Rukiya Shanthi
@rukiyashanthi.bsky.social
... is writing.
#kidlit writer all about forgotten histories. Currently focused on ancient Indian Ocean adventures!
#kidlit writer all about forgotten histories. Currently focused on ancient Indian Ocean adventures!
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As a long-term supporter of EmpathyLab’s work to raise an empathy-educated generation through books and reading, I’m super proud to be an official EmpathyLab ambassador. Here’s to giving time and energy to things that make a difference. #kidlituk #ukkidlit
@empathylabuk.bsky.social
@empathylabuk.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 9:39 AM
As a long-term supporter of EmpathyLab’s work to raise an empathy-educated generation through books and reading, I’m super proud to be an official EmpathyLab ambassador. Here’s to giving time and energy to things that make a difference. #kidlituk #ukkidlit
@empathylabuk.bsky.social
@empathylabuk.bsky.social
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ICYMI: Those two journeys, of grief and growing independence, have evolved for me… I have something else to say now that I didn’t back then, says Sophie Anderson in our recent interview 👇 #BookSky
Sophie Anderson returns to the world of The House with Chicken Legs with the sequel
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February 6, 2026 at 7:52 PM
ICYMI: Those two journeys, of grief and growing independence, have evolved for me… I have something else to say now that I didn’t back then, says Sophie Anderson in our recent interview 👇 #BookSky
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Over a 100 authors left the event in solidarity, and Louise Adler - longstanding director of the event - resigned along with them leaving this statement (Guardian) we should all pay attention to 👀 🔊
What jumps out for me is: "We need writers more than ever" and "AWW is the canary in the coalmine."
What jumps out for me is: "We need writers more than ever" and "AWW is the canary in the coalmine."
January 13, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Over a 100 authors left the event in solidarity, and Louise Adler - longstanding director of the event - resigned along with them leaving this statement (Guardian) we should all pay attention to 👀 🔊
What jumps out for me is: "We need writers more than ever" and "AWW is the canary in the coalmine."
What jumps out for me is: "We need writers more than ever" and "AWW is the canary in the coalmine."
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The thing that depresses me in the whole AI revolution in my industry (I’m a literary translator and publisher) is that the question is not whether machines can replace human translators, but how will we deal with the fallout after machines are forcibly introduced regardless.
January 10, 2026 at 6:28 AM
The thing that depresses me in the whole AI revolution in my industry (I’m a literary translator and publisher) is that the question is not whether machines can replace human translators, but how will we deal with the fallout after machines are forcibly introduced regardless.
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✨✨✨ HUGE NEWS!!!! ✨✨✨ Authorfy is going to be an official resource for the National Year of Reading 2026 & the whole platform will be FREE for the entire year.
🎥 13,000+ hours’ worth of author videos - FREE!
📖 Thousands of resources & activity packs - FREE!
📚 Hundreds of book extracts - FREE!
🎥 13,000+ hours’ worth of author videos - FREE!
📖 Thousands of resources & activity packs - FREE!
📚 Hundreds of book extracts - FREE!
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
✨✨✨ HUGE NEWS!!!! ✨✨✨ Authorfy is going to be an official resource for the National Year of Reading 2026 & the whole platform will be FREE for the entire year.
🎥 13,000+ hours’ worth of author videos - FREE!
📖 Thousands of resources & activity packs - FREE!
📚 Hundreds of book extracts - FREE!
🎥 13,000+ hours’ worth of author videos - FREE!
📖 Thousands of resources & activity packs - FREE!
📚 Hundreds of book extracts - FREE!
😭 this is exactly what I'm doing right now 🥹
January 8, 2026 at 7:48 AM
😭 this is exactly what I'm doing right now 🥹
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This is winter in #Gaza.
People are facing a third winter of cold temperatures, torrential rain and heavy winds after being repeatedly forcibly displaced.
Conditions have destroyed and flooded the makeshift shelters people are living in.
People are facing a third winter of cold temperatures, torrential rain and heavy winds after being repeatedly forcibly displaced.
Conditions have destroyed and flooded the makeshift shelters people are living in.
January 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM
This is winter in #Gaza.
People are facing a third winter of cold temperatures, torrential rain and heavy winds after being repeatedly forcibly displaced.
Conditions have destroyed and flooded the makeshift shelters people are living in.
People are facing a third winter of cold temperatures, torrential rain and heavy winds after being repeatedly forcibly displaced.
Conditions have destroyed and flooded the makeshift shelters people are living in.
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My childhood best friend, a doctor, has set up a project to get kids who need urgent specialist medical care, out of Gaza, to get the help they need. They're crowdfunding here: www.purehope.co.uk
Project Pure Hope
www.purehope.co.uk
May 31, 2025 at 9:40 AM
My childhood best friend, a doctor, has set up a project to get kids who need urgent specialist medical care, out of Gaza, to get the help they need. They're crowdfunding here: www.purehope.co.uk
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You will face many defeats in life.
But never let yourself be defeated.
~ Maya Angelou
But never let yourself be defeated.
~ Maya Angelou
January 5, 2026 at 12:21 PM
You will face many defeats in life.
But never let yourself be defeated.
~ Maya Angelou
But never let yourself be defeated.
~ Maya Angelou
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 71616:
If you're struggling to stay creative during the dark part of the year, go back to what you love. Re-read, re-watch, rediscover old favourites. Remind yourself why you're doing this. Find your joy.
If you're struggling to stay creative during the dark part of the year, go back to what you love. Re-read, re-watch, rediscover old favourites. Remind yourself why you're doing this. Find your joy.
December 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 71616:
If you're struggling to stay creative during the dark part of the year, go back to what you love. Re-read, re-watch, rediscover old favourites. Remind yourself why you're doing this. Find your joy.
If you're struggling to stay creative during the dark part of the year, go back to what you love. Re-read, re-watch, rediscover old favourites. Remind yourself why you're doing this. Find your joy.
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Families of Palestine Action hunger strikers seek urgent meeting with Lammy:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Families of Palestine Action hunger strikers seek urgent meeting with Lammy
Justice secretary urged to ‘show a bit of humanity’ with protesters severely ill after refusing food for weeks
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Families of Palestine Action hunger strikers seek urgent meeting with Lammy:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Second this! Especially for those who are very particular with their reading choices 😉 😂 What's also very cool is these tokens cover indie booksellers and @bookshop.org too! 👏🏽 🙌🏽
Looking for the perfect present for the young booklover in your life? 🎁
Give them a gift beyond words this Christmas with a National Book Token 🎄📚✨
Available in a range of fabulously festive designs, from the magical snowman to the mischievous grinch!
Find them in your local 📖
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Give them a gift beyond words this Christmas with a National Book Token 🎄📚✨
Available in a range of fabulously festive designs, from the magical snowman to the mischievous grinch!
Find them in your local 📖
buff.ly/wyOH1lA
December 16, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Second this! Especially for those who are very particular with their reading choices 😉 😂 What's also very cool is these tokens cover indie booksellers and @bookshop.org too! 👏🏽 🙌🏽
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Here are almost 40 of my favourite #MiddleGrade reads for 2025.
A fantastic range from wild fantasy, to gritty realism, historical adventures and more than a few scares. What a brilliant year its been for children’s books
A fantastic range from wild fantasy, to gritty realism, historical adventures and more than a few scares. What a brilliant year its been for children’s books
December 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Here are almost 40 of my favourite #MiddleGrade reads for 2025.
A fantastic range from wild fantasy, to gritty realism, historical adventures and more than a few scares. What a brilliant year its been for children’s books
A fantastic range from wild fantasy, to gritty realism, historical adventures and more than a few scares. What a brilliant year its been for children’s books
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December 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Waking up to see we raised ninteen grand in #Creatives4Sudan. Amazing, everyone. Thank you all for your generous bids, and donating items. If you bid, the auction will put you in touch with the relevant creative by email.
December 7, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Waking up to see we raised ninteen grand in #Creatives4Sudan. Amazing, everyone. Thank you all for your generous bids, and donating items. If you bid, the auction will put you in touch with the relevant creative by email.
Very true! I've found that all the little rabbit holes I'd wandered down have somehow come to be useful fodder and inspiration for writing and plotting. What I was once told was time wasting or procrastination is now a central part of my process, but perhaps a little more steered than before 😊
I thought I was doing research for fun then I realised it's a core part of the plot of my next book. Handy. Don't ignore your impulses to follow weird research holes. You never know where they might lead.
December 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Very true! I've found that all the little rabbit holes I'd wandered down have somehow come to be useful fodder and inspiration for writing and plotting. What I was once told was time wasting or procrastination is now a central part of my process, but perhaps a little more steered than before 😊
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Some 44,000 people displaced by flooding across the country as relief operations intensify amid widespread destruction.
Sri Lanka seeks foreign help as Cyclone Ditwah death toll reaches 123
Some 44,000 people displaced by flooding across the country as relief operations intensify amid widespread destruction.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Some 44,000 people displaced by flooding across the country as relief operations intensify amid widespread destruction.
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Spread the Word has rebranded as the London Writers Centre, after 30 years 👇 #BookSky
Spread the Word rebrands as London Writers Centre
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November 27, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Spread the Word has rebranded as the London Writers Centre, after 30 years 👇 #BookSky
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ICYMI: The National Literacy Trust has highlighted the “urgent need to broaden our understanding of literacy in the digital age” in a new paper titled The Future of Literacy: Multimodal Reading 👇 #BookSky
‘Print is vital but not enough’: NLT calls for ‘urgent’ reassessment of what constitutes reading
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November 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
ICYMI: The National Literacy Trust has highlighted the “urgent need to broaden our understanding of literacy in the digital age” in a new paper titled The Future of Literacy: Multimodal Reading 👇 #BookSky
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The 8th Annual Reflecting Realities Report is out now, showing progress in ethnic representation in children’s books and urging publishers to keep inclusion as a standard practice. https://clpe.org.uk/research/clpe-reflecting-realities-survey-ethnic-representation-within-uk-childrens-literature-3
November 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The 8th Annual Reflecting Realities Report is out now, showing progress in ethnic representation in children’s books and urging publishers to keep inclusion as a standard practice. https://clpe.org.uk/research/clpe-reflecting-realities-survey-ethnic-representation-within-uk-childrens-literature-3
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We welcome the publication of the government's Curriculum and Assessment Review.
We particularly support its recommendation that children be exposed to a wider range of literary voices, and the inclusion of reading in enrichment activities.
However...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
We particularly support its recommendation that children be exposed to a wider range of literary voices, and the inclusion of reading in enrichment activities.
However...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We welcome the publication of the government's Curriculum and Assessment Review.
We particularly support its recommendation that children be exposed to a wider range of literary voices, and the inclusion of reading in enrichment activities.
However...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
We particularly support its recommendation that children be exposed to a wider range of literary voices, and the inclusion of reading in enrichment activities.
However...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Happy publication day to Wild Journey: A Flight of Stories Across Deserts & Forests, Cities & Seas by A.M. Dassu and illustrated by Joe Lillington. Five captivating stories of emotional growth from across the globe connected by migrating starlings with stunning illustrations👇🏽
For ages 7+
For ages 7+
November 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Happy publication day to Wild Journey: A Flight of Stories Across Deserts & Forests, Cities & Seas by A.M. Dassu and illustrated by Joe Lillington. Five captivating stories of emotional growth from across the globe connected by migrating starlings with stunning illustrations👇🏽
For ages 7+
For ages 7+
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🚨4 days left to submit to #LondonWritersAwards 2026!
Have a look at what our agent judges are looking for.
⏰ Applications for the #LondonWritersAwards close at 5pm on Thursday 30 October – happy writing!
Have a look at what our agent judges are looking for.
⏰ Applications for the #LondonWritersAwards close at 5pm on Thursday 30 October – happy writing!
October 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
🚨4 days left to submit to #LondonWritersAwards 2026!
Have a look at what our agent judges are looking for.
⏰ Applications for the #LondonWritersAwards close at 5pm on Thursday 30 October – happy writing!
Have a look at what our agent judges are looking for.
⏰ Applications for the #LondonWritersAwards close at 5pm on Thursday 30 October – happy writing!
Ooohh!! 👀 Going to have to use all my willpower to not listen to this right away or risk not finishing my manuscript redraft ✍️ 😧 📖 I'll treat myself to it later 😊
Today we launch at new @EmpirePodUK series-
WRITERS ON EMPIRE
We kick off with a four-part look at George Orwell
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WRITERS ON EMPIRE
We kick off with a four-part look at George Orwell
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
October 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Ooohh!! 👀 Going to have to use all my willpower to not listen to this right away or risk not finishing my manuscript redraft ✍️ 😧 📖 I'll treat myself to it later 😊