Scott Thomson Author
@scotttauthor.bsky.social
I like reading things. And writing things. Mainly for children. Debut PB out 2025.
This was part of the Lord of the Rings Christmas card that my 10 year old made for me this year.
1. Hilarious!
2. An illustrator in the making?
1. Hilarious!
2. An illustrator in the making?
January 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This was part of the Lord of the Rings Christmas card that my 10 year old made for me this year.
1. Hilarious!
2. An illustrator in the making?
1. Hilarious!
2. An illustrator in the making?
Our Northern Ireland New Year adventures included this rope bridge at Carrick-a-Rede (my knees were knocking, let me tell you - heights aren't my thing!)
We expected to be tucked up in bed tonight, but the adventure continues as all roads home are closed ❄️☃️. An impromptu hotel it is, then!
We expected to be tucked up in bed tonight, but the adventure continues as all roads home are closed ❄️☃️. An impromptu hotel it is, then!
January 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Our Northern Ireland New Year adventures included this rope bridge at Carrick-a-Rede (my knees were knocking, let me tell you - heights aren't my thing!)
We expected to be tucked up in bed tonight, but the adventure continues as all roads home are closed ❄️☃️. An impromptu hotel it is, then!
We expected to be tucked up in bed tonight, but the adventure continues as all roads home are closed ❄️☃️. An impromptu hotel it is, then!
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🍦✨ Calling all aspiring picture book authors and illustrators! Join us for our Third Annual Virtual Ice Cream Social on Tuesday, January 28th from 8-9:30 PM Eastern!
Connect with the co-directors, meet past mentees, get insider tips on applying to the program + more!
Register at pbrisingstars.com
Connect with the co-directors, meet past mentees, get insider tips on applying to the program + more!
Register at pbrisingstars.com
January 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
🍦✨ Calling all aspiring picture book authors and illustrators! Join us for our Third Annual Virtual Ice Cream Social on Tuesday, January 28th from 8-9:30 PM Eastern!
Connect with the co-directors, meet past mentees, get insider tips on applying to the program + more!
Register at pbrisingstars.com
Connect with the co-directors, meet past mentees, get insider tips on applying to the program + more!
Register at pbrisingstars.com
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Surprise!!
I'm thrilled to announce ANOTHER debut picture book CASSINI'S MISSION, gorgeously illustrated by Julia Blattman, published by Candlewick/MIT Kids Press. Release date: 8/12.
Preorders now open! katievenit.com/cassinis-mis...
#kidlit
thx always to
@joycesweeney.bsky.social
I'm thrilled to announce ANOTHER debut picture book CASSINI'S MISSION, gorgeously illustrated by Julia Blattman, published by Candlewick/MIT Kids Press. Release date: 8/12.
Preorders now open! katievenit.com/cassinis-mis...
#kidlit
thx always to
@joycesweeney.bsky.social
January 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Surprise!!
I'm thrilled to announce ANOTHER debut picture book CASSINI'S MISSION, gorgeously illustrated by Julia Blattman, published by Candlewick/MIT Kids Press. Release date: 8/12.
Preorders now open! katievenit.com/cassinis-mis...
#kidlit
thx always to
@joycesweeney.bsky.social
I'm thrilled to announce ANOTHER debut picture book CASSINI'S MISSION, gorgeously illustrated by Julia Blattman, published by Candlewick/MIT Kids Press. Release date: 8/12.
Preorders now open! katievenit.com/cassinis-mis...
#kidlit
thx always to
@joycesweeney.bsky.social
Happy New Year!
Are you a goal setter? In the past I would have been a really committed foal-setter. That's fallen by the wayside in recent years, but I'm thinking of taking it up again - I enjoy the focus that it brings.
Do you have any 2025 goals?
Are you a goal setter? In the past I would have been a really committed foal-setter. That's fallen by the wayside in recent years, but I'm thinking of taking it up again - I enjoy the focus that it brings.
Do you have any 2025 goals?
January 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Happy New Year!
Are you a goal setter? In the past I would have been a really committed foal-setter. That's fallen by the wayside in recent years, but I'm thinking of taking it up again - I enjoy the focus that it brings.
Do you have any 2025 goals?
Are you a goal setter? In the past I would have been a really committed foal-setter. That's fallen by the wayside in recent years, but I'm thinking of taking it up again - I enjoy the focus that it brings.
Do you have any 2025 goals?
Hedgehogs are so precious and desperately need protecting.
Thanks to @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social for making this lovely graphic of my poem.
Thanks to @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social for making this lovely graphic of my poem.
December 19, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Hedgehogs are so precious and desperately need protecting.
Thanks to @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social for making this lovely graphic of my poem.
Thanks to @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social for making this lovely graphic of my poem.
A very worthy winner. Beautiful!
#LyricalLanguageLab #poetrycontest
FIRST PLACE: "Silent Snow" by Pamela Moritz
See what the judges have to say about the winning poem here:
www.reneelatulippe.com/winners-wint...
FIRST PLACE: "Silent Snow" by Pamela Moritz
See what the judges have to say about the winning poem here:
www.reneelatulippe.com/winners-wint...
December 18, 2024 at 5:23 PM
A very worthy winner. Beautiful!
An honourable mention for me: what a joy!
Check out the poems that made it - a real feast.
Check out the poems that made it - a real feast.
THE RESULTS ARE IN! We judges are in a flurry about our winter #LyricalLanguageLab #poetrycontest winners and honorable mentions!
Meet the poets and read the poems here:
www.reneelatulippe.com/winners-wint...
CONGRATULATIONS, POETS! 💜
Meet the poets and read the poems here:
www.reneelatulippe.com/winners-wint...
CONGRATULATIONS, POETS! 💜
December 17, 2024 at 10:01 PM
An honourable mention for me: what a joy!
Check out the poems that made it - a real feast.
Check out the poems that made it - a real feast.
The story isn't over yet: I've made it to the shortlist!
December 15, 2024 at 7:04 PM
The story isn't over yet: I've made it to the shortlist!
Delighted to make the longlist!
December 14, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Delighted to make the longlist!
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Really excited to share this interview with @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social about her process of drafting and revising rhyming stories. Such great info here! Thanks so much, Rebecca, for sharing!
open.substack.com/pub/skruger/...
open.substack.com/pub/skruger/...
The Puzzle of Writing in Rhyme with Rebecca Gardyn Levington
And the myth of doing it "by ear"
open.substack.com
December 9, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Really excited to share this interview with @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social about her process of drafting and revising rhyming stories. Such great info here! Thanks so much, Rebecca, for sharing!
open.substack.com/pub/skruger/...
open.substack.com/pub/skruger/...
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Excited to share this news, finally!
My debut picture book ❄️✨THE ABOMINABLE SNOW DANCER✨❄️ is coming out Fall 2025 from Penguin Workshop!
1/ This book is secretly about me. While I'm not a hairy yeti who dreams of dancing (... Or am I?🤔), I DID dream of writing #kidlit one day, and here I am!
My debut picture book ❄️✨THE ABOMINABLE SNOW DANCER✨❄️ is coming out Fall 2025 from Penguin Workshop!
1/ This book is secretly about me. While I'm not a hairy yeti who dreams of dancing (... Or am I?🤔), I DID dream of writing #kidlit one day, and here I am!
December 5, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Excited to share this news, finally!
My debut picture book ❄️✨THE ABOMINABLE SNOW DANCER✨❄️ is coming out Fall 2025 from Penguin Workshop!
1/ This book is secretly about me. While I'm not a hairy yeti who dreams of dancing (... Or am I?🤔), I DID dream of writing #kidlit one day, and here I am!
My debut picture book ❄️✨THE ABOMINABLE SNOW DANCER✨❄️ is coming out Fall 2025 from Penguin Workshop!
1/ This book is secretly about me. While I'm not a hairy yeti who dreams of dancing (... Or am I?🤔), I DID dream of writing #kidlit one day, and here I am!
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🎅✨ Cover Reveal! ✨🎅
When Santa Wrote Back! (with words by me and illustrations by Pablo Pino) is coming down the chimney September 2, 2025.
Available for pre-order now! hellonathan.ca 🎄📚
#KidLit #CoverReveal #PictureBooks #WritingCommunity
When Santa Wrote Back! (with words by me and illustrations by Pablo Pino) is coming down the chimney September 2, 2025.
Available for pre-order now! hellonathan.ca 🎄📚
#KidLit #CoverReveal #PictureBooks #WritingCommunity
December 4, 2024 at 4:54 PM
🎅✨ Cover Reveal! ✨🎅
When Santa Wrote Back! (with words by me and illustrations by Pablo Pino) is coming down the chimney September 2, 2025.
Available for pre-order now! hellonathan.ca 🎄📚
#KidLit #CoverReveal #PictureBooks #WritingCommunity
When Santa Wrote Back! (with words by me and illustrations by Pablo Pino) is coming down the chimney September 2, 2025.
Available for pre-order now! hellonathan.ca 🎄📚
#KidLit #CoverReveal #PictureBooks #WritingCommunity
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1 in 8 UK children aged 5 to 8 do not have a book of their own at home.
Children without books are 15 times less likely to be good readers than their book-owning peers.
Help bridge that gap and brighten a child's festive season by donating to @booktrust.bsky.social's #MagicOfBooks appeal.
🎄📚🎁👧🏻👦🏾
Children without books are 15 times less likely to be good readers than their book-owning peers.
Help bridge that gap and brighten a child's festive season by donating to @booktrust.bsky.social's #MagicOfBooks appeal.
🎄📚🎁👧🏻👦🏾
No matter what’s changing for a child, the comfort of a good book is timeless.
A £10 donation to our #MagicOfBooks appeal will give a child in need a gift they’ll enjoy now and long after the festive season.
Donate here - and thank you ✨👇
donate.booktrust.org.uk/xmas3?utm_so...
A £10 donation to our #MagicOfBooks appeal will give a child in need a gift they’ll enjoy now and long after the festive season.
Donate here - and thank you ✨👇
donate.booktrust.org.uk/xmas3?utm_so...
December 2, 2024 at 11:50 AM
1 in 8 UK children aged 5 to 8 do not have a book of their own at home.
Children without books are 15 times less likely to be good readers than their book-owning peers.
Help bridge that gap and brighten a child's festive season by donating to @booktrust.bsky.social's #MagicOfBooks appeal.
🎄📚🎁👧🏻👦🏾
Children without books are 15 times less likely to be good readers than their book-owning peers.
Help bridge that gap and brighten a child's festive season by donating to @booktrust.bsky.social's #MagicOfBooks appeal.
🎄📚🎁👧🏻👦🏾
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POETS, lend me your ears! Only 7 days left to enter the #LyricalLanguageLab #RHYMING #poetry contest! And remember -- it's not all about SNOW. If you live in a hot climate, or your winter is in July, we'd love to know what YOUR winter wanderings look like too!
December 2, 2024 at 2:59 PM
POETS, lend me your ears! Only 7 days left to enter the #LyricalLanguageLab #RHYMING #poetry contest! And remember -- it's not all about SNOW. If you live in a hot climate, or your winter is in July, we'd love to know what YOUR winter wanderings look like too!
I love a competition with a prompt. Limiting the options for what I can write about somehow opens up my creativity. I've entered this contest - are you thinking of entering?
Submissions are officially open for the WINTER WANDERINGS rhyming kidlit poetry contest! We can't wait to read your work!
#kidlit #poetrycontest #kidlitpoetry
www.reneelatulippe.com/poetry-conte...
#kidlit #poetrycontest #kidlitpoetry
www.reneelatulippe.com/poetry-conte...
December 2, 2024 at 5:29 PM
I love a competition with a prompt. Limiting the options for what I can write about somehow opens up my creativity. I've entered this contest - are you thinking of entering?
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I have one more public event this year before I begin the Christmas festivities - suitably, the event IS a christmas festivity. Come and join me and a gang of authors to get your bookish Christmas presents at Waterstones Finchley Road on Saturday 14th Dec. www.waterstones.com/events/chris...
Christmas Book Festival! | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Christmas Book Festival! today.
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December 1, 2024 at 8:54 AM
I have one more public event this year before I begin the Christmas festivities - suitably, the event IS a christmas festivity. Come and join me and a gang of authors to get your bookish Christmas presents at Waterstones Finchley Road on Saturday 14th Dec. www.waterstones.com/events/chris...
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Wow! Only 20 copies left on Amazon! If you would like a copy, order soon! amzn.to/3VbJsYu
The Gift Shop Bear
The Gift Shop Bear [Harris, Phyllis, Harris, Phyllis] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Gift Shop Bear
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November 30, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Wow! Only 20 copies left on Amazon! If you would like a copy, order soon! amzn.to/3VbJsYu
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The evolution of the #KidLitSundayScaries creative exercise -- help spread the word. See you there this Sunday? The more the scarier! 👻
#KidLit #horror #WritingCommunity
#KidLit #horror #WritingCommunity
November 27, 2024 at 2:23 PM
The evolution of the #KidLitSundayScaries creative exercise -- help spread the word. See you there this Sunday? The more the scarier! 👻
#KidLit #horror #WritingCommunity
#KidLit #horror #WritingCommunity
I've had an idea for a picture book bobbing around my head for a while now but have been stuck on how exactly to frame it... Until a title popped in to my head today that makes everything fit into place. Excited to start drafting.
November 30, 2024 at 7:03 PM
I've had an idea for a picture book bobbing around my head for a while now but have been stuck on how exactly to frame it... Until a title popped in to my head today that makes everything fit into place. Excited to start drafting.
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For #nationalillustrationday here's some work from my #picturebooks for the US and Japan: 'Crinkle, Crackle, Crack!' (Holiday House, US), 'Wills Words' (Charlesbridge, US), 'The Snowman' (Hyoronsha, Japan) and 'Jack and the Beanstalk' (Fukuinkan Shoten, Japan) #kidlitART #KidlitUK #UKKidlit
November 29, 2024 at 5:23 PM
For #nationalillustrationday here's some work from my #picturebooks for the US and Japan: 'Crinkle, Crackle, Crack!' (Holiday House, US), 'Wills Words' (Charlesbridge, US), 'The Snowman' (Hyoronsha, Japan) and 'Jack and the Beanstalk' (Fukuinkan Shoten, Japan) #kidlitART #KidlitUK #UKKidlit
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"Shhh, did you hear that?" #kidlitart #illustration
November 29, 2024 at 7:26 PM
"Shhh, did you hear that?" #kidlitart #illustration
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Welcome to the Helensburgh Book Festival, a literary festival on the West coast of Scotland 🏴 Please give us a follow to keep up to date with all our news, we’ve got some very exciting panels to tell you about! 28th-30th March 2025 💙📚
November 25, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Welcome to the Helensburgh Book Festival, a literary festival on the West coast of Scotland 🏴 Please give us a follow to keep up to date with all our news, we’ve got some very exciting panels to tell you about! 28th-30th March 2025 💙📚
Here is my round 1 entry for the @nycmidnight.bsky.social Rhyming Story competition 2024. I was given around 1 week to write a 750 word rhyming story using the following prompts:
Genre: Ghost Story 👻
Theme: It takes two to tango
Emotion: Fascinated
It's far from perfect, but was fun to write!
Genre: Ghost Story 👻
Theme: It takes two to tango
Emotion: Fascinated
It's far from perfect, but was fun to write!
November 25, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Here is my round 1 entry for the @nycmidnight.bsky.social Rhyming Story competition 2024. I was given around 1 week to write a 750 word rhyming story using the following prompts:
Genre: Ghost Story 👻
Theme: It takes two to tango
Emotion: Fascinated
It's far from perfect, but was fun to write!
Genre: Ghost Story 👻
Theme: It takes two to tango
Emotion: Fascinated
It's far from perfect, but was fun to write!