Swapna Haddow
@swapnahaddow.bsky.social
Children’s author working with Scholastic, HarperCollins, Magic Cat, Faber&Faber, Macmillan. Writes for Oxford University Press as Swapna Reddy. Represented by Millie van Grutten at RCW Literary Agency. She/her.
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· Sep 11
Dave Pigeon fans! Bad Panda fans! This is it! This is the first book in my brand new series with #MinkyStapleton and I reckon you might like this one because I bloomin’ LOVE it. Happy reading, everyone 🦓🦝🐧🎉
This looks gorgeous, Maisie!! Hugest congratulations 🎉🎉🎉
Good morning Blue Sky! I’m thrilled to reveal the cover to mine and Jo Lindley’s new picture book - CHI CHI THE PANDA which will be out 4th June 2026!!!
It’s my first picture book and Jo has created the cutest and fluffiest panda! It’s historical non-fiction too so you’ll learn stuff too!
It’s my first picture book and Jo has created the cutest and fluffiest panda! It’s historical non-fiction too so you’ll learn stuff too!
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This looks gorgeous, Maisie!! Hugest congratulations 🎉🎉🎉
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Creative pals, we need you! A group of us are running an auction to raise funds for the Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan. Sudanese people are dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis since records began. Can you donate mentoring/art/signed books etc? SIGN UP HERE: www.sudancoup.com/auction
Creatives4Sudan Fundraising Auction — Keep Eyes On Sudan
Creatives coming together to raise life-saving funds for the people escaping genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan
www.sudancoup.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Creative pals, we need you! A group of us are running an auction to raise funds for the Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan. Sudanese people are dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis since records began. Can you donate mentoring/art/signed books etc? SIGN UP HERE: www.sudancoup.com/auction
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Youngest kiddo loved this book. Heartily recommend.
Thank you to everyone who came along to Farshore Funny Fest last weekend and took part in the How to Save Your Granny from a Runaway Train live show with the Bakehouse Theatre group. What a brilliant way to kick off #NonFictionNovember #kidlit
November 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Youngest kiddo loved this book. Heartily recommend.
Thank you to everyone who came along to Farshore Funny Fest last weekend and took part in the How to Save Your Granny from a Runaway Train live show with the Bakehouse Theatre group. What a brilliant way to kick off #NonFictionNovember #kidlit
November 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Thank you to everyone who came along to Farshore Funny Fest last weekend and took part in the How to Save Your Granny from a Runaway Train live show with the Bakehouse Theatre group. What a brilliant way to kick off #NonFictionNovember #kidlit
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If you and your children are not ready for a particular book, that is okay. It is not okay to limit the access to books, stories, and experiences for other families. Every book is not for everyone, but every book is for someone.
bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/
bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/
Why Did These Authors Have Their School Visit Canceled? They Were Talking About Their Book About Book Bans.
Country Club Elementary School in California's Bay Area canceled an author visit moments before it began. Why? It covered book bans.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
If you and your children are not ready for a particular book, that is okay. It is not okay to limit the access to books, stories, and experiences for other families. Every book is not for everyone, but every book is for someone.
bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/
bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/
Thank you to #HalfwayBushSchool for a morning of brilliant booky fun 📚
November 4, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Thank you to #HalfwayBushSchool for a morning of brilliant booky fun 📚
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The 2026 Carnegies nominations are live! 🎉 Join us in celebrating the exceptional storytelling and illustration recognised this year. 🏆 Get ready for an inspiring awards season! Congrats to all nominees! 📖❤️
https://carnegies.co.uk/nominations-announced-2026
#Carnegies2026
https://carnegies.co.uk/nominations-announced-2026
#Carnegies2026
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The 2026 Carnegies nominations are live! 🎉 Join us in celebrating the exceptional storytelling and illustration recognised this year. 🏆 Get ready for an inspiring awards season! Congrats to all nominees! 📖❤️
https://carnegies.co.uk/nominations-announced-2026
#Carnegies2026
https://carnegies.co.uk/nominations-announced-2026
#Carnegies2026
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New #WriterBeware blog post: an explainer on the huge Anthropic class action copyright settlement: what it is, how it happened, how writers with eligible infringed works may benefit financially, and what eligible writers should do next writerbeware.blog/2025/10/31/t...
The Anthropic Class Action Settlement: What You Need to Know Right Now - Writer Beware
One of the most urgent issues confronting writers and other creators right now is the use of copyrighted material for generative AI training. The large language models that power chatbots like OpenAI’...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
New #WriterBeware blog post: an explainer on the huge Anthropic class action copyright settlement: what it is, how it happened, how writers with eligible infringed works may benefit financially, and what eligible writers should do next writerbeware.blog/2025/10/31/t...
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 5:
A book doesn’t need a “serious message” to be worthwhile. Joy is a legitimate end in itself.
A book doesn’t need a “serious message” to be worthwhile. Joy is a legitimate end in itself.
October 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 5:
A book doesn’t need a “serious message” to be worthwhile. Joy is a legitimate end in itself.
A book doesn’t need a “serious message” to be worthwhile. Joy is a legitimate end in itself.
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#KidLitUK a great letter
An Open Letter to the Book Trade, Educators and Reading Community from Walker Books: In defence of stories that challenge, inspire and transform
Read the full open letter: www.walker.co.uk/an-open-lett...
Read the full open letter: www.walker.co.uk/an-open-lett...
October 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
#KidLitUK a great letter
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Hi #portfolioday! ⭐️
I’m Farah, a children’s author & illustrator based in UK.
Open to work on new BB, PB and fiction projects.
⭐️ Rep’d by Emily Talbot at @unitedagents.bsky.social
View my full portfolio at www.fawashah.co.uk
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#kidlitart #kidlitartist #fawashah #opentowork #illustration
I’m Farah, a children’s author & illustrator based in UK.
Open to work on new BB, PB and fiction projects.
⭐️ Rep’d by Emily Talbot at @unitedagents.bsky.social
View my full portfolio at www.fawashah.co.uk
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#kidlitart #kidlitartist #fawashah #opentowork #illustration
October 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Hi #portfolioday! ⭐️
I’m Farah, a children’s author & illustrator based in UK.
Open to work on new BB, PB and fiction projects.
⭐️ Rep’d by Emily Talbot at @unitedagents.bsky.social
View my full portfolio at www.fawashah.co.uk
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#kidlitart #kidlitartist #fawashah #opentowork #illustration
I’m Farah, a children’s author & illustrator based in UK.
Open to work on new BB, PB and fiction projects.
⭐️ Rep’d by Emily Talbot at @unitedagents.bsky.social
View my full portfolio at www.fawashah.co.uk
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#kidlitart #kidlitartist #fawashah #opentowork #illustration
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Adventure awaits! The next book in the Snakestone Cycle, The Golden Monkey Mystery, is out in January 2026!
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October 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Adventure awaits! The next book in the Snakestone Cycle, The Golden Monkey Mystery, is out in January 2026!
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Dedication if ever I saw it.
I had to clean my oven to take this photo. It’ll make sense when you read the book so you should probably go and get the book. (I also hit my head on the grill twice whilst cleaning, so I’d appreciate the support.)🙏🏾
Dave Pigeon (Turkey Dinner!) is out NOW! 🦃
Dave Pigeon (Turkey Dinner!) is out NOW! 🦃
October 9, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Dedication if ever I saw it.
I had to clean my oven to take this photo. It’ll make sense when you read the book so you should probably go and get the book. (I also hit my head on the grill twice whilst cleaning, so I’d appreciate the support.)🙏🏾
Dave Pigeon (Turkey Dinner!) is out NOW! 🦃
Dave Pigeon (Turkey Dinner!) is out NOW! 🦃
October 9, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I had to clean my oven to take this photo. It’ll make sense when you read the book so you should probably go and get the book. (I also hit my head on the grill twice whilst cleaning, so I’d appreciate the support.)🙏🏾
Dave Pigeon (Turkey Dinner!) is out NOW! 🦃
Dave Pigeon (Turkey Dinner!) is out NOW! 🦃
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Support bookstores. Not billionaires.
Free shipping on any purchases 10/7-10/8.
See our recommendations and more:
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Free shipping on any purchases 10/7-10/8.
See our recommendations and more:
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October 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Support bookstores. Not billionaires.
Free shipping on any purchases 10/7-10/8.
See our recommendations and more:
bookshop.org/shop/peoples...
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Free shipping on any purchases 10/7-10/8.
See our recommendations and more:
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Started reading THAT LIBRARIAN by Amanda Jones (@librarianjones.com) yesterday in honor of Banned Book Week.
Librarians and library workers have been on the front lines of the modern fight for intellectual freedom for decades. Follow them, read them, listen to what they have to say.
Librarians and library workers have been on the front lines of the modern fight for intellectual freedom for decades. Follow them, read them, listen to what they have to say.
October 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Started reading THAT LIBRARIAN by Amanda Jones (@librarianjones.com) yesterday in honor of Banned Book Week.
Librarians and library workers have been on the front lines of the modern fight for intellectual freedom for decades. Follow them, read them, listen to what they have to say.
Librarians and library workers have been on the front lines of the modern fight for intellectual freedom for decades. Follow them, read them, listen to what they have to say.
The @booktrust.org.uk #GreatBooksGuide 2025-26 is here and Reggie Rabbit: The Great Carrot Heist by me and #BeckaMoor is in it! 🥕🔎
Have a read of the whole guide here:
www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recomme...
Have a read of the whole guide here:
www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recomme...
October 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The @booktrust.org.uk #GreatBooksGuide 2025-26 is here and Reggie Rabbit: The Great Carrot Heist by me and #BeckaMoor is in it! 🥕🔎
Have a read of the whole guide here:
www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recomme...
Have a read of the whole guide here:
www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recomme...
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In all seriousness, publishers are going to have to figure out how to market books in the post-social-media landscape. That should be an implicit part of their job. What authors/artists can do on their own is increasingly limited and siloed.
October 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
In all seriousness, publishers are going to have to figure out how to market books in the post-social-media landscape. That should be an implicit part of their job. What authors/artists can do on their own is increasingly limited and siloed.
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"You have it in your power to make a difference. Don't give up."
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 6, 2025 at 2:31 AM
"You have it in your power to make a difference. Don't give up."
This is a brilliantly funny Santa story, PERFECT for Christmas. Alongside the hilarious action-packed Santa antics, there’s a wonderful grandparent-grandson relationship that explores grief and kindness. I know so many young readers who will LOVE sharing this one. Thank you @storymix.bsky.social 🎅🏾
October 6, 2025 at 2:45 AM
This is a brilliantly funny Santa story, PERFECT for Christmas. Alongside the hilarious action-packed Santa antics, there’s a wonderful grandparent-grandson relationship that explores grief and kindness. I know so many young readers who will LOVE sharing this one. Thank you @storymix.bsky.social 🎅🏾
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Everyone who is behind this survey wants your voice to be counted. Everyone who is *boosting* this survey wants your voice to be counted.
Get this puppy filled in before midnight on Monday and be counted!!
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Get this puppy filled in before midnight on Monday and be counted!!
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October 3, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Everyone who is behind this survey wants your voice to be counted. Everyone who is *boosting* this survey wants your voice to be counted.
Get this puppy filled in before midnight on Monday and be counted!!
ukcomicscreators.org.uk
Get this puppy filled in before midnight on Monday and be counted!!
ukcomicscreators.org.uk
Thank you to everyone who joined me at Dunedin City Library for some Terrible Trio fun! 🤩
October 4, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Thank you to everyone who joined me at Dunedin City Library for some Terrible Trio fun! 🤩
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‘Funny books can often be dismissed as fart jokes and silliness but look beneath, and you’ll find that these are stories that cleverly navigate tricky topics and emotions by intertwining the dark with the light.’ @swapnahaddow.bsky.social
‘Funny books can often be dismissed as fart jokes and silliness but look beneath, and you’ll find that these are stories that cleverly navigate tricky topics and emotions by intertwining the dark with the light.’ @swapnahaddow.bsky.social
I got on my soapbox to talk about the serious business of funny books:
www.scholastic.co.uk/blog/The-Ser...
www.scholastic.co.uk/blog/The-Ser...
The Serious Business of Funny Books
"Funny books have the power to hook young readers, particularly reluctant readers, because of the joy they bring." - Swapna Haddow, author of _The Terrible Trio: The (Not So) Superheroes_
www.scholastic.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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‘Funny books can often be dismissed as fart jokes and silliness but look beneath, and you’ll find that these are stories that cleverly navigate tricky topics and emotions by intertwining the dark with the light.’ @swapnahaddow.bsky.social
‘Funny books can often be dismissed as fart jokes and silliness but look beneath, and you’ll find that these are stories that cleverly navigate tricky topics and emotions by intertwining the dark with the light.’ @swapnahaddow.bsky.social