Announcing our official games selection for #AdvX25! All of these games will be playable at the event, and the devs will be eager to tell you all about them! adventurexpo.org/exhibitors (We may still have one last surprise down the line...) Only 1/3 tickets left! Buy yours now at adventurexpo.org

It's been radio silence from AdventureX since our online events in 2024. However, we are nearly ready to announce our in-person return in 2025! Hopefully by end of May / start of June. In the meantime, take note: Location: London, UK Timing: Mid - Late November 2025 #AdvX25

It's International #TransDayOfVisibility 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 And for trans authors in particular: We see you, we read you, we wanna give you money 📖👀💰. Which SFF works by trans authors should we be squeeing excitedly about? #TDOV 📖💙📖🏳️‍🌈📖

It takes an average of 9.5 years to get a diagnosis of bipolar in the UK. If you want an ADHD assessment in Wales, there’s a 7 year waiting list. 10% of those still waiting for a 2nd contact in adult mental health services have been waiting at least 116 weeks. But tell me again about overdiagnosis

If you want to write to your Labour MP about disability benefit cuts but have limited spoons, here’s a template from @sensecharity.bsky.social you can use: t.co/E8QB6EDi9o Public backlash *does* work at times so let’s keep the pressure up. You too, non-disabled allies!

A celebration of friendship, family and being yourself #GeorgeandtheMiniDragon #georgewebster @helenharvey.bsky.social illustrations. @mrtimdraws.bsky.social #scholasticuk is #RedReadingHub’s #fictionbook of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-d0xw

Wonderful to see #Georgewebster and @helenharvey.bsky.social on #bbcnews this morning - celebrating the release of ‘George and the Mini Dragon!’ It’s on the IPlayer now ! #kidlit

STOP WHAT UR DOING this is IMPORTANT

Does anyone have recommendations for their favorite Picrews?

It’s publishing day for ‘George and the Mini Dragon’ by #Georgewebster @helenharvey.bsky.social and me ! Publishing with #scholasticuk - meet Lava ! #KidLitLaunches #kidlit #kidlituk

Happy book birthday to George and Mini Dragon! So excited to see this story go out into the world today 🐉🎂✨ The first book from #GeorgeWebster for 6+, in collaboration with @mrtimdraws.bsky.social and me. Join George and Lava for an adventure packed with magic, mayhem and glitter! #kidlituk

🏆I have created a new children’s Podcast My Words, My Book in Partnership with @tapestry.info & The Quick Brown Fox Video Production. 💻Please see the news section on my website for the full Press Release: www.laurahenryallain.com/news/new-pod... #KidlitUK ✅Follow @mywordsmybook.bsky.social

I filled this in today.

If you’ve read the books, try the rad game they are based on. Or vice versa!

I just spent an hour agonising over an 150 word prologue/reader catch-up... Then realised I'd already written one and it's much better than today's attempt #amwriting #kidlituk

George and the Mini Dragon arrived today & I quickly read it so I can take it straight into school. Super cute illustrations by @mrtimdraws.bsky.social bring a really fun story to life, great use of makaton, & detail of a (hopefully) realistic inclusive school. Thanks to Scholastic! #DownSyndrome

I have a book out today! #TheDayMySchoolGotFamous is an EXPLOSIVE illustrated comedy about the exciting discovery of an unexploded WW2 bomb under a school playground. (But it's really about kindness and family and fostering and teamwork). I'd absolutely love you to buy or borrow it soon!

Joyous #ChapterBook post thanks to #ScholasticBooks. Super-excited to read #GeorgeAndTheMiniDragon by George Webster with @helenharvey.bsky.social, illustrated by @mrtimdraws.bsky.social Out 13/02, it looks and sounds fab! 🐲 #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

This is a fascinating insight into how different models of e-licensing in libraries could improve borrowing and book reading.

(Note this is from 18,000 respondents) Strong correlation between people borrowing physical books and buying them. The more they borrow, the more they buy. This research shows the same with ebooks - in fact the correlation is even more marked. So ebook borrowing is good for book sales.

Something that really struck me (again? More?) today comparing game writing and novel writing - exposition in games is much easier. Players are trained to treat everything as collectible including information, so they if they can ask questions of an NPC, they will. In dramatic fiction …

Hello, all. Because of the entry system screw up last night and we're a little low on entries, we'll reopen for 24 hours as soon as we can make it happen on Monday morning, so you have the weekend to get your entry ready, and we'll announce Monday when we're open! Share?! bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk

I'm going to do it. I'm going to be brave. I'm going to cook brown rice even though it takes so much longer than white rice.

It's friday! Time for the weekly good news thread. What's your good news from the week? Big or small, personal or professional, even a tiny light in the darkness for you.

You have ONLY TWO DAYS to submit your story to the Bristol Short Story Prize! If you're shortlisted, you'll win * a cash prize * publication * free admission to the U of Bristol's Writers' Day on June 7, concluding with a wine reception for the prize winners Send now! bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk

I got to play an early demo and the writing in this game is phenomenal - so compelling.

#writingcommunity #UKKidLit

George’s first fiction book ‘George and the Mini Dragon’ - cowritten with the brilliant @helenharvey.bsky.social and publishing with #scholasticuk very soon !

Delighted to share the latest project I've been working on with George Webster and @mrtimdraws.bsky.social - George and the Mini Dragon is out soon!

Why does my cat like porridge so much?

I'm making a commitment to try and hiss more in everyday life. Like a cat.

Pals, I'm on holiday in Shropshire, a place seemingly blessed with many independent bookshops. Who has explored them before, and which ones can I absolutely not miss?

Get to know your mutuals - list 10 things you are into: Cats The sea Watching things grow in the garden Video games Knitting Climbing Anglo-Saxon stuff Reading Wikipedia articles about the histories of roads Folklore Dungeons and Dragons

Hello game narrative people! Who’s going to be at adventure X this year?

So after a good long bout of writer burnout, I gave myself a really long rest, and several months later found myself plotting an epic D&D campaign with a ton of world-building, which is the creative thing that usually exhausts me MOST... And that's how I knew I wasn't burnt out any more

Hello #kidlituk_intro! I'm Helen, I wrote Emmy Levels Up, a contemporary middle grade about a girl who beats her bullies with the power of video games. I also work in public libraries, peddling books and D&D to the impressionable youth.

Smile upon me, arcane deities, for my new book goes on submission soon.