Lou Tondeur
I am a writer and writing tutor
- Gave out invitations to my Rest and Reset workshop for writers on the 15th again yesterday. You can now find them all over Brighton and Hove. If you don’t have an invitation yet, let me know and I’ll send you one. Here’s another tote bag I picked up on my travels.
- I went on a tour of Brighton and Hove bookshops and community hubs yesterday delivering invitations to my Midwinter Rest and Reset workshop. You can pick them up in Afrori books, City Books, Kemptown bookshop, Cornerstone Community Centre, the Queery and the Waterstones Cafe. Today the libraries.
- I’ve restarted my author newsletter. Join in here: drlouislouis.substack.com
- Reposted by Lou TondeurIn our latest blog post, award-winning poet, scholar, and critic Sarah Barnsley on her road to writing Mary Barnard, American Imagist (SUNY, 2013) and editing the new volume Mary Barnard: Complete Poems and Selected Translations, available this month in ebook and hardcover. tinyurl.com/33accj5f
- I just started a writerly Substack. Follow along for writing tips and techniques. The first post is about how to get published. drlouislouis.substack.com/p/how-to-bec...
- Welcome rain in Brighton for my walk along the beach. Just been into the Leonardo Hotel on the seafront to ask about putting on a writing event and their meeting rooms are named after writers. There’s a Shelley and Wordsworth so that’s Mary and Dorothy smiling on me. #synchronicity #writing #books
- Reposted by Lou TondeurTeach or facilitate creative writing? Grab your Early Bird ticket for the NAWE Online Conference: 'Inspiring Writing'. 7 & 8 November 2025. It's a great opportunity to meet with fellow writers in the field, share approaches & build contacts. Book bit.ly/3qesnem #creativewriting #writingineducation
- LGBTQ+ writers with works in progress, you have until 2nd July to submit a short sample of writing to @tlcuk.bsky.social for the chance to win free professional feedback and 1:1 coaching. Applicants also get an invitation to an exclusive writing masterclass literaryconsultancy.co.uk/2025/05/anno...
- The Modernist in the Library: how Sarah discovered Mary Barnard sunypress.edu/Blog/2025/Th... #poetry #modernistpoetry #modernistwriters #academiclibraries
- Anyone can download New Writing South’s new writing and wellbeing toolkit for free. Here’s the link: newwritingsouth.com/resources-fo... #writing
- Reposted by Lou TondeurHaving a rough day so sharing a collection of work by an underappreciated modernist poet, translator, & institution builder: "MARY BARNARD will help students & scholars thicken their understanding of American modernism & may even serve as inspiration to aspiring poets." sunypress.edu/Books/M/Mary...
- Reposted by Lou TondeurCheck out our January and February online workshops here: buytickets.at/thepoetrybus... With many more being added in the coming weeks! Looking for Christmas gifts? Workshop vouchers also available: tickettailor.com/events/thepo...
- Reposted by Lou TondeurLove these photographs – feel like I was there in spirit! Hugest congratulations to @darrenchetty.bsky.social @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social @booksforkeeps.bsky.social @engmediacentre.bsky.social @theclpe.bsky.social for this amazing (world changing!) column & book. #kidlituk #kidlit #weneeddiversebooks
- Reposted by Lou TondeurLove it or lose it…my rallying cry for libraries: www.linkedin.com/posts/amanda...
- Reposted by Lou TondeurYes, exactly this. This is why I just made the Cat Pics feed my main feed. Starting with that every day is where my peace is coming from. Where is yours coming from?
- Reposted by Lou TondeurGood morning! I've begun a starter pack for prose poets. go.bsky.app/EdpM3cb Please share.at://did:plc:atz2j4mmiyvzmjlk76nzdmgx/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lebg75wowj24
- Reposted by Lou TondeurLet’s do this one today. For #SixSkeets on FINDING AN AGENT, just follow the thread to collect them all!
- The best crime novels to read at Christmas: www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...
- Reposted by Lou TondeurMoniack Mhor, a beautiful writers centre in Scotland is running a gothic writing course starting in January, all online. Lots of residential, day and online courses on their website too. Check it out. www.moniackmhor.org.uk Please share
- Reposted by Lou TondeurThese women lost their children because they were lesbians – why can’t the government say sorry? | Sophie Wilkinson
- Reposted by Lou TondeurHello, we want to build our following here having left the bad place. We are Forthwrite: creative writing with, for and by women. Podcast 🎧 Workshops ✍️ Events 🗣️ We have some exciting stuff coming up and lots of opportunities for women writers so come on board 👋🏼
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- Reposted by Lou TondeurHave passed this thread on to my Masters students - a nicely-curated (ie short, but every link is useful) list of resources for writers looking to get published, and keep the wolf from the door in the current chilly climate.
- Reposted by Lou TondeurNext year, Murder Squad will be 25 years old. To celebrate this friendship, we’re running a short story competition. There will be prizes and the chance to join us at our birthday party. Details here: murdersquad.co.uk Please spread the word.
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- Reposted by Lou TondeurOptimist: the cup is half full Pessimist: the cup is half empty Creative writing lecturer: describe the cup without using the word ‘cup’, ‘half’, or ‘empty’. You’ve got 15 minutes.
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- Here’s what arrived this week to fill the bookshelves* Thanks to @britishlibrary.bsky.social, @penguinbooks.bsky.social @doubledayuk.bsky.social, Quercus, Black & White and Hodder & Stoughton. *they have long been filled, double stacked. These will be added to the piles that surround the shelves.
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[Not loaded yet] - I’ve read a LOT of Christmas / wintery murder mysteries but I’m on the lookout for more. I want to make a gift list so I’ve got a fun way to talk about subgenres with students on Monday. Any suggestions?
