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What a lovely way to start the day. Not only did @sarahfiddelaers alert me to the Stockholm Writers Festival First Five Pages literary award, she also encouraged me to submit, and sent me this beautiful message as soon as the longlist was announced. Sarah, you get the gold star for being an awesome supporter of your writing community. Please follow her on socials, y'all! Oh ya, and I have been longlisted. @swfestival Yay! #longlisted #longlist #firstpagesprize #swf19 #stockholmwritersfestival #writingcompetition #ihavethecoolestfriends #followsarahfiddelaers #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #amwriting

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At a fundraiser for the Women's and Girls' Emergency Centre for International Women's Day last night, @doroisdoro and I discovered this fun room. LIBRARY WALLPAPER! That is all. #booksinbars #wordsonwalls #writingsonthewall #shametheywerentrealbooks #iwd #iwd2019 #wagec #internationalwomensday #bookstagram #writersofinstagram #booklove #booklover

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I can't tell you how delighted I am to be back here again. I'm hoping to find that same Varuna magic that made such a difference to my manuscript the last time I was here. Editing is go. #varuna #varunathewritershouse #varunawritershouse #varunahouse #writingretreat #writing #editing #writersofinstagram #amwriting #amediting #askmeaboutmynovel

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Funny thing just happened... I googled myself (don't pretend you don't do it) and discovered that I have been short-listed for a short story I submitted to the Apollo Bay Writers Festival. This was my first time submitting to a short story comp so it is a nice surprise. No one told me! #apollobaywritersfestival #abwf #shortstorycompetition #shortstory #shortlisted #useyourwords #socialjustice #socialjusticeshortstory #amwriting #writersofinstagram

A post shared by Rowena Tuziak (@writerowena) on Jul 31, 2017 at 11:44pm PDT

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So this happened today... I have finished my novel! Technically I have more drafts and many edits to do, but now instead of asking if I have finished my novel yet, you can ask if I have finished my editing yet. Now it is time to open that bottle of Veuve that has been waiting for me. Huzzah! #finishedmynovel #justthedraft #itisntover #celebratethewins #moreworktogo #veuve #crackthatopen #writersofinstagram #amwriting #amediting

A post shared by Rowena Tuziak (@writerowena) on Jun 20, 2017 at 11:04pm PDT

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If you were writing a novel about a country as beautiful as this, wouldn't you write slowly too? Soon I will run out of excuses to visit this special place. #amwriting #writersofinstagram #amresearching #askmeaboutmynovel #centralasia #kyrgyzstan #yurtlife #foundmybiophoto

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