw that all away?

@StoriesAlt Quite - for me the pressing issue is very much that the pandemic is still going on, so those circumstances have not changed, just because the govt have removed legal mitigations - but for many people it's opened up a whole world they could never access before. Why close it again?

@pollyrowena That's terrible!! Big hug.

@penny_author Thanks Penny - it's been resolved now (I think) but brought to light many other similar instances.

@pollyrowena Why can't they stream your reading from where you are? Perhaps it's a huge technical challenge but you'd think it would be doable....

@pollyrowena This is just appalling, they need to do better.

@pollyrowena So sorry to hear this. It's not rocket science to have an in-person event where you read remotely.

@pollyrowena Not OK.

@pollyrowena $#!*+!&%!

@VCapildeo @Soc_of_Authors @TamarYoseloff No, but that's a good thought, thanks! I'm having a talk with the festival tomorrow on their suggestion, then will see what happens.

@pollyrowena That is really shitty, I'm sorry

@pollyrowena that's awful, Polly. Discrimination!