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Firefly Press
@fireflypress.bsky.social
Independent publisher of quality fiction for children & teens. WINNER Branford Boase first children’s novel Award, Yoto Carnegie Medal, Wales Book of the Year

www.fireflypress.co.uk
🌟We're signing off for the Holidays! 🖋️

Wishing all our Firefly friends a very merry festive season, and a huge thank you for all your support in 2025, and beyond. See you in 2026! 📅🎆

With all best wishes,
Penny, Ben, Hayley, Lucy, Becka, Grace and Amy
(The Firefly Team) xx
December 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Day 18 #greatchildrensbooksadventcalendar from Annie Everall OBE

Feather by Manon Stefan Ros published by @fireflypress.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
📣BOOKSELLERS
📣EDUCATORS
📣LIBRARIANS
📣REVIEWERS

Need something to dive into over the festive period? We've got something for everyone currently available to request on @netgalley.bsky.social

👉️https://www.netgalley.com/pub/fireflypress

(Get those requests in asap before the festive break! ✨️)
December 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM
📕✨️ COVER REVEAL ✨️📕

From author of #SummerReadingChallenge favourite, #MyNameisRiver

#ENTANGLED by @emmarea8.bsky.social
Coming 2nd April 2026

🇮🇹🎨

@bouncemarketing.bsky.social @readingagency.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Confused by cricket? Gobsmacked by googlies? 🤔

With England charging into the third Ashes test, what better time to inspire the next generation with #CrackingCricket by @robinbennettauthor.bsky.social - part of our hilarious and informative #StupendousSports series. Also available in Australia 🏏
December 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Well done @fireflypress.bsky.social - we look forward to re-stocking one of our all time best sellers!
December 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Some good news to carry us all into the weekend. The Mab is back! The collection of short Welsh myths and legends, re-told for young readers, has been rescued from the Unbound bin fire by @fireflypress.bsky.social and will be back on bookshelves very soon! #KidLit #KidLitUK
ICYMI: More than 1,500 copies of The MAB, a children’s title edited by authors Matt Brown and Eloise Williams, have been rescued by Welsh indie publisher Firefly Press, following Boundless collapse 👇 #BookSky
Firefly Press snaps up Welsh children’s book The MAB following Boundless collapse
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December 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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December 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
🌟COVER REVEAL🌟

#Wonderland from #PatienceAgbabi is a YA verse novel, and a celebration of Northern Soul music and culture in 1980s north Wales.

🎨 Cover designed in-house

📚️ HITTING BOOKSHOPS 14 MAY 2026 📚️

@bouncemarketing.bsky.social
#NorthernSoul #ColwynBayPier #WiganCasino #1980s #UKYA #80sYA
December 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Watch Out Girl! A masterful YA novel from #PatienceAgbabi is coming next May. 🎶

And You Didn't Say a Word but we have a gorgeous cover to share with you! Tune in to @fireflypress socials next Weds 👀📗

#Wonderland #UKYA #NorthernSoul #ColwynBay
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Because @fireflypress.bsky.social are the best publisher they are ignoring Bleak Friday and instead donating £1 for each book sold through their website to a homelessness charity for the rest of this year
November 28, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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84% of parents and carers believe sharing stories gives children the best start.

Help every child unwrap the #MagicOfBooks this Christmas – donate today ✨ https://bit.ly/4rk76Am
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
We are so proud to support the #NationalYearofReading2026 with @literacy-trust.bsky.social, and look forward to meeting with them this afternoon in Cardiff! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

If you're into it, read into it. Go All In. 📚️

#GoAllIn2026
November 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
TONIGHT!!
November 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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I'm very much looking forward to this event, next Friday.
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Delighted to be part of this important project with the Wales Children's Book of the Year winner #AHistoryofmyWeird / #HanesfyHynodrwydd by #ChloeHeuch, adapted by #MaredLlwyd
November 14, 2025 at 10:32 AM
November 12, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Today we're hosting an interview with Gatlin Perrin, author of DIRK JONES IS NOT THE CHOSEN ONE

@fireflypress.bsky.social @gatlinperrin.bsky.social #UKYASpotlight #UKYA

ukyaspotlight.co.uk/2025/11/10/a...
Author Interview: DIRK JONES IS NOT THE CHOSEN ONE by Gatlin Perrin
An interview with Gatlin Perrin, author of DIRK JONES IS NOT THE CHOSEN ONE
ukyaspotlight.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Here's a complete list of all the children's and YA authors featured on our website. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/featured-aut... #kidlit #ukedchat
Children's authors featured on the School Reading List
A list of all the children's authors featured in our recommended fiction and nonfiction reading lists for children aged 3-16.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:51 AM
So, who's going to win???

The Faithful or #TheTraitors?

Comment your guess on this post before 9pm tonight, 6/11/25, and we'll pick a random winner from those correct to win #LieorDie and #LieorDieBloodMoon by #AJClack

UK only.

@bouncemarketing.bsky.social
#CelebrityTraitors
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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"a hugely enjoyable and original story" 5⭐ for our NEW Book of the Week, DIRK JONES IS NOT THE CHOSEN ONE by Gatlin Perrin @fireflypress.bsky.social #KidLit booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/dirk-...
November 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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If you like your stories ghostly, scary, supernatural and steeped in legend & folklore, then The Red Gloves by Catherine Fisher is the collection for you. @fireflypress.bsky.social
Here’s my review for @justimaginecentre.bsky.social
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
October 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It's #Halloween!⁠

Here are some more our of fave spooky reads... 👻⁠

#DeloresMackenzie has always been able to see the ghostly overstayers that haunt the Old Town. But this Hallowe'en will she be strong enough to defeat those intent on destroying her?⁠

@bouncemarketing.bsky.social #YvonneBanham
October 31, 2025 at 10:10 AM
We're counting down to #Halloween with some spooky reads... 👻⁠

Beware the bloodstained man who tries to stop the coach... something is not right at #CraterLake activity centre. Then, at night, things get much stranger... it's a school trip straight from your nightmares! #JenniferKillick
October 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Strange Tales: Journey into an uncanny world where invisible beings move among us; skeletons dance, animals speak and luck, spells, fear and fortune are not to be treated lightly!

✍️ Signed copies: fireflypress.co.uk/books/strang...

@bouncemarketing.bsky.social #Halloween #CalanGaeaf
October 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM