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Byddi Lee πŸ“š Author |🎭Playwright |🎬 Screenwriter

@byddi

Irish Writer - πŸ“š fiction, 🎭 stage and 🎬 screen. Writes about nature, climate, and local history. Sometimes funny - usually unintentionally. Love my cats and my garden. πŸ“– Read my latest book & more www.ByddiLee.com

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Press freedom report: increasingly hostile environment for journalism in EuropeΒ  β€” PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide 3 March 2026 – Press freedom continued to be under sustained pressure in Europe in 2025, driven by legal threats, physical attacks and intimidation, attempts of media capture and transnational repress...

πŸ“‘ We’re in Brussels for the launch of the 2026 report of @coemediafreedom.bsky.social. Press freedom in Europe remains under sustained pressure, driven by legal threats, attempts at media capture and transnational repression.

Read the full report ⬇️

www.pen-international.org/news/press-f...

03.03.2026 10:16 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

It's never too late for caterday!

01.03.2026 10:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Listen β€” The Full Stop Community Podcast for childless not by choice, friends and family

Thank you to the Full Stop Podcast for a beautiful discussion in a warm, safe place for a discussion about childlessness not by choice and my book Barren.
www.thefullstoppod.com/listen

21.02.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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And the picture of me with the little snake from the story I told about it.

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Listen β€” The Full Stop Community Podcast for childless not by choice, friends and family

Thank you to the Full Stop Podcast for a beautiful discussion in a warm, safe place for a discussion about childlessness not by choice and my book Barren.
www.thefullstoppod.com/listen

21.02.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ohhhh my hands feel cold reading this!

17.02.2026 12:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I love the whole rainbow thing. Even though I understand the physics of it, it still blows my mind. Great photos!

16.02.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That's a beautiful photo - but it does tell the story of 'cold'!

16.02.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rejuvenation Book 1: Rejuvenation Trilogy, #1 Rejuvenation Trilogy, #1

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March to November Check out March to November - <p>Five people. Eight months. Lives end. Lives begin. &#160; March to November navigates the entangled points of view of Tracey Duggan and her circle of friends and foes ...

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Rejuvenation Book 3: Rejuvenation Trilogy, #3 Rejuvenation Trilogy, #3

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Rejuvenation Book 2: Rejuvenation Trilogy, #2 Rejuvenation Trilogy, #2

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Barren Check out Barren - <p><em>"...</em>engrossing, immersive and wonderfully constructed ..." Donal Ryan, EU Prize for Literature<br><br><em>In time, we are never alone.</em><br><br>Two grieving women are...

It's great to be able to offer all my books as ebooks here on #bookshop.org and support local bookshops in the process! uk.bookshop.org/a/1063/97809...

15.02.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I love this logic!

30.01.2026 10:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Flyer for Scoil Gheimhridh UΓ­ Chadhain 30-31 January by Glor Na Mona. Winter school at GlΓ³r na MΓ³na. Picture of MairtΓ­n Γ“ Cadhain. Logo with patchwork map of Ireland that says 'Ag SamhlΓΊ Γ‰ire Nua 'Liberty, Equality, Solidarity'. Events are at An CultΓΊrlann on the Falls Road in Belfast.

Flyer for Scoil Gheimhridh UΓ­ Chadhain 30-31 January by Glor Na Mona. Winter school at GlΓ³r na MΓ³na. Picture of MairtΓ­n Γ“ Cadhain. Logo with patchwork map of Ireland that says 'Ag SamhlΓΊ Γ‰ire Nua 'Liberty, Equality, Solidarity'. Events are at An CultΓΊrlann on the Falls Road in Belfast.

ClΓ‘r as Gaeilige

ClΓ‘r as Gaeilige

Programme - English

Programme - English

Winter summer school with GlΓ³r na MΓ³na next weekend, January 30-31, at an CultΓΊrlann on the Falls Road, Belfast.

23.01.2026 13:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Brilliant book by Sue Divin out on 7th May 2026. Delighted to get an ARC & proud that my blurb has been included on the @panmacmillan.bsky.social website. A story of our times. Let it break your heart & rebuild it!

Available for pre-order now www.panmacmillan.com/authors/sue-...

23.01.2026 11:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Falsh says, "Hi!" back, so long as he doesn't have to open his sleepy eyes! πŸ˜‚

22.01.2026 11:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Look good Marv xoxo

21.01.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thrilled to be awarded a place with this stunning lineup of facilitators. Thanks Fiona O'Rourke for spearheading these marvellous projects.
linenhall.com/island-of-ma...
www.dublincityofliterature.ie/news/island-...
#LinenHall #DublinCityofLiterature #OpeningMinds #Belfast #IslandOfManyVoices

20.01.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

19.01.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great story - gave me goose bumps! Well done, Theresa!

19.01.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Brilliant story - well done!

19.01.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Completely surprised & absolutely delighted to see this lovely book review of Barren by Brigid O'Dea in The Irish Times on Saturday. Thank you!

Wonderful to see them being open to reading books by independent authors. Progressive and brave!
#bookreviews #indieauthor

19.01.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lovely to see this review by Brigid O'Dea of the excellent #Barren by @byddi.bsky.social in today's @irishtimes.com πŸ‘Œ

17.01.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

OMG I'm just delighted and thank you so much for posting about it! I wasn't expecting it at all, so a little late to my own party!πŸ˜‚

19.01.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This plays like a scene from the "Handmaids Tale"... happening in America right now.

11.01.2026 08:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Victoria Amelina wins 2025 Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing - Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann Posthumous Prize for Ukrainian Author Killed by Russian Strike Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann is delighted by the news that the 2025 winner of Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing is Looking at Women Looki...

We're immensely proud to announce another posthumous literary award for Victoria Amelina, the 2025 Moore prize for human rights writing - read more here irishpen.com/2026/01/08/v...

08.01.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy New Year to you and see you soon xoxo

31.12.2025 11:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy New Year - here's hoping 2026 brings health, love and joy to where it is needed the most.

31.12.2025 11:11 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Only a few days left for the Smashwords #EOYSale25
Grab a free ebook!

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