Wendy Erskine
THE BENEFACTORS Sceptre. Waterstones Irish Book of the Year. Shortlisted Irish Novel of the Year, Best British Audio Book. It’s out now. dance move/sweet home/stinging fly/picador/well I just kind of like it/PVA Books/ Manifesto of Bliss zine
- Putting it out there!
- Nebulous fantasy chat last summer about me and @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social doing summat together at that end if the stars were ever to be favourably aligned. Would love. Never been to Ireland and always wanted to visit cos my grandad Paddy's lot were from Mayo and looks gorgeous
- Very glad that Kathryn made this film.
- I spoke with Kathryn Ferguson about adapting the work of Wendy Erskine, Ireland's cultural moment in the sun, the tremendous naivety many people still have about the North, and her BAFTA contender 'Nostalgie' with Aidan Gillen www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2026...
- Reposted by Wendy ErskineI chair the acquisitions meeting of @reaktionbooks.bsky.social, an independent publisher. We're open to unsolicited book proposals: history, art, music, film, food, animal studies and any great indefinable non-fiction book ideas you might have. Check out the list and get in touch.
- Thank you Dani. I really rate your own work so I’m hoping it doesn’t disappoint you.
- Am supposed to be working but started reading this by @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social at 10am and, well, the work is going to have to wait.
- Reposted by Wendy ErskineRidiculous Keshed blurbs in my profile here from folk like @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social @jamesscudamore.bsky.social @heidijames.bsky.social @susannacrossman.bsky.social @regretteruane.bsky.social @markabowles.bsky.social @leebrackstone.bsky.social uk.bookshop.org/shop/Stu_Hen...
- This film based on my story from Dance Move is now BAFTA longlisted. There was such an incredible group of people, all playing their parts, so that this project actually happened. Just brilliant.
- The neighbours don’t give a f
- “I wonder what the neighbors think when they hear ‘Fuck you, pen’ shouted in my apartment. It still isn’t writing well and I’ve a good mind to yell at it some more—there it goes! The threat is working.” From Eve Babitz’s journal in our Winter issue. buff.ly/B9OTKrO
- Thank you Patrick! Brilliant to read this.
- Reposted by Wendy Erskinewww.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... A beautiful new story here from Wendy Erskine.
- Thank you so much @galleybeggars.bsky.social. Great to read this about @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social and so touched - and delighted! - by what you say, Sam, about The Benefactors. samj.substack.com/p/three-books
- Reposted by Wendy ErskineGood to hear @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social playing the sainted Gene Clarke on the radio. Christmas has truly begun.
- Reposted by Wendy ErskineGorgeous and mysterious👇🎄
- Thank you Claire. So, so brilliant to hear that. I feel really proud of the audiobook.
- Cannot wait to hear these stories!!!!
- If all you want for Christmas is new short stories from @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social Mark Haddon and (ahem) me Then check out The Essay on Radio 3 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week Three stories of winter journeys inspired by Schubert's Winterreisen www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
- Reposted by Wendy ErskineWinterreisen - three new stories about winter journeys, inspired by #Schubert, by @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social @jolloyds.bsky.social and Mark Haddon. Read by Siân Thomas, Morfydd Clark & Lydia Wilson. Produced by Fay Lomas and me. 21.45 22-24 Dec @BBCRadio3 @BBCSounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
