Helen Addyman
@helenaddyman.bsky.social
Children's PB/CB writer 📚 SL for Searchlight Best PB Text 23 & Best CB 24, SL for Writing Magazine's CB Prize 24, LL for WriteMentor PB Award 23 & NID Award 22 🏆 SCBWI member ✍️ WM mentee 23 📖
New book from the author of The Witchstone Ghosts (which I loved). This looks fab, too!
It's here! Thrilled to reveal 'The Scream of the Whistle' cover by the incredible Micaela Alcaino. It's May Eve, and the veil between worlds is thin. Join Ruby Darke on the ghost ride of her life...
Out 5th June.
Pre-order: shorturl.at/E5aXz
shorturl.at/oLTwA
Out 5th June.
Pre-order: shorturl.at/E5aXz
shorturl.at/oLTwA
January 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
New book from the author of The Witchstone Ghosts (which I loved). This looks fab, too!
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You don't necessarily need to say "image of" in your alt text for users to know it's an image. Screen readers will announce that it's an image. But it can help readers to specify if it's a hand-drawn image, Polaroid, infographic, screenshot, chart, map, diagram, or so on.
January 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
You don't necessarily need to say "image of" in your alt text for users to know it's an image. Screen readers will announce that it's an image. But it can help readers to specify if it's a hand-drawn image, Polaroid, infographic, screenshot, chart, map, diagram, or so on.
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It is my goal as a librarian to get more people to realize that you can actually ASK us to buy books that you want to read! It helps us broaden our collections while helping authors get their books into the world.
January 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It is my goal as a librarian to get more people to realize that you can actually ASK us to buy books that you want to read! It helps us broaden our collections while helping authors get their books into the world.
Fabulous opportunity!
**Free mentoring opportunity for children's authors**
Looking for 4 writers who consider themselves from a working class background & in a financially disadvantaged situation. Mentoring is online, primarily in a group setting with some 1:1.
More info:
www.storygodmother.co.uk/index.php/op...
Looking for 4 writers who consider themselves from a working class background & in a financially disadvantaged situation. Mentoring is online, primarily in a group setting with some 1:1.
More info:
www.storygodmother.co.uk/index.php/op...
January 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Fabulous opportunity!
Woohoo! My chapter book story made it onto the shortlist 🥳
***SHORTLIST ANNOUNCEMENT***
(Apologies for the late-in-the-day announcement - my laptop completely packed up this morning!)
I'm delighted to announce the shortlisted stories for the Writing Magazine Children's Book Prize. Huge congratulations to the writers of the stories below.
(Apologies for the late-in-the-day announcement - my laptop completely packed up this morning!)
I'm delighted to announce the shortlisted stories for the Writing Magazine Children's Book Prize. Huge congratulations to the writers of the stories below.
January 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Woohoo! My chapter book story made it onto the shortlist 🥳
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Excited that the Writing Magazine Children's Book Prize Shortlists will be announced on Monday! Good luck and best wishes to all the talented longlisters!
January 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Excited that the Writing Magazine Children's Book Prize Shortlists will be announced on Monday! Good luck and best wishes to all the talented longlisters!
Yay! I'm so thrilled to see my title on the longlist. It's the first time I've listed in either category of Writing Magazine's annual competitions!
**WRITING MAGAZINE CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE LONGLIST: CHAPTER BOOK CATEGORY**
Congratulations to everyone who completed and submitted a book! And congratulations to the writers of the longlisted titles below. The shortlist will be announced in the New Year.
www.storygodmother.co.uk/index.php/op...
Congratulations to everyone who completed and submitted a book! And congratulations to the writers of the longlisted titles below. The shortlist will be announced in the New Year.
www.storygodmother.co.uk/index.php/op...
December 22, 2024 at 9:42 AM
Yay! I'm so thrilled to see my title on the longlist. It's the first time I've listed in either category of Writing Magazine's annual competitions!
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Hello! I'm doing FREE virtual event for teachers, educators, librarians ...about the magic of wordless picture books! Please share while I work out how to use Blue Sky 😅📚
🗓️ DATE: 26th November 2024
⏰ TIME: 7:00 PM
@readingrocks.bsky.social
wherereadingrocks.com/event/beyond...
🗓️ DATE: 26th November 2024
⏰ TIME: 7:00 PM
@readingrocks.bsky.social
wherereadingrocks.com/event/beyond...
November 17, 2024 at 7:08 AM
Hello! I'm doing FREE virtual event for teachers, educators, librarians ...about the magic of wordless picture books! Please share while I work out how to use Blue Sky 😅📚
🗓️ DATE: 26th November 2024
⏰ TIME: 7:00 PM
@readingrocks.bsky.social
wherereadingrocks.com/event/beyond...
🗓️ DATE: 26th November 2024
⏰ TIME: 7:00 PM
@readingrocks.bsky.social
wherereadingrocks.com/event/beyond...
So pleased to see one of my PB titles on the WriteMentor Awards Longlist. Always such a nice boost!
write-mentor.com/2024/02/19/2...
write-mentor.com/2024/02/19/2...
February 19, 2024 at 11:06 PM
So pleased to see one of my PB titles on the WriteMentor Awards Longlist. Always such a nice boost!
write-mentor.com/2024/02/19/2...
write-mentor.com/2024/02/19/2...
So happy to have shortlisted in the @writingawards.bsky.social's Best PB Text competition!
January 26, 2024 at 10:31 AM
So happy to have shortlisted in the @writingawards.bsky.social's Best PB Text competition!
Woohoo! I've conjured up 30 new PB ideas with a week to spare! Thanks, Storystorm 🥳
It's that time of year again! If you're looking for something to kickstart your writing year, give @taralazar.bsky.social's Storystorm a try! Perfect for PB idea generation!
January 24, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Woohoo! I've conjured up 30 new PB ideas with a week to spare! Thanks, Storystorm 🥳
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***WINTER WRITING CHEER WEEK 3***
The sell-out agent panel Q&A returns! With top agents Julia Churchill, Sam Copeland, Gemma Cooper & Jodie Hodges. Join us & help raise £ for Alzheimer's Research UK
THURS 8TH FEBRUARY
7.30pm
£10
80 spaces
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-wri...
#UKKidLit #KidLitUK
The sell-out agent panel Q&A returns! With top agents Julia Churchill, Sam Copeland, Gemma Cooper & Jodie Hodges. Join us & help raise £ for Alzheimer's Research UK
THURS 8TH FEBRUARY
7.30pm
£10
80 spaces
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-wri...
#UKKidLit #KidLitUK
January 22, 2024 at 1:55 PM
***WINTER WRITING CHEER WEEK 3***
The sell-out agent panel Q&A returns! With top agents Julia Churchill, Sam Copeland, Gemma Cooper & Jodie Hodges. Join us & help raise £ for Alzheimer's Research UK
THURS 8TH FEBRUARY
7.30pm
£10
80 spaces
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-wri...
#UKKidLit #KidLitUK
The sell-out agent panel Q&A returns! With top agents Julia Churchill, Sam Copeland, Gemma Cooper & Jodie Hodges. Join us & help raise £ for Alzheimer's Research UK
THURS 8TH FEBRUARY
7.30pm
£10
80 spaces
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-wri...
#UKKidLit #KidLitUK
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Surprised and utterly delighted. The wonderful folks at Writers Resist nominated my story "When You Swim Out into the Ocean" for the Pushcart Prize. Here it is in case you missed it.
www.writersresist.com/2023/03/15/w...
www.writersresist.com/2023/03/15/w...
When You Swim Out into the Ocean
By Claudia Wair You float on your back, your face barely above water. There’s nothing but the silence of the ocean in your ears. In the saltwater’s embrace, you drift, weightless. You stare …
www.writersresist.com
January 22, 2024 at 1:24 AM
Surprised and utterly delighted. The wonderful folks at Writers Resist nominated my story "When You Swim Out into the Ocean" for the Pushcart Prize. Here it is in case you missed it.
www.writersresist.com/2023/03/15/w...
www.writersresist.com/2023/03/15/w...
Super helpful thread for getting started on Bluesky.
@lizbick.bsky.social you might find this useful 😊
@lizbick.bsky.social you might find this useful 😊
UPDATED: My Bluesky Starter Thread. Newest version can always be accessed via debbieohi.link/starter (link in my profile bio, too). Feel free to share with anyone who needs it!
My take on social media
My Bluesky lists
Beginner tips
Starter thread for educators & librarians
cont'd 👇🏼
My take on social media
My Bluesky lists
Beginner tips
Starter thread for educators & librarians
cont'd 👇🏼
January 18, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Super helpful thread for getting started on Bluesky.
@lizbick.bsky.social you might find this useful 😊
@lizbick.bsky.social you might find this useful 😊
Finally got my entry in for the Searchlight Chapter Book competition 😊
January 17, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Finally got my entry in for the Searchlight Chapter Book competition 😊
I was just congratulating a friend on a writing competition shortlisting and it made me smile to notice that my most recently (and frequently!) used emojis are all for celebrations 🎉🥳🌟 Happy Signs!
January 17, 2024 at 10:58 AM
I was just congratulating a friend on a writing competition shortlisting and it made me smile to notice that my most recently (and frequently!) used emojis are all for celebrations 🎉🥳🌟 Happy Signs!
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**WEEK 2**
Helping writers, beating dementia.
I'm offering 4 writers a 45-minute online coaching session for the BONUS price of £30. To enter, comment below with an adjective describing the protagonist from one of your stories.
Closes FRIDAY 19th JANUARY 5pm GMT.
Thank you!
#UKKidLit #KidLitUK
Helping writers, beating dementia.
I'm offering 4 writers a 45-minute online coaching session for the BONUS price of £30. To enter, comment below with an adjective describing the protagonist from one of your stories.
Closes FRIDAY 19th JANUARY 5pm GMT.
Thank you!
#UKKidLit #KidLitUK
January 15, 2024 at 8:40 AM
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Week 1 of Winter Writing Cheer:
Helping writers, beating dementia.
I'm offering a discounted webinar (£10!).
8 Ways To Use Setting.
THURSDAY 18TH JANUARY 7.30PM.
All money raised (except Eventbrite admin fee) to Alzheimer's Research UK.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-fo...?
♥️
#UKKidLit #KidLitUK
Helping writers, beating dementia.
I'm offering a discounted webinar (£10!).
8 Ways To Use Setting.
THURSDAY 18TH JANUARY 7.30PM.
All money raised (except Eventbrite admin fee) to Alzheimer's Research UK.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-fo...?
♥️
#UKKidLit #KidLitUK
January 8, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Week 1 of Winter Writing Cheer:
Helping writers, beating dementia.
I'm offering a discounted webinar (£10!).
8 Ways To Use Setting.
THURSDAY 18TH JANUARY 7.30PM.
All money raised (except Eventbrite admin fee) to Alzheimer's Research UK.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-fo...?
♥️
#UKKidLit #KidLitUK
Helping writers, beating dementia.
I'm offering a discounted webinar (£10!).
8 Ways To Use Setting.
THURSDAY 18TH JANUARY 7.30PM.
All money raised (except Eventbrite admin fee) to Alzheimer's Research UK.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-fo...?
♥️
#UKKidLit #KidLitUK
So happy that my kidlit poems have been longlisted for the next issue of northerngravy.com/mgya/ Such a nice boost at the start of a new year 😊
January 8, 2024 at 7:27 AM
So happy that my kidlit poems have been longlisted for the next issue of northerngravy.com/mgya/ Such a nice boost at the start of a new year 😊
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***WINTER WRITING CHEER 2024***
Starts tomorrow! If you write for kids, keep your eyes open every Monday in January. Writing Cheer aims to:
1) help writers with opportunities
2) raise £1000 a year for Alzheimer's Research UK
More info: www.storygodmother.co.uk/index.php/op...
#UKKidLit #KidLitUK
Starts tomorrow! If you write for kids, keep your eyes open every Monday in January. Writing Cheer aims to:
1) help writers with opportunities
2) raise £1000 a year for Alzheimer's Research UK
More info: www.storygodmother.co.uk/index.php/op...
#UKKidLit #KidLitUK
January 7, 2024 at 10:41 AM
***WINTER WRITING CHEER 2024***
Starts tomorrow! If you write for kids, keep your eyes open every Monday in January. Writing Cheer aims to:
1) help writers with opportunities
2) raise £1000 a year for Alzheimer's Research UK
More info: www.storygodmother.co.uk/index.php/op...
#UKKidLit #KidLitUK
Starts tomorrow! If you write for kids, keep your eyes open every Monday in January. Writing Cheer aims to:
1) help writers with opportunities
2) raise £1000 a year for Alzheimer's Research UK
More info: www.storygodmother.co.uk/index.php/op...
#UKKidLit #KidLitUK
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Do you know a kidlit/YA person new to Bluesky? Here are starting resources that might help, pls see full thread 👇🏼
My take on social media
Quick tips + templates
My Bluesky how-to videos
KidLit Authors & Illustrators On Bluesky
Kate Messner's KidLit Community list
cont'd
My take on social media
Quick tips + templates
My Bluesky how-to videos
KidLit Authors & Illustrators On Bluesky
Kate Messner's KidLit Community list
cont'd
October 22, 2023 at 1:51 PM
Do you know a kidlit/YA person new to Bluesky? Here are starting resources that might help, pls see full thread 👇🏼
My take on social media
Quick tips + templates
My Bluesky how-to videos
KidLit Authors & Illustrators On Bluesky
Kate Messner's KidLit Community list
cont'd
My take on social media
Quick tips + templates
My Bluesky how-to videos
KidLit Authors & Illustrators On Bluesky
Kate Messner's KidLit Community list
cont'd
It's that time of year again! If you're looking for something to kickstart your writing year, give @taralazar.bsky.social's Storystorm a try! Perfect for PB idea generation!
January 3, 2024 at 8:19 AM
It's that time of year again! If you're looking for something to kickstart your writing year, give @taralazar.bsky.social's Storystorm a try! Perfect for PB idea generation!
Thrilled to have been longlisted in the Searchlight Best PB Text 2023 competition. Congratulations to everyone else on the list and well done to all who entered 🎉
November 29, 2023 at 10:17 AM
Thrilled to have been longlisted in the Searchlight Best PB Text 2023 competition. Congratulations to everyone else on the list and well done to all who entered 🎉
My first post has to be writery...
I've got a poem on Dirigible Balloon's National Poetry Day "flight".
dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Water-M...
Check out the site - it's full of wonderful poetry!
I've got a poem on Dirigible Balloon's National Poetry Day "flight".
dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Water-M...
Check out the site - it's full of wonderful poetry!
October 9, 2023 at 12:30 PM
My first post has to be writery...
I've got a poem on Dirigible Balloon's National Poetry Day "flight".
dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Water-M...
Check out the site - it's full of wonderful poetry!
I've got a poem on Dirigible Balloon's National Poetry Day "flight".
dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Water-M...
Check out the site - it's full of wonderful poetry!