Last night was the

Annual Awards and it felt like a flashmob

Substack Team

Meet Up.

In large part thanks to the impeccable hosting skills of

(who presented the awards with grace, humour, warmth - a masterclass).

But also all the inspiring

writers who were there, shortlisted, organising or cheerleading their fellow writers -

Claire Ruston

Julie Friend

Ruth Watson

A Passion for Seafood

Fliss Freeborn

Mark Diacono

Catherine Phipps

gilly smith

Barbara Segall

Mallika Basu

Ren Behan

Ross Clarke

Lizzie Wingfield

Sarah Mooney Personal Chef

and many more who I couldn’t see in the scrum for the sherry cocktails.

Wonderful evening, good work, team. Just don’t expect too much of me today…