This is very powerful. #MentalHealth

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].

Excited to welcome @sarahgraley.com and @tinyspells.bsky.social to Wonderland tomorrow! If you can't make it, but would like a signed and dedicated copy of of the wonderful Pizza Witch comic, then order via our website 🍕 #comics

Thanks so much @louiestowell.bsky.social for visiting us this rainy Friday afternoon! We now have lots of signed copies of Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Causing Chaos in stock, with a cool Loki keyring with each purchase! halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781... @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

My personal TV theme song top 5: Round the twist Sons of Anarchy Mayans Arcane Charmed

I'm a professional writer and I still need to use Car and Letter to remember whether it's Stationary or Stationery

I've been training for the Cardiff Half Marathon next month to raise funds for @booktrust.org.uk, the UK's largest children's reading charity. Can you spare a few quid? Any donations will be very gratefully received! click.contact.justgiving.com?qs=04011879f... #KidLitUk #KidLit

Hello teachers! My book Wild Journey will be published on 6th November and to celebrate it I’m doing a free online school event with Seven Stories The National Centre for Children's Books sevenstories.org.uk/event/author...

Oi, fellow nerds! Check out this collection of sapphic space stories and - more importantly - back it so I can read it! With a story from @karenlawler.bsky.social that you NEED in your life. Spaceships! Lesbians! Pew pew pew! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

WORLD BOOK WEEK OFFER Are you a school in the Scottish islands? Would you like an author visit with no author fees? Step this way and check out the alt text below…. Please get in touch via my website contact form 📚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social @asls.org.uk @slgscotland.bsky.social

A pinned thread about my new novel, Keshed, publishing on 12th Feb 2026 with @ortacpress.bsky.social. Pre-orders available now from all the usual bookshops/websites. See thread for some early pre-press takes from some AMAZING writers and links to other stuff. www.ortacpress.com/product-page...

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Finding some great scary poems for children from a range of excellent poets over on scaryness.com #kidlit #childrenspoetry

Slots are booking up fast for September and October so get in touch if you're looking for affordable, honest, helpful feedback on your work-in-progress. Only £25 per 5,000 words - lots more client testimonials on the website! www.elspells.com ✍️

This is going to seem very random but I miss how the old bird app would have worked brilliantly for this: I’m looking for someone who can help me find information about how, and in what - if any - capacity, the Salvation Army might have been involved in adoption processes in London in the 1910s.

SIGNED BOOK NEWS! We're be getting signed copies of The Poisoned King by Katherine Rundell This is the second book in Katherine's epic and bestselling Impossible Creatures series. Out NEXT WEEK! Would you like a SIGNED copy?? Pre-order one HERE. biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

If I’m being honest, I’m feeling pretty crap about my small business. It’s so bloody difficult at the moment with rising costs, US tariffs, Brexit nonsense and the threat of AI. Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word gailmyerscough.co.uk

Spent the morning streamlining and updating my website. Why not take a look? FREE poems and resources: www.joshuaseigal.co.uk #BookSky #EduSky #poetry #comedy #teaching

I have a book out in two weeks. So....one repost of this and I'll drop one fact/spoiler/detail about the book. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social www.walker.co.uk/978152951581...

Book folk!!! Have you heard of SAIL Fest UK? It's a one-day event to "open up the discussions about the barriers and possibilities of South Asian children’s books in the UK" and will feature a bunch of amazing writers (and me): #KidLitUk #UKKidLit

Welcome new followers!! ✨ I'm Johanna, I'm an illustrator and comic artist! I created THE GHOSTKEEPER, a YA graphic novel about a therapist for ghosts, out now! I like video games & TTRPGs, and drawing about them ⚔️ 👻 theghostkeeper.carrd.co 🎨 johannamation.com 🖼️ www.inprnt.com/gallery/joha...

I have a book out in TWO WEEKS. Preorders are unicorn blessings upon authors so if you want to be the vehicle of such a blessing, preorder here: www.walker.co.uk/978152951581... #UKKidlit @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

THE WOLF AND HIS KING comes out in the UK in 3 months today, so I'm giving away one paperback ARC! To enter: follow me and reskeet this. Bonus: add TWAHK on GR/Storygraph & drop a screenshot in the comments. Extra bonus: tell me your favourite medieval story. UK only (sorry). Closes midday 29/08.

I am thrilled to tell you that I'll be appearing at the Canterbury Festival on Sat 25 Oct. Come along for some stories (or should that be tales?), laughs and, of course, a live #DrawWithRob session. And afterwards I'll sign your books, obvs. Can't wait! ✏️✏️✏️ TICKETS 👉https://tinyurl.com/4v7uctsh

Do you own a classic bus, and fancy doing a run or two at our 'Buses by Twilight' event on Saturday 25 October? If you fancy helping out with our bus services until 1830, complete with brill photo opportunities at nearby Central Park (just see the photo!), drop a line to [email protected].

A list of annual children's & YA book festivals and events for schools, teachers and parents to look out for. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/competitions... #kidlit #ukedchat

Free #liverpool event for kids! Book signing plus a chance for kids to author their own stories, taking inspiration from folk tales, fairy tales and mytholoygy: www.waterstones.com/events/ashle...

My Victorian ink bottle posy kits are now in in my Etsy shop. They include: ✒️an antique ink bottle - you can choose your design 💐a tiny posy of dried flowers 🧠a booklet on the neuroscience of how this kit can improve mental health & how to create tiny posies 📔 extras www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...

Scottish Primary Schools! You have until August 29th to apply! Please don't miss out on this opportunity - and share! #InclusiveBooksForChildren #ReadingForPleasure #FreeBooks #Education #PrimarySchools #Scotland

A fascinating and highly accessible nonfiction title, perfect for KS2 readers, #AboutTime by @alomshaha.bsky.social & Rebecca Struthers, illustrated by Lucy Rose is out 28/08 from #DKBooks #KidlitUK #UKKidlit worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/a...

Another little giveaway to celebrate 33k followers, this is UK only Follow, like, and repost to be in with a chance to get this ends midnight BST 21st August The Modern Goth Tarot #WitchSky #TarotSky

I don’t make the rules!!

Help! We're in urgent need of a speedo drive to fit a Dennis Trident with Voith gearbox. This is Stagecoach Manchester 612 and - as our most accessible bus - we're hoping to use it at the end of the month to transport people with disabilities. If you can help quickly, please contact [email protected]

#Booksky #Readersky #Books #Reading

#Teachers! Summer #book #Giveaway! (UK) WIN a copy of BLUE JELLY AND STRAWBERRIES for your school. There's a tiny seashell hidden somewhere on my website...For a chance to win a book: 🐚Follow me and repost this post! 🐚DM with the location of the shell & school name (keep it 🤫) Winner chosen 26/8

Sorry to mention the Christmas word during a heat wave, but last year we did 24 book Advent Calendars that were popular with young readers and schools alike. We've now opened the order books. Middle grade and YA now available to order via our website.

Sometimes feels a bit disloyal promoting my 2nd book while my 1st is still new, but this pic by Nadine Licence is bang on. I'm proud in my Blue Jelly and Strawberries t-shirt, introducing A Welly Full of Christmas ❤️ #KidLitUK Pre-order 'Welly' amzn.eu/d/5slmg8i Buy 'Jelly' on offer amzn.eu/d/hX1cuW8

O Great Internet Hivemind, @antiqueight.bsky.social owns this cool #vintage #sewing basket/table but neither of us has any idea what era it might stem from. Please cast this post out into the far reaches of #sewsky #antiques until it finds someone who knows these things? :)

Exciting cover reveal coming tomorrow! The Boy Who Grew Dragons is going on a whole new adventure !! For Christmas! Keep your eyes wide open !

152 copies of Ghost Signs sold last year and only ONE e-book. Total royalties for 2024/5, eighty three quid 😭 anyone wants to help feed my kids and pay the mortgage, both of which are killing me, you can get it from all the usual bookshops and online outlets. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/ghos...

Today is my birthday (turning 29), which is the only time all year that I ask for a repost 🌿 I hope you get lost in fantasy worlds as much as I do 🔮

My debut picture book illustrated by incredible Sarah Warburton is wonderfully sparkly with gorgeous gold foil. It’s far too early to be thinking about Christmas really BUT the brilliant folks @waterstones.bsky.social have a special offer on and you can get 25% off with code SUMMER25! #wpreorder

Indie bookshops! Would you like some signed bookplates and postcards? Please send me a direct message if you are interested. 💚🧚💙 #choosebookshops #childrensbookshop #indiebookshop #thechangelingchild #intothefaeriehill #ukkidlit

Just putting it out there in the universe I suspect lots of young people will be wanting to read about girls football following the Lioness’ latest success. I have written lots of books in this genre Also - for any editors interested, I would always love to write more 😂

There are still some tickets available for the last 'Widdershins III' event at Green Hill Arts on Dartmoor: an evening of dark, adult fairy tales performed by folklorist & storyteller @lisaschneidau.bsky.social. Highly recommended! Go here for more info: www.greenhillarts.co.uk/calendar/202...

Booked up for July & August, limited space left in September - get in touch if you're after affordable, honest, helpful feedback on your work-in-progress in the next few months & I can get you pencilled in! www.elspells.com #ElspellsWritingFeedback