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Claire Lewis
@clairelewiswrites.bsky.social
Hi! I write & illustrate PBs/poems/MG & work for @thebookery.bsky.social 📚 Pub'd: The Toy, PaperBound, The Dirigible Balloon, Little Thoughts Press & Tyger Tyger. Debut PB:The Go Away Rain Dance, Feb 26, HB Publishing

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Very excited and delighted to announce that my debut illustrated picture book 'The Go Away Rain Dance' will be published by the lovely HB Publishing in Feb 2026! 🐾🌧️💦
I'm absolutely delighted that my picture book text 'The Dream-Travellers' was awarded second place in the Yeovil Literary Prize Children's & Young Adult Novel category and my middle grade novel 'The Groucher' reached the shortlist! 🧵⬇️
October 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Woohoo! 🎉 Very chuffed indeed to have two stories on the shortlist of the Yeovil Literary Prize in the Children's and Young Adult category, alongside lots of great-sounding titles! 😀🥳🤞 #yeovilliteraryfestival
September 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Delighted to have been longlisted twice today in the Yeovil Literary Prize Children's and Young Adult Novel category! 😀🥳🎉 A big thank you to Yeovil Community Arts Association for providing this great opportunity for writers ✍️ #yeovilliteraryprize
August 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Introducing Honey and Jimmy, the mischievous stars of a fun new picture book by Anne and @brianmosespoet.bsky.social - together these playful canine pals try their best to save the planet and show young readers how they can help the environment! 🐾🌿 🧵⬇️
June 17, 2025 at 7:21 AM
This is such a brilliant opportunity! If you're a picture book author looking to develop your craft, don't miss it! (applications close on Friday 11th April)
April 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Devon people, see you at @thebookery.bsky.social today at 11!
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Storytime, drawing, book signing. And we’d love to see you sketchbook if you bring it along!
April 5, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I've just signed this: tr.ee/gtutYY_aMy
Chris Haughton | Linktree
author/illustration/design | books : apps : fair trade
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February 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Please. PLEASE sign and boost this.
February 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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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-...
AI and copyright - blog - Chris Haughton - AI and copyright
The blog of designer and author Chris Haughton. Chris was listed in Time magazine's DESIGN 100 for his fair trade design work for PEOPLE TREE.
www.chrishaughton.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Anyone in the mood for some ice-skating? ⛸️❄️🏔️ With thanks to @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social for the lovely atmospheric graphic!
#LyricalLanguageLab #poetrycontest

SECOND PLACE: "The Night Skaters" by Claire Lewis @clairelewiswrites.bsky.social

See what the judges say about the winner here:
www.reneelatulippe.com/winners-wint...
December 19, 2024 at 4:39 PM
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#LyricalLanguageLab #poetrycontest
FIRST PLACE: "Silent Snow" by Pamela Moritz
See what the judges have to say about the winning poem here:
www.reneelatulippe.com/winners-wint...
December 18, 2024 at 5:02 PM
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Meet Nora Ho, Children's Picture Book Author, in verse. She shares a love of the California Redwoods featuring a daring kitten who seeks the perfect home. Meeting forest inhabitants in their homes proves challenging for a little barn kitten. "A Place Called Home" ages 3-6 Amazon.
noraghoauthor.com
Nora G. Ho – Children's Book Author
The official site of Nora G. Ho – children's book author. My debut animal children's book about kittens, diversity, and the environment is coming soon!
noraghoauthor.com
December 18, 2024 at 1:16 AM
A really interesting blog post about Voice and POV - well worth reading! 👀⬇️
The Intersection of Voice and POV

The easiest way to think about POV is as a lens that you hand the reader and say, "here, you will now be viewing the world through this slightly warped piece of glass."

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#writingcommunity #booksky
The Intersection of Voice and POV
The easiest way to think about POV is as a lens that you hand the reader and say, here, you will now be viewing the world through this slightly warped piece of glass.
darlingaxe.com
December 18, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Sorry to keep posting about this, but...I was awarded 2nd place for my poem 'Night Skaters' & I'm absolutely delighted! Congrats to all for their brilliant poems, & huge thanks to @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social, Michelle Heidenrich Barnes, @suzylevinson.bsky.social & Lou Piccolo for hosting & judging!
December 17, 2024 at 11:17 AM
The names and poems of the winners and honorable mentions for @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social's 1st Annual Rhyming Poetry Contest will be revealed on December 17 at www.reneelatulippe.com/winners-gallery! 🤞
December 15, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Hooray! My poem is on the shortlist of @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social's 1st Annual Rhyming Poetry Contest! I'm over the moon!!😊🥳🎉
December 15, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Woohoo! My poem made the longlist!! 🥳🎉😊 Thank you @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social and the judges for hosting this lovely wintry contest!
December 13, 2024 at 11:36 PM
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Delighted to make the Searchlight #picturebook longlist again! 🥳🎉

Congratulations to all the other longlistees, and well done to everyone who entered for putting your work out there.

Huge thanks as ever to all the incredible readers, and to Kim for organising!👏🏻
December 12, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Congratulations to all the longlistees and to everyone who put their words out there by entering in the first place! 👏👏👏
It’s the moment our entrants have been waiting for - the longlist announcement! 🥳🍾 Congratulations to everyone who entered. It’s been a pleasure and a privilege to read your writing.
See our website for details. www.searchlightawards.co.uk/news/
December 12, 2024 at 12:15 PM
I can't wait to read this one from @nadineholland.bsky.social and #WennyStephanie - it looks fab! 🤩
BOOK NEWS! Delighted to be able to share with you that Mina the Mighty (shortlisted in our 2022 Best Picture Book Text competition) will be published in March. It was an absolute favourite with our readers. So happy for @nadineholland.bsky.social . 🥳👏
December 5, 2024 at 8:17 PM
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Hello all! My name is Sophie and I’m an illustrator from rural Essex rep’d by the Bright agency!
I’ve worked with Ladybird, Hachette, Scholastic to name a few! 📚
I love travelling, (I’m often known to fly in and out of a country in a single day) cooking, and tending to my plants!
December 2, 2024 at 3:34 PM
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Aspiring picture book writers - there's a free mentoring opportunity . Details here: www.booksthathelp.co.uk/writers Plus, a webinar tonight about the process. Come along and find out more ! @write-mentor.bsky.social
November 27, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Very excited and delighted to announce that my debut illustrated picture book 'The Go Away Rain Dance' will be published by the lovely HB Publishing in Feb 2026! 🐾🌧️💦
November 28, 2024 at 8:41 AM
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Schools! We have a fantastic guide to running a comics club for you, with top tips from @eggyhelen.bsky.social and super illustrations by Emily Kimbell.

PLUS get a free comic from The Phoenix and the chance to win a year's subscription for your school! 💥👇

www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-fea...
How comics clubs can develop reading - and writing - for pleasure
Get top tips for starting a comics club in your school, with great ideas from PGCE lecturer Helen Jones - plus, find out how you could win a school subscription to The Phoenix.
www.booktrust.org.uk
November 28, 2024 at 7:35 AM