The Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) urgent appealing to children’s authors, writers and publishers to donate stories to its new bedtime stories app. The charity relies on stories in the public domain but are running out of books. Anyone willing to donate should contact [email protected].

Thoughts and tips on the seemingly unnamed ACE under £30k application portal...

Check out this sweet new young picture book from @darrenchetty.bsky.social and Sandhya Prabat. Having spent a lot of time with a three year old lately the accidental violence of young friendships really spoke to me!

@darrenchetty.bsky.social and I are at the Brixton Library on Tuesday evening talking about our new book, Beyond the Secret Garden. Join us!

At least 200 Palestinian children have been killed in Gaza since Israel resumed its war on the enclave this week, says UNICEF's Gaza spokesperson Rosalia Paulin. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/u6c13s

The amazing @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social interviewed @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social and me for the latest issue- we talked about writing Beyond the Secret Garden. booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/movi...

📣 We are accepting applications until 2 FEBRUARY for City Lit's 2025-26 Malorie Blackman Scholarships for Unheard Voices. Winners will be selected by acclaimed writer @malorieblackman.bsky.social Learn more: www.citylit.ac.uk/malorie-blac... #CityLit #Writing #MalorieBlackman

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This Black Friday you can support independent bookshops online through Bookshop.org with free shipping on orders all weekend. Want to discover some great indies to follow on Bluesky? We've put together a starter pack of bookshops across the UK that you can follow now: go.bsky.app/6UrVWsn

Looking for picture books or young adult stories about Palestine? Check out this selection published by @arablit.bsky.social!

Writers of this better place: I’m closing submissions soon but before I do, I’d love some final books to sell! Here’s my #mswl: High-concept YA - if it includes & addresses untold histories / historically marginalized characters, all the better YA horror - ALL OF IT

Had a handful of homophobic/transphobic messages here today because I’ve created a Starter Pack supporting LGBTQIA+ writers. Please follow and share this pack to help keep Bluesky the positive place it promises to be. go.bsky.app/UD2Hf7W

NORTHERN FICTION ALLIANCE STARTER PACK 📣 People and presses that make up the NFA - supporting the publishing industry in the North. Let me know if I've missed anyone including any NFA authors who are over here - will update regularly! ✍️ Shares appreciated! go.bsky.app/6RGYudb

My map of children's independent bookshops is updated regularly. Most provide an online service and they're all run by people who can make well-informed book recommendations. Make sure you support your local one if you want to keep it. Any missing, please let me know. padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...

We are hiring! 4th Estate Books is recruiting for a talented Assistant Editor to work across a global list of literary fiction and non-fiction. Come join our team 👩🏾‍💻 Closes 24 Nov, vacancy here: app.beapplied.com/apply/ruxf4x...