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Publishing News Daily Book News Tuesday, 17th February 2026
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Service Update Your New Author Platform… An Update!
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Craft Chat Writing Short Story Thread
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Sedayne
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Publishing News Daily Book News Monday, 16th February 2026
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News Huddle February 14th - 5.00pm UK time
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AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Saturday, 14th February 2026
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Paul Whybrow
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Paul Whybrow
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Craft Chat Wilber and Niso Smith New Writer Comp
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RK Wallis
Events
Event Huddle February 14th – 5.00pm UK time
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Publishing News Daily Book News Friday, 13th February 2026
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AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day The difference between false memories and true ones is ...
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RK Wallis
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Thursday, 12th February 2026
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AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day If you expect nothing from somebody ...
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Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Only when you do not know yourself ...
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JoanUP
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Wednesday, 11th February 2026
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Paul Whybrow
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Publishing News Daily Book News Sunday, 8th February 2026
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Publishing News Daily Book News Tuesday, 10th February 2026
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263
AgentPete
AgentPete
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Dandelion Break More on this Librario contest with Hachette
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Sarit
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Thought for the Day Writers, like teeth, are divided into ...
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Paul Whybrow
Lakeland Waffler
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Events
Event “We Were Liars” – Litopia Book Club February Meeting
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RK Wallis
Craft Chat Should You Give Up On Traditional Publishing?
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254
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AgentPete
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Monday, 9th February 2026
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Paul Whybrow
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Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
Help Please! Annie Summerlee… What An Evening! (And – Can You Help…?)
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288
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Hannah Faoileán
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day The best way to cheer yourself up ...
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Paul Whybrow
Events
Event Weekly Huddle February 7th – 5.00pm UK time
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Jonny
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Publishing News Daily Book News Saturday, 7th February 2026
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AgentPete
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day A clear conscience is usually the ...
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Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Friday, 6th February 2026
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Thought for the Day In order to write the book you want to write, in the end you ...
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James Charles
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Robinne Weiss
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Paul Whybrow
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Publishing News Daily Book News Tuesday, 3rd February 2026
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AgentPete
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Thought for the Day Life is too short to be scared and not take risks. I'd rather be ...
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Paul Whybrow
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RK Wallis
RK Wallis
Events
Event Huddle South – February 4th – 8.00am UK time
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Robinne Weiss
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Help Please! Thoughts on Libraro and Hachette Prize
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Rachael Burnett
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Service Update Author Platform – Soon Out of Beta…
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mickleinapickle
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Publishing News Daily Book News Monday, 2nd February 2026
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346
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AgentPete
SilverWrites
Craft Chat Write to Market
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485
Sarit
Sarit
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Far and away the best prize that life offers is ...
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Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Pamela Jo
News Ethical writing and The Salt Path
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Sarit
Sarit
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day If the English language made any sense ...
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Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Friday, 30th January 2026
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Pamela Jo
Afell1
Help Please! Can't view a thread in the lab
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Afell1
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day I don’t feel guilt at being unsociable, though I may sometimes ...
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Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
brendancody
Fanfare! My new digital publishing venture
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Robinne Weiss
Robinne Weiss
Pamela Jo
Dandelion Break Grumpy Cat and Woody Harrelson
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Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Wednesday, 28th January 2026
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Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day I am burdened with what the Buddhists call the monkey mind. The thoughts that ...
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Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
brendancody
Help Please! Questions for writers - short stories.
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Nikky Lee
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Wednesday, 28th January 2026
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Sedayne
Sedayne
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Know who you are and stay true to it. Have a point of view, keep your ...
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250
Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat International Bath Novel: Literary slant
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Hannah Faoileán
Pamela Jo
Fanfare! Ink of Ages Short Story Comp Winners
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Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat Jan. 31 deadline FF comp 300 w
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Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat Adrian Tchaikovsky-on science in sci-fi
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244
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Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat Storytelling from Pulp Fiction
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257
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
RK Wallis
Craft Chat Interiority
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Pamela Jo
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Publishing News Daily Book News Tuesday, 27th January 2026
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Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day You can’t sit around and wait for somebody to say ...
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Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
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Event An Evening with Annie Summerlee, and The Book of Blood and Roses
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AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Wednesday, 14th January 2026
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Pamela Jo
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Monday, 26th January 2026
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Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo
Dandelion Break Julie Child does vegetables
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Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Don't submit to defeatism, the problems you're ...
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252
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Paul Whybrow
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat Irish Publishers Temple Dark and US Ruadon Books Zoom Jan 25th
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296
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Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Asking myself, 'Is this any good?' is pointless ...
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Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
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Thought for the Day Common sense is like deodorant ...
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Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat Childrens Book Publisher: Little Islands
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Hannah Faoileán
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Friday, 23rd January 2026
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Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day I’m not really sure I can do this ...
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Paul Whybrow
Paul Whybrow
Pamela Jo
Craft Chat Tiffany Yates Martin "What's the Point"
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288
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Pamela Jo
Hannah Faoileán
OPS Winners The Nifty November Results!
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Publishing News Daily Book News Thursday, 22nd January 2026
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Pamela Jo
Craft Chat New Imprint Wildthorn from Tor
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Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day If you ever want your soul to dance in the clouds ...
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Paul Whybrow
AgentPete
Publishing News Daily Book News Tuesday, 20th January 2026
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AgentPete
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Craft Chat Dublin "Date w an Agent"
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Pamela Jo
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Publishing News Daily Book News Wednesday, 21st January 2026
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Pamela Jo
Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Why this hunger to write — I always ask myself ...
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mickleinapickle
Jonny
**Changes Made to Huddle Signup Procedure**
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Jonny
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