I hope many children (and adults!) will enjoy reading The Village Beyond The Mist by Sachiko Kashiwaba, enthrallingly translated by Avery Udagawa - so wonderful it's been selected for this scheme. Can't wait for the next book to be published in English. Maybe something involving 🧙‍♀️🐉??

Chelsea buns in Obuse, Nagano, remain the stuff of #kidlit! William Yamaguchi Dobson "was able to slip the slenderest of references to the Iwasaki bakery in my debut middle-grade novel. It's called The Fortress of Lost Memories . . ." 1/3

". . . [and is already] an Audible Original, with a full cast (starring many Japanese actors) out now in English-speaking territories. It will be published in April next year by Scholastic with the title KAMIZEN: Fortress of Lost Memories." 2/3 www.audible.com/pd/The-Fortr...

@wydobson.bsky.social lived in Tokyo until age 11 and spent summers near Obuse, where he sometimes rode in Iwasaki-san's station wagon. The Iwasakis also feature in the #picturebook The Nurse and the Baker by Mika Ichii, translated by Hart Larrabee. Legends! 3/3 ihatov.wordpress.com/2016/09/10/c...

ICYMI: Scholastic UK has signed Kamizen: Fortress of Lost Memories, a middle-grade fantasy with a focus on Japanese folklore by debut author William Yamaguchi Dobson, accompanied by “breathtaking” art by Japanese artist Sawa 👇 #BookSky

Congratulations to you both in finding each other! Excellent interview too.

Spectacular achievement, Craig! Hope good things come from this win, and to the others on the short and longlists. For now, enjoy the moment. 🥂

Congratulations!!

First book post of the year. And what a stunner!

Astonished to find I'm the first reviewer on Waterstones. Go, readers, add a review, this book deserves the signal boost. @questingvole.bsky.social

The moment for snippets! I remember seeing a golden yes for my entry and being in total joyous disbelief. I hope the feeling has been reciprocated for those who are in a similar position with these teasers. It was a pleasure reading your submissions, well done to everyone who entered. 👏

Sounds like another cracking case, congratulations Lis.

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It's the final week for children's submissions and our Junior Judges are raring to read! With a whopping £5,000 for the winning manuscript and literary agent Enrichetta Frezzato judging, don't miss Saturday's deadline! #booksky #kidlit

💫Emerging children's writers, if you're thinking of stepping up for the Bath Children's Novel Award 2024, don't miss the deadline! With £5,000 for the winner, and literary agent Enrichetta Frezzato judging, enter by Nov 30th for your chance to shine #booksky bathnovelaward.co.uk/childrens-no...