Bec Tonks
@bectonks-authillo.bsky.social
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Author / Illustrator *seeking representation*
#PB
#MG
#YA
#NewAdult
#amquerying
@SCBWI_BI member
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Earlier this year, I was awarded a DYCP Grant from the Arts Council England I’m currently developing my practice and YA manuscript with
@cbcreative.bsky.social
#excitingtimesahead
#author
#illustrator
#dycp
over 1 year ago
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I’m obsessed ❤️ here for all the heartbreak 💔 bring on the Brontë
#wutheringheights
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Dearest gentle reader, the wait is on and in the act of passing time, I find an illustration most enjoyable. Who else is ready for another love story fix?
#bridgerton
@infobridgerton.bsky.social
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21 days ago
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Art v Artist My 2025 recap.
about 2 months ago
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Caroling Critters Spreading festive joy with the woodland mice and a Christmas song.
#winterywoodschallenge
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3 months ago
Grimogen Darkstar: Bat-cat-tastrophe is a Spooky and Magical Story for Animal Lovers and spooky characters. Ideal for aves 6 and up. A Young Girl's Quest for a Pet Leads to Moonlit Mayhem!
amzn.eu/d/bNvFtwg
#GrimogenDarkstar
#books
#christmas
#ChristmasGift
#reading
@tinytreebooks.bsky.social
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RECAP Folktale Week Well Fara and Bear have completed their journey and it’s time to rest after such a creative adventure. As always, thank you @folktaleweek for this awesome collective.
#folktaleweek2025
#folktaleweek
#childrensstories
3 months ago
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4 months ago
Anyone in Wolverhampton on Friday and wants to pop in to
@waterstoneswton.bsky.social
to do some free Halloween crafts or buy a signed copy of Grimogen Darkstar, I'll be there from 12-1pm 🎃👻📚🦇🐈⬛
#GrimogenDarkstar
#Waterstones
#Wolverhampton
#halfterm
#halftermactivities
#childrensbooks
#Halloween
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Honourable Mention for second place. Thank you
@write-mentor.bsky.social
for all you do for our creative community and for the opportunities your amazing efforts bring to writers. Thank you
@keslupo.bsky.social
for taking the time to read my work.
#WritingCommunity
5 months ago
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6 months ago
Thank you to
@tinytreebooks.bsky.social
- my copies of Grimogen Darkstar Bat-Cat-Tastrophe have arrived! Here's my unboxing video of my spooky little Grim Reaper 🤩📚 Out on the 18th September ✨🐈⬛🦇
#GrimogenDarkstar
#childrensbook
#spookyseason
#reading
#kidlit
#WritingCommunity
#writing
#halloween
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Developing doodles. Drawing just for fun is a great way to reset my creativity especially when I’ve been super focused on a project for a while and I need to shake out the tightness.
#doodles
#sketchbook
#illustration
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Stevie. My character exploration with mood and colour.
#YA
#romance
#illustratednovel
11 months ago
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Botanical base layers YA romance coated in nature. Wild flowers entwine character and mood, and one of the best parts of the process is capturing these elements in charcoal. @aceagrams
#dypc
#youngadultfiction
#illustratednovel
#graphicnovel
#crossover
11 months ago
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Books, books, books… Well, that’s LBF 2025 ticked off. Feet tired but creative mind inspired! 🙌
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social
#dycp
#lbf2025
#londonbookfair
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12 months ago
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All about the LOVE!
#IllustratedYA
#YARomance
about 1 year ago
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‘She had fire in her hand, flames at her fingertips while water trickled down. Magic held in her palm, and she used it to protect his heart from harm.’ Illustrated novel development @aceagrams
#dycp
#yaromance
#childrensbooks
#graphicnovels
about 1 year ago
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Curtis Brown Creative
about 1 year ago
#WriteCBC
task from
@evswrites.bsky.social
: Your protagonist has answered an advert to be a lodger. They haven’t met the owner, but they've been sent a key. When they open the front door, they get a strong sense of the homeowner. How does the house evoke the owner? What can they see, smell or hear?
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Chloe Timms
about 1 year ago
If you're a writer concerned about AI please fill out this survey. You don't need to be a Society of Authors member to take part.
societyofauthors.org/2025/01/21/w...
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Renee Fountain
about 1 year ago
For those who don’t subscribe to Authors Publish: here are some publishers looking for books. No agent required.
#amquerying
#publishers
#BluePit
Make sure you research them thoroughly
authorspublish.com/10-manuscrip...
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10 Manuscript Publishers Open to Submissions in January 2025
This list focuses on ten publishers that we are excited about that are open to submissions this month. Some are only open for a short period of time, others will be open the whole month and beyond. A
https://authorspublish.com/10-manuscript-publishers-open-to-submissions-in-january-2025/
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Manuscript Wish List®
about 1 year ago
Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky ***
#MSWL
Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more here:
manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
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The Next Official #MSWL Day: February 12, 2025 – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
https://manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-official-mswl-day-february-12-2025
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Hello! Here’s my
#artvsartist
and a little look back at 2024. Thank you for all your support, I'm so grateful to be part of this creative community and excited for what 2025 has in store.
#artvsartist24
#artvsartist2024
about 1 year ago
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Here’s a wintery illustration from one of my
#wip
picture book stories featuring a reindeer, a little robin and a tiny mouse. It’s a story that has heart and other than feeling the winter’s chill (brrrrr) I hope this brings a little festive sparkle.
#picturebooks
#childrensbooks
#illustrators
about 1 year ago
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Daniel Rolph Author
about 1 year ago
True luxury is found in the simplest moments.
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ONCE UPON A WINTER PINE, in this instance, pinecone. The fourth prompt for Orange Beak December prompt challenge. .#OnceUponAWinter2024
#OrangeBeak
#PromptChallenge
#Illustration
about 1 year ago
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Curtis Brown Creative
over 1 year ago
Hi
#WritingCommunity
! Something very exciting is coming to Bluesky next month . . . We're excited to announce that our annual
#5ActFestiveStory
writing competition will be hosted here this year. Join us from Mon 9 Dec to Mon 16 Dec.
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/how-to-...
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The MAGICIAN Orange Beak Dec prompt challenge. Oh and the last books I read were Fourth Wing and Iron Flame so this is a way of helping me out of a serious book slump. They were soooo good. Who knew I would love fantasy and dragons so much?
#OnceUponAWinter2024
#romantasy
#illustration
#orangebeak
over 1 year ago
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Ellen Hopkins
over 1 year ago
I've shared this before. Seems like a good time to share it again.
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Just a little pleased with the wreath I made last night 😁 starting feel festive 🎄🎄🎄
over 1 year ago
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Heidi Swain
over 1 year ago
It's exactly a month until Christmas Day and 9 of my festive reads are still just 99p each to download! They're guaranteed to get you in the seasonal swing! 🎄✨️💕✨️🎄✨️💕✨️🎄
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Folktale Week 2024 - Day 7 Last Day Thank you
#folktaleweek2024
BLOSSOM - Flowers bloom from the shade, beauty and strength is in nature made.
#folktaleweek
#folktaleweekblossom
over 1 year ago
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100% Yes!!! 🙌
add a skeleton here at some point
over 1 year ago
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Being Reese
over 1 year ago
Falling in love is cool, but have you ever read a book so good that it physically hurts to put it down? 📚
#BookSky
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Folktale Week 2024 - Day 6 BONE - In Earth we slumber all alone, sink to the soil, skin and bone. @folktaleweek
#folktaleweek
#folktaleweek2024
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over 1 year ago
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The Whimsical Muse
over 1 year ago
I don't know who needs to hear this, but if all you accomplish this weekend is reading a riveting novel cover-to-cover whilst drinking multiple kettles of tea and consuming a scandalous amount of croissants, then you will have accomplished more than enough.
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Folktale Week 2024 - Day 5 DEPTH - Skim the surface with a finger and let the hidden depths of magic linger. YA Secrets & Soulmates exploring tonal, bewitched illustrations. @folktaleweek
#folktaleweek
#folktaleweek2024
#folktaleweekdepth
over 1 year ago
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Emma Miller 😁📚🍁
over 1 year ago
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Folktale Week 2024 - Day 4 TRAIL - The bird takes what it needs but what is left goes to seed. @folktaleweek
#folktaleweek
#folktaleweek2024
#folktaleweektrail
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Folktale Week 2024 - Day 3 BLIGHT - As the leaves wither and curl, beauty remains in all they once were. YA Secrets & Soulmates exploring tonal, bewitched illustrations. @folktaleweek
#folktaleweek
#folktaleweek2024
over 1 year ago
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Folktale Week - Day 2 GATE - Saying goodbye at the end of the night, where the gate shelters from the cottage light. This year I will be tapping into the magic of my YA Secrets & Soulmates exploring tonal, bewitched illustrations. @folktaleweek
#folktaleweek
#folktaleweek2024
#folktaleweekgate
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And so it begins… Folktale Week 2024 MIST - the cabin at Ember Falls. The Wilson Lodge hidden in the mist and protected by the trees. This year I will be tapping into the magic of my YA Secrets & Soulmates exploring tonal, bewitched illustrations.
#folktaleweek2024
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
over 1 year ago
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add a skeleton here at some point
over 1 year ago
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Susie Dent
over 1 year ago
Word of the Day is a true favourite, as some of you will know. Apricity (17th century) is the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day.
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Illustration in progress. Searching for scenes in my YA
#illustratedbooks
#childrensbooks
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Secrets&Soulmates ‘When everything is lost the only thing left to do is disappear until you find yourself.’ The Summer I Turned Pretty X Practical Magic
#YA
#R
#MagicalRealism
#Friendstolovers
#lovetriangle
#Q
#IllustratedNovel
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Earlier this year, I was awarded a DYCP Grant from the Arts Council England I’m currently developing my practice and YA manuscript with
@cbcreative.bsky.social
#excitingtimesahead
#author
#illustrator
#dycp
over 1 year ago
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