Sarah Connell
@sarahconnellwrites.bsky.social
Writing, global affairs, full-time cat-herding
✍️ Rep’d by Steph Thwaites at Curtis Brown
🌊PaperBound & Northern Gravy 🌊 ✨Winner Mslexia YA Novel Prize
✍️ Rep’d by Steph Thwaites at Curtis Brown
🌊PaperBound & Northern Gravy 🌊 ✨Winner Mslexia YA Novel Prize
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Completely blown away to have won the @mslexia.bsky.social Children’s and YA Novel award!! ✨✨Can’t wait to get this story polished to go on sub soon!✨✨
#kidlituk #amwriting #yafiction
#kidlituk #amwriting #yafiction
🧵So excited that Northern Gravy have published my #kidlituk story Estie’s place. It’s a fab magazine with some great authors featured:
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northerngravy.com/esties-place...
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northerngravy.com/esties-place...
June 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🧵So excited that Northern Gravy have published my #kidlituk story Estie’s place. It’s a fab magazine with some great authors featured:
👇👇
northerngravy.com/esties-place...
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northerngravy.com/esties-place...
First pass at the edit list done! ✨ Now the dreaded re-read when we realise all the new additions are gobbledygook! 😵💫😵💫 #kidlituk #amwriting #booksky
June 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
First pass at the edit list done! ✨ Now the dreaded re-read when we realise all the new additions are gobbledygook! 😵💫😵💫 #kidlituk #amwriting #booksky
Quite literally never been on trend my whole life. But if the incredible Elle McNicoll says it, who am I are to argue!? 🐴⚔️☠️
Congratulations to @sarahconnellwrites.bsky.social winner of our 2024 Children's & YA Novel Competition for SHE LIES IN SHADOW 🎉
‘It’s fast, it’s fun, it’s original – it’s also on trend. I could give it to loads of teenagers and young readers and they would absolutely love it.’ - Elle McNicoll
‘It’s fast, it’s fun, it’s original – it’s also on trend. I could give it to loads of teenagers and young readers and they would absolutely love it.’ - Elle McNicoll
June 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Quite literally never been on trend my whole life. But if the incredible Elle McNicoll says it, who am I are to argue!? 🐴⚔️☠️
Completely blown away to have won the @mslexia.bsky.social Children’s and YA Novel award!! ✨✨Can’t wait to get this story polished to go on sub soon!✨✨
#kidlituk #amwriting #yafiction
#kidlituk #amwriting #yafiction
May 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Completely blown away to have won the @mslexia.bsky.social Children’s and YA Novel award!! ✨✨Can’t wait to get this story polished to go on sub soon!✨✨
#kidlituk #amwriting #yafiction
#kidlituk #amwriting #yafiction
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Submission Slot ✍️
We're after stories and poems on the theme 'Blue' for our Issue 107 Showcase.
Send up to two stories (up to 2,200 words each) or four poems (up to 40 lines each) on the theme.
Deadline: 9 June 2025
mslexia.co.uk/submit-your-...
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
We're after stories and poems on the theme 'Blue' for our Issue 107 Showcase.
Send up to two stories (up to 2,200 words each) or four poems (up to 40 lines each) on the theme.
Deadline: 9 June 2025
mslexia.co.uk/submit-your-...
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
May 20, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Submission Slot ✍️
We're after stories and poems on the theme 'Blue' for our Issue 107 Showcase.
Send up to two stories (up to 2,200 words each) or four poems (up to 40 lines each) on the theme.
Deadline: 9 June 2025
mslexia.co.uk/submit-your-...
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
We're after stories and poems on the theme 'Blue' for our Issue 107 Showcase.
Send up to two stories (up to 2,200 words each) or four poems (up to 40 lines each) on the theme.
Deadline: 9 June 2025
mslexia.co.uk/submit-your-...
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
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Happy World Book Day!
March 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Happy World Book Day!
There just aren’t enough layers. I have the nose of a Labrador.
February 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
There just aren’t enough layers. I have the nose of a Labrador.
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Word of the day is ‘arsle’ (19th century): to have a distinct sense of going backwards.
February 12, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Word of the day is ‘arsle’ (19th century): to have a distinct sense of going backwards.
Which feeds do people follow on BSky to see things? I feel like my feeds are all a bit random at the moment, so I’m reverting to Insta!
February 10, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Which feeds do people follow on BSky to see things? I feel like my feeds are all a bit random at the moment, so I’m reverting to Insta!
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. #1614:
Not all writing happens at a desk. If you're feeling stale, feed your mind - go for a walk, read a book, talk to someone, do something new. You don't find inspiration in looking at a screen all day...
Not all writing happens at a desk. If you're feeling stale, feed your mind - go for a walk, read a book, talk to someone, do something new. You don't find inspiration in looking at a screen all day...
February 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. #1614:
Not all writing happens at a desk. If you're feeling stale, feed your mind - go for a walk, read a book, talk to someone, do something new. You don't find inspiration in looking at a screen all day...
Not all writing happens at a desk. If you're feeling stale, feed your mind - go for a walk, read a book, talk to someone, do something new. You don't find inspiration in looking at a screen all day...
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Have you read the winning submission in our latest issue yet? @sarahconnell.bsky.social's 'Estie's Place' had us hooked from start to finish - read it now on our website by downloading your own issue free 👇
💜 paperboundmag.com/issues
💜 paperboundmag.com/issues
December 1, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Have you read the winning submission in our latest issue yet? @sarahconnell.bsky.social's 'Estie's Place' had us hooked from start to finish - read it now on our website by downloading your own issue free 👇
💜 paperboundmag.com/issues
💜 paperboundmag.com/issues
Love is trying to remember all the verses for Jolene because it’s the only song that will soothe your poorly daughter.
November 29, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Love is trying to remember all the verses for Jolene because it’s the only song that will soothe your poorly daughter.
👇👇The latest issue of PaperBound is out now and I’m delighted to have a story featuring!
🔥😎OUR CHAOS & CALM ISSUE IS OUT NOW😎🔥
Packed full of new author interviews, #illustrations, #BookRecommendations, #WritingTips and more, we're delighted to share this brand new issue - FREE - with our readers here👇
paperboundmag.com/issues
Packed full of new author interviews, #illustrations, #BookRecommendations, #WritingTips and more, we're delighted to share this brand new issue - FREE - with our readers here👇
paperboundmag.com/issues
November 25, 2024 at 11:52 AM
👇👇The latest issue of PaperBound is out now and I’m delighted to have a story featuring!
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❤️ The new issue of PaperBound is out TOMORROW!❤️
We can't wait to share the CHAOS AND CALM 😵💫😌 issue with you - full of new content, writers, illustrators, author interviews, book reviews, and more. Read it tomorrow, completely free! 💚
Cover art by Rachael Robertson 🎨🤩
#KidLit #KidLitArt
We can't wait to share the CHAOS AND CALM 😵💫😌 issue with you - full of new content, writers, illustrators, author interviews, book reviews, and more. Read it tomorrow, completely free! 💚
Cover art by Rachael Robertson 🎨🤩
#KidLit #KidLitArt
November 24, 2024 at 1:48 PM
❤️ The new issue of PaperBound is out TOMORROW!❤️
We can't wait to share the CHAOS AND CALM 😵💫😌 issue with you - full of new content, writers, illustrators, author interviews, book reviews, and more. Read it tomorrow, completely free! 💚
Cover art by Rachael Robertson 🎨🤩
#KidLit #KidLitArt
We can't wait to share the CHAOS AND CALM 😵💫😌 issue with you - full of new content, writers, illustrators, author interviews, book reviews, and more. Read it tomorrow, completely free! 💚
Cover art by Rachael Robertson 🎨🤩
#KidLit #KidLitArt
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Hello! We're PaperBound Magazine. We've been around just over four years, but new to bluesky. 👋
Before our new issue comes out (v soon!), we're going to be taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting covers from the past.
If you fancy reading any, they are all completely free on our website 📚
Before our new issue comes out (v soon!), we're going to be taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting covers from the past.
If you fancy reading any, they are all completely free on our website 📚
November 22, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Hello! We're PaperBound Magazine. We've been around just over four years, but new to bluesky. 👋
Before our new issue comes out (v soon!), we're going to be taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting covers from the past.
If you fancy reading any, they are all completely free on our website 📚
Before our new issue comes out (v soon!), we're going to be taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting covers from the past.
If you fancy reading any, they are all completely free on our website 📚
Sometimes I find myself thinking how nice it would be to go on a walk with Bill Nighy, and we’d just listen to the birds.
November 22, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Sometimes I find myself thinking how nice it would be to go on a walk with Bill Nighy, and we’d just listen to the birds.
Finally watching Broadchurch 👀The script. The acting. All so good!
(Minding the odd dodgy accent!)
(Minding the odd dodgy accent!)
November 19, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Finally watching Broadchurch 👀The script. The acting. All so good!
(Minding the odd dodgy accent!)
(Minding the odd dodgy accent!)
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I’m trying to make my first Starter Pack! Where are all my @write-mentor.bsky.social friends? Hub members/writers/anyone involved in any way. I’d love to find everyone on Bluesky. Please give me a wave if you want to be added
go.bsky.app/4xu4cAe
go.bsky.app/4xu4cAe
November 18, 2024 at 6:37 PM
I’m trying to make my first Starter Pack! Where are all my @write-mentor.bsky.social friends? Hub members/writers/anyone involved in any way. I’d love to find everyone on Bluesky. Please give me a wave if you want to be added
go.bsky.app/4xu4cAe
go.bsky.app/4xu4cAe
What is this life if, full of care, / We have no time to stand and stare. / No time to stand beneath the boughs / And stare as long as sheep or cows.
Pssst… My daughter found a fairy staircase today.
Pssst… My daughter found a fairy staircase today.
November 18, 2024 at 12:53 PM
What is this life if, full of care, / We have no time to stand and stare. / No time to stand beneath the boughs / And stare as long as sheep or cows.
Pssst… My daughter found a fairy staircase today.
Pssst… My daughter found a fairy staircase today.
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📣Calling emerging #kidlit writers, entries for the Bath Children's Novel Award 2024 close this month! Whether you're crafting magical worlds, heartwarming tales, or thrilling adventures, send your 5k opening words or 3 PBT by 30 Nov for your chance to win £5,000 bathnovelaward.co.uk/childrens-no...
November 16, 2024 at 9:50 PM
📣Calling emerging #kidlit writers, entries for the Bath Children's Novel Award 2024 close this month! Whether you're crafting magical worlds, heartwarming tales, or thrilling adventures, send your 5k opening words or 3 PBT by 30 Nov for your chance to win £5,000 bathnovelaward.co.uk/childrens-no...
👇👇👇 #UKKidlit crowd, get your chops round this 👇👇👇
That’s us filled 2 full starter packs for UK Kids Book Chat 📚🎉
go.bsky.app/EuGRKnC
go.bsky.app/LEQd4SR
If anyone would like me to start a 3rd one and wants to be added, please give me a shout on this thread. Apologies to anyone I’ve missed thus far. Thanks for sharing. #UKKidLit #KidLit #BookSky
go.bsky.app/EuGRKnC
go.bsky.app/LEQd4SR
If anyone would like me to start a 3rd one and wants to be added, please give me a shout on this thread. Apologies to anyone I’ve missed thus far. Thanks for sharing. #UKKidLit #KidLit #BookSky
November 16, 2024 at 4:38 PM
👇👇👇 #UKKidlit crowd, get your chops round this 👇👇👇
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My cartoon for this week’s Guardian books…
November 16, 2024 at 12:04 PM
My cartoon for this week’s Guardian books…
November 16, 2024 at 2:35 PM