Rob Walton
@robwaltonwriter.bsky.social
https://theemmapress.com/shop/childrens/please-dont-read-the-footnotes-please/
www.robwaltonwriter.co.uk
“playful, zingy and warm”.
Carnegie Prize nominee.Whitley Bay via Scunny.All sorts of writing for all sorts of ages.
@robwaltonwriter on other places.
www.robwaltonwriter.co.uk
“playful, zingy and warm”.
Carnegie Prize nominee.Whitley Bay via Scunny.All sorts of writing for all sorts of ages.
@robwaltonwriter on other places.
Post- Whitley Bay parkrun as part of a 10K. Didn’t necessarily take the most direct route. The book on top of the pile has a Priory Lane stamp - a school in Scunthorpe I left fifty years ago. Finally got round to reading it,so now I can return it. #whitleybay #parkrun #scunthorpe
November 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Post- Whitley Bay parkrun as part of a 10K. Didn’t necessarily take the most direct route. The book on top of the pile has a Priory Lane stamp - a school in Scunthorpe I left fifty years ago. Finally got round to reading it,so now I can return it. #whitleybay #parkrun #scunthorpe
Post-parkrun coffee and words from @attielime.bsky.social and others. That there Bay was wonderfully windy today. #parkrun #whitleybay
November 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Post-parkrun coffee and words from @attielime.bsky.social and others. That there Bay was wonderfully windy today. #parkrun #whitleybay
Some excellent poems for Anti-Bullying Week at Brian Moses’ blogspot brian-moses.blogspot.com?m=1 #antibullyingweek #schools #edubluesky
November 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Some excellent poems for Anti-Bullying Week at Brian Moses’ blogspot brian-moses.blogspot.com?m=1 #antibullyingweek #schools #edubluesky
Very good news! Hats off to
‘Rob Walton’ & brava to Reena Makwana and her fantastic illustrations.Especially big love and thanks to Emma, Georgia, James & now Ella (not forgetting Gosia!) @theemmapress.bsky.social The best publisher & people. NOW BUY THIS BOOK! #carnegies
‘Rob Walton’ & brava to Reena Makwana and her fantastic illustrations.Especially big love and thanks to Emma, Georgia, James & now Ella (not forgetting Gosia!) @theemmapress.bsky.social The best publisher & people. NOW BUY THIS BOOK! #carnegies
November 3, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Very good news! Hats off to
‘Rob Walton’ & brava to Reena Makwana and her fantastic illustrations.Especially big love and thanks to Emma, Georgia, James & now Ella (not forgetting Gosia!) @theemmapress.bsky.social The best publisher & people. NOW BUY THIS BOOK! #carnegies
‘Rob Walton’ & brava to Reena Makwana and her fantastic illustrations.Especially big love and thanks to Emma, Georgia, James & now Ella (not forgetting Gosia!) @theemmapress.bsky.social The best publisher & people. NOW BUY THIS BOOK! #carnegies
Post-parkrun. Some fantastic words (and images) in those there books. Some fantastic everything at that there coast. #parkrun #whitleybay @parkrunuk.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Post-parkrun. Some fantastic words (and images) in those there books. Some fantastic everything at that there coast. #parkrun #whitleybay @parkrunuk.bsky.social
On the other hand, if Halloween poems are just too scary for you, however mild and gentle they may be… #kidlit #poetryforchildren #childrenspoetry
October 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
On the other hand, if Halloween poems are just too scary for you, however mild and gentle they may be… #kidlit #poetryforchildren #childrenspoetry
scaryness.com is the place
to head for all your gently scary Halloween poem for the bairns. Mild peril - bring it on. #kidlit #poetryforchildren
to head for all your gently scary Halloween poem for the bairns. Mild peril - bring it on. #kidlit #poetryforchildren
October 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
scaryness.com is the place
to head for all your gently scary Halloween poem for the bairns. Mild peril - bring it on. #kidlit #poetryforchildren
to head for all your gently scary Halloween poem for the bairns. Mild peril - bring it on. #kidlit #poetryforchildren
Post-parkrun etc. Course check, finish funnel set-up (“Oh my, what a beautiful funnel!” the sweaty hordes chorused), run, shuffle home, drink coffee, read. #parkrun #whitleybay
October 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Post-parkrun etc. Course check, finish funnel set-up (“Oh my, what a beautiful funnel!” the sweaty hordes chorused), run, shuffle home, drink coffee, read. #parkrun #whitleybay
I receive loads of book promotion spam.My fab publisher @theemmapress.bsky.social has the best staff and they’ve used a top freelance publicist.These robbing spammers annoy me so I reply to amuse myself.Now I quite look forward to receiving them.Some of the divvies even take my suggestions on board.
October 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I receive loads of book promotion spam.My fab publisher @theemmapress.bsky.social has the best staff and they’ve used a top freelance publicist.These robbing spammers annoy me so I reply to amuse myself.Now I quite look forward to receiving them.Some of the divvies even take my suggestions on board.
Post-parkrun etc. Adult fiction, children’s fiction, cat poetry, ‘frothy coffee’ and footie. Saturday sustenance. #parkrun #whitleybay
October 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Post-parkrun etc. Adult fiction, children’s fiction, cat poetry, ‘frothy coffee’ and footie. Saturday sustenance. #parkrun #whitleybay
I read to find my place in the world, escape the world, find new worlds. Always have. Today I will #take10toread #ReadMCR with National Literacy Trust @theemmapress.bsky.social for World Mental Health Day.
October 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I read to find my place in the world, escape the world, find new worlds. Always have. Today I will #take10toread #ReadMCR with National Literacy Trust @theemmapress.bsky.social for World Mental Health Day.
I had a cheese salad sandwich (with homemade green tomato chutney) & a cuppa, listening to @RebeccaLeek_ s poetic Ditty Bag. You could have a fried egg sandwich, Greek salad or last year’s Christmas pud you forgot all about. Just make sure you give yourself 15 minutes to listen.
October 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I had a cheese salad sandwich (with homemade green tomato chutney) & a cuppa, listening to @RebeccaLeek_ s poetic Ditty Bag. You could have a fried egg sandwich, Greek salad or last year’s Christmas pud you forgot all about. Just make sure you give yourself 15 minutes to listen.
Reckon I deserved a few post-Storm Amy-parkrun treats today. Blowin’ a hoolie round here, like. #parkrun #whitleybay @parkrunuk.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Reckon I deserved a few post-Storm Amy-parkrun treats today. Blowin’ a hoolie round here, like. #parkrun #whitleybay @parkrunuk.bsky.social
Really excited for National Potato Day. Started queuing at the chippy last night to get first dibs. Even wrote a potato to celebrate. #nationalpoetryday #nationalpotatoday
October 2, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Really excited for National Potato Day. Started queuing at the chippy last night to get first dibs. Even wrote a potato to celebrate. #nationalpoetryday #nationalpotatoday
Thanks very much to Helen Farish and @poetrysociety.org.uk for this.
Rob Walton reads 'Record selector', a winner of the Members' Poetry Competition - Autumn 2025: 'Clearing', judged by Helen Farish.
October 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Thanks very much to Helen Farish and @poetrysociety.org.uk for this.
Lovely publisher puts out lovely message about lovely review of lovely book by lovely reviewer.
“Looking for a book of short stories to appeal to those who love quirky humour and to inspire creativity? [...] I highly recommend this hard to define book" - Brenda Marshall, from English 4-11 @englishassociation.bsky.social on Please Don't Read The Footnotes Please by @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social🦣
October 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Lovely publisher puts out lovely message about lovely review of lovely book by lovely reviewer.
Reposted by Rob Walton
"To write something that children will enjoy, I think it's important to have elements of silliness, but also some heart" 🦣 Read our children's author @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social's interview with @peters-books.bsky.social!
Find the interview: buff.ly/RovCW03
Order the book: buff.ly/iCGywXO
Find the interview: buff.ly/RovCW03
Order the book: buff.ly/iCGywXO
![Book cover with quote “Riddings Library in Scunthorpe was where it all started for me [...] That library, those bookcases, the windows, the porch and the loans desk are so clear in my memory”. - Rob Walton](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2gha2zgtnpaylyob46fbwgzo/bafkreib6gzgrsxb33knnmu6ybep3yjohxadzmngtlkh65inp3qg5fqs3oy@jpeg)
September 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
"To write something that children will enjoy, I think it's important to have elements of silliness, but also some heart" 🦣 Read our children's author @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social's interview with @peters-books.bsky.social!
Find the interview: buff.ly/RovCW03
Order the book: buff.ly/iCGywXO
Find the interview: buff.ly/RovCW03
Order the book: buff.ly/iCGywXO
Great to have some mildly scary poems for kids aboard the scary-ness express. scaryness.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Great to have some mildly scary poems for kids aboard the scary-ness express. scaryness.com
Finding some great scary poems for children from a range of excellent poets over on scaryness.com #kidlit #childrenspoetry
September 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Finding some great scary poems for children from a range of excellent poets over on scaryness.com #kidlit #childrenspoetry
Delighted to be included in @brianmosespoet.bsky.social Back to School poems blog post alongside some top poetry pals.
New blog post: End of Holiday/Back to School poems Part 2. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/08/end-...
Welcome to the Ssssssnake Hotel
END OF SUMMER HOLIDAY & BACK TO SCHOOL POEMS (Part 2) (Copyright of all poems remains with their creators) First Day Back We said our tw...
brian-moses.blogspot.com
September 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Delighted to be included in @brianmosespoet.bsky.social Back to School poems blog post alongside some top poetry pals.
Brilliant offer here from @brianmosespoet.bsky.social
I’ve taken delivery of 900 remaindered copies of my book of animal poems - The Budgie Like stories Boogie - and am offering FREE class sets (30 copies) to the first three schools that book me for online sessions this term. Details - brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/01/virt... Reposts appreciated.
September 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Brilliant offer here from @brianmosespoet.bsky.social
Nigel Farage’s Reform wants to bring back fracking in England. We need to lock the current ban in law. Join me and tell the Prime Minister: make the fracking ban permanent.
@friends_earth 👇
foe.uk/ksojs
@friends_earth 👇
foe.uk/ksojs
Tell Keir Starmer to make the fracking ban permanent
Nigel Farage's Reform party has declared it wants to “drill baby drill” if it wins the next general election. There’s a temporary pause on fracking in England, but it’s not even written into law. So i...
foe.uk
August 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Nigel Farage’s Reform wants to bring back fracking in England. We need to lock the current ban in law. Join me and tell the Prime Minister: make the fracking ban permanent.
@friends_earth 👇
foe.uk/ksojs
@friends_earth 👇
foe.uk/ksojs
Reposted by Rob Walton
New blog post: End of Summer Holiday/Back to School poems by top children’s poets.
brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/08/end-...
brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/08/end-...
Welcome to the Ssssssnake Hotel
END OF SUMMER HOLIDAY & BACK TO SCHOOL POEMS (Part 1) (Copyright of all poems remains with their creators) Home From Holiday Blues I’ve go...
brian-moses.blogspot.com
August 28, 2025 at 11:21 AM
New blog post: End of Summer Holiday/Back to School poems by top children’s poets.
brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/08/end-...
brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/08/end-...
@thetoypress.bsky.social #word of the week is TRAIN, and this is a response… #kidlit #childrenspoetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers
August 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
@thetoypress.bsky.social #word of the week is TRAIN, and this is a response… #kidlit #childrenspoetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers
Great to receive You’re Never Too Much, thanks to First Ink Books @panmacmillan.bsky.social Charlie Castelletti. Pleased to have a couple of my things in this new anthology of “Poems for every emotion” for YA readers. My rubbish photo doesn’t do the fab cover justice- so you’ll have to order it.
August 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Great to receive You’re Never Too Much, thanks to First Ink Books @panmacmillan.bsky.social Charlie Castelletti. Pleased to have a couple of my things in this new anthology of “Poems for every emotion” for YA readers. My rubbish photo doesn’t do the fab cover justice- so you’ll have to order it.