Dan Hobden
@danhobdenwrites.bsky.social
Author in progress. Golden Egg alumni. When I’m not writing, I’m outdoors enjoying the countryside. Or watching rugby.
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Cover reveal - So proud to be paired with the amazing Nakul P for our new picture book SUPER UMA, a story about sensory overload, teamwork and empathy. Out in April 2026 with @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Cover reveal - So proud to be paired with the amazing Nakul P for our new picture book SUPER UMA, a story about sensory overload, teamwork and empathy. Out in April 2026 with @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social
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Thrilled to learn that #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows has been chosen as Editor’s Pick for August on @SpotifyUK !
I’m such a huge fan of audiobooks & @bonnierbooks_uk have done an amazing job
Narrated by the incredible Julian Rhind-Tutt!
It's perfect for holiday journeys!
I’m such a huge fan of audiobooks & @bonnierbooks_uk have done an amazing job
Narrated by the incredible Julian Rhind-Tutt!
It's perfect for holiday journeys!
August 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Thrilled to learn that #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows has been chosen as Editor’s Pick for August on @SpotifyUK !
I’m such a huge fan of audiobooks & @bonnierbooks_uk have done an amazing job
Narrated by the incredible Julian Rhind-Tutt!
It's perfect for holiday journeys!
I’m such a huge fan of audiobooks & @bonnierbooks_uk have done an amazing job
Narrated by the incredible Julian Rhind-Tutt!
It's perfect for holiday journeys!
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COVER REVEAL!
I feel like this cover needs the mightiest dragon roar drum roll ever
Please welcome Tomas and Lolli in
The Boy Who Grew Dragons - A Christmas Delivery
Written by me & illustrated by amazing SARAH WARBURTON !!!
Out Oct 9th with the fabulous team at @templarbooks.bsky.social
I feel like this cover needs the mightiest dragon roar drum roll ever
Please welcome Tomas and Lolli in
The Boy Who Grew Dragons - A Christmas Delivery
Written by me & illustrated by amazing SARAH WARBURTON !!!
Out Oct 9th with the fabulous team at @templarbooks.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
COVER REVEAL!
I feel like this cover needs the mightiest dragon roar drum roll ever
Please welcome Tomas and Lolli in
The Boy Who Grew Dragons - A Christmas Delivery
Written by me & illustrated by amazing SARAH WARBURTON !!!
Out Oct 9th with the fabulous team at @templarbooks.bsky.social
I feel like this cover needs the mightiest dragon roar drum roll ever
Please welcome Tomas and Lolli in
The Boy Who Grew Dragons - A Christmas Delivery
Written by me & illustrated by amazing SARAH WARBURTON !!!
Out Oct 9th with the fabulous team at @templarbooks.bsky.social
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Saw a mock-up cover for my debut MG Hari Kumar Ultimate Superstar, which is out in February 2026, and I LOVE this art director and illustrator so much. *EXCITED SILENT SCREAMING*
June 27, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Saw a mock-up cover for my debut MG Hari Kumar Ultimate Superstar, which is out in February 2026, and I LOVE this art director and illustrator so much. *EXCITED SILENT SCREAMING*
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Ah @lesleyparr.bsky.social - what a superb addition to your collection. Loved the friendship formed between two people from different generations who find common ground. As always based in reality and truth. @barringtonstoke.bsky.social
April 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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My girls are officially out in the world! So I hope the world is ready for these strong-minded females (even the cat has sass).
Thank you, @barringtonstoke.bsky.social and Richard Johnson!
Thank you, @barringtonstoke.bsky.social and Richard Johnson!
April 10, 2025 at 10:14 AM
My girls are officially out in the world! So I hope the world is ready for these strong-minded females (even the cat has sass).
Thank you, @barringtonstoke.bsky.social and Richard Johnson!
Thank you, @barringtonstoke.bsky.social and Richard Johnson!
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Ahhhh, such exciting post yesterday!!
I LOVED the first in this series & I'm so looking forward to diving back into this magical world.
"...where a beautiful queen tricks unwary humans into joining her endless revels" - so enticing!
Publishes 1st May
@clareharlow.bsky.social
I LOVED the first in this series & I'm so looking forward to diving back into this magical world.
"...where a beautiful queen tricks unwary humans into joining her endless revels" - so enticing!
Publishes 1st May
@clareharlow.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Ahhhh, such exciting post yesterday!!
I LOVED the first in this series & I'm so looking forward to diving back into this magical world.
"...where a beautiful queen tricks unwary humans into joining her endless revels" - so enticing!
Publishes 1st May
@clareharlow.bsky.social
I LOVED the first in this series & I'm so looking forward to diving back into this magical world.
"...where a beautiful queen tricks unwary humans into joining her endless revels" - so enticing!
Publishes 1st May
@clareharlow.bsky.social
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Join us on Bluesky on Tues 8th April 8-9pm BST for #ukteenchat with the fabulous @tamsinmori.bsky.social who will be chatting all about her new #Gargoyles book - The Watcher. All welcome to come and join in the chat 🙂
#MG #kidlit #writerslife
#MG #kidlit #writerslife
April 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Join us on Bluesky on Tues 8th April 8-9pm BST for #ukteenchat with the fabulous @tamsinmori.bsky.social who will be chatting all about her new #Gargoyles book - The Watcher. All welcome to come and join in the chat 🙂
#MG #kidlit #writerslife
#MG #kidlit #writerslife
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It’s International Children’s Book Day! I love reading children’s books. For me, they are the perfect way to escape the mehs coming at us all the time. As a kid I loved to read, and I want to provide that escapism for children today. #ICBD #InternationalChildrensBookDay
April 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM
It’s International Children’s Book Day! I love reading children’s books. For me, they are the perfect way to escape the mehs coming at us all the time. As a kid I loved to read, and I want to provide that escapism for children today. #ICBD #InternationalChildrensBookDay
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🌟TWO WEEKS UNTIL🌟
@barringtonstoke.bsky.social
Artwork by Richard Johnson
Pre-order from your favourite indie here (also available in other bricks & mortar bookshops, and that other place). Thanks!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
@barringtonstoke.bsky.social
Artwork by Richard Johnson
Pre-order from your favourite indie here (also available in other bricks & mortar bookshops, and that other place). Thanks!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
March 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🌟TWO WEEKS UNTIL🌟
@barringtonstoke.bsky.social
Artwork by Richard Johnson
Pre-order from your favourite indie here (also available in other bricks & mortar bookshops, and that other place). Thanks!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
@barringtonstoke.bsky.social
Artwork by Richard Johnson
Pre-order from your favourite indie here (also available in other bricks & mortar bookshops, and that other place). Thanks!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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Loving my new roller banner for upcoming virtual events for #thewoodwheremagicgrows . Thank you @piccadillypress ❤️
& huge thanks for this beautiful cover artwork from amazing @snowdon_illo
Seeing Iggy, Mae, Cal and Groak - the great oak - so big is fabulous!
& huge thanks for this beautiful cover artwork from amazing @snowdon_illo
Seeing Iggy, Mae, Cal and Groak - the great oak - so big is fabulous!
March 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Loving my new roller banner for upcoming virtual events for #thewoodwheremagicgrows . Thank you @piccadillypress ❤️
& huge thanks for this beautiful cover artwork from amazing @snowdon_illo
Seeing Iggy, Mae, Cal and Groak - the great oak - so big is fabulous!
& huge thanks for this beautiful cover artwork from amazing @snowdon_illo
Seeing Iggy, Mae, Cal and Groak - the great oak - so big is fabulous!
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Anyone got a kid’s book in them? Anyone? Anyone? #UKKidlit #writingcompetition
March 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Anyone got a kid’s book in them? Anyone? Anyone? #UKKidlit #writingcompetition
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My books now take up ⭐a whole row⭐ on @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social. Fancy that!
@kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social @barringtonstoke.bsky.social
@kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social @barringtonstoke.bsky.social
February 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My books now take up ⭐a whole row⭐ on @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social. Fancy that!
@kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social @barringtonstoke.bsky.social
@kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social @barringtonstoke.bsky.social
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Looking forward to this. 😊
@writersandartists.bsky.social
@writersandartists.bsky.social
See you tonight for a masterclass on writing character-led children's fiction with @lesleyparr.bsky.social 📚
There's still time to book here: www.writersandartists.co.uk/events-and-c...
There's still time to book here: www.writersandartists.co.uk/events-and-c...
February 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Looking forward to this. 😊
@writersandartists.bsky.social
@writersandartists.bsky.social
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Fantastic preorder offer!
You can get 25% off your copy of my new book #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows
@Waterstones online!
Hurry because it’s just from 22-24 Feb
Remember to enter PREORDER25 at checkout
#WPreorder
You can get 25% off your copy of my new book #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows
@Waterstones online!
Hurry because it’s just from 22-24 Feb
Remember to enter PREORDER25 at checkout
#WPreorder
February 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Fantastic preorder offer!
You can get 25% off your copy of my new book #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows
@Waterstones online!
Hurry because it’s just from 22-24 Feb
Remember to enter PREORDER25 at checkout
#WPreorder
You can get 25% off your copy of my new book #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows
@Waterstones online!
Hurry because it’s just from 22-24 Feb
Remember to enter PREORDER25 at checkout
#WPreorder
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Huge congratulations to #TomPercival 🎉🎉🎉
Fabulous to see #TheWrongShoes on this list! It's such a heart wrenching, poignant story about the challenges faced by a child living in extreme #poverty 👟
storysnug.com/2024/07/the-...
#Carnegies2025 #UKKidLit #KidLitUK
Fabulous to see #TheWrongShoes on this list! It's such a heart wrenching, poignant story about the challenges faced by a child living in extreme #poverty 👟
storysnug.com/2024/07/the-...
#Carnegies2025 #UKKidLit #KidLitUK
February 13, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Huge congratulations to #TomPercival 🎉🎉🎉
Fabulous to see #TheWrongShoes on this list! It's such a heart wrenching, poignant story about the challenges faced by a child living in extreme #poverty 👟
storysnug.com/2024/07/the-...
#Carnegies2025 #UKKidLit #KidLitUK
Fabulous to see #TheWrongShoes on this list! It's such a heart wrenching, poignant story about the challenges faced by a child living in extreme #poverty 👟
storysnug.com/2024/07/the-...
#Carnegies2025 #UKKidLit #KidLitUK
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It’s a big Thursday for #kidlit today but special congrats to @laurabakerbooks.bsky.social and Nathan Reed on publication day for this hilarious story (with secretly hidden learning stuff in it too 😉)
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February 13, 2025 at 8:27 AM
It’s a big Thursday for #kidlit today but special congrats to @laurabakerbooks.bsky.social and Nathan Reed on publication day for this hilarious story (with secretly hidden learning stuff in it too 😉)
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Urgent and essential. Read and act.
This is very urgent. The UK government is planning to change copyright law. If you are an artist, author, musician or work in the creative industry please read this.
www.chrishaughton.com/blog/ai-and-...
www.chrishaughton.com/blog/ai-and-...
AI and copyright - blog - Chris Haughton - AI and copyright
The blog of designer and author Chris Haughton. Chris was listed in Time magazine's DESIGN 100 for his fair trade design work for PEOPLE TREE.
www.chrishaughton.com
February 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Urgent and essential. Read and act.
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There are some things that I wish I could go back and tell younger me. Like the fact that the scribbling of stories in my room would one day end up with a school putting my book on their stairs - alongside such classics. What a lovely way to end the week. Thank you St Columbkille!
February 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
There are some things that I wish I could go back and tell younger me. Like the fact that the scribbling of stories in my room would one day end up with a school putting my book on their stairs - alongside such classics. What a lovely way to end the week. Thank you St Columbkille!
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February 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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The spectacular shortlist for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2025 is here! 🥳
Chosen by booksellers across the country, there's magic on every page, whatever their age. Discover the amazing shortlisted authors and illustrators here: bit.ly/3w9ZuZb #WCBP25
Chosen by booksellers across the country, there's magic on every page, whatever their age. Discover the amazing shortlisted authors and illustrators here: bit.ly/3w9ZuZb #WCBP25
February 6, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The spectacular shortlist for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2025 is here! 🥳
Chosen by booksellers across the country, there's magic on every page, whatever their age. Discover the amazing shortlisted authors and illustrators here: bit.ly/3w9ZuZb #WCBP25
Chosen by booksellers across the country, there's magic on every page, whatever their age. Discover the amazing shortlisted authors and illustrators here: bit.ly/3w9ZuZb #WCBP25