It’s my book birthday!!! A huge thank you to Irina for bringing Minna Mask’s to life in such a vibrant & colourful way. Thanks to all at DK Books for helping support the first in my Wonderfully Wired Stories for younger readers & their families. #KidsBooks #Neurodiversity #Inclusion

Bookcon returns! Fun!! #booksky

A reading room with a view of the sea sounds blissful 🥰 And I'm delighted to hear that Gargoyles have made it to Devon 📚✨️

A powerful and brilliant new story by @elnorrywriter.bsky.social a story of 2 different children who run away from home. A story of hope and human connection. Absolutely can’t recommend this enough. Check out my review here @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2025/04/23/r...

Thrilled to receive a copy of Gargoyles: The Watcher by @tamsinmori.bsky.social so am resharing my review below. Out now for middle grade readers, huge thanks go to @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social 😀 worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/03/20/g...

We are now on Apple Podcasts - every Thurs you can get 30 mins of a great conversation between myself & an amazing author! Check it out here! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b... @grainneobrien.bsky.social @kmoranwrites.bsky.social @tamsinmori.bsky.social @lisjardine.bsky.social

'Foxgloves and Finches' by contemporary UK printmaker Annie Soudain #womensart

Launch day for I AM RAVEN, Caw! Caw! 🐦‍⬛📚 It's the sequel to I AM WOLF, following Brann as she searchs for her lost Raven family. More world, more action, a big villain reveal – and a secret that may destroy Brann… alastairc.com/blog/2025041... @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidLitUK #IAmRaven #IAmWolf

Parents and educators - there are a lot of discussions in publishing about how to improve reading for pleasure. Is there anything you wish publishing would do more of? Or just understand about kids and reading? Any insights from teaching/parenting of what gets kids reading? #KidLitUK #Edusky #KidLit

I had a great time chatting about weather weaving, gargoyles and everything in between with @lucasjmaxwell.bsky.social for #BooklingsChat - bookish conversations are the best kind 💖📚✨️

When it comes to first drafts, my best advice is to trust your own editing skills and keep writing. You can fix it later – the first draft is all about getting words on the page. When I’m struggling with this (which I do), I use the Pomodoro technique to stay on track #ukteenchat

I’ve just turned in the structural edit of Gargoyles book 3 (YAY!). This month is packed with school visits, but after that I’ll be brewing up a new story to be working on between edits. I’ve already got some ideas – the sea is calling me #ukteenchat

I’d describe myself as a reformed pantser. I still prefer to free-write before I’ve got a detailed plot. I identify a start, midpoint twist, and outcome. Whenever I get stuck writing forwards, I just write one of the scenes I feel excited about, then patchwork the story back together #ukteenchat

This is going to sound decadent, but my favourite place to write is in bed, with my cat. I tend to start writing first thing in the morning as soon as I’ve had a coffee. Occasionally I’ll write late into the night too. Those are the times filled with peace and uninterrupted dreaming #ukteenchat

It has to be the gargoyles! I love the idea of a creature who is a fearsome protector. I also enjoy that they’re so diverse - it makes them great fun to write. There’s literally no limit to the form a gargoyle can take – they’re as varied and unique as the people who need them #ukteenchat

I don’t think it’s giving two much away to say: the green man. He is on the cover, after all! I wanted to introduce a character with real gravitas – formed in the beginning; familiar with the foundations of magic. The moment the children meet him for the first time is my favourite scene #ukteenchat

I’ve got better at accepting that my first draft will be awful. Overall, I think this has speeded up the whole process. I’m a terrible perfectionist and previously I wasted a lot of time trying to perfect my first draft. My first book took me about five years from start to finish #ukteenchat

I returned to my favourite British myths and legends and read as many stories as I could find. I also did image research, creating Pinterest boards for all the different characters - that really helped me to visualise the new characters before I started writing #ukteenchat

It does. I love writing trilogies that have almost no break in the timeline. I did the same with the Weather Weaver. It’s an opportunity to tell a much larger three act story, with a bigger tale hiding there for readers who read the books in sequence #ukteenchat

In the first book, Callen, the main character succeeded in befriending a gargoyle – Zariel. She made him a Guardian to deal with the immediate threat, but he’s had little of the proper training that a Guardian would normally have before taking their oath #ukteenchat

Please be kind to others during the chat, #ukteenchat is an inclusive discussion for writers or those interested in books 🙂

Welcome one and all to tonight's #ukteenchat, featuring the fabulous @tamsinmori.bsky.social Have your questions at the ready and give us a wave if you’re here 🙋‍♀️ Remember to use the # so your questions don't get missed 😀

Half an hour to go... Come and chat at 8pm 🤗📚

Come and chat with me and @finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social tonight at 8pm, for #ukteenchat Bring all your questions. I'm looking forward to it! #MiddleGrade #KidLit #KidLitUK #authorsofbluesky #Gargoyles

Happy book birthday to me! Gargoyles 2, The Watcher, is out in bookshops today. Thrills, adventure and ancient magic coming your way ✨️📚💚 Thanks again to the whole team @uclanpublishing.bsky.social and to @daviddean-illus.bsky.social for the spectacular covers

Publishing this week, The Watcher is the thrilling second book in the Gargoyles series by @tamsinmori.bsky.social Overflowing with gothic magic, loyalty and friendship, this is a magnificent, mystical adventure. @uclanpublishing.bsky.social #UKKidsLit scopeforimagination.co.uk/2025/04/01/g...

With dangers aplenty and themes of friendship, hope and the power of dreams, the action-packed fantasy #GargoylesGuardiansoftheSource @tamsinmori.bsky.social @uclanpublishing.bsky.social is #RedReadingHub’s #kidkit #fiction book of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-d6i

The 2nd in the brilliant #Gargoyles series by @tamsinmori.bsky.social, #TheWatcher sees Callen torn between following the Watcher's rules and helping his friends when the Source is threatened by dark magic. Out 03/04 @uclanpublishing.bsky.social worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/03/20/g...

I am beyond delighted that somebody went to so much trouble to make such a niche visual joke.

I'm so excited about this! Stick it in your diary and come join us 😊📚✨️

Love thrills, chills and, adventure? Book your place for the BIG BOOK BONANZA with @mrdillypresents today! It's a FREE live-streamed event, with readings, Q&As and a spine-tingling line-up of middle grade authors... Reserve your place now: bit.ly/4aZ5vIe

Very excited to receive the 2nd Gargoyles story, The Watcher, by @tamsinmori.bsky.social together with Wendington Jones and the Lost Legacy by Daniel Dockery. Out 03/04 & 01/05 respectively for middle grade readers, huge thanks to @uclanpublishing.bsky.social #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

I am trying to start a movement on my own around #WorldBookDay I’d like to see kids try and make their own costumes from waste and scrap. Expensive supermarket costumes rarely have the latest book characters anyway. This is my start. #BunnyVsMonkey ears using paper and a stapler. #kidlituk

I'm really excited to be joining another FREE VIRTUAL EVENT for schools with Mr Dilly Presents. It's always high energy, lots of fun and guaranteed to excite young readers. This session will be packed with thrills and mystery! 1st April 1.30pm GMT To reserve your spot, click here: bit.ly/4aZ5vIe

This is very urgent. The UK government is planning to change copyright law. If you are an artist, author, musician or work in the creative industry please read this. www.chrishaughton.com/blog/ai-and-...

In movies, a superhero arrives around now. In the absence of that happening, I am willing to coordinate a global army of middle aged women to sort everything out. We have a lot of rage. And also combat trousers from the 90s.

Hooray! I can finally share the cover for the next Gargoyles book. @daviddean-illus.bsky.social has done it again - just look at this gorgeous green beauty! Expect more spooky gothic middle grade adventures with Callen and his friends... Gargoyles, The Watcher will be out in the UK on 3rd April

📣 HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! 🐍 It's COVER REVEAL TIME! I'm proud to present my new novel 🏮NATE YU'S BLAST FROM THE PAST 💥 out June 12th. The wonderful cover art is by Simone Douglas @SimsDougie Published by @PiccadillyPress

And the biggest congrats to #kidlit advocate, librarian and writer supremo @jo-clarke.bsky.social on the fourth book in her Libby series. She's on her way to Egypt! @beckamoor.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social

I am constantly seeking to portray something other in my work. Sometimes even a tiny piece can create a sense of wonder.

Eek! Exciting news! Gargoyles, Guardians of the Source is going to be released as an audio book soon 🎧📚 Not long to wait. I'll let you know when it's out...

THE DAWN OF ADONIS, cover illustrated by Tom Clohosy Cole, publishing in June…x

Psst… 2025’s Year of the Snake! Perfect to ssslither through the Paris sewers with my book Ssecrets of the Snakestone! To celebrate I’m giving away: 🐍 Signed copy 🐍Copy of Everything You Need to Know About Snakes 🐍 Stevie snake jellycat! Repost for a chance to win. Ends 29/1

I finished Bumble & Snug & The Worried Dragons last week. For the moment, it’s the last Bumble & Snug book - I unexpectedly ended up feeling really emotional about it, and spent most of my post-deadline evening bursting into tears.

Hooray! They're back. I love listening to these two natter about children's books - if you haven't come across the Storyshaped podcast, do give it a listen. I'm delighted that Gargoyles, Guardians of the Source made it into their bookish gift guide 🎁📚✨️ (books are obviously the best gift, always)

🔊 Our 7th annual #ReflectingRealities report is out now! This year’s report shows a significant drop in the presence of racially minoritised characters in books published for children in 2023 in the UK.

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

🧵 Mega thread (in progress) of graphic novels for kids & YA recommendations. Will be adding to this list progressively. Feel free to add recommendations to it but no self-promo please. For librarians, teachers, and new readers of graphic novels. #KidsGN📚💬 #kidlit