Calling aspiring authors of fast-paced and filmic, action-packed adventure stories! There's still time to enter the Action! Prize 💥

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Today’s cartoon

Hi guys, my name is Jeff Techbro and I'm planning to DISRUPT the WATER INDUSTRY by shitting in your local reservoir

My fantasy adventure based on African gods published this year. Can #Blacksky help my book reach underserved, underrepresented boys and girls who deserve to see themselves in epic adventures?
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Welcome to the Helensburgh Book Festival, a literary festival on the West coast of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Please give us a follow to keep up to date with all our news, we’ve got some very exciting panels to tell you about! 28th-30th March 2025 💙📚

For those of you looking for authors of middle grade children's books, we've got you covered here:

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Still adding!

#kidlituk

Hello! Reposting a thread of starter packs to help anyone spending their Sunday trying to find UK children’s book people. Most are being updated so if you checked them before, you may find new additions. #kidlitUK
These two are (mainly) UK children's authors
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No matter what’s changing for a child, the comfort of a good book is timeless.

A £10 donation to our #MagicOfBooks appeal will give a child in need a gift they’ll enjoy now and long after the festive season.

Donate here - and thank you ✨👇

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Word of the Day, should you need it, is ‘latibulate’, a 17th-century verb meaning to find a corner somewhere and hide in it.

Good morning.

Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.

laughed solidly for about five minutes

I’m writing a new thing and have just reached 30,000 words, which happens to come in at a tidy 100 pages! I think I’m at the halfway point so just need to think up something extremely exciting to happen next! #nosoggymiddlehere #ukkidlit

Hello lovely people of Bluesky.
Can I ask a favour?
This platform feels like a friendly place to be, and I would like to build my bookish network here before I leave the bin fire that is X. Can anyone recommend publishing industry people to follow who might also like to follow me? Thank you. 😊

I’d highly recommend signing up for @louiestowell.bsky.social’s newsletter👇👇👇 It’s tea-sprayingly hilarious in parts, but informative too.

I’m still a little bit confused about how Bluesky works, so this is really helpful. I didn’t know that ‘feeds’ were a thing! Thanks @mattkendrick.bsky.social

There are a couple of places left on my Writing for Children evening classes starting 30th Oct. I’d love to see you if you happen to be in the Teddington/Twickenham area. Scan the QR code for more info!

Get to know your mutuals: list 10 things you are into:

Dogs
Other writers (esp children’s)
Graveyards
Books
Writing
Cake/kettle crisps (depending on time of day)
Coffee/Wine (depending on time of day)
Notebooks
All creepy things (as in spectral, not insects!)
My camper van

Hello #KidlitUK_intro!
I'm Lucy Hope and I'm the author of two very dark and mysterious MG novels, Fledgling and Wren. I live between London and the Cotswolds and am currently working on my next book! #kidlit