Just look at this gorgeous cover for MURDER AT HOTEL MARVELO!Thank you Piccadilly Press! Art by Federica Frenna. Sound on.

Excellent news!

Delighted to talk puffins, early chapter books and all things writing with the lovely @mostlybooktalk.bsky.social @anneclarklit.bsky.social

Honoured to be in such esteemed company for the The Week Junior Book Awards 2025 in the STEM category. Big thanks to everyone involved! Including brilliant illustrator @franzihoellb.bsky.social @templarbooks.bsky.social and @anneclarklit.bsky.social www.theweekjuniorbookawards.co.uk/2025/stem25

Publication day for @dc-litchfield.bsky.social and me! It’s our third picture book together and this one is about friendship & fun & being kind & letting people be who they are meant to be! I love the illustrations and am v proud of the story! It was great fun to write @anneclarklit.bsky.social

So pleased to see Anne Booth @bridgeanne.bsky.social shortlisted for the Queen's Knickers Award, together with illustrator David Litchfield, for their brilliant picture book about the transformative power of art and kindness - The Boy, the Troll and the Chalk. @societyofauthors.bsky.social

Look at these fabulous books out today from agency authors! Congratulations, Ben Lerwill, Lucy Rowland, Jason Rohan, Mike Barfield! @mikebarfield.bsky.social @jasonrohanauthor.bsky.social

Four brilliant books out today from agency authors Cath Howe, Patricia Forde, Lucy Rowland and Ben Lerwill. What a treat. @cathhowe.bsky.social @pforde123.bsky.social

Children’s writers of colour! @dapsdraws.bsky.social and I are running a free virtual ASK US ANYTHING event with BookTrust Represents. Demystifying publishing for writers at all stages. Come join us. #KidLitUK www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/p...

A school RfP policy in one post: * Time to read and be read to every day * Time to talk about books together * Freedom to read graphic novels, picturebooks, poetry, non-fiction, magazines, anything * New books are an investment, not an expense * Work with librarians, bookshops, authors, poets, etc

In today’s Sunday Times, @laureatenanog.bsky.social @pforde123.bsky.social talks about the importance of books in ár dteanga dhúchais and gives her top picks from our latest resource Treoirleabhar Léitheoireachta 2025 ☘️ @loveleabhargaeilge.bsky.social #SnaG25

Wahoo! Great news! This Friday on Milkshake TV ‘The Boy, The Troll & The Chalk’ -written by @bridgeanne.bsky.social and illustrated by me- will be read by our fave ‘David’ in the Story Den. Tune in to Channel 5 at 9am on 7th March or watch on catchup! Can’t wait ❤️ #illustration

It is #WorldWildLifeDay !! 🐘🦕 We have a very exciting The Wild Life Of... series that tells us all about the secret lives of astounding animals and even goes way back to our Earth's earliest animals! Pick up your copies now at your favourite bookshop 🦋🦫🪲 #BookSky #Animals

Exciting news!

I’m allowed to announce my new book deal today! 📚 Magical murder mysteries for middle grade coming your way next year from Piccadilly Press! @anneclarklit.bsky.social www.thebookseller.com/rights/picca...

TODAY is the last day to #ReadItForward! Buy ANY children’s book via Bookshop.org before midnight 28 Feb and we’ll donate 10% of the sale to the leading children’s reading charities, @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social 📚 Every sale supports independent bookshops 📚 bit.ly/RIFEB25

Congratulations, Ruth! @ruthlaurenbooks.bsky.social And Piccadilly Press!

I can’t recommend Letters to a Monster highly enough- Friendship Bravery Overcoming Fear Funny Sweet Clever 10/10 By @pforde123.bsky.social and Sarah Warburton #discoveririshkidsbooks

Calling all UK creatives! 🚨 There's still a few hours to submit your response to the Government’s AI and copyright consultation. Let’s make sure our voices are heard. Click the link below for support. www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...

And if you'd like to buy any of these, or any of our other #BeanstalkBrilliantBooks whilst supporting independent book shops & ensuring Beanstalk receives a 10% donation you can do so here uk.bookshop.org/lists/beanst...

Thrilled to see THREE books by brilliant agency authors in this selection. Congrats @moirabutterfield.bsky.social @pippagoodhart.bsky.social @mikebarfield.bsky.social - all experts in making books kids love to read.

Authors, illustrators - last chance to take part in this important consultation. (Looks a bit daunting but you don't have to answer all the questions!)

Last chance to respond to this consultation about changes to how AI companies can use your work. ALCS has useful guidance.

PLOS has issued a statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity. We are determined to stand firmly behind our mission, our values and our principles, and against any attempt at censorship or undermining of the core principles of scientific inquiry. plos.io/3D4O8cH

There's still time to make a change 🗣️ Add your name to this author-organised letter and encourage the government to change its course on copyright exemption for generative AI use of creatives works docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #CreativeRights #ArtificalIntelligence #PayTheCreator

I’ll be at Bath library this coming Saturday as part of this fun authors and publishers fair! Signed copies of my OBA winning debut #MirrorMe and new thriller #TheLastThingYoullHear will be for sale! Come and say hello! #libraries #UKYA #bath #books

I feel very lucky to be one of the writers @dc-litchfield.bsky.social illustrated in 2024. I LOVE what he did with the text of 'The Boy, The Troll and the Chalk!' I am looking forward to seeing what 2025 brings (spoiler - I'm v lucky again!) & it's so exciting he is now illustrating his own novel!

I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky

With #Halfterm coming up, there’s no better time to set pupils a zero-marking fun learning challenge that could lead to a #PoetryByHeart competition entry & all the way to Shakespeare’s Globe! Here's our new pick’n’mix set of challenges. Set one or set them all! poetrybyheart.org.uk/news/half-te...

The 2025 Henrietta Branford Writing Competition is open 📖 All young writers 8 - 18 can enter, with a story, poem or lyrics that - inspired by #BranfordBoaseAward winner Nathanael Lessore - will make the judges laugh! Find out more and get #Writing! booksforkeeps.co.uk/make-em-laug...

I am very excited because I learnt today that my and David Litchfield's book 'The Boy, the Troll and the Chalk' has won the Key stage 1 read aloud book, voted for by teachers for @booksfortopics.bsky.social ! @bonnierbooks.bsky.social @anneclarklit.bsky.social

Congratulations @ruthlaurenbooks.bsky.social on Tourmaline and the City of Nowhere, the unmissable conclusion to the brilliant Tourmaline trilogy! @littletigeruk.bsky.social

A reminder that @bookshop.org is THE place to get UK kid's books this month! @nosycrow.bsky.social @booktrust.org.uk @primarynonfiction.bsky.social @anneclarklit.bsky.social

The beautiful London Library offers emerging writers one year’s free membership including masterclasses, networking opportunities, peer support, access to all the Library’s resources and publication in an anthology. Details below. Please share :) www.londonlibrary.co.uk/about-us/ll-...

Puffins to the Rescue! One month until Tiny and The Cave Ghost, next in the Call the Puffins series, is published. Wonderful illustrations by @EllaOkstad @hachettechildrens.bsky.social @anneclarklit.bsky.social

Starting with our guest category, here are the 4 fabulous shortlisted books in our Non-Fiction Category: #Spark2025Shortlist @jessiedrawz.bsky.social @mikebarfield.bsky.social @franzihoellb.bsky.social @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social

Grand Arcade and the banks of the Cam at Jesus Lock #sketchbook #walktosee #cambridge

We are currently seeking a paid Publishing Intern to work with our Editorial & Production Manager on our anthologies production. The postholder should be aged 18-25. Candidates based in the North West, Yorkshire, East Mids will be given priority. Closes: 27 January 2025. firststory.org.uk/vacancies/

We always love hearing from the children who have received our festive gift parcels ❤️ Donate to share the #MagicOfBooks here: donate.booktrust.org.uk/xmas3?utm_so...

This year I have been working once again with the lovely Vivian Mineker. We created The Secret Life series together, which has sold around the world. There's a new one out in 2025! #kidsbooks #kidsnonfiction #factsforkids @anneclarklit.bsky.social

Very exciting news! James Norton will read There Is No Big Bad Wolf in this Story by Lou Carter and Deborah Allwright for CBeebies Bedtime Story on Boxing Day! @KidsBloomsbury

I've worked on a book with the marvellous @clareelsom.bsky.social this year. She has risen to every tough challenge, and the book is going to be great- if I say so myself! #kidsbooks #kidsillustraton #books2025 @anneclarklit.bsky.social

I'm lucky enough to work with lots of great illustrators. I'd like to highlight some working with me on my books in 2024. Here's Ro Ledesmo. We have a cracking slightly crazy book coming out in 2025. I love her approach! #kidsbooks #kidspublishing @anneclarklit.bsky.social

I love seeing foreign editions too - and we're up to an amazing *29* languages for A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You, including this brilliant Indonesian edition. @mikebarfield.bsky.social @busterbooks.bsky.social.

I'm currently @booktrust.bsky.social Writer in Residence, championing reading for pleasure for children facing challenging circumstances. Picture books can start, shape and soothe conversations about tough subjects.

In light of the findings in the CLPE Reflecting Realities report, in 2025 I’m going to be starting regular free Ask Me Anything Zoom sessions for UK children’s writers of colour and BookTrust will host the first in March to help reach more writers! 📚

We are calling for celebrities, publishers and agents to acknowledge the writers behind celebrity books, and calling for evidence from members with experiences of ghostwriting. Read more and take our short survey here👇 societyofauthors.org/2024/12/09/c...

Wow! What a lovely early Christmas present! Big thank you to @sparkbookaward.bsky.social and to all the wonderful people who helped bring about this book including @franzihoellb.bsky.social, my agent @anneclarklit.bsky.social and the fantastic folks at Templar Books. All of them!

Day 6, Non-Fiction: 'The World’s First Rollercoaster & Other Amazing Inventions' by @mikebarfield.bsky.social & illustr. by @franzihoellb.bsky.social (Templar Books) From the high and mighty rollercoaster to the humble potato chip, this lively book will amuse & enlighten children. #SparkLonglist

Very advance notice, but I am so excited and honoured that my first ever storybook for younger readers will be published next year by Andersen Press with beautiful illustrations by Momoke Abe. This is a Big Leap not just for Keith the Leaf, but for me too!