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matilda battersby

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matilda battersby

@matildbattersby

Freelancer. Former @independent arts editor and @popshotmag editor. @Thebookseller sometimes. Rep’d by @sarahhornsley @pfdagents

Walthamstow, East London

Joined June 2009

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matilda battersby
@matildbattersby
May 23, 2024
So completely overwhelmed and grateful! What a fabulous night and an amazing venue and some wonderful writers and judges. Feeling very bloody happy!!!
Lucy Cavendish College
@LucyCavColl
May 23, 2024
The moment we've all been waiting for! 🎉Congratulations to the winner of the 2024 Lucy Cavendish #FictionPrize @matildbattersby with the incredible novel, 'Forced Perspective'! ✨ lucy.cam.ac.uk/news/matilda-b… This "whip-smart, unsettling, and compulsive read " is a testament to the
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matilda battersby
@matildbattersby
Mar 20, 2023
Replying to @AvaSantina
I’m so happy for Sara that she is free of this person
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matilda battersby
@matildbattersby
Jun 5, 2024
Excited to be starting a part-time job as Senior Reporter @thebookseller tomorrow. The team already seems delightful and this is my first permanent role in forever so looking forward to spending Thursdays and Fridays writing about books news. Do send story tips my way!
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matilda battersby
@matildbattersby
Jun 3, 2024
Replying to @RebeccaCNReid
I hope he gets £10 an hour and a snack plate
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matilda battersby
@matildbattersby
May 28, 2024
Very happy to have signed with the fantastic @SarahHornsley from @PFDAgents for my fiction writing ✍🏻 #literaryagent
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matilda battersby
@matildbattersby
Apr 17, 2024
Amazed, overwhelmed and incredibly grateful that my novel is on the LL, especially because this prize has helped find some of the books that I love the most — thank you @LucyCavColl
Lucy Cavendish College
@LucyCavColl
Apr 17, 2024
📢 Exciting news! Lucy Cavendish College's 2024 #FictionPrize longlist is here! 📚 16 brilliant debut #novels – could your next favourite read be on the list? Congratulations to the authors! Find out more ⬇️ lucy.cam.ac.uk/news/fiction-p… @PFDAgents
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matilda battersby
@matildbattersby
May 23, 2024
Squeeee @LucyCavColl
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matilda battersby
@matildbattersby
May 2, 2024
Still can't believe this has happened 🥂- read about the rest of the shortlist here lucy.cam.ac.uk/2024-fiction-p…
Lucy Cavendish College
@LucyCavColl
May 2, 2024
The 2024 #Fiction Prize shortlist is out, with a variety of genres and incredible #writing. 📚 🔥 Congratulations to the six talented authors 👏 Meet them at lucy.cam.ac.uk/news/fiction-p… Who will take the top prize on May 23rd? Stay tuned to find out.
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matilda battersby
@matildbattersby
Jun 13, 2022
Replying to @ShappiKhorsandi
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters. Couldn’t sleep for days after finishing 😱
matilda battersby
@matildbattersby
Jun 10, 2022
My fabulous artist mum is going to be on Channel 4 week nights at 5.30pm painting naked people in #DrawersOff from 20th June. It’s like Bake Off but for art. She’s really good at it too, here’s some more info hamhigh.co.uk/things-to-do/m…
matilda battersby
@matildbattersby
Jun 21, 2024
Meeting of this year’s @LucyCavColl prize fiction panel prize shortlistees @amydelaforce @La_Wardy @DrJennyEpstein @sarahglover
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matilda battersby
@matildbattersby
Jul 24, 2024
Consensus from other freelance parents on closed FB group is that the only way to make summer holidays work without bankrupting yourself/ killing the kids, is to get up at 5.30am and work for 3 hours before they get up, then work during tv time and after bedtime. #freelancelife
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matilda battersby
@matildbattersby
Jun 6, 2024
It was fun to be on the other side of the interviewing desk for a change - thanks @LucyCavColl
Lucy Cavendish College
@LucyCavColl
Jun 6, 2024
Inspiring interview with @matildbattersby, winner of the 2024 Lucy Cavendish #FictionPrize for her novel 'Forced Perspective'. Read about Matilda's journey, the impact of the prize and her invaluable advice for aspiring #writers ⬇️ lucy.cam.ac.uk/blog/interview… @PFDAgents
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matilda battersby
@matildbattersby
Jul 31, 2017
I'm looking to speak with bosses at SMEs for a piece on gender equality and recruiting/keeping top women employees #JournoRequest #PRrequest