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Laura Stephens

@LauraJStephens

Writer. Reader. 🤓 Cheshire Novel Prize LL. Jericho FridayNightLive finalist 2025. Plaza 1st Ch SL. Writing District short story SL

 Kent, England
Joined November 2009
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Look what I’ve got 👀Such a gorgeous cover, can’t wait to read Lucy’s fabulous words! 🦌
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Know this feeling!
Natalie Kelda (@NatalieKelda) profile pictureNatalie Kelda@NatalieKeldaFeb 22
Me last night when the first paragraph for a new WIP came to me as I tried to go to sleep:
Figure skater Alysa Liu during her Olympics gold medal performance, down on one knee and hand, other arm reachign towards the sky.

ALT Figure skater Alysa Liu during her Olympics gold medal performance, down on one knee and hand, other arm reachign towards the sky.

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Love this novel!
Clare Chambers (@ClareDChambers) profile pictureClare Chambers@ClareDChambersFeb 9
The people at Kindle must be having a clear-out. (I'm doing much the same thing with my towels cupboard so they have my sympathies.) Anyway, yours for 99p for the month of February.
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@JoannaCannon1 Dec 2025
Happy December and here is Day One of my Book Advent! We are kicking things off with Samuel Burr's wonderful Fellowship of Puzzlemakers ...
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Rye Lane, Peckham. Written by a tortured writer, I’m guessing …#writerslife @saranaidinecox
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Anna Korving@AnnaKorving23 Sep 2025
If Carlsberg did writing retreats… just back from the most amazing four days of writing, learning, laughing and making new writery friends, absolutely determined to crack on with the new book. Thank you @saranaidinecox @prize_novel #writing #magical #IYKYK
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Imagine living here … Bodiam Castle, Sussex, a few weeks ago.
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Replying to @BarackObama
102-year-old Shoji Tomihisa, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima competes in a race and proves that age is just a number.
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Nikki May@NikkiOMay25 Aug 2025
Still pinching myself! I’ve been longlisted for the biggest literary prize in Africa 🙌🏽
The Nigeria Prizes (@NGRLitPrize) profile pictureThe Nigeria Prizes
@NGRLitPrize25 Aug 2025
An exploration of love, loss, and the spaces we call home. Here’s an excerpt from This Motherless Land by Nikki May. #TheNigeriaPrize2025 #Africanliterature #VoicesThatMatter #NPL2025 #Africanwriters #Audioexcerpts
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Was thrilled to be in the final of Jericho’s Friday Night Live competition 2025. It was an amazing experience, reading from my manuscript to 300+ people who were voting!😱 Congrats Kate Rooijen, winner!
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@JoannaCannon14 May 2025
Incredibly honoured, and very excited, to be part of the annual festival of Her Majesty Queen Camilla's charity The Queen's Reading Room, which is at Chatsworth House in September. The Queen's Reading Room charity aims to 'discover and celebrate the unique power of books to improve brain health, mental health and social connection'. As you know, these are all topics very close to my heart and it's a huge privilege for me to be invited to play a small part in this wonderful event. Tickets are on sale today from 10am, and I really hope to see you there! thequeensreadingroom.co.uk/t…
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On VE Day my father-in-law tells me he was 15 and went to the Red Lion in Valindre, Cardiganshire. He had a lot to drink. Remembers it clearly … Everyone was going mad!
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Jack Draper’s reaction after beating Musetti to reach the Madrid final. At first, he looks in disbelief. Then lets out a big smile. 🥹 He is playing like one of the very best players alive. Massive roar. Massive emotions. Massive tennis.
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Fabulous day at Ightham Mote for clearing mind, pre writing!
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@DreyfusJames30 Mar 2025
Replying to @RabbiZvi
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Blood moon at Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Happy International Women’s Day! We’re celebrating women who have changed the world. Here are all of the amazing women who have received the #NobelPrize and their remarkable achievements at the time of the award. Tell us about the women who inspire you the most - and why #InternationalWomensDay
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