Jayne Bauling
@jaynebauling.bsky.social
South African YA author. Here for books and cats.
Honoured to have been a guest at the Ingcayizivele Book Festival this past weekend. #books #booksky #CelebrateAfricanStories
September 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Honoured to have been a guest at the Ingcayizivele Book Festival this past weekend. #books #booksky #CelebrateAfricanStories
Thank you to Exclusive Books @exclusivebooks.bsky.social I'langa branch and manager Sheldon for this display of my books at their pop-up shop at the Ingcayizivele Book Festival in Mbombela yesterday. #Books #booksky #bookfestival
September 21, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Thank you to Exclusive Books @exclusivebooks.bsky.social I'langa branch and manager Sheldon for this display of my books at their pop-up shop at the Ingcayizivele Book Festival in Mbombela yesterday. #Books #booksky #bookfestival
Happening tomorrow, the Ingcayizivele Book Festival in Mbombela, looking forward to being part of a panel discussion about the urge to write/motivations behind writing. #books #booksky #CelebrateAfricanStories
September 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Happening tomorrow, the Ingcayizivele Book Festival in Mbombela, looking forward to being part of a panel discussion about the urge to write/motivations behind writing. #books #booksky #CelebrateAfricanStories
The Ingcayizivele Book Festival poster is up in Bargain Books at I'langa. Looking forward to Saturday. #booksky #Books #bookfestival #CelebrateAfricanStories
September 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Ingcayizivele Book Festival poster is up in Bargain Books at I'langa. Looking forward to Saturday. #booksky #Books #bookfestival #CelebrateAfricanStories
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Friends and friendlies on here: don't stop talking about your lives and joys. I know some folk are quiet or staying away what with *everything* but posts about cats and books and funny shaped puddles are essential to us getting through it. And shouldn't be drowned out by the fash.
September 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Friends and friendlies on here: don't stop talking about your lives and joys. I know some folk are quiet or staying away what with *everything* but posts about cats and books and funny shaped puddles are essential to us getting through it. And shouldn't be drowned out by the fash.
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 176:
Don't underestimate your reader. Give them space to imagine; to dream. You don't need to tell them everything; just the things they need to know.
Don't underestimate your reader. Give them space to imagine; to dream. You don't need to tell them everything; just the things they need to know.
September 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 176:
Don't underestimate your reader. Give them space to imagine; to dream. You don't need to tell them everything; just the things they need to know.
Don't underestimate your reader. Give them space to imagine; to dream. You don't need to tell them everything; just the things they need to know.
Just spent a couple of days in the Kruger National Park, and this lovely big kitty was one of two leopard sightings. #leopard #catsofbluesky #catsky #cats #bigcats
September 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Just spent a couple of days in the Kruger National Park, and this lovely big kitty was one of two leopard sightings. #leopard #catsofbluesky #catsky #cats #bigcats
Happy International Literacy Day from Jeggings as he guards a box of books. #catsofbluesky #catsky #cats #books
September 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Happy International Literacy Day from Jeggings as he guards a box of books. #catsofbluesky #catsky #cats #books
It's National Book Week in South Africa. Read local.
September 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
It's National Book Week in South Africa. Read local.
Honoured to be in such stellar company, and so looking forward to this year's Ingcayizivele Book Festival. #CelebrateAfricanStories #tellingourownstories #ibf2025 #books
September 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Honoured to be in such stellar company, and so looking forward to this year's Ingcayizivele Book Festival. #CelebrateAfricanStories #tellingourownstories #ibf2025 #books
Received my official invitation to this year's Ingcayizivele Book Festival, happening in Mbombela. It's always a vibrant festival, and so full of heart. #IBF2025 #welovebooks
August 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Received my official invitation to this year's Ingcayizivele Book Festival, happening in Mbombela. It's always a vibrant festival, and so full of heart. #IBF2025 #welovebooks
Just over a month to go.
August 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Just over a month to go.
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 88235: PRIZES.
The literary world is filled with prizes. Some are worth entering, others not. Some can only be entered by a publisher on behalf on the author, others can be entered independently. Some charge for entries, some don’t. As always, choose wisely.
The literary world is filled with prizes. Some are worth entering, others not. Some can only be entered by a publisher on behalf on the author, others can be entered independently. Some charge for entries, some don’t. As always, choose wisely.
July 25, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 88235: PRIZES.
The literary world is filled with prizes. Some are worth entering, others not. Some can only be entered by a publisher on behalf on the author, others can be entered independently. Some charge for entries, some don’t. As always, choose wisely.
The literary world is filled with prizes. Some are worth entering, others not. Some can only be entered by a publisher on behalf on the author, others can be entered independently. Some charge for entries, some don’t. As always, choose wisely.
Just three months to go until the third Ingcayizivele Book Festival in Mbombela.
June 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Just three months to go until the third Ingcayizivele Book Festival in Mbombela.
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Polite reminder to anyone who needs it today:
AI doesn’t “help you to write.”
PRACTICE helps you to write.
AI doesn’t “help you to write.”
PRACTICE helps you to write.
May 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Polite reminder to anyone who needs it today:
AI doesn’t “help you to write.”
PRACTICE helps you to write.
AI doesn’t “help you to write.”
PRACTICE helps you to write.
May 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Here it is at last, from Azania Productions, the first movie from my Soccer Season trilogy, published by Cover2Cover Books, and some of the best writing fun I've had. Coming soon to Netflix 16 May. #soccerseasonmovies #teenstories #youthsoccer #thebeautifulgame #football #futbol
May 6, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Here it is at last, from Azania Productions, the first movie from my Soccer Season trilogy, published by Cover2Cover Books, and some of the best writing fun I've had. Coming soon to Netflix 16 May. #soccerseasonmovies #teenstories #youthsoccer #thebeautifulgame #football #futbol
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March 21, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Thank you to SCBWI South Africa for inviting me to present this online workshop this morning. I enjoyed it, and hope those attending found it useful.
March 15, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Thank you to SCBWI South Africa for inviting me to present this online workshop this morning. I enjoyed it, and hope those attending found it useful.
Copies of the 9th impression of Dreaming of Light arrived today.
February 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Copies of the 9th impression of Dreaming of Light arrived today.
Writerly plans for 2025? Well, there's this on 15th March.
January 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Writerly plans for 2025? Well, there's this on 15th March.
Thank you 2024, you were good to me.
December 31, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Thank you 2024, you were good to me.