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

Mike Warner

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…