📚 RLF Fellows’ News – May 2026 ✍️ New books, prize wins, live events & Hay Festival appearances from RLF Fellows — including a Winnie-the-Pooh celebration with Emma Thompson & Paterson Joseph and WritersMosaic events. 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4nnTkLC

In our first webinar, Emily Itami shared her thoughts on the ups and downs of a writer's life, alongside host Nick Ahad and fellow writers Derek Keilty and Karen McCarthy Woolf. Watch the full webinar via our YouTube Channel or register our second FREE webinar here: https://bit.ly/4s41p8N

Would you be able to spot these common punctuation mistakes? The RLF has been supporting students at universities across the UK since 1999 through our Fellowship Scheme. Find out if there’s a Fellow at your university via the link: https://www.rlf.org.uk/our-partners/

Award-winning novelist Elif Shafak (@shafakelif) joins Doug Johnstone (@writerdougj) on the latest Collected Podcast to talk creativity, activism, and her love of heavy metal. Plus, archive highlights from Bethan Roberts, David Lloyd, and Mirza Waheed. 🎧 Listen: https://youtu.be/Mp6pkAQqUNE

In part one of our Making Writing series, Derek reflects on being a children’s author and balancing writing alongside a 9–5 — where creativity brings fulfilment, even if it doesn’t replace a primary income. Join part two on Tuesday 21 April at 6pm GMT: https://www.rlf.org.uk/webinar

Today is International Students Day! 🧑‍🎓 Did you know the RLF has been supporting students at universities across the UK since 1999? If you need support with your writing, find out if there’s a Fellow at your university via the link: https://www.rlf.org.uk/our-partners/

🎧 September Pods from the RLF: 📘 Ep 493: Ian Seed on prose poems, translation, and redrafting with Jonathan Tulloch 🌍 Ep 494: Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse on survival, storytelling & community after trauma 🎙️ Listen: https://podcast.rlf.org.uk/

🎧 December's Podcasts: 🎙 Episode 498: International bestselling novelist, Paula Hawkins, reflects on her journey to success. 🎙 Episode 499: Broadcaster and non-fiction writer Vanessa Collingridge discusses writing about neurodiversity. Listen to both podcasts here: https://podcast.rlf.org.uk/

Our first Making Writing Work webinar unpacked the financial realities of being a writer 📚 With average incomes for writers around £7,000 and only around half of writers earn primarily from writing. Join our next webinar on 21 April, register here: https://bit.ly/4s41p8N

🎧 Collected Podcasts: 🎙 Episode 506: Sara Shaarawi; Interviewer: Ann Morgan; Work featured from Nicola Baldwin and Gabriel Gbadamosi 🎙 Episode 507: Hanif Kureishi; Interviewer: Paul Dodgson; Work featured from Marianne Colbran; Sonia Faleiro; Ian Ayris Listen here: https://bit.ly/4rWrWGb

“This is the best game he’s had in several weeks. … Grade-A MVP performance tonight.” @WindhorstESPN on SGA’s performance in OKC’s Game 2 win in the WCF 💪

Τραγωδία στον Κολωνό: Δύο νεκροί από #φωτιά σε διαμέρισμα, πιθανότατα από διαρροή υγραερίου

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Je 18e verjaardag hoort een feestje te zijn, maar voor veel jongeren in de jeugdzorg is het dat niet. Je verliest je vertrouwde hulpverleners, komt op de wachtlijst voor de GGZ, of belandt zelfs op straat. Bizar dat hier nog steeds geen oplossing voor is. Radar: radar.avrotros.nl/artikel/frag...

The BC Greens are calling for a moratorium on AI data centres “until the regulatory safeguards are in place to protect people and planet.” Leader @emilylowan.bsky.social explains why she thinks that’s the right move 👇

Make sure to follow us on all platforms! Stay engaged with the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. #neuronurses #neuronerds #JNN #AANN2026

The song features a brilliant new flip of one of Drake’s own classic records, which quickly caught the attention of the OVO mogul himself. Drake even took to social media to like Jayfurr's Youtube : @Mediazewtv #Drake #jayfurr #hiphop

Pres Zelensky : "About 40% of the museum items from the exposition of the Nat Museum “Chornobyl” were irretrievably lost as a result of the 🇷🇺 attack, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of #Ukraine reported" Police in the capital have already received more than 540 reports of damaged property #Kyiv

This month is Mental Health Awareness Month, which means we’re thinking about the mental wellbeing of everyone in our communities, regardless of your story. This year’s theme resonated with us since our core belief is that everyone deserves another day on Earth with their loved ones.🩶

She was still in reverse... 😡 #ice #fyp #foryou #foryourpage #bluesky #america #sos #usa #women #murdered #truecrime #criminals #fdt #gustapo #nazis

Getting the parry timing down was the best thing today. @aer0blue.bsky.social #2XKO

Raoul Duke "get in" Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas green screen

More subprime borrowers are missing payments, and economists say the pattern looks familiar for all the wrong reasons. Here’s what it may mean next: www.badcredit.org/news/subprim...

They always say I feel like a memory they didn’t know they missed 💙💋✨ #SoftSeduction #BoudoirMood #LuxuryLover

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Chef Paul Lillakas showed us his Canadian twist on a waffle ice cream sandwich @annettehamm.bsky.social. FULL INTERVIEW: www.chch.com/morning-live/waffle-ice-cream-sandwiches-at-home/

Hokuto no Ken: Seikimatsu Kyūseishu Densetsu​ (PlayStation, Natsume, 2000)

Footage shows the aftermath of violent Israeli attacks on Zefta in south Lebanon's Nabatieh District.

Le moteur de l'atterrisseur lunaire de Blue Origin est en phase active de test ! C'est le premier moteur opérationnel (à ma connaissance) qui est à la fois dual expandeur et à cycle fermé. 1/n

‘Delmar Loop Flowering Artists & Mural Festival’ happening now!🌺 📸 Taylor Marrie | St. Louis American Program ends this evening, May 16, at 8:00 p.m. For more information go to: visittheloop.com/delmar-loop-flowering-artist-festival-2026/ #FlowerPower #STLRising #stlamerican

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“how do you feel about the new president?” 🥱🥱🥱

300 block of Turk St, San Francisco Scofflaw as an automated service. FWIW, I saw a Waymo illegally stopped in a No Stopping Anytime zone today, but it wasn't a bikelane. OP: x.StanleyRoberts

Prioritize your relationship, with God #God #faith #Jesus #christian #love

STREAM TIME! Day 30 of the Mental Health May Marathon! twitch.tv/naiadnae .°˖✧ #vtuber #vstreamer #vsky #envtuber ✧˖°.

Welcome to my Home away from Home at the Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY..New York Liberty/Timeless Torches #wnba #dancer #timelesstorches #nyliberty #johndericmitchell

Trump Insider Trading Scandal... President Trump allegedly made 3,700 stock trades worth $200M in 90 days while shaping policies that moved those exact stocks. Nvidia. Apple. Public influence. Private profit. This isn’t small-scale corruption — it's historic abuse of power — and it

Investment in collaborative care clinic in Nackawic-Millville https://www.gnb.ca/en/news/n-b.2026.02.investment-collaborative-care-clinic-nackawic-millville.html

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Mark Kelly is right: we need to rein in corporate spending in our elections.

Ja, es sieht schlecht aus! Umso wichtiger dass wir aufmerksam bleiben, uns zusammenschließen und eben nicht spalten zu lassen. Ein Problem der Linken - sich im „klein, klein“ zu verlieren. Dazu ist nicht die Zeit! Die Gegner lachen uns aus bsky.app/profile/pete...

⏳ Plus que 2 jours avant la fin de la #CélébrationJeuxQuébec sur #Steam! Essayez des jeux d'ici + wishlist vos coups de coeur 🎮 Et testez la démo de Goeland 🐦 #screenshotsaturday #QuebecGamesCelebration #gaming #QGC2026 #mtl

Séa Byrne launches a brand new single, Eternity, on November 7 — a hauntingly beautiful track that explores the timeless pull of love, memory, and human connection. Available on all major streaming platforms. #Eternity #SéaByrne #NewMusic #ComingSoon #AltPop #IndieArtist #MusicRelease #Nov7

Birthright citizenship is being challenged in court. This isn’t just legal theory. It could impact newborns across the U.S. and shape public health outcomes for entire communities. @drhaydeebrown.bsky.social @sonyasloanmd.bsky.social @meidastouch.com #BirthrightCitizenship #SupremeCourt

Asexual Reproduction in Horror?! The Science Behind The Bearer What happens when real science meets horror? Science taken too far. 📺 Full interview: www.youtube.com/@USDN_Podcast 🎙️ The USDN Podcast - Where Indie Comics Come to Life #sciencehorror #bodyhorror #indiecomics #usdnpodcast

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reflects on how George Washington embodied Stoicism. “He listens with the willingness to be persuaded. He quiets himself down, tones down his temper, and he learns,” says Mattis. “That is a man in control of himself.”

🌲 Why couldn’t the lifeguard rescue the hippie? Because he was too far out, man. Woof! 🐶 🎥 LIVE with SKYRIM ELDER SCROLLS V → twitch.tv/upliftedmax Stay Uplifted 🌲 #DogVTuber #VTuber #Twitch #TwitchGaming #LiveOnTwitch

The Season is Over! @rfhkerry.bsky.social @rfhbill.bsky.social @rfhgina.bsky.social #rfh #radiofromhell #rfhpodcast #radiofromhellpodcast #kerrybillgina #kerryjackson #billallred #ginabarberi #podcast #utah #slc #kxrk #radioshow #radioshows #slcutah #radio #sumocitrus #sumoorange #citrus #orange

always welcome brother

they knew they had to make the climax of the episode look beautiful, otherwise the emotions won't be an easy sell. thankfully, they managed to make it work

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Band 5 nurses are already doing Band 6 work - it’s time the system caught up. 🚨 Important message from Louie Horne, UNISON national nursing officer #InternationalNursesDay

[20260601] X No More Tears ✨️ https://www.tiktok.com/@triplescosmos/video/7646362861878480136 #tripleS #트리플에스 #ASSEMBLE26 #LOVEnPOP #Baby_Flower

UK: HENRY NOVAK CASE... ...THIS NEWS WAS CABLED AROUND THE WORLD... THIS VIDEO HAS CAUSED POLITICAL CHAOS IN ENGLAND Outrage grows after police handcuff dying student FRANCE24 / WOW MEDIA CHANNEL Issued on: 03/06/2026 - 13:31 Modified: 03/06/2026 - 13:33

I spoke with Kit from ITV about how the proposed changes to the SEND system in the Schools White Paper will build a system where children with additional needs get the right support, at the right time, closer to home - without parents having to fight for it.

Happy pride month!

All that, and he is a knight now, too

💭👀 📡  Satellite imagery confirms the destruction of two Tu-142 aircraft at the 'Taganrog-Yuzhny' airfield following the attack on May 30 ➡️  Both aircraft had reportedly been in long-term storage and were not in active service with the Russian Aerospace Forces

Proud to stand with the NYS Building & Construction Trades Council in support of 224-a reform and off-site fabrication prevailing wage #UnionStrong

"The idea that Donald Trump was this great businessman is actually a fiction created by Mark Burnett." @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social explains how 'The Apprentice' laundered Trump’s bankruptcies into a billionaire-boss fantasy, and why America is still trapped inside the reality show.