Shona's parents sing her to sleep; as she drifts off all manner of thoughts and then dreams slide past in a beautifully evocative story told in Scots by #JackieKay. With warm and enticing illustrations by #JillCalder this is a delightful book @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @lindseyfraser.bsky.social

Calling all aspiring authors and illustrators of colour... the FAB Prize 2025 is now open for entries✒️🎨 To enter and find out more: faber.co.uk/journal/faber-launches-2025-fab-prize-with-a-publishing-deal-for-the-winner/

Good luck to everyone doing #scotwriterpitch2025 tomorrow! Might be worth checking your chat settings, I think default for new messages is 'users I follow', change that to 'Everyone' so publishers/agents can get straight through to you.

Tomorrow!

I’m biased of course, but this is a fascinating listen, alarming, inevitably…

A new home for the annual writers’ *ahem*pitch - 28th March from 9am to 9pm. Looking forward to reading some fresh new ideas! #scotwriterpitch2025

Congratulations to poet John Dougherty and inkster Tom Morgan-Jones (wearing his best sombrero) on a brilliant anthology. ZOOMING THE ZOO, already a huge favourite with young readers, has been long listed for the KPMG Children's Books Ireland Award 2025. Published by @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social

Just a dog, snuggling with his duck. #Taggartoutandabout #bassetfauvedebretagne #tireddog

Blue skies at Portobello Beach today. Taggart was on top form.