Lucy Atkinson 🧡 @_Lucyatkinson_
North-East based poet and playwright. PhD researcher at Durham University. Accidental witchcraft expert. 🦇 she/her Substack: lucyatkinson County Durham. Joined July 2019-
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This #Halloween we hear from Creative Writing PhD student @_Lucyatkinson_ @READEnglish with an extract from her novel Fifteen Witches. Lucy’s research sheds new light on the Newcastle witch trials. 🔊👂 brnw.ch/21wOgya
On this day in 1650 14 women and 1 man were executed for witch craft in Newcastle. substack.com/home/post/p-14…
So good to see a Gateshead boy on the podium. Congradulations Kieran!
I hope the blue tits know that my entire sanity is being able to watch them from my window to distract myself from PhD work
Absolutely astounded by @HadestownUK just beautiful. This is what adaptation is all about. Feel like every musical from this point forward will pale in comparison 🎸 🌺
A very wet and rainy trip to @NewcastleCastle today. A perfect waterlogged trip through history.
You can catch me on bbc radio tees today at 11:20 and 11:35 talking about my research and my novel about the Newcastle witch trials.
Had a wonderful night in that there London at the Edge Hill Short Story Prize, where my story, 'Sour Hall', picked up the Reader's Prize. Enormous congratulations to @berniemcgill 💫💫💫 and massive thanks to @LRBbookshop and @EHUShortStory
Had a wonderful night in that there London at the Edge Hill Short Story Prize, where my story, 'Sour Hall', picked up the Reader's Prize. Enormous congratulations to @berniemcgill 💫💫💫 and massive thanks to @LRBbookshop and @EHUShortStory https://t.co/SpFRzfHkjh
A fascinating insight into the research and creative writing of our PhD student Lucy Atkinson. Lucy also shares her experiences studying a PhD with us.
A fascinating insight into the research and creative writing of our PhD student Lucy Atkinson. Lucy also shares her experiences studying a PhD with us.
Read how Creative Writing PhD student Lucy Atkinson is shedding new light on the Newcastle witch trials, through her research and her novel. ➡ brnw.ch/21wGh9U @READEnglish #witchtrials #creativewriting #witchlit
I wrote a little piece answering some questions about what it’s like to do a PhD in witchcraft literature at Durham! 🐈⬛ dialogue.durham.ac.uk/27/lucy-atkins…
So pleased to have been a part of this wonderful documentary on witchcraft in the north east! The North East Witch Trials - Welcome to the Witch Trials - BBC Sounds bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…
Do you like scary stories? With Halloween just around the corner, PhD researcher @_Lucyatkinson_ @READEnglish tells us why The Woman in Black is the spookiest book she’s ever read 👻 🎃 👉 brnw.ch/21wDI54
I had such a fun time working on this article for @ConversationUK on the scariest book I’ve ever read. Great to see the other picks. Check it out here: The book that haunts me – seven experts on the scariest thing they’ve ever read theconversation.com/the-book-that-… via @ConversationUK
I’ll be reading at the Read Them your Frights event tonight. Going to be such a good night. Do bag tickets and come along if you are around 👻
I’ll be reading at the Read Them your Frights event tonight. Going to be such a good night. Do bag tickets and come along if you are around 👻
Popped up to London again to see The Crucible. Truly incredible. Can’t recommend it enough.

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