🎃 Happy Halloween! 🎃 🦇 Today on our blog, 'Uncle Zeedie' author @colmthewriter.bsky.social unleashes his top 3 spooky tips on #writing horror - a spooktastic read! @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social 👻Check it out here👇 paperboundmag.com/2025/10/31/halloween-guest-post-3-horror-writing-tips-by-colm-field/

VERY exciting book post today! I can't wait to dive into DIRK JONES IS NOT THE CHOSEN ONE, by Gatlin Perrin. It's promising to be fun, spooky, nonbinary, and Welsh – all excellent things. Out October 9th. Thanks @fireflypress.bsky.social

We've got mail! Which should we read 1st? 📚🤩 #WeThreeWitches @merrowchild.bsky.social #BeRightBack @billwood.bsky.social #BethIsDead #KatieBernet #AGirlsGuideToSpying @hollywebb.bsky.social #TheLastDeathPoet #StephenDaly Thanks @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social @scholasticuk.bsky.social #BookPost

We love seeing your submissions coming our way. There's not long left to the deadline. Don't miss it! Deadline: Midnight 14th Sept! Theme: Changes - Come As You Aren't! We can't wait to see what you come up with! paperboundmag.com/submit #KidLit #KidLitArt #PaperBoundMag

🦇 We have so many wonderful interviews & guest posts on our blog - today we're thrilled to feature Felicity Epps on A Grave Inheritance @hachettechildrens.bsky.social - the perfect early step into spooky season!💜 See here👇 paperboundmag.com/2025/09/06/interview-a-grave-inheritance-by-felicity-epps/

We are absolutely thrilled to be kicking of the September celebrations for #TheRebelAndTheRose by #CatherineDoyle 💙🌹🗡 And what better way to start than sharing a sneak peek of the first line... @ninadouglas.bsky.social #Romantasy #YAFantasy #TheDaggerAndTheFlame #Fantome

🎉 New blog post: @faberbooks.bsky.social editor Alice Swan on #GlasgowBoys @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social 📚 Want to know what it takes to be an award-winning editor? Check out the blog post below 👇 paperboundmag.com/2025/08/29/branford-boase-award-2025-faber-faber-editor-alice-swan-on-glasgow-boys/

Some recent #BookPost 🤩 Which one should we dive into first? 📚 #TheRebelAndTheRose #PoisonTides #BuryYourFriends #HowToSurviveAHorrorSequel #SadGirlHours @annazoequirke.bsky.social @jaymcguiness.bsky.social @notagainben.bsky.social @scholasticuk.bsky.social @littletigeruk.bsky.social

🎉 Catch the first of two guest posts from Branford Boase award-winning editors, sharing their experience of working on #GlasgowBoys by @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social 💜 Read the blog now👇 📚 paperboundmag.com/2025/08/22/branford-boase-award-2025-ama-badu-on-editing-award-winning-novel-glasgow-boys/

📚 We're thrilled to share an interview on our blog with none other than @whatsfsaid.bsky.social today, where he chats to us about #TheChildrensBookshow and his latest novel #Tyger 🐯 👏 Read the interview now on our blog! paperboundmag.com/2025/08/15/interview-sf-said-on-the-childrens-bookshow/

Now that’s my kind of prompt! 😊

We're so excited to see submissions already coming in for our next issue! Take a look at what we're looking for on our website now 👇👇👇 paperboundmag.com/submit

Author Anna Goodall has shared a brilliant article on ‘Writing Weighty Subjects for Children’ in #PaperBoundMag. Read it free in our latest issue here: paperboundmag.com/issues📚#WritingTipsp#KidLiti#WritingCommunityt#WritingMagazinen#YoungWritersr#YoungReadersr#PaperBoundTeasersr#SneakPeekek

🎉 Submissions for our autumn/winter issue are now officially open! Send us your #kidlit and #YA #writing and #illustrations now - closing date 14 September. Details below 👇👀 paperboundmag.com/submit

We interviewed @marciefatkins.bsky.social in the latest issue of #PaperBoundMag. Read all about her novel #OneStepForward free at paperboundmag.com/issues 💙 @versifybooks.bsky.social #HistoricalFiction #YAHistoricalFiction #VerseNovel #KidLit #YABooks

Next up in our #AuthorInterview #SneakPeeks is Sasha Peyton Smith - catch up with the latest issue of #PaperBoundMag where Sasha chats about her novel #TheRoseBargain 🌹 paperboundmag.com/issues #YAFantasy #RegencyRomance #Fae #Romantasy @harpercollins.bsky.social #YABooks #AmReading

We have more #PaperBoundMag #SneakPeeks for you this week. First up is an interview from author R. M. Gray - read all about her book #Nightweaver in the latest issue, FREE now on our website: paperboundmag.com/issues @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social #AuthorInterview #YAFantasy #YABooks

💚🖤 Have you read 'A Better Nightmare' by @meganfreemanauthor.bsky.social yet? Hear more about the book and Megan's writing process in the latest issue of #PaperBoundMag - out now and totally FREE! 🖤💚 👀 Catch Megan's interview on page 34 of the Light & Dark issue here: paperboundmag.com/issues

ICYMI - The new issue of #PaperBoundMag is out now! It's completely free and full of bookish goodies, including this beautiful illustration from Carmen Carreira. You can see her full illustration & more at: paperboundmag.com/issues #PaperBoundTeaser #KidLit #KidLitArt #YoungWriters #Books

Today's #PaperBoundTeaser comes from submission winner Joe Pearson and his brilliant YA short story - Pen Friend From Longnight. Read the whole story in our new issue, free to read at paperboundmag.com/issues #KidLit #ShortStory #NewWriting #WritingCommunity #PaperBoundMag

Today's #PaperBoundTeaser comes from Imogen Hartland and her poem - We Stay Out Late. You can read the whole brilliant poem, plus all our wonderful content, in the latest issue. Download it for free at paperboundmag.com/issues #KidLit #YoungWriters #PaperBoundMag

We're thrilled to share another PaperBound #SneakPeek with you today celebrating our wonderful contributor @carolebromley.bsky.social whose submission 'The Sun and the Moon' features in the latest issue. We hope you love it as much as we do!

💜🌟Have you read our LIGHT & DARK issue yet?🌟💜 Full of brand new author interviews, #BookRecommendations, #WritingTips, #illustration prompts and more, check it out TOTALLY FREE now! Illustration by @meat-martian.bsky.social 🌟 📚 paperboundmag.com/issues

Today’s #SneakPeek is from @writessue.bsky.social and her poem Bottling It Up. Read the whole poem, and more, at PaperBoundMag.com/issues - where you can download the latest issue totally free. #paperboundmag #kidlit #newwriting #poetry #poetryforkids #paperboundteasers

We love sharing glimpses of the wonderful writers & illustrators featuring in our current issue, like today's illustration by @stephaniebuosi.com🧡👏 With over 50 pages of kidlit/YA content, writing tips, book reviews & more, check out the LIGHT & DARK issue free now👇 paperboundmag.com/issues

Time for a #poetry teaser 🪼 Our next #sneakpeek comes from @thewordwoods.bsky.social and her poem Twitchen, Twistin and Scream. Read the whole poem and more NOW in our latest issue, free to download at paperboundmag.com/issues #KidLit #NewWriting #PaperBoundMag #NewPoetry #poetrycommunity

The new issue of #PaperBoundMag is full of new writing and illustrations. We shared a #sneakpeek illustration yesterday, so here's a little teaser of The Island Of Trapped Souls, a short story by Grace Kelley 🌊 You can read the whole thing free at paperboundmag.com/issues #KidLit #ShortStories

💜🌟Our LIGHT & DARK issue is officially out now!🌟💜 Full of brand new author interviews, #WritingTips, #illustration prompts and more, we're delighted to share this brand new issue with readers. Check it out FREE now👇 🌟 paperboundmag.com/issues

Are you looking for something new to read this summer? There are plenty of MG and YA #bookreviews in the new issue of PaperBound, which is totally free to download here: PaperBoundMag.com/issues Massive thanks to all the reviewers who helped bring this issue together 💜 Happy Reading 📚🌙 1/3

Congratulations to the Branford Boase Award winners of 2025 - an exceptionally well deserved win! #GlasgowBoys #BranfordBoaseAward

The @paperboundmag.bsky.social team keeps raising the bar. This new issue is STUNNING! I loved reviewing the latest YA – Live – from uber-talented writer and poet Luke Palmer. Music, 3D characters, a propulsive plot, and important themes. It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me sing.

I have an interview in this new issue!

Very pleased to have a poem in the new issue of PaperBound Magazine! @paperboundmag.bsky.social

All our issues are completely free and run by volunteers, however if you would like to support PaperBound and the work we do, you can help us out by buying us a virtual book. We really appreciate any support you can give us! 📚 buymeacoffee.com/paperboundmag

💜🌟The LIGHT & DARK issue is officially out now!🌟💜 Full of brand new author interviews, #BookRecommendations, #WritingTips, #illustration prompts and more, we're delighted to share this brand new issue with readers. Check it out TOTALLY FREE now👇 🌟 paperboundmag.com/issues

The brand new issue of #PaperBoundMag is out tomorrow! We want to thank everyone for your much-appreciated patience while we have figured out the new software behind the scenes, but it's now READY to share with you all! 🧡📚🖤

Sharing the love for this 2025 degree show - just take a look at their fantastic #kidlitart if you're in the area! 💜🧡💙💛

With the new issue just around the corner, we thought we'd remind you of all the authors we have featured! We can't wait to share their interviews and articles very soon! #KidLit #MGBooks #YABooks #AuthorInterview #WritingTips @marciefatkins.bsky.social @meganfreemanauthor.bsky.social

So excited for the cover reveal of @paperboundmag.bsky.social Light and Dark issue! And what an honour to have my illustration featured on the cover! Congrats to all contributors, I'm so excited to dig in and read/see everyone's work! #kidlit

🎉We hope you enjoy the brand new issue of #PaperBoundMag which will be out very soon!!! 🤩📚

🎉COVER REVEAL📚👀 Welcome to a sneak peek of the brand new LIGHT & DARK issue of #PaperBoundMag! Packed full of brand new content, including book reviews, author interviews and writing tips (plus more!), we're so excited to share this with you SOON! Massive thanks goes to 👇

The cover reveal of our brand-new issue will be lighting up social media... TOMORROW! 👀 📚 Don’t miss our LIGHT AND DARK issue coming very soon! 🕯🌑 #CoverReveal #Magazine #WritingCommunity #Books #KidLit #KidLitArt #YABooks #BooksForKids #AuthorInterviews #WritingTips

📚🏆We're thrilled to share the first of two blog posts in celebration of Branford Boase Award's shortlisted authors and editors. 👀📖 YA author @amiescool.bsky.social shares what it's like to work with @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social editor, Rachel Leyshon 👇 paperboundmag.com/2025/06/07/b...

📣New blog post: YA author Ava Eldred on how her love of #musicaltheatre & murder mysteries came together to create Exit Stage Death - one for musical theatre fans! 🎭🎶 Read Ava's blog post here: paperboundmag.com/2025/06/06/guest-post-ava-eldred-on-new-ya-murder-mystery-novel-exit-stage-death/

We are thrilled to share an #AuthorInterview with @kennethoppel.bsky.social about his fantastic new YA novel #BestOfAllWorlds. This book will keep you thinking long after you turn that final page 💙 Read it here paperboundmag.com/2025/06/03/i... #YABooks #SciFi #Dystopia @guppybooks.bsky.social

Dear readers! Due to technical issues and having to acquire new software for our next issue, our SPRING/SUMMER issue will now be launched in JUNE!

A few years ago, Rachel Keating won our submission competition with her short story, The Children of the Woods, so we are thrilled to receive a copy of her debut MG novel #TheBirdThief! We can't wait to dive it! #UKMG #MiddleGradeBooks #BookPost @graffegbooks.bsky.social

Exciting #BookPost 📚 Thanks so much @kclarkwriter.bsky.social - This looks amazing and we cannot wait to jump in💙💛💜 Out July 2025 @faberchildrens.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social #YABOOKS #YAThriller #ThingsILearnedWhileIWasDead #YAScifi #Books

🎉New blog post: Bryony Pearce on her new YA novel, Aphrodite, published by @uclanpublishing.bsky.social 💋A powerful Greek mythology retelling on the origin of Aphrodite and her journey to power. Read it here📚👇 wp.me/pbPxfT-1rd