Go, Steph! 🥂

Really exciting meeting with a gaming studio today! Fingers crossed!🤞🏽

One of my absolute favourite reads of the year! A super inventive blend of Nigerian folklore and futurism. (And the story ‘Ganger’ is just *chef’s kiss*)

Mood

Closing out the week with not one but two exciting TV things signed!? Sometimes everything just decides to randomly align and it feels like nothing short of a SERIES of miracles 💛 I’m (exhausted but) so bloody THRILLED! 🥂

Closing out the week with not one but two exciting TV things signed!? Sometimes everything just decides to randomly align and it feels like nothing short of a SERIES of miracles 💛 I’m (exhausted but) so bloody THRILLED! 🥂

Woohoo! Go #Readerful series! So thrilled to have been a part of it 💛

🎉 It’s here! Loved writing this book about a goofy dragon discovering snow, hiding (rather poorly) from nosy townsfolk, and leaving dancing, clawy snow-prints EVERYWHERE😂❄️ Thanks so much to the lovely team at Oxford and, as always, to my brilliant agent Lydia Silver @da-childrens.bsky.social!

🔍Mother-daughter mystery game night 💛 (Feels ominously like the first scene of an absolutely unhinged detective show lol)

A brilliant, chilling take on AI, health-tech and eerie, cheery corporate-speak 👇🏽 www.nplusonemag.com/issue-47/ess...

Creepy mysteries where all the clues are in drawings?? Sign me UP! 😍

It’s been a rough year, for personal reasons, but strange, lovely books absolutely kept me afloat💛

If there’s something strange in your neighbourhood… The snow’s out of control and it don’t look good. Who you gonna call? DRAGONS! 🐉 Delighted to be part of @oxfordeducation.bsky.social's #StoriesForMaths social media celebration with this dragon-filled book of magic, maths and fiery mayhem ✨

Oh, so owning IP is a thing?

Wanted to do something positive today, so I made a starter pack of Diverse Kidlit creators and industry professionals! #diversekidlit #starterpack #diversifyyourshelves #weneeddiversebooks go.bsky.app/Ma4TCD7

On its 4th anniv, I'm reposting for bsky my most popular Twitter thread: a defense of the "inactive protagonist," which birthed the essay below, in exactly the way it was written. But first I need to contextualize how and why it was written. psychopomp.com/fantasy/augu... +

My Genre Grapevine report on "AI and the Enshittification of Life" is out. I spent a year wading through the slop of generative artificial intelligence to show what happened with the programs in 2024, how they affect artists and writers, and where we go from here. 1/2 www.patreon.com/posts/ai-and...

This is BIG! What an achievement. Congratulations! And all the very best! 🥳💫

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🎉Ghee Happy has been nominated for an EMMY AWARD🏆! Congratulations to Sang Lee, Sanjay Patel & the stellar crew! The show's been through quite a journey & I'm so proud and grateful to have been part of it. We sent cool, gorgeous Indian myths into the void...and they actually found a place!💛

'So yes, it is easier to sell them another book by one of those celebrities who Blacked-up on television, rather than by an unknown author who is consciously trying to avoid telling the kind of story they grew up reading.' www.thebookseller.com/comment/clpe...

As I’ve been saying for over a year: If your business model doesn’t work without violating the law, you’re not in business — you’re in organized crime. Great reporting by @elainelow.bsky.social. theankler.com/p/tv-writers...

Wanting to focus on writers who don’t have social media so far as I’m aware: I’m always baffled more SFF folk haven’t read Elwin Cotman, whose 2020 collection DANCE ON SATURDAY really blew me away. Here’s a gift link to my review of it.

I'm trying to build a Kids TV Animation Writer Starter Pack - here's the beginning and I'll keep adding as I find you! go.bsky.app/5UtJtqp

I have no idea if I did this correctly but I looked for a Starter Pack for South Asian writers and didn't find one - so I made one. Please share and feel free to let me know if you want to be added 🤎 #southasian #scriptsky #writersky #authorsky go.bsky.app/TTefBKP

Just created a starter pack for writers who want to find out other SFF authors who are in Bluesky and engange with the community. This is far from complete and I intend to make other packs! go.bsky.app/RYcLDpc

Hey animation people! Here's some animation writers to follow! I mostly tried to keep to people who have been active recently! I hope this is helpful. I'm not an animation writer but these are people who I've followed or connected with or recommended by writer friends. ❤️ go.bsky.app/EmUwvfL

Go me and my skills. I’ve made a #UKKidLit starter pack for anyone looking to find the kids book chat community on here. Hope it helps. #KidsBooks #KidLitUK #BookChat go.bsky.app/LEQd4SR

I have created a starter pack of (mainly) UK children’s authors - I couldn’t find one anywhere. It is a work in progress so apologies if I haven’t found you yet and do let me have any additions go.bsky.app/GLnmxCv

😍 Check out Ghee Happy’s GORGEOUS Diwali colouring book! Perfect for gifting, mediation and colourful festive fun✨ Happy Diwali! gheehappy.com/test/diwali-co…

Delighted to celebrate OUP’s super fun #readerful collection with so many brilliant authors!✨ My Readerful book's an eco-adventure about two plucky kids who crack the case of their rather "sus-fish-ous" grandma and something even *fishier* underwater🐟👀 #RaiseAReader!💛

Ted Chiang’s brilliant article on why and how we make art, and what we seek in it. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-....

Seriously lit.✨ Congratulations, Svani!

Have been deep in Revision Cave but look what came today! Gorgeously illustrated, with a ✨shiny✨ cover!

Krishna tries to give his busy dad a break but winds up breaking…THE UNIVERSE! Whoops😬 Watch this magical, busy-bee episode only on Ghee Happy! ✨ (Warning: this episode contains scenes of work culture only advisable for The Major Gods. We mere mortals need, nay, proudly thrive on naps 🤘🏽)

🥳Woohooo!!!! Ghee Happy just WON the ANNIE AWARD for best Preschool show! ✨ This show has all of my heart and I couldn’t be happier! Congratulations, everyone! 💖

LOVED chatting with the fantastic Animators Guild! ✨ Check out my somewhat odd journey & writing process, cool projects & even cooler colleagues, thoughts on switching between writing scripts & books and, of course, origins in angsty adolescent poetry😏 animatorsguild.com/2024/01/25/w...

🥳Congratulations to everyone on the incredible Ghee Happy team! This show fills my heart with so much joy, and I’m beyond delighted to see this! 💖

🎉WOOHOO! Ghee Happy's nominated for the ✨ANNIE AWARD for Best Pre-School Series!✨ So happy I could be a part of this brilliant show. Congratulations to the incredible team! 💛

Loved writing this episode about the super-aggressive god Kartikeya, his bonkers sibling rivalry with Lord Ganesha, weird celestial sports, and the infamously bitter 🥭Mango Race 👀 with a twist ✨ Watch the full episode here! m.youtube.com/watch?v=QVo5...

🌊YAY! 🌊Granphibian and the Portside Bay Mystery is available for ✨pre-order ✨👇🏽 amzn.eu/d/ivwE1jT So if your kid (or you!) like the sound of mysterious shipwrecks, weird fish & secret underwater cities — BOOK your copy today! (Hehe.) I hope you love it 💛

🎉IT’S OUT! Loved writing this episode about a treasure hunt down✨the 7 levels of the underworld✨ m.youtube.com/watch?v=rZiS...

Ghee Happy’s in the news! I loved writing for this gorgeous series, and am so thrilled to see it featured in Mint Lounge! 💖 Full article here: lifestyle.livemint.com/amp

Yup that tracks 😂 Thanks @publishingrodeo.bsky.social for the always brilliant, often terrifying and incredibly generous podcast! 🤍

Morning pages as I fly out the door 💛 I’ve never met a piece of hotel (or really any) stationery that I didn’t instantly need 😏

🎉 YAY one of my fav episodes is out! 🎉 This one’s about ✨Ravana✨— a complex mythological character. He’s a notorious 10-headed demon who’s also revered for his knowledge and refinement. So check out our version of Ravana’s obnoxious song —🎵10 heads are better than 1! 🎶 m.youtube.com/watch?v=tGGC...

That moment when your plotting wall starts giving off proper Charlie Kelly vibes 😑

I love craft books/ blogs. Sometimes you just read something random and it’s like ✨UNLOCK✨

I don't have fiction that is eligible for anything this year, but if you're in a position to nominate, and have enjoyed listening to @publishingrodeo.bsky.social Pub Rodeo Podcast, I think we may qualify for their podcast category 🫡 (And on that note, our final season 1 ep is recording next week!)

So excited to reveal the incredibly STUNNING cover of The Girl With No Reflection, out in August 2024 with Delacorte Press! This gorgeous cover was designed by Casey Moses & illustrated by Victo Ngai. I could not have envisioned a more beautiful or fitting cover! (Pre-orders are open - 🔗 in bío!)