Abie Longstaff
@abielongstaff.bsky.social
Children's author of picture books, chapter books and Middle Grade. On Board of Society of Authors, Chair of the Children's Writers and illustrators Group. Posts are my own.
New book! Out today, Little Bad Wolf is the first in my brand-new Before the Fairy Tale series, looking at the backstories of your favourite fairytale characters.
Illustrated by Leire Martin
Illustrated by Leire Martin
September 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
New book! Out today, Little Bad Wolf is the first in my brand-new Before the Fairy Tale series, looking at the backstories of your favourite fairytale characters.
Illustrated by Leire Martin
Illustrated by Leire Martin
My interview for the Words and Pictures Substack
open.substack.com/pub/naomiand...
open.substack.com/pub/naomiand...
August 29, 2025 at 6:42 AM
My interview for the Words and Pictures Substack
open.substack.com/pub/naomiand...
open.substack.com/pub/naomiand...
When I asked my 4yo if he'd liked his first day at school he said 'Yes! I've finished school now.' He was v miffed to hear he'd have to go back again.
If you need a starting-school gift, Little Bad Wolf is on pre-order @booknookhove.bsky.social
I'll sign & personalise it.
It comes out on 11th Sept
If you need a starting-school gift, Little Bad Wolf is on pre-order @booknookhove.bsky.social
I'll sign & personalise it.
It comes out on 11th Sept
August 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
When I asked my 4yo if he'd liked his first day at school he said 'Yes! I've finished school now.' He was v miffed to hear he'd have to go back again.
If you need a starting-school gift, Little Bad Wolf is on pre-order @booknookhove.bsky.social
I'll sign & personalise it.
It comes out on 11th Sept
If you need a starting-school gift, Little Bad Wolf is on pre-order @booknookhove.bsky.social
I'll sign & personalise it.
It comes out on 11th Sept
I'm hearing more reports of this kind of author spam where an AI (I assume) pretends to be a fellow author and emails wanting to ‘connect’. It's often full of info about your book - see screenshot of the one I got today. I know Emily Childs IS a real author but I doubt she is actually emailing me.
August 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I'm hearing more reports of this kind of author spam where an AI (I assume) pretends to be a fellow author and emails wanting to ‘connect’. It's often full of info about your book - see screenshot of the one I got today. I know Emily Childs IS a real author but I doubt she is actually emailing me.
Little Bad Wolf is in the @waterstones.bsky.social 25% off sale!
🌟This is the start of my new Before the Fairy Tale series.
🐺 Backstories of your favourite fairytale characters.
From @quartokids publishers of Little People Big Dreams.
Pre-order now & the book will arrive in September.
#WPreorder
🌟This is the start of my new Before the Fairy Tale series.
🐺 Backstories of your favourite fairytale characters.
From @quartokids publishers of Little People Big Dreams.
Pre-order now & the book will arrive in September.
#WPreorder
July 28, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Little Bad Wolf is in the @waterstones.bsky.social 25% off sale!
🌟This is the start of my new Before the Fairy Tale series.
🐺 Backstories of your favourite fairytale characters.
From @quartokids publishers of Little People Big Dreams.
Pre-order now & the book will arrive in September.
#WPreorder
🌟This is the start of my new Before the Fairy Tale series.
🐺 Backstories of your favourite fairytale characters.
From @quartokids publishers of Little People Big Dreams.
Pre-order now & the book will arrive in September.
#WPreorder
Stop being snarky about my book, Adobe AI. I meant it to be that long, ok?
July 9, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Stop being snarky about my book, Adobe AI. I meant it to be that long, ok?
Oh great. Thanks Google AI. All clear now🙄🙄🙄
July 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Oh great. Thanks Google AI. All clear now🙄🙄🙄
I've started a Substack.
It's called Publishing Peptalk and it's a space to share complaints, industry knowledge, gossip - and to buoy ourselves up.
It looks like this.. and it's here
abielongstaff.substack.com
It's called Publishing Peptalk and it's a space to share complaints, industry knowledge, gossip - and to buoy ourselves up.
It looks like this.. and it's here
abielongstaff.substack.com
June 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I've started a Substack.
It's called Publishing Peptalk and it's a space to share complaints, industry knowledge, gossip - and to buoy ourselves up.
It looks like this.. and it's here
abielongstaff.substack.com
It's called Publishing Peptalk and it's a space to share complaints, industry knowledge, gossip - and to buoy ourselves up.
It looks like this.. and it's here
abielongstaff.substack.com
Today, a group of Brighton and Hove authors met with Peter Kyle MP to discuss AI. We talked about the need for transparency, licensing and remuneration. We're really hopeful that something good will come out of our long conversation.
May 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Today, a group of Brighton and Hove authors met with Peter Kyle MP to discuss AI. We talked about the need for transparency, licensing and remuneration. We're really hopeful that something good will come out of our long conversation.
The @booktrust.org.uk #ReadingRights report is out today, emphasising the importance of reading to children FROM BIRTH. The first years of a child’s life are critical for
cognitive, emotional & physical development. Link here
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cognitive, emotional & physical development. Link here
williamjoseph.blob.core.windows.net/williamjosep...
May 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The @booktrust.org.uk #ReadingRights report is out today, emphasising the importance of reading to children FROM BIRTH. The first years of a child’s life are critical for
cognitive, emotional & physical development. Link here
williamjoseph.blob.core.windows.net/williamjosep...
cognitive, emotional & physical development. Link here
williamjoseph.blob.core.windows.net/williamjosep...
Excellent new @vanityfair.com article on Meta theft of our work
by @keziahweir.bsky.social
w quotes from Mary Rasenberger @authorsguild.bsky.social
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...
See my Independent article here
www.independent.co.uk/voices/author-protest-meta-books-training-ai-b2726853.html
by @keziahweir.bsky.social
w quotes from Mary Rasenberger @authorsguild.bsky.social
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...
See my Independent article here
www.independent.co.uk/voices/author-protest-meta-books-training-ai-b2726853.html
April 17, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Excellent new @vanityfair.com article on Meta theft of our work
by @keziahweir.bsky.social
w quotes from Mary Rasenberger @authorsguild.bsky.social
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...
See my Independent article here
www.independent.co.uk/voices/author-protest-meta-books-training-ai-b2726853.html
by @keziahweir.bsky.social
w quotes from Mary Rasenberger @authorsguild.bsky.social
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...
See my Independent article here
www.independent.co.uk/voices/author-protest-meta-books-training-ai-b2726853.html
Children's writers and illustrators:
Next week is the CWIG evening at the @societyofauthors.bsky.social London office. Do come along for wine and nibbles and chat! It's open to non-members too.
Book here
societyofauthors.org/event/soa-in...
Next week is the CWIG evening at the @societyofauthors.bsky.social London office. Do come along for wine and nibbles and chat! It's open to non-members too.
Book here
societyofauthors.org/event/soa-in...
April 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Children's writers and illustrators:
Next week is the CWIG evening at the @societyofauthors.bsky.social London office. Do come along for wine and nibbles and chat! It's open to non-members too.
Book here
societyofauthors.org/event/soa-in...
Next week is the CWIG evening at the @societyofauthors.bsky.social London office. Do come along for wine and nibbles and chat! It's open to non-members too.
Book here
societyofauthors.org/event/soa-in...
I saved this yesterday just so I could come here and rant today that a scone is NOT a pastry.
April 10, 2025 at 6:38 AM
I saved this yesterday just so I could come here and rant today that a scone is NOT a pastry.
My letter to the @theguardian.com on the META theft of our work. Will be in the physical paper tomorrow.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
April 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
My letter to the @theguardian.com on the META theft of our work. Will be in the physical paper tomorrow.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Extracts from my Independent article yesterday on the META theft of our work
Thanks to @katbrownwrites.com for excellent edits
Full link here www.independent.co.uk/voices/autho...
Thanks to @katbrownwrites.com for excellent edits
Full link here www.independent.co.uk/voices/autho...
April 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Extracts from my Independent article yesterday on the META theft of our work
Thanks to @katbrownwrites.com for excellent edits
Full link here www.independent.co.uk/voices/autho...
Thanks to @katbrownwrites.com for excellent edits
Full link here www.independent.co.uk/voices/autho...
April 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Cover reveal 👀
This is my new picture book series! From the publishers of Little People, Big Dreams, it's the origin stories of fairy tale characters - from birth to destiny.
Gorgeous illustrations by Leire Martin
@quartokids.bsky.social
Pre-order here: geni.us/LittleBadWolf
This is my new picture book series! From the publishers of Little People, Big Dreams, it's the origin stories of fairy tale characters - from birth to destiny.
Gorgeous illustrations by Leire Martin
@quartokids.bsky.social
Pre-order here: geni.us/LittleBadWolf
March 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Cover reveal 👀
This is my new picture book series! From the publishers of Little People, Big Dreams, it's the origin stories of fairy tale characters - from birth to destiny.
Gorgeous illustrations by Leire Martin
@quartokids.bsky.social
Pre-order here: geni.us/LittleBadWolf
This is my new picture book series! From the publishers of Little People, Big Dreams, it's the origin stories of fairy tale characters - from birth to destiny.
Gorgeous illustrations by Leire Martin
@quartokids.bsky.social
Pre-order here: geni.us/LittleBadWolf
Wow in my @alcs.co.uk statement I had so many royalty entries from World of Books. Thank you @societyofauthors.bsky.social for co-creating the AuthorShare scheme where we get royalties from secondhand book sales. More on that here
societyofauthors.org/authorshare/
societyofauthors.org/authorshare/
March 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Wow in my @alcs.co.uk statement I had so many royalty entries from World of Books. Thank you @societyofauthors.bsky.social for co-creating the AuthorShare scheme where we get royalties from secondhand book sales. More on that here
societyofauthors.org/authorshare/
societyofauthors.org/authorshare/
That thing when you celebrate but at the same time mutter 'fewer not less'
(extract from the Guardian)
(extract from the Guardian)
March 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
That thing when you celebrate but at the same time mutter 'fewer not less'
(extract from the Guardian)
(extract from the Guardian)
What is the @societyofauthors.bsky.social doing about the META LibGen data breach? ...
(societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...)
(societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...)
March 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
What is the @societyofauthors.bsky.social doing about the META LibGen data breach? ...
(societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...)
(societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...)
My reply to my MP's standard (cut and paste?) response to my earlier email about AI.
I feel so helpless.
I feel so helpless.
March 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
My reply to my MP's standard (cut and paste?) response to my earlier email about AI.
I feel so helpless.
I feel so helpless.
Happy World Book Day!
March 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Happy World Book Day!
Mine is this...
February 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Mine is this...
Definitely this
February 16, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Definitely this