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#ProjectPony - it’s too good to eat. 🐴🌈🌧️

Thank you to everyone who came to support me. Greatly appreciated you being there xxx

Not long now! #KidLitUK @fireflypress.bsky.social

Hey #KidLitUK and #WritingCommunity The fabulous @writers&artists Festival for #ChildrensAuthors and #Illustrators is back 22&23 March (online) with an incredible lineup. Info and bookings: www.writersandartists.co.uk/advice/child...

Starting my day in the best way - with a little cuddle with my cat, Bibs. #cats #authorswithcats #kidlituk

Delighted to be a judge for the third year running for this brilliant competition. (Also a yearly chance to see @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social 🤩) #teachers Please direct any young people interested in self-expression, and who are in care, or care-experienced, to enter! www.coramvoice.org.uk/voices

Set your alarms! Our Writers in Residence submission window opens tomorrow (Monday 17th February) at 10am! You can find the submission details for our Writers in Residence programme here:

I’ve just ordered 2 books from bookshop.org because they support local bookshops PLUS 10% of sales goes @booktrust.org.uk in Feb PLUS I might win flowers!

My new book is coming! Project Pony proofs are now out in the wilds. Look out for yours or review on @netgalley.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social #KidLitUK #ProjectPony 🐴🌧️🌈

Sleepless night for ABSOLUTELY NO REASON #Annoying #Insomnia #SleepDeprived #Menopausal

Uhoh. Jeff's throwing a tantrum. He wants better discounts from them. You can still get Bloomsbury books from Bert's, though.

Jo is an amazing supporter of #KidLitUK and the #WritingCommunity and an advocate for #ReadingForPleasure Her fourth book is OUT TODAY! Go get it for you and all the kids in your life #EgyptianEscapade @fireflypress.bsky.social

Morning! I’m reading 2 books - The Silence Project by Carole Hayley and Ghostlines by Katya Balen. You?

We are so excited to be joined by Professor Robin Banerjee and poet Coral Rumble at the UKLA National Conference 2025: Exploring Literacy in an Ever-Changing World. Get your tickets now! https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/72859?

CRONGTON is coming to the small screen and we are so excited! The CBBC show is based on the wonderful series written by our charity's patron Alex Wheatle 🎉 Here's the trailer: buff.ly/3ZPhqDk #ReadingForPleasure #Crongton

Wishing you a joyous and peaceful festive season with lots of downtime to get through your TBR pile 🎄🌟📚 Thank you for all your support this year 🙏 The book baubles on our tree are books that can be read in our book clubs. Which titles can you spot? 🔎 #ReadingforPleasure #EduSky #KidLitUK

A bumper middle grade episode now available. We talk to @devkothari.bsky.social about her debut Bringing Back Kay-Kay and to @louiestowell.bsky.social about Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Making Enemies the fourth book in the bestselling Loki series. #kidlitUK #RfP

Day 23/24 of my diverse authored advent calendar is The Very Merry Murder Club Edited by @serenakpatel.bsky.social and @redbreastedbird.bsky.social 13 delightfully dark stories of murder and mystery from some of my favourite children’s authors. I love this anthology! #kidlituk

#UKKidLit #UKKidLitNews

Day 19/24 of my diverse authored advent calendar is The Boy to Beat the Gods by @ashleythorpe.bsky.social. A determined boy who acquires the powers of the Orishas, a vengeful princess and a trickster god. Everything you want from a great fantasy adventure. #kidlituk

Delighted have received ARC of @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social latest MG adventure that I remember her working on at our retreat. What a treat! #KidLitUK #Perks

The SoA has joined a new creative industries coalition calling on government to protect copyright in the face of generative AI. See our three key principles and read more below. #CreativeRightsInAI societyofauthors.org/2024/12/16/c...

I'm absolutely delighted to be talking about all my books from Varjak Paw to Tyger with @russellprue.bsky.social on his Sunday Lunch Live Radio Show on Sunday 22nd December - join us at russellprue.radio!

In bed with a sore throat/cold and a cat and a great book. What you all doing? #KidLitUK #Reading

Such a worthwhile campaign

Loved this book by @sharnajackson.com 🤩

Waterstones Children's Laureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social is a total force for good - here's a reminder of what his time in the role is all about! And he has big plans for 2025, kicking off by bringing together key figures for a #ReadingRights summit in January! Stay tuned...

This is one of our current campaigns at Society of Authors, thanks to Chair of the Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group @abielongstaff.bsky.social In short: Credit ghosts. Pay ghosts. My experience with Sir Chris was only positive. Shame not all are. www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...

We are talking non-fiction this week with @rashmiwriting.bsky.social about her new book Amazing Asia, illustrated by @jasonlyon.bsky.social It's a beautiful, fully illustrated encyclopaedia of Asia with lots of great facts and details about the people, history & diversity of the continent #kidlitUK

Very late to the party I know but #HappyValley errr - how awesome?!?!? Totally in awe of #SallyWainwright . All her stuff is great. Casting is spot on too. Tommy is extra vile because he looks like such a nice guy and is handsome. Brilliant TV - if v darkly disturbing

For teachers who want author visits: usually, authors charge, and asking for free visits from authors makes things awkward. One chance you have at free visits is when an author is doing a book tour. #KidlitUK #Edusky 1/2

Shop sales are a bit ouch compared to last year. Thanks Darragh. Would anyone like to buy a book?

I’m reading this by @ravenaguron.bsky.social - what about you? #Reading #KidLitUK #ReadingForPleasure

Spotted in the wilds! A bookshop in Aix-en-Provence. Joy! #CallMeLion #KidLit #Translators #KidLitUK #ChildrensAuthors #SelectiveMutism #PostiveRepresentation

The DECEMBER Witches by @jenniferclaessen.bsky.social claessen_ @uclanpublishing.bsky.social _publishing A hugely satisfying 3rd & final part to a heartfelt, fun, magical fantasy adventure. 💙 ➡️https://erinthecatprincess.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-december-witches.html #ukkidlit #kidlituk

Today it's my turn on the December Witches blogtour. Thank you to Jennifer Claessen and @uclanpublishing.bsky.social for sharing a chapter from this final story in the Month of Magic series. Please have a read, it will whet your appetite for more! #UKKidLit alibrarylady.blog/2024/12/04/b...

I'm going to try a Bluesky giveaway. Don't know how it's going to go - but I'm giving all three of these books to a school or a family. Cozy crime for 9 - 13 year olds. One winner, UK only. To enter tell me something about Christmas that makes you happy. @nosycrow.bsky.social #Ukkidlit

Wonderland Countdown day 5! We love The Boy to Beat the Gods by @ashleythorpe.bsky.social. Thrilling, steeped in mythology, it's perfect for middle grade readers! A stunning standalone and you should all read it! ❤️ #KidLitUk

This week is #nationalgriefawarenessweek We‘ve chosen #picturebooks to help children talk about how they feel after a bereavement or loss. These stories can support children as they deal with differing emotions at a difficult time ❤️‍🩹 storysnug.com/2024/12/grie... #booksthathelp #StorySnug #UKKidLit

By me, in @theguardian.com today www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n... << inc @dapsdraws.bsky.social @melindasalisbury.com @redbreastedbird.bsky.social @serenakpatel.bsky.social and more

Here’s my cat, Bibs. Just because . #cats #AuthorsWithCats #CatLove #KidLitUK

🚂TOOT! TOOT! I'm delighted to see #NumberTrainBook, by me and Ingela P Arrhenius and published by @nosycrow.bsky.social, is featured in this year's @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE. You can find the whole guide at www.nationalbooktokens.com/christmas-bo... #KidLitUK

Have you been too busy to keep up with what's been happening in the world of children's books? Here's my Reading Matters - Monthly Children's Book News to help you. There are Christmas themed resources included too. I hope it's helpful. #UKKidLit alibrarylady.blog/2024/11/30/r...

Happy St Andrew’s Day! To celebrate I’ve put together some collections of great Scottish kids books. #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #PictureBooks #MGBooks #ScottishBooks

'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...

📣 Exciting announcement 📣 We are accepting submissions throughout December and inviting writers without an agent to submit their manuscripts Find out more on our website: www.zuntold.com/publishing/submissions We can't wait to read your submissions! #Booksky #KidLitUK #YA #NewAdultFiction

Important reading for the #KidlitUK gang today: the reflecting realities survey: booksforkeeps.co.uk/2024-clpe-re...