Helen MacKenzie
helenmackenzie.bsky.social
Helen MacKenzie
@helenmackenzie.bsky.social
Writer based in Scotland. YA and MG mostly. UV 2020 and Scottish Book Trust New Writer’s Award 2017. Dotty about my spotty dog.
Can’t wait to read this magnificent monster of a story 👇 Out today!! Congratulations @annabrookewriter.bsky.social !
HELP! Our dribbler of a monster is out in the world!
Thank you @adamming.bsky.social for your marvellously disgusting illos!
Thank you @andersenpress.bsky.social & @alicemilnerwatt.
Thank you @stubbleagent.bsky.social
We've made a stunner!
www.annabrookewriter.com/where-to-buy
August 28, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Undiscovered Voices is an amazing competition for unpublished and unagented #KidLit writers. Find out more 👇

#UV26
** Submissions OPEN ** 🥳

If you're a #KidLit writer in the UK/Europe, #UV26 could be your big break. The anthology has launched 100s of writers' careers - will you be next?

Find out more and enter👇

undiscoveredvoices.com

Entries close: 8 September 2025

@scbwi-bi.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Join me for @scbwi-bi.bsky.social’s The Ultimate Workshop For Editing Your Novel in London on 19 July. I use a combination of discussion, hands-on exercises & practical tips from my upcoming book – The Ultimate Guide to Editing Your Novel. The details & how to book:

www.scbwi.org/events/works...
May 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Ollie hoping for treats on his walk 😂
May 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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✒️This year's £5,000 Bath Novel Award invites entries from emerging unagented writers everywhere. Laura Williams of Greene & Heaton Literary Agency is judging and initial subs are your opening 5k words plus one page synopsis. C/date 31 May with full details at bathnovelaward.co.uk/the-bath-nov...
May 3, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Booking is LIVE for the #UV26 online launch event on 22 May!

It's FREE but you need to book a place👇
tinyurl.com/3sbw5tzp

Don't miss the chance to hear what our judges are looking for 👀

@lindsaylit.bsky.social @saskialeach.bsky.social
@scbwi-bi.bsky.social @louiestowell.bsky.social

#KidLit
April 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Some of the children’s books I’ve written in the 10 years since the first was published in 2015, when I was 53. It has been a brilliantly busy 10 years! #nevertoolate
January 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Weatherglass Prize for a novella (rare in this day and age), with the wonderful Ali Smith as judge.

International.

Please share:

weatherglassbooks.com/novella-priz...
December 28, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Hello everyone!
joy from inside out is doing a yoga pose and smiling .
ALT: joy from inside out is doing a yoga pose and smiling .
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November 17, 2024 at 9:30 PM