WriteMentor is delighted to announce the winners of its 2025 Novel and Picture Book Awards, judged by David Higham Associates, which showcases new writing talent in both children’s and adult fiction.

Level-up your writing skills as bestselling & award-winning #kidlit author @ClareHelenWelsh guides you through a 6-week online advanced picture book course - 2 hour weekly & interactive sessions with agent Q&A + feedback, starting 22nd April. Book now ↪️ bit.ly/3D7Xrs2

Level-up your writing skills as bestselling & award-winning #kidlit author @ClareHelenWelsh guides you through a 6-week online advanced picture book course - 2 hour weekly & interactive sessions with agent Q&A + feedback, starting 22nd April. Book now ↪️ bit.ly/3D7Xrs2

Just a reminder we close on Friday at 11.59pm, so do pop over and get your applications in! Good luck!

#bookpost How lucky am I? Can't wait to read Rebel Heart by Ally Sherlock and The Last Wildcat by Lui Sit. Lui was my mentee through the @write-mentor.bsky.social summer programme a few years ago and I'm so excited to get back to this story in print 🎉🎉🎉🎉

The @write-mentor.bsky.social #newsletter today is full of exciting #writing opportunities. But FW by @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social 'When the Well Runs Dry' resonated most. Last week was busy with family & needed rest. This morn I'm unusually lacking in inspiration. open.substack.com/pub/writemen...

Delighted to be supporting the @write-mentor.bsky.social summer mentoring programme again this year 🥰 So, if you are a nice person who needs help with a YA manuscript, hit me up! #booksky #writingcommunity write-mentor.com/2025/03/23/w...

Excited to be a Picture Book mentor again in the Summer Mentoring Programme! If you’d like a FREE mentor this summer, go to @write-mentor.bsky.social website for info/t&c. Applications are open from April 7-11; mentoring starts May 1st. Can’t wait to find my next summer mentee! 📚

Heads up! Applications for the @write-mentor.bsky.social summer program open April 7. As a ‘22 alum, I can tell you it’s a great opportunity to develop your craft and polish your work #kidlit community! Plus an agent showcase at the end!

Very excited to be a mentor on #WriteMentor Summer Programme 2025, partnering with my amazing CP @ajclack.bsky.social 💕 Applications open TODAY! Find out more here: write-mentor.com/2025/03/23/w... We can’t wait to read your work! @write-mentor.bsky.social #amwriting #yabooks #mentoring

Applications for the 2025 Summer Mentoring Programme are now open: write-mentor.com/2025/03/23/w...

We have spots available on tomorrow night’s Story Jam session with the brilliant @ClareHelenWelsh! Info and booking here: substack.com/redirect/cc4...

This morning's Middle Grade Masterclass has completely re-energised how I feel about my WIP. Thank you @ashleythorpe.bsky.social for delivering the workshop, and thanks to @write-mentor.bsky.social for organising! ✍️🧡

Just caught up on the YA chat with @melindasalisbury.com on the @write-mentor.bsky.social hub. Thanks so much for sharing all your tips - especially on how to make the most of your debut year. My MG, The Doughnut Club, is coming out in May, so all wise words are welcome at this point!

Reposting for the @write-mentor.bsky.social crew!

After a long weeks work, sitting with a coffee working on my Submission Package alongside a fantastic Developmental Report from @write-mentor.bsky.social Cannot recommend enough; the report is helping me so much through this scary process!

We have seen a huge number of people moving social media platforms recently. We may have a (partial) solution to all of your social media worries. Check out our newsletter (link below) tomorrow morning for more! open.substack.com/pub/writemen...

Tomorrow at 7pm, ask your questions about writing & publishing to MaassLitAgency agent @keslupo.bsky.social during a live, online talk - or catch up on the recording at your own pace. Join the Hub today for only £15 a month: bit.ly/4bUFGZt

Level-up your writing skills as bestselling & award-winning #kidlit author @clarehelenwelsh.bsky.social guides you through a 6-week online advanced picture book course - 2 hour weekly & interactive sessions with agent Q&A + feedback, starting 13th January. Book now ↪️ bit.ly/3D7Xrs2

Decided to join the other day based on this list of events. I will sort my life out to attend live at some point, but enjoyed listening to the #YAchat while I was cooking today. Going to need to listen again so I can actually write down all the book recs at the beginning.

Check out all the events we have planned this month on the Hub - from monthly YA, MG & PB chats to Hub-exclusive Q&As with authors & publishing experts, as well as an agent pitching contest & interactive workshop. Join the Hub today for only £15 a month: bit.ly/4bUFGZt

Our first newsletter of the year is out today - have you read it yet? Inside, we've got our January & February Hub calendar, news about our Novel & Picture Book Awards, and a Final Word from founder @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social Subscribe for free ➡️ writementor.substack.com

Do you receive Write Mentor's weekly newsletter? Stuart and Co. are always insightful, inspiring and real about #kidlit writing. This week Stuart posted this quote: "Ambition without action becomes anxiety." Whoa! That speaks to me! Carrying this into the new year! ❤️ @write-mentor.bsky.social

Aspiring picture book writers - there's a free mentoring opportunity . Details here: www.booksthathelp.co.uk/writers Plus, a webinar tonight about the process. Come along and find out more ! @write-mentor.bsky.social

Missed the Books that Help session with Clare Helen Welsh? Don’t worry, the replay is here! Enjoy: youtu.be/IzQ1utsKbhk?...

Just finished workshop 3 of 5 in @write-mentor.bsky.social ‘s Query Masterclass. Loving it so far 💃🕺 #amwriting #amquerying #mg

Taking part in the @write-mentor.bsky.social Query Masterclass ATM. Already been a wonderful, helpful experience! Feeling very supported and excited to work on the package.

Hello! Reposting a thread of starter packs to help anyone spending their Sunday trying to find UK children’s book people. Most are being updated so if you checked them before, you may find new additions. #kidlitUK These two are (mainly) UK children's authors go.bsky.app/GLnmxCv go.bsky.app/3hvsJPY

The remarkable thing about writers is not their talent, or their imagination or their storytelling... It's their perseverance. Their ability to cling on, like a sole lichen on the side of a weather-beaten cliff, taking punishment daily, until one day the sun comes out and find them still there.

IT’S MY BALLOON DAY in the bad place and also IRL so pls buy or review or share my books and also donate to save the children 🇵🇸 thanks! 🇵🇸: tinyurl.com/bdeuk4aa ❤️: amzn.eu/d/7KK90RJ 🧡: amzn.eu/d/2Zq9xaf 💜: amzn.eu/d/5oN1Hnx

I’m trying to make my first Starter Pack! Where are all my @write-mentor.bsky.social friends? Hub members/writers/anyone involved in any way. I’d love to find everyone on Bluesky. Please give me a wave if you want to be added go.bsky.app/4xu4cAe

Yay! I’m trying to make a WM starter pack so we can all find each other go.bsky.app/4xu4cAe

This is SO lovely to wake up to, thanks so much @WriteBlendbooks! When I was newly self published WB bookshop supported my book and even gave me a shiny award - if you’re in the Waterloo/Liverpool area, do drop in for a book!

I used to do this in the early days of twitter so, before this place becomes feral...got any questions about children's publishing/writing? I won't have all the answers but I worked in publishing for 15 years before going full time as an author, here for all your demystification needs. #Kidlituk

Hello! I'm doing FREE virtual event for teachers, educators, librarians ...about the magic of wordless picture books! Please share while I work out how to use Blue Sky 😅📚 🗓️ DATE: 26th November 2024 ⏰ TIME: 7:00 PM @readingrocks.bsky.social wherereadingrocks.com/event/beyond...

A good way to get started quickly is to go to the starter packs and let BlueSky choose a list of people to follow for you, if you don't have the time to curate lists closely! go.bsky.app/Ucg9hy8

Good morning, writers! What are our writing goals for this week?

Well, we’re here…now what?😂 Time to build a community?

I’ve not posted here for a while but OMG just opened the app and I seem to have missed a lot! 🤯 Is this where all the writers are at?