Rick Danforth

I won the @bsfa.bsky.social award for audio fiction! I found out via phone call during the safety demonstration on my flight home, and got told off. No regrets. Thank you so much everyone who voted. Who helped me with it. @charlotteashley.bsky.social dor accepting the award. What a day.

I saw this cat figure earlier. I absolutely regret not buying it as I've come to suspect it's perfect in every way and I can't remotely explain why.

I was interviewed by the wonderful @karinjr.bsky.social for the BFS. Highlights include referring to @aknighton.bsky.social as a "you magnificent fucker" for his writing which is probably a sign I should be more serious in interviews 😂

Got to do an anthology launch in my home city of Hull for the first ever time! Had a great time for Challenging of the Tides. Also found out I talk to way too much with my hands. I don't know what to do about that 😂

Can't think of a better way of spending a Saturday afternoon :)

My first ever novelette is sold and readying to enter the world along side a great list of authors :) I'm absolutely hyped for this!

I have a story in Challenging Tides which launches today! A solar punk Anthology from my local area with a great list of authors. Genuinely can't wait to read the stories :)

Sidney singing the song of his people.

They were about to go off, so I ate 1kg of meatballs today. I weigh 100kg so I am now 1% meatball. This brings me joy.

If you are aware of Fiona's work, you know this is going to slap. If you're not, then it's a great time to try it out :)

I had an absolute blast on the short fiction panel at Edge Lit yesterday. Had the privilege of being on with some great people which makes it very easy work! Thanks to @dancoxon.bsky.social for moderating and @alexdavis1981.bsky.social for having me. Edge Lit was probably my top con experience!

I am delighted to read a review of fission here! Great to say all the wonderful stories getting a deserved moment in the spotlight :)

Stumbled across Anne Bronte's over the weekend. She came to Scarborough to get fresh air and then promptly died. As someone who quite like Scarborough, I get it though.

Hosted my first ever writing workshop today thanks to @laurenwrites.bsky.social (Topic, isolation in space) Went really well, and had a blast! I definitely want to do more in the future :)

I wrote this morning so I could get it out of the way and relax the rest of the day. Now I feel guilty I have free time so I'm writing again. This did not go to plan. Lol.

I have another article out with the bfs! I've done a lot of research into something I do a lot in my fiction and it's oddly cathartic to sit down and work out one of my favourite tools for my fiction.

We are now open! Please send us your words :)

I feel xmas comes into supermarkets earlier each year but August feels like a jump?

This is just two weeks away and I'm incredibly excited for it! I've got everything prepared and we are ready to go.

Sid does a cracking meerkat impression now.

I just wrote what I consider to be the best story I've written and sent it off. Unfortunately, I also thought this for for the last 4 stories I wrote. So either I'm improving at a dramatic rate or I'm just very at judging my my own work 😂

If you don't have a pinhole camera, you can genuinely use a colander to see the eclipse. It's important not to strain the eyes.

This. It is always good to air concerns. But if people could leave hands off the pitch forks for two seconds to ask a question or two clarify that would be great.

One of my favourite pubs in York is mentioned in Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell on account of it being 400 years old. As such they have a framed copy in the pub and it always makes me smile.

Today I had a rare day off of writing and just read a book instead. It sounds really dumb but sometimes I forget that's even an option. And just how great it is?

Happy Yorkshire day all! Consider celebrating Yorkshire by nice cups of tea, cold ale or Yorkshire puddings dripping in gravy. I am doing all of the above on repeat 🙌

Today I saw a horse obsessed with his own bio. Even good old Winston isn't immune to vanity!

My favourite windmill cafe has its sails up. Something wonderful about having a coffee underneath it.

I am booked to do a workshop about writing isolation in space and I am absolutely hyped about it 🙌

A little later than usual due to the file being a monster - it's The Good Book Life! Featuring @emfaulds.com @rickandwrite.bsky.social Allen Stroud, and Laura Jane Round. We Eat Controversy For Breakfast: the Pros and Cons of Award Shortlists. youtu.be/pcxpaKP3QlU?...

Never liked football anyway. What other sports are on? 👀

It's not a bad view from a car park. Have to say.

Absolute hats off to @bonabooks.bsky.social for making a mistake and owning it. I didn't think we had a lot of ai submissions for fission but I'm now quite worried we did and I just missed them.

Seeing authors happily receiving physical copies of their anthology is a fantastic feeling. 10/10, would recommend!

One major difference about being a parent is that I spend dramatically more time staring at random animals.

I have sent over 500 submissions in the last 5 years and I still managed to send the wrong story on a submission email. Always double check!

@bsfa.bsky.social Fission #6, my editorial debut, is now available for purchase by non-BSFA members! Members can find it for free on the BSFA section. I hope people enjoy reading it as much as I did. It's a wonderful array of stories. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1068721634

Cover reveal time for Challenging the Tides! I'm so excited for this to be out. It's a great anthology with a wonderful set of authors including @aknighton.bsky.social @sueoke.bsky.social @millymollymo.bsky.social @shonak.bsky.social and others! It even includes my first novelette.

My feelings about the sun today.

The dog looking especially gormless today.

I am delighted to announce the cover for @bsfa.bsky.social's Fission #6! Created by the wonderful Elena Betti.

This old cover of day of the triffids is absolutely fantastic. It makes me want to hug a triffid? Thank you @katiebruce.bsky.social for introducing me to cuddly triffids 😂

I won't lie when I said I wrote this mostly as an excuse to rewatch stranger things. I have no regrets on that! Cheers for @britfantasysoc.bsky.social and @laurenwrites.bsky.social for publishing :)

Congrats to @slashnburnett.bsky.social on a happy book day! Her short fiction is among the best going and I've been so excited for this :)

A pub that sells fossils at the bar is exactly what I needed in my life.

Seeing 99 red balloons live and drinking in a sunny field is a great way to spend a day.

I am not allowed in the tower. The cow says no 🙄

I have my first story of the year out today! A comedy fantasy piece about the bureaucracy of limbo and the struggles of trying to move on. You can give it a listen below: open.spotify.com/episode/6L0b...

I wrote a novelette to avoid editing my novella. I've now done a 5k short to avoid editing the novelette. I need to commit to a flash next don't I?