Antonia Maxwell
@antoniamaxwell.bsky.social
Writer, editor, mentor, general word nerd. Terra Electrica - debut MG novel - published July 2024 by Neem Tree Press. antoniamaxwell.com
Five days. Five posts. Day 5/5. It’s a wrap (phew!) #TerraElectrica is one year old today! In lieu of a glam summer party, I’m sunning it on the Jurassic coast - strong Terra energy⚡️💥 To find out more, see this week’s posts and find me at antoniamaxwell.com @neemtreepress.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Five days. Five posts. Day 5/5. It’s a wrap (phew!) #TerraElectrica is one year old today! In lieu of a glam summer party, I’m sunning it on the Jurassic coast - strong Terra energy⚡️💥 To find out more, see this week’s posts and find me at antoniamaxwell.com @neemtreepress.bsky.social
5 days. 5 posts. Day 3/5. Giveaway time! 🎁To celebrate the anniversary of #TerraElectrica - 2 bundles (see pic) ⚡️☄️💥 please like, repost and comment favourite Arctic animal (see sticker sheet for inspiration)! @neemtreepress #giveaway #summerreading winners picked 6 July.
July 2, 2025 at 11:18 AM
5 days. 5 posts. Day 3/5. Giveaway time! 🎁To celebrate the anniversary of #TerraElectrica - 2 bundles (see pic) ⚡️☄️💥 please like, repost and comment favourite Arctic animal (see sticker sheet for inspiration)! @neemtreepress #giveaway #summerreading winners picked 6 July.
Five days. Five posts. Day 2/5. Climate fiction. A joy to receive my Climate-Conscious Writers Handbook-look out for my article for Climate Fiction Writers League in August reflecting on my experience taking #TerraElectrica into schools @neemtreepress.bsky.social climate-fiction.org/authors-base...
July 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Five days. Five posts. Day 2/5. Climate fiction. A joy to receive my Climate-Conscious Writers Handbook-look out for my article for Climate Fiction Writers League in August reflecting on my experience taking #TerraElectrica into schools @neemtreepress.bsky.social climate-fiction.org/authors-base...
Five days. Five posts. Day 1/5. Unexpected delights! A friend made me a bookrest to display #TerraElectrica on - a wonderful thing - and a reminder that, however tempting it is to hide away, writing a book is something to be proud of. @neemtreepress.bsky.social #kidlit #mg #brave #debutauthor
June 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Five days. Five posts. Day 1/5. Unexpected delights! A friend made me a bookrest to display #TerraElectrica on - a wonderful thing - and a reminder that, however tempting it is to hide away, writing a book is something to be proud of. @neemtreepress.bsky.social #kidlit #mg #brave #debutauthor
Five days. Five posts. #TerraElectrica⚡️has been out in the world for a whole year - every day over the coming week I will be celebrating, reflecting and looking ahead. Look out for a giveaway, and other news from the frontline of a debut MG author! @neemtreepress.bsky.social #mg #kidlit
June 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Five days. Five posts. #TerraElectrica⚡️has been out in the world for a whole year - every day over the coming week I will be celebrating, reflecting and looking ahead. Look out for a giveaway, and other news from the frontline of a debut MG author! @neemtreepress.bsky.social #mg #kidlit
Happy Independent Bookshop Week! A joy to visit the wonderful treasure trove of books at Heron Books Bristol 🌞🪽thankyou for the warm welcome for #TerraElectrica and a haul of #summerreading #indiebookshopweek #summertime #visitbristol @neemtreepress.bsky.social
June 20, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Happy Independent Bookshop Week! A joy to visit the wonderful treasure trove of books at Heron Books Bristol 🌞🪽thankyou for the warm welcome for #TerraElectrica and a haul of #summerreading #indiebookshopweek #summertime #visitbristol @neemtreepress.bsky.social
In appreciation on #WorldEnvironmentDay2025 of small but mighty @neemtreepress.bsky.social with a mission to bring books to children that broaden and change perspectives #TerraElectrica #clifi #kidlit
June 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
In appreciation on #WorldEnvironmentDay2025 of small but mighty @neemtreepress.bsky.social with a mission to bring books to children that broaden and change perspectives #TerraElectrica #clifi #kidlit
Climate fiction could be called Earth fiction. It’s a good way to engage young people in conversations about our custodianship of our precious home, and I have been fortunate to be part of these conversations over the last year. #earthday #terraelectrica #clifi @neemtreepress.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Climate fiction could be called Earth fiction. It’s a good way to engage young people in conversations about our custodianship of our precious home, and I have been fortunate to be part of these conversations over the last year. #earthday #terraelectrica #clifi @neemtreepress.bsky.social
I celebrated World Book Day at the wonderful Alameda Middle School - talking to years 5, 6 and 7 about books, adventure, resilience and wonder - with my trusty gang of polar bears - and #TerraElectrica - a brilliant day #worldbookday2025 ⚡️⚡️⚡️@neemtreepress.bsky.social @unbounders.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I celebrated World Book Day at the wonderful Alameda Middle School - talking to years 5, 6 and 7 about books, adventure, resilience and wonder - with my trusty gang of polar bears - and #TerraElectrica - a brilliant day #worldbookday2025 ⚡️⚡️⚡️@neemtreepress.bsky.social @unbounders.bsky.social
In the middle of the excitement of World Book Week, I had an opportunity for a quiet, reflective chat with a mixed-year group about the value of sharing stories to face change and foster hope #TerraElectrica #climatefiction @neemtreepress.bsky.social @unbounders.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In the middle of the excitement of World Book Week, I had an opportunity for a quiet, reflective chat with a mixed-year group about the value of sharing stories to face change and foster hope #TerraElectrica #climatefiction @neemtreepress.bsky.social @unbounders.bsky.social
There’s more to #TerraElectrica than a fast-paced, exciting adventure story set in a dark dystopian world… it has a heart of love and hope - something worth celebrating today ❤️❤️❤️⚡️⚡️⚡️@neemtreepress.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
There’s more to #TerraElectrica than a fast-paced, exciting adventure story set in a dark dystopian world… it has a heart of love and hope - something worth celebrating today ❤️❤️❤️⚡️⚡️⚡️@neemtreepress.bsky.social
I had a wonderful day at Habs Girls School talking about #TerraElectrica to years 7 and 8 as part of the Big Read. Amazing library and librarian, wonderful students asking brilliant questions - a thrill to see my book in the hands of readers
@neemtreepress.bsky.social #clifi #kidlit
@neemtreepress.bsky.social #clifi #kidlit
February 7, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I had a wonderful day at Habs Girls School talking about #TerraElectrica to years 7 and 8 as part of the Big Read. Amazing library and librarian, wonderful students asking brilliant questions - a thrill to see my book in the hands of readers
@neemtreepress.bsky.social #clifi #kidlit
@neemtreepress.bsky.social #clifi #kidlit
What better way to celebrate #NationalStorytellingWeek than with the #TerraElectrica writing competition awards? A privilege to spend time with young readers celebrating their writing and all things story! @neemtreepress.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
What better way to celebrate #NationalStorytellingWeek than with the #TerraElectrica writing competition awards? A privilege to spend time with young readers celebrating their writing and all things story! @neemtreepress.bsky.social
ready for my first big school assembly next week - feat. dark dystopia, friendly polar bears, thoughts on climate fictionre - help from fave corgi friend Starsky - nervous but looking forward to meeting y7 and y8 who read #TerraElectrica over Christmas - how cool is that? @neemtreepress.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
ready for my first big school assembly next week - feat. dark dystopia, friendly polar bears, thoughts on climate fictionre - help from fave corgi friend Starsky - nervous but looking forward to meeting y7 and y8 who read #TerraElectrica over Christmas - how cool is that? @neemtreepress.bsky.social
Sometimes you just have to ditch the books and write, right? #writinglife #kidlit
January 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Sometimes you just have to ditch the books and write, right? #writinglife #kidlit
Build confidence, stimulate creativity, make friends, encourage budding authors… this feedback from my year 7 creative writing workshops was lovely to receive… especially as I am in the process of preparing more for various school visits in 2025 😌 #TerraElectrica @neemtreepress.bsky.social
January 5, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Build confidence, stimulate creativity, make friends, encourage budding authors… this feedback from my year 7 creative writing workshops was lovely to receive… especially as I am in the process of preparing more for various school visits in 2025 😌 #TerraElectrica @neemtreepress.bsky.social
Best foot forward into 2025 ⚡️⚡️⚡️But just a moment to smile at 2024… Thank you 🙏🙏🤩 so much to everyone who has helped make 2024 a crackling lightning bolt of a year for #TerraElectrica ⚡️⚡️⚡️ @neemtreepress.bsky.social #debutauthor #librariesmatter #readingforpleasure
December 30, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Best foot forward into 2025 ⚡️⚡️⚡️But just a moment to smile at 2024… Thank you 🙏🙏🤩 so much to everyone who has helped make 2024 a crackling lightning bolt of a year for #TerraElectrica ⚡️⚡️⚡️ @neemtreepress.bsky.social #debutauthor #librariesmatter #readingforpleasure
I really love this 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟review of #TerraElectrica from a creative writing teacher - it is so much what I wanted to convey - urgent yet hopeful, challenging but playful 🙏 @neemtreepress.bsky.social @unbounders.bsky.social
December 11, 2024 at 12:36 PM
I really love this 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟review of #TerraElectrica from a creative writing teacher - it is so much what I wanted to convey - urgent yet hopeful, challenging but playful 🙏 @neemtreepress.bsky.social @unbounders.bsky.social
Can’t wait to bring Mani and her trusty band of Arctic animals to a festive classroom near you - plus all these other amazing authors and general cheeriness (and a quiz!) 🎄🌟⚡️@mrdillypresents @NeemTreePress @unbounders #TerraElectrica
December 2, 2024 at 9:11 AM
Can’t wait to bring Mani and her trusty band of Arctic animals to a festive classroom near you - plus all these other amazing authors and general cheeriness (and a quiz!) 🎄🌟⚡️@mrdillypresents @NeemTreePress @unbounders #TerraElectrica
I am enjoying school visits so much - this was brilliant fun working with y7 in two workshops - character and worldbuilding. I will be adding details of to my website shortly - but educators do get in touch if interested 🤓 @neemtreepress.bsky.social @unbounders.bsky.social #TerraElectrica
November 22, 2024 at 11:25 AM
I am enjoying school visits so much - this was brilliant fun working with y7 in two workshops - character and worldbuilding. I will be adding details of to my website shortly - but educators do get in touch if interested 🤓 @neemtreepress.bsky.social @unbounders.bsky.social #TerraElectrica