Jane Etheridge
@janesetheridge.bsky.social
Vice Chair Federation of Children's Book Groups. All views my own
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 430: Read. Read widely. Read what you love, and what you don't. Read what you know, and what you don't yet know. The wider your reading, the better your chance of avoiding the limitations of being influenced by only one author, one genre, one culture, one time.
November 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 430: Read. Read widely. Read what you love, and what you don't. Read what you know, and what you don't yet know. The wider your reading, the better your chance of avoiding the limitations of being influenced by only one author, one genre, one culture, one time.
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Was there a story you read as a young person that transformed your thinking, ignited your imagination and stayed with you long after you turned eighteen? Learn how to write your own YA masterpiece with award-winning writer Liz Hyder.
Book now: buff.ly/FYiu4Qh
Book now: buff.ly/FYiu4Qh
October 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Was there a story you read as a young person that transformed your thinking, ignited your imagination and stayed with you long after you turned eighteen? Learn how to write your own YA masterpiece with award-winning writer Liz Hyder.
Book now: buff.ly/FYiu4Qh
Book now: buff.ly/FYiu4Qh
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This really is a shame.
In times like these we really should be commissioning more engaging, informative evidence-based shows, not fewer.
In times like these we really should be commissioning more engaging, informative evidence-based shows, not fewer.
For 61 years the #BBCWorldService has been broadcasting the latest in science via its weekly Science in Action programme. That dies in the next half hour, with this final edition, reflecting on the fall in trust in expertise driven by malign interests over recent years.
October 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This really is a shame.
In times like these we really should be commissioning more engaging, informative evidence-based shows, not fewer.
In times like these we really should be commissioning more engaging, informative evidence-based shows, not fewer.
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Halloween is nearly upon us, and we are standing up for ghosts, a better recognition of the contribution and role of ghostwriters in celebrity-authored children’s fiction.
We have published new Guidelines to ensure the role of the ghostwriter is more visible and recognised.
We have published new Guidelines to ensure the role of the ghostwriter is more visible and recognised.
October 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Halloween is nearly upon us, and we are standing up for ghosts, a better recognition of the contribution and role of ghostwriters in celebrity-authored children’s fiction.
We have published new Guidelines to ensure the role of the ghostwriter is more visible and recognised.
We have published new Guidelines to ensure the role of the ghostwriter is more visible and recognised.
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✨📚 𝐁𝐈𝐆 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋𝐒 & 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒!!!! 📚✨
We’re launching a FREE digital half-termly newsletter that schools can easily share with parents and guardians to support reading for pleasure at home.
➡️ For more info & to sign up to the newsletter go to: mailchi.mp/authorfy/morethanbooks (it’s free!) 🎉
We’re launching a FREE digital half-termly newsletter that schools can easily share with parents and guardians to support reading for pleasure at home.
➡️ For more info & to sign up to the newsletter go to: mailchi.mp/authorfy/morethanbooks (it’s free!) 🎉
October 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM
✨📚 𝐁𝐈𝐆 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋𝐒 & 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒!!!! 📚✨
We’re launching a FREE digital half-termly newsletter that schools can easily share with parents and guardians to support reading for pleasure at home.
➡️ For more info & to sign up to the newsletter go to: mailchi.mp/authorfy/morethanbooks (it’s free!) 🎉
We’re launching a FREE digital half-termly newsletter that schools can easily share with parents and guardians to support reading for pleasure at home.
➡️ For more info & to sign up to the newsletter go to: mailchi.mp/authorfy/morethanbooks (it’s free!) 🎉
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We are thrilled that Frank Cottrell-Boyce will be joining us for a special episode of Authors Live on 26 November!
The Children's Laureate will be telling us all about his new book, The Blockbusters!
Register to take part now
www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-and...
The Children's Laureate will be telling us all about his new book, The Blockbusters!
Register to take part now
www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-and...
Authors Live: Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Waterstones Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce joins us for a special episode of Authors Live
www.scottishbooktrust.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
We are thrilled that Frank Cottrell-Boyce will be joining us for a special episode of Authors Live on 26 November!
The Children's Laureate will be telling us all about his new book, The Blockbusters!
Register to take part now
www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-and...
The Children's Laureate will be telling us all about his new book, The Blockbusters!
Register to take part now
www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-and...
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Happy #NationalPoetryDay!
Whether you were inspired by Alex Wharton in yesterday's #BookTrustRepresents workshop, love our #WriterInResidence Matt Goodfellow's books, or just want to enjoy some verse, check out our poetry booklists 👇
https://bit.ly/42kuLG0
Whether you were inspired by Alex Wharton in yesterday's #BookTrustRepresents workshop, love our #WriterInResidence Matt Goodfellow's books, or just want to enjoy some verse, check out our poetry booklists 👇
https://bit.ly/42kuLG0
October 2, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Happy #NationalPoetryDay!
Whether you were inspired by Alex Wharton in yesterday's #BookTrustRepresents workshop, love our #WriterInResidence Matt Goodfellow's books, or just want to enjoy some verse, check out our poetry booklists 👇
https://bit.ly/42kuLG0
Whether you were inspired by Alex Wharton in yesterday's #BookTrustRepresents workshop, love our #WriterInResidence Matt Goodfellow's books, or just want to enjoy some verse, check out our poetry booklists 👇
https://bit.ly/42kuLG0
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In the run-up to #BlackHistoryMonth in October, we're offering schools the chance to win one of three bundles of @catwrote.bsky.social's acclaimed dyslexia-friendly narrative non-fiction*. (1/2)
September 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
In the run-up to #BlackHistoryMonth in October, we're offering schools the chance to win one of three bundles of @catwrote.bsky.social's acclaimed dyslexia-friendly narrative non-fiction*. (1/2)
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🔔 The third author panel in our “Magic Stories are for Everyone” series is officially available to stream on YouTube starting today!
✨ bit.ly/MagicStories3
✨ bit.ly/MagicStories3
September 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🔔 The third author panel in our “Magic Stories are for Everyone” series is officially available to stream on YouTube starting today!
✨ bit.ly/MagicStories3
✨ bit.ly/MagicStories3
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Voting is open for this year's Lollies. Grown ups can vote on behalf of children, or because they love kids books. I'm so happy to have The Goat and the Stoat and the Boat shortlisted! shop.scholastic.co.uk/lollies
#kidlituk #picturebooks #primaryteachers #reception #nursery
#kidlituk #picturebooks #primaryteachers #reception #nursery
The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards 2025
The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (the Lollies) celebrates the best and funniest children's books in the UK and Ireland, voted for by children.
shop.scholastic.co.uk
September 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Voting is open for this year's Lollies. Grown ups can vote on behalf of children, or because they love kids books. I'm so happy to have The Goat and the Stoat and the Boat shortlisted! shop.scholastic.co.uk/lollies
#kidlituk #picturebooks #primaryteachers #reception #nursery
#kidlituk #picturebooks #primaryteachers #reception #nursery
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There’s no doubt going to be conversations in your classroom around flags popping up in areas so if you’re not familiar with Boy, Everywhere check it out as it’s an essential book for Y5+. Tbf, adults need be reading this modern classic too! 📖 @amdassu.bsky.social #kidlituk
August 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
There’s no doubt going to be conversations in your classroom around flags popping up in areas so if you’re not familiar with Boy, Everywhere check it out as it’s an essential book for Y5+. Tbf, adults need be reading this modern classic too! 📖 @amdassu.bsky.social #kidlituk
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GLASGOW PALS! I'm going to be doing a FREE interactive author talk @ this year's Byre Road Book Festival which takes place 25-28th Sept. I will be talking about my new novel Nate Yu's Blast From the Past and I will even bring about the 1917 shell casing I have!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maisie-cha...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maisie-cha...
August 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
GLASGOW PALS! I'm going to be doing a FREE interactive author talk @ this year's Byre Road Book Festival which takes place 25-28th Sept. I will be talking about my new novel Nate Yu's Blast From the Past and I will even bring about the 1917 shell casing I have!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maisie-cha...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maisie-cha...
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Publication day for “About Time”! It seems to have got the horology world very excited (see review below). I hope some of you might take a look to learn about something so absolutely central to our existence - you literally can’t imagine it not existing, because without time, there’d be no thought
About Time — How Two Writers Made The Most Elusive Concept Kid-Friendly
✓ Chris Antzoulis highlights About Time by Rebecca Struthers and Alom Shaha ✓ A wonderfully engaging children's book on horology and more! ✓
www.fratellowatches.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Publication day for “About Time”! It seems to have got the horology world very excited (see review below). I hope some of you might take a look to learn about something so absolutely central to our existence - you literally can’t imagine it not existing, because without time, there’d be no thought
You will never want to play hide and seek again after reading this! Impossible to put down once you've started
I'm thrilled to be able to share the Waterstones Exclusive Edition of FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK! With stunning red sprayed edges, this will be published by @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social on 25.09.25, but you can pre-order this exclusive edition from @waterstones.bsky.social now! shorturl.at/NNhLj
August 27, 2025 at 12:32 PM
You will never want to play hide and seek again after reading this! Impossible to put down once you've started
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Just for perspective, a few weeks ago roughly 100,000 turned up for the London Trans+ Pride march. By contrast fewer than 3,000 ACROSS THE WHOLE COUNTRY, have turned up to anti-asylum "protests". Yet we are meant to take the latter as "the voice of the people" and the former as "the minority".
August 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Just for perspective, a few weeks ago roughly 100,000 turned up for the London Trans+ Pride march. By contrast fewer than 3,000 ACROSS THE WHOLE COUNTRY, have turned up to anti-asylum "protests". Yet we are meant to take the latter as "the voice of the people" and the former as "the minority".
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If you want to keep children safe, how about funding decent children's content that they'll actually want to watch and legislating to stop the youtube algorithm feeding up horrors three clicks after peppa pig?
UK government asks everybody to stop using VPNs.
"everybody who's out there thinking of using VPNs...verifying your age keeps a child safe...So let's just not try and find a way around. Just prove your age."
- UK government
"everybody who's out there thinking of using VPNs...verifying your age keeps a child safe...So let's just not try and find a way around. Just prove your age."
- UK government
August 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
If you want to keep children safe, how about funding decent children's content that they'll actually want to watch and legislating to stop the youtube algorithm feeding up horrors three clicks after peppa pig?
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Not long to go until #Skandar and the Spirit War launches! We have LIMITED copies of the signed indie edition available for pre-order via our bio... be quick!
On publication day, Thursday 28th Aug, we will be opening EARLY at 9am for you to get your hands on your copy as early as you can!
On publication day, Thursday 28th Aug, we will be opening EARLY at 9am for you to get your hands on your copy as early as you can!
August 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Not long to go until #Skandar and the Spirit War launches! We have LIMITED copies of the signed indie edition available for pre-order via our bio... be quick!
On publication day, Thursday 28th Aug, we will be opening EARLY at 9am for you to get your hands on your copy as early as you can!
On publication day, Thursday 28th Aug, we will be opening EARLY at 9am for you to get your hands on your copy as early as you can!
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In the first of a series of posts, we'll find out more about some of our wonderful authors who offer virtual visits. This week meet the brilliant Fiona Barker.
virtualauthors.co.uk/2025/08/04/1...
#virtualauthorvisit #picturebooks #nursery #keystage1 #keystage2 @fionawritesbooks.bsky.social
virtualauthors.co.uk/2025/08/04/1...
#virtualauthorvisit #picturebooks #nursery #keystage1 #keystage2 @fionawritesbooks.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
In the first of a series of posts, we'll find out more about some of our wonderful authors who offer virtual visits. This week meet the brilliant Fiona Barker.
virtualauthors.co.uk/2025/08/04/1...
#virtualauthorvisit #picturebooks #nursery #keystage1 #keystage2 @fionawritesbooks.bsky.social
virtualauthors.co.uk/2025/08/04/1...
#virtualauthorvisit #picturebooks #nursery #keystage1 #keystage2 @fionawritesbooks.bsky.social
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Join us tomorrow for some kidlit chat on Ashley’s new book Spirit Warriors! @ashleythorpe.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Join us tomorrow for some kidlit chat on Ashley’s new book Spirit Warriors! @ashleythorpe.bsky.social
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Hoping to relaunch my review site later this year with a ✨new look✨ & lots of reviews, old n new, but without Twitter so looking for other #bookbloggers on here who enjoy #fantasy #scifi #historicalfiction #historicalfantasy #disabilityrep #lgbt+rep — please like/repost/follow to help a gal out 🙏🏻
July 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Hoping to relaunch my review site later this year with a ✨new look✨ & lots of reviews, old n new, but without Twitter so looking for other #bookbloggers on here who enjoy #fantasy #scifi #historicalfiction #historicalfantasy #disabilityrep #lgbt+rep — please like/repost/follow to help a gal out 🙏🏻
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Children’s reading is to become a “shared national mission” says Jonathan Douglas, CEO of @literacy-trust.bsky.social at the launch of a new National Year of Reading starting in January 2026. #readingforpleasure
booksforkeeps.co.uk/new-national...
booksforkeeps.co.uk/new-national...
July 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Children’s reading is to become a “shared national mission” says Jonathan Douglas, CEO of @literacy-trust.bsky.social at the launch of a new National Year of Reading starting in January 2026. #readingforpleasure
booksforkeeps.co.uk/new-national...
booksforkeeps.co.uk/new-national...
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🔥Bunny Vs Monkey fans! I’m doing my biggest show EVER to celebrate the release of BVM book 11!
🚀 I’ll be on stage at Union Chapel, London, on Sat 11th October, drawing LIVE with suggestions from the audience. Tickets here, some include this one-off A2 gig poster! www.waterstones.com/events/bunny...
🚀 I’ll be on stage at Union Chapel, London, on Sat 11th October, drawing LIVE with suggestions from the audience. Tickets here, some include this one-off A2 gig poster! www.waterstones.com/events/bunny...
June 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🔥Bunny Vs Monkey fans! I’m doing my biggest show EVER to celebrate the release of BVM book 11!
🚀 I’ll be on stage at Union Chapel, London, on Sat 11th October, drawing LIVE with suggestions from the audience. Tickets here, some include this one-off A2 gig poster! www.waterstones.com/events/bunny...
🚀 I’ll be on stage at Union Chapel, London, on Sat 11th October, drawing LIVE with suggestions from the audience. Tickets here, some include this one-off A2 gig poster! www.waterstones.com/events/bunny...