Elizabeth Frattaroli
@elizfrat.bsky.social
LL Bath Children's, Mslexia & WriteMentor Children's Novel awards, 2nd in Wells Festival of Literature Book for Children & HC for Kelpies Prize for Writing. #kidlit
Love anything #mythology and #folklore related
Love anything #mythology and #folklore related
THE TWISTED TREE MEETS MEAN GIRLS. Bullied Freya is already struggling to cope as her home and school life fall apart, but when she gets a new neighbour, Finn, who's convinced he's descended from a Norse god, the lines between reality and mythology start to blur.
#YA #con #scotwriterpitch2025 #myth
#YA #con #scotwriterpitch2025 #myth
March 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
THE TWISTED TREE MEETS MEAN GIRLS. Bullied Freya is already struggling to cope as her home and school life fall apart, but when she gets a new neighbour, Finn, who's convinced he's descended from a Norse god, the lines between reality and mythology start to blur.
#YA #con #scotwriterpitch2025 #myth
#YA #con #scotwriterpitch2025 #myth
Two teenage girls. One family secret. A life lived twice.
24 years before she was born one terrible mistake was already shaping Lucy’s future. Who’s the threatening stranger following her that noone else can see? Lucy must find answers before she turns 16... again.
#scotwriterpitch2025 #speculative
24 years before she was born one terrible mistake was already shaping Lucy’s future. Who’s the threatening stranger following her that noone else can see? Lucy must find answers before she turns 16... again.
#scotwriterpitch2025 #speculative
March 28, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Two teenage girls. One family secret. A life lived twice.
24 years before she was born one terrible mistake was already shaping Lucy’s future. Who’s the threatening stranger following her that noone else can see? Lucy must find answers before she turns 16... again.
#scotwriterpitch2025 #speculative
24 years before she was born one terrible mistake was already shaping Lucy’s future. Who’s the threatening stranger following her that noone else can see? Lucy must find answers before she turns 16... again.
#scotwriterpitch2025 #speculative
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SoA members in Scotland wanting to pitch your books to agents 📢 On 28 March 9am-9pm take part in Scotland’s BlueSky Writers’ Pitch for a chance to pitch works of unpublished original trade & commercial work. AI content is ineligible. 👇 www.publishingscotland.org/event/bluesk... #scotwriterpitch2025
Bluesky Writers' Pitch (Scotland’s former ‘Tweet Pitch’ event) | Publishing Scotland
10th annual event for writers to reach publishers and literary agents with a maximum 280 character pitch on Bluesky.
www.publishingscotland.org
March 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
SoA members in Scotland wanting to pitch your books to agents 📢 On 28 March 9am-9pm take part in Scotland’s BlueSky Writers’ Pitch for a chance to pitch works of unpublished original trade & commercial work. AI content is ineligible. 👇 www.publishingscotland.org/event/bluesk... #scotwriterpitch2025
What a brilliant way to spend an hour this morning! Had great fun drawing along with Nila Aye to create a cute wee Christmas scene. 🎄
@societyofauthors.bsky.social
#writingforchildren #writingcommunity
#kidlitart
@societyofauthors.bsky.social
#writingforchildren #writingcommunity
#kidlitart
December 13, 2024 at 2:54 PM
What a brilliant way to spend an hour this morning! Had great fun drawing along with Nila Aye to create a cute wee Christmas scene. 🎄
@societyofauthors.bsky.social
#writingforchildren #writingcommunity
#kidlitart
@societyofauthors.bsky.social
#writingforchildren #writingcommunity
#kidlitart
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Faber has a new children's literature award for unpublished manuscripts #UKKidLit #UKKidLitNews www.faber.co.uk/journal/fabe...
Faber launches Action! Prize | Journal, News | Faber
Faber launches the Action! Prize in direct response to research from the National Literacy Trust that reveals children’s reading enjoyment is at its lowest level in almost two decades, and that the pr...
www.faber.co.uk
November 20, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Faber has a new children's literature award for unpublished manuscripts #UKKidLit #UKKidLitNews www.faber.co.uk/journal/fabe...
November 1, 2023 at 12:45 PM
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Hey Bluesky! Me and the wonderfully weird @chrismould.bsky.social will be sharing fun doodle prompts starting tomorrow.
Anyone can join. No pressure - dip in and out, share when you’re ready. We’re a lovely friendly bunch.
Think you can’t draw? You’ll surprise yourself!
#doodleish
Anyone can join. No pressure - dip in and out, share when you’re ready. We’re a lovely friendly bunch.
Think you can’t draw? You’ll surprise yourself!
#doodleish
#doodleish (season 2) starts tomorrow if you want to join @JenniSpangler1 ‘n’ me for some chilled sketchbook exercises. I’ve missed doing this and missed seeing your brilliant results. Also available on the Twitter. Let’s have fun… prompts on Thursdays and Sundays at midday
November 1, 2023 at 11:37 AM
Hey Bluesky! Me and the wonderfully weird @chrismould.bsky.social will be sharing fun doodle prompts starting tomorrow.
Anyone can join. No pressure - dip in and out, share when you’re ready. We’re a lovely friendly bunch.
Think you can’t draw? You’ll surprise yourself!
#doodleish
Anyone can join. No pressure - dip in and out, share when you’re ready. We’re a lovely friendly bunch.
Think you can’t draw? You’ll surprise yourself!
#doodleish
It’s a bit dreich out there, so here’s Willow singing you a song to cheer you up! 🎶
#Caturday
#Caturday
October 7, 2023 at 11:31 AM
It’s a bit dreich out there, so here’s Willow singing you a song to cheer you up! 🎶
#Caturday
#Caturday
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It’s the spooky season, so here’s @joannechocolat.bsky.social top tips for writing about fear.
Long train ride: time for #SixSkeets. This time, by request, we’re discussing writing about FEAR. Follow the thread to collect them all!
October 2, 2023 at 2:34 PM
It’s the spooky season, so here’s @joannechocolat.bsky.social top tips for writing about fear.
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The SoA statement on the piracy by Books3, who have taken our work to train AI, large language models:
www2.societyofauthors.org/2023/09/26/b...
www2.societyofauthors.org/2023/09/26/b...
October 2, 2023 at 3:00 PM
The SoA statement on the piracy by Books3, who have taken our work to train AI, large language models:
www2.societyofauthors.org/2023/09/26/b...
www2.societyofauthors.org/2023/09/26/b...
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We're working really hard on the AI issue at The Society of Authors. There's practical advice here, including wording you can ask for on your contracts.
www2.societyofauthors.org/2023/06/07/a...
www2.societyofauthors.org/2023/06/07/a...
September 26, 2023 at 7:05 AM
We're working really hard on the AI issue at The Society of Authors. There's practical advice here, including wording you can ask for on your contracts.
www2.societyofauthors.org/2023/06/07/a...
www2.societyofauthors.org/2023/06/07/a...
What a perfect #writing day! Started with a visit to the #Scriptorium at Arbroath Abbey this morning as part of the Angus Writers’ Circle #residency then home for more of the brilliant WriteMentor #WOWCON.
#amwriting #YA #kidlit #WritingCommunity
#amwriting #YA #kidlit #WritingCommunity
September 24, 2023 at 8:32 PM
What a perfect #writing day! Started with a visit to the #Scriptorium at Arbroath Abbey this morning as part of the Angus Writers’ Circle #residency then home for more of the brilliant WriteMentor #WOWCON.
#amwriting #YA #kidlit #WritingCommunity
#amwriting #YA #kidlit #WritingCommunity