Julie Pike
@juliepike.bsky.social
🤗Author of Flame Chasers and The Last Spell Breather. Made in Wales 🏴
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Julie Pike
@juliepike.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Hello Blue Sky!! Giving this platform a go. Nice to meet you 🤗
I’m into stories, writing, kids books, graphic novels, adventures, and my bouncy border collie, Spock.
Author of 2 books and have a 3rd in the works. Look forward to chatting with you!❤️💛💜💚❤️
I’m into stories, writing, kids books, graphic novels, adventures, and my bouncy border collie, Spock.
Author of 2 books and have a 3rd in the works. Look forward to chatting with you!❤️💛💜💚❤️
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The cover for my next book, WILD JOURNEY! Huge thanks to @joe.lillington for this amazing cover and illustrations inside! And to @theweekjunior for the grand reveal - a first for the magazine and truly an honour for me ❤️❤️❤️
Available to preorder now! geni.us/WildJourney
Available to preorder now! geni.us/WildJourney
March 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The cover for my next book, WILD JOURNEY! Huge thanks to @joe.lillington for this amazing cover and illustrations inside! And to @theweekjunior for the grand reveal - a first for the magazine and truly an honour for me ❤️❤️❤️
Available to preorder now! geni.us/WildJourney
Available to preorder now! geni.us/WildJourney
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If you're in the south Wales area, you can sign up now to take part in a fun, low-pressure fantasy writing workshop with me in just 2-1/2 weeks! www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-gatherin...
March 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
If you're in the south Wales area, you can sign up now to take part in a fun, low-pressure fantasy writing workshop with me in just 2-1/2 weeks! www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-gatherin...
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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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Eeek! I finally get to share my next book with you. It’s totally different to anything you’ve read from me, and I think you’ll love it. Look out for the announcement some time next week! 🧡
#newbook #booklover #bookannouncement #childrensbooks
#newbook #booklover #bookannouncement #childrensbooks
February 22, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Eeek! I finally get to share my next book with you. It’s totally different to anything you’ve read from me, and I think you’ll love it. Look out for the announcement some time next week! 🧡
#newbook #booklover #bookannouncement #childrensbooks
#newbook #booklover #bookannouncement #childrensbooks
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Very excited that Waterstones online has 25% off preorders of Things I Learned While I Was Dead. This weekend only. Use code PREORDER25 #WPreorder #YA #scifi #specfic
February 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Very excited that Waterstones online has 25% off preorders of Things I Learned While I Was Dead. This weekend only. Use code PREORDER25 #WPreorder #YA #scifi #specfic
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So after a five year break I’m back blogging again. Anyone else avoid this question when the answer isn’t easy?
www.katemallinder.co.uk/blog/2025/2/...
www.katemallinder.co.uk/blog/2025/2/...
How's the writing going? — Kate Mallinder
‘How’s the writing going?’ It’s the million-dollar question. Often it’s best to bat it away with a ‘fine, coming along’ followed by a rapid change of subject. Do people really want to know that somet...
www.katemallinder.co.uk
February 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
So after a five year break I’m back blogging again. Anyone else avoid this question when the answer isn’t easy?
www.katemallinder.co.uk/blog/2025/2/...
www.katemallinder.co.uk/blog/2025/2/...
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That'll be me doing the interviewing - and I'm late to the party because I have only just read this brilliant book.
Absolutely loved it, and massively looking forward to chatting to @hapfairy.bsky.social about how it came to be.
Join us!
All free.
Link below!
#ukkidlit
#kidlituk
Absolutely loved it, and massively looking forward to chatting to @hapfairy.bsky.social about how it came to be.
Join us!
All free.
Link below!
#ukkidlit
#kidlituk
Join us for a Q&A and signing with @hapfairy.bsky.social author of the fabulous Scarlet & Ivy series.
This is a super special event to celebrate the tenth publication anniversary of the first book in this classic series.
Free! Book tickets below👇
#kidlituk
www.waterstones.com/events/celeb...
This is a super special event to celebrate the tenth publication anniversary of the first book in this classic series.
Free! Book tickets below👇
#kidlituk
www.waterstones.com/events/celeb...
Celebrate the Ten Year Anniversary of Scarlet & Ivy with Sophie Cleverly | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Celebrate the Ten Year Anniversary of Scarlet & Ivy with Sophie Cleverly today.
www.waterstones.com
February 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
That'll be me doing the interviewing - and I'm late to the party because I have only just read this brilliant book.
Absolutely loved it, and massively looking forward to chatting to @hapfairy.bsky.social about how it came to be.
Join us!
All free.
Link below!
#ukkidlit
#kidlituk
Absolutely loved it, and massively looking forward to chatting to @hapfairy.bsky.social about how it came to be.
Join us!
All free.
Link below!
#ukkidlit
#kidlituk
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I have been staring at the letterbox for the last few days and here’s why!
My proof copy of my new book #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows has just arrived!
I am SO excited about this new series & hope that readers will love spending time with the Treetoppers.
My proof copy of my new book #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows has just arrived!
I am SO excited about this new series & hope that readers will love spending time with the Treetoppers.
February 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I have been staring at the letterbox for the last few days and here’s why!
My proof copy of my new book #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows has just arrived!
I am SO excited about this new series & hope that readers will love spending time with the Treetoppers.
My proof copy of my new book #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows has just arrived!
I am SO excited about this new series & hope that readers will love spending time with the Treetoppers.
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Delighted to be teaching 'Writing YA' again online for Faber Academy @faberacademy.bsky.social starting in March.
From a previous student:
'Really supportive tutor. She provided excellent insights and it felt like she knew what she was talking about.'
faberacademy.com/product/writ...
From a previous student:
'Really supportive tutor. She provided excellent insights and it felt like she knew what she was talking about.'
faberacademy.com/product/writ...
Writing YA | Online Creative Writing Courses | Faber Academy
Spend three months in expert company, learning the key skills any writing of young adult fiction requires.
faberacademy.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Delighted to be teaching 'Writing YA' again online for Faber Academy @faberacademy.bsky.social starting in March.
From a previous student:
'Really supportive tutor. She provided excellent insights and it felt like she knew what she was talking about.'
faberacademy.com/product/writ...
From a previous student:
'Really supportive tutor. She provided excellent insights and it felt like she knew what she was talking about.'
faberacademy.com/product/writ...
👋 Hello blue sky at Beacons Reservoir!
February 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
👋 Hello blue sky at Beacons Reservoir!
Delighted and honoured that Flame Chasers made the Portsmouth SLS Year 5 shortlist of this Wonderful Award and will be read by 1400 students 🤗❤️
Good luck little book, and to all the shortlisted stories 🍀 They look crackerjack 📚🙌
Good luck little book, and to all the shortlisted stories 🍀 They look crackerjack 📚🙌
January 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Delighted and honoured that Flame Chasers made the Portsmouth SLS Year 5 shortlist of this Wonderful Award and will be read by 1400 students 🤗❤️
Good luck little book, and to all the shortlisted stories 🍀 They look crackerjack 📚🙌
Good luck little book, and to all the shortlisted stories 🍀 They look crackerjack 📚🙌
Excited Flammenstürmer will be published by Woow Books in April!
Thrilled they love @daviddean-illus.bsky.social as much as me, and have used his flaming feather illustration as SPREDGES🔥😍 #kidlituk
Thrilled they love @daviddean-illus.bsky.social as much as me, and have used his flaming feather illustration as SPREDGES🔥😍 #kidlituk
January 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Excited Flammenstürmer will be published by Woow Books in April!
Thrilled they love @daviddean-illus.bsky.social as much as me, and have used his flaming feather illustration as SPREDGES🔥😍 #kidlituk
Thrilled they love @daviddean-illus.bsky.social as much as me, and have used his flaming feather illustration as SPREDGES🔥😍 #kidlituk
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Back at my desk after some lovely family time.
Last year was a busy year of editing and writing & I am SO excited that in 2025 there are TWO new books to launch with thanks to the lovely folks at
@piccadillypress and @templarbooks
!
1/4
Last year was a busy year of editing and writing & I am SO excited that in 2025 there are TWO new books to launch with thanks to the lovely folks at
@piccadillypress and @templarbooks
!
1/4
January 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Back at my desk after some lovely family time.
Last year was a busy year of editing and writing & I am SO excited that in 2025 there are TWO new books to launch with thanks to the lovely folks at
@piccadillypress and @templarbooks
!
1/4
Last year was a busy year of editing and writing & I am SO excited that in 2025 there are TWO new books to launch with thanks to the lovely folks at
@piccadillypress and @templarbooks
!
1/4
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**Book news** Sea Spinners, my herstory prequel to Jason & the Argonauts, is out 15 December. If you'd like it in time for last minute Christmas presents, Amazon have it already... otherwise available via publisher & indie bookshops after Christmas.
December 13, 2024 at 5:23 PM
**Book news** Sea Spinners, my herstory prequel to Jason & the Argonauts, is out 15 December. If you'd like it in time for last minute Christmas presents, Amazon have it already... otherwise available via publisher & indie bookshops after Christmas.
The Flamebirds are flying high!
Flame Chasers is one of The Times’ Children’s Books of the Year! Yay!🔥
@fireflypress.bsky.social
Flame Chasers is one of The Times’ Children’s Books of the Year! Yay!🔥
@fireflypress.bsky.social
November 30, 2024 at 4:48 PM
The Flamebirds are flying high!
Flame Chasers is one of The Times’ Children’s Books of the Year! Yay!🔥
@fireflypress.bsky.social
Flame Chasers is one of The Times’ Children’s Books of the Year! Yay!🔥
@fireflypress.bsky.social
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⚠️ Pontypridd has been hit by devastating floods and our wonderful independent bookshop, Storyville Books, has seen much of its stock destroyed.
If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath.
👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...
If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath.
👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...
Storyville Books Bookshop UK
Nestled in the rolling hills of the South Wales valleys, we are the only independent bookshop in Pontypridd, selling new books and more.
uk.bookshop.org
November 24, 2024 at 6:41 PM
⚠️ Pontypridd has been hit by devastating floods and our wonderful independent bookshop, Storyville Books, has seen much of its stock destroyed.
If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath.
👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...
If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath.
👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...
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Rocketship are such a wonderful bookshop, with a brilliant website full of great kids books. Please support them.
Yikes, due to the weather we are unsurprisingly quiet today, a bit nerve wracking for small businesses on a Saturday. So, here’s a look at our current bestsellers and a selection of books we also love. All available here at the shop and online
rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product-cate...
rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product-cate...
November 23, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Rocketship are such a wonderful bookshop, with a brilliant website full of great kids books. Please support them.
Thanks for the link @camcauthor.bsky.social 🤗
I’ve found my way here 😘😘😘
I’ve found my way here 😘😘😘
Camilla Chester (@camcauthor.bsky.social)
Dog walking Children’s Writer and author of Call Me Lion.
camcauthor.bsky.social
November 17, 2024 at 11:13 AM
Thanks for the link @camcauthor.bsky.social 🤗
I’ve found my way here 😘😘😘
I’ve found my way here 😘😘😘
Hello Blue Sky!! Giving this platform a go. Nice to meet you 🤗
I’m into stories, writing, kids books, graphic novels, adventures, and my bouncy border collie, Spock.
Author of 2 books and have a 3rd in the works. Look forward to chatting with you!❤️💛💜💚❤️
I’m into stories, writing, kids books, graphic novels, adventures, and my bouncy border collie, Spock.
Author of 2 books and have a 3rd in the works. Look forward to chatting with you!❤️💛💜💚❤️
November 17, 2024 at 11:11 AM
Hello Blue Sky!! Giving this platform a go. Nice to meet you 🤗
I’m into stories, writing, kids books, graphic novels, adventures, and my bouncy border collie, Spock.
Author of 2 books and have a 3rd in the works. Look forward to chatting with you!❤️💛💜💚❤️
I’m into stories, writing, kids books, graphic novels, adventures, and my bouncy border collie, Spock.
Author of 2 books and have a 3rd in the works. Look forward to chatting with you!❤️💛💜💚❤️