Lou Minns

Yeah I was saying to Gail it feels like blogging but with the sm notes tool like old Twitter. So I'm learning and reading atm and enjoying what's there and who is there ❤️

I'm wandering around in the dark a little lol I followed you on substack too ❤️ Not posted anything yet but it looks like a nice place to be

Congratulations Candy!

Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 such a beauty!!!

Stoke on Trent celebrates its centenary. Dr Lisa Blower has launched a project 100 books in 100 years to reStoke the local narrative. This poster is of Lou Minns a local born writer, and invites 11-16 year olds to book on to a free creative writing course. Dates: Hanley library 11/2/25 Stoke Library 19/2/25 Tunstall Library 20/2/25

Know someone 11-16 living in Stoke? The aim in these free workshops is to write 100 words on The Places That Make Us. 100 stories will be chosen for publication in our anthology - published in 2026 to kick off the next 100 years of Stoke authorship #100Books#100Years @lisablowerwrite.bsky.social

Physical objects on the floor as writing prompts, a plant, a crow, a snake, bundles of sticks, feathers, a rock, a shell, character cards

Folktales and folklore writing was so much fun on Saturday with Sparks young and teen writers, lots of physical prompts, character mapping, then writing their own #folktales #writingwestmidlands #writingworkshop #writingcommunity

Paper copy of the same text as the previous picture

I'm so lucky to be working with the amazing @foulkeswrites @stephaniecartyauthor and @stokeontrentcentenary #higherhorizons @keeleuniversity #locallit #writingcommunity #100books #stokeontrent

Getting namechecked in the Stoke Sentinel for writing would make childhood Lou stoked! #lifegoals

Stoke Centenary celebration project led by Dr Lisa Blower aims to create a literary cannon of 100 books for 100 years of Stoke born authors. As part of that project 'The Places That Make Us' takes workshops into schools and libraries to encourage the next generation of Stoke writers

I'm so incredibly honoured to be part of this important project #100booksinayear I'm excited to be delivering workshops in schools and libraries to inspire and encourage the next generation of #Stoke #writers with #ThePlacesThatMakeUs
@lisablowerwrite.bsky.social making this magic happen!

Take a listen to Lisa chat about the 100 books in 100 years Stoke Centenary project. So inspiring. Come on #Stoke! #writers #writingcommunity #voices

Ah this is so SO good! You're amazing!!! #100books #stokecenenary ❤️❤️❤️

Calling all Stokies! Spread the word. Can you help reach 100 books in 100 words? Celebrate Stoke's centenary by building its first literary cannon 💥🔥❤️

Love love LOVE !!! Can't wait to watch this at the New Vic!

Centenary of ‘North Staffordshire’s Lowry’ to be celebrated thanks to £147K lottery grant - Daily Focus Major celebrations are set to take place in 2025 for the centenary of ‘North Staffordshire Lowry’ Arthur Berry’s birth thanks to a £147,000 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

#ArthurBerry100 will see a series of celebration events take place throughout Stoke-on-Trent’s #SoT100 centenary year to showcase the artist, playwright and poet’s breadth of work.

@newvictheatre.bsky.social

#NorthStaffordshireLowry

daily-focus.co.uk/2024/12/cent...

Pottering in the Potteries: exploring the museums and ceramics studios of Stoke-on-Trent As a new series of The Great Pottery Throwdown hits the screens, an honorary Stokie explores Josiah Wedgwood’s legacy and the six towns – and gets some clay on her hands

As an honorary Stokie, I loved writing this feature about Stoke-on-Trent for the Guardian, highlighting some of the places that make Stoke so special. And I can’t wait to see how the city celebrates its centenary year. www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

Children's poets! #kidlit #kidspoetry Do follow Children's Poetry Summit - they are a UK network full of people actively interested in children's poetry, and promotion of it. @cpsummit.bsky.social They will repost your posts.

The Best of Everything NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...

You can now read my new book, The Best of Everything, early! I hope you enjoy it.

Available to request and review on Netgalley here:
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Chat GPT unionising and beginning strike action was the plot twist I didn't know I needed in this world.

Did not know this. How fascinating!

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Another #NewIllustrationoftheDay from the Inclusive Books for Children shortlist. By Anna Wilson from Until You Find the Sun, a story by Maryam Hassan about a child displaced from a warm country, who finds a new way to belong. The image of the crowd conveys cold but sun glimpsed ahead. Hodder 2024.

Open for business. Ignore the scaffolding

Also, the sweater ❤️💥

Look at all those beautiful booooooks!

Fantastic thread 🔥

Fantastic! Congratulations 🎉

Wonderfully gothic

How exciting! Hope is all goes brilliantly. Have fun stepping back in time. Feet up afterwards (4 is a lot you're right)

Today I will mostly be thinking and talking about author income and ghostwriting. SoA CWIG committee up first then BBC Front Row tonight (7.15, Radio
4)

Will tune in and be listening, thanks