Stephen Daly 🏳️🌈
@thatstephendaly.bsky.social
YA Writer, photographer, producer
The Last Death Poet - April 2026
Repped by Silvia Molteni at PFD
The Last Death Poet - April 2026
Repped by Silvia Molteni at PFD
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COVER REVEAL
My YA debut The Last Death Poet will be published by @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social in April 2026.
Thank you Adams Carvalho for this stunning cover, I love it.
My YA debut The Last Death Poet will be published by @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social in April 2026.
Thank you Adams Carvalho for this stunning cover, I love it.
Hello hello!
I'm delighted that The Last Death Poet has been selected by Waterstones for their October pre-order offer.
Between Tuesday 14th and Friday 17th October you can get 25% off the book by entering OCTOBER25 when booking through the link below.
tinyurl.com/muvn982b
#WPreorder
I'm delighted that The Last Death Poet has been selected by Waterstones for their October pre-order offer.
Between Tuesday 14th and Friday 17th October you can get 25% off the book by entering OCTOBER25 when booking through the link below.
tinyurl.com/muvn982b
#WPreorder
October 14, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Hello hello!
I'm delighted that The Last Death Poet has been selected by Waterstones for their October pre-order offer.
Between Tuesday 14th and Friday 17th October you can get 25% off the book by entering OCTOBER25 when booking through the link below.
tinyurl.com/muvn982b
#WPreorder
I'm delighted that The Last Death Poet has been selected by Waterstones for their October pre-order offer.
Between Tuesday 14th and Friday 17th October you can get 25% off the book by entering OCTOBER25 when booking through the link below.
tinyurl.com/muvn982b
#WPreorder
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I adore the cover of this book, and I can't wait to read the story inside when it comes out next year.
COVER REVEAL
My YA debut The Last Death Poet will be published by @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social in April 2026.
Thank you Adams Carvalho for this stunning cover, I love it.
My YA debut The Last Death Poet will be published by @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social in April 2026.
Thank you Adams Carvalho for this stunning cover, I love it.
October 14, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I adore the cover of this book, and I can't wait to read the story inside when it comes out next year.
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One of the things about this study is that a lot of baby and toddler books are written in house, by editors. So the study reveals the whiteness of editorial in kidlit even if not explicitly. But, big picture, this trend is unacceptable. I remember so many promises www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
‘Catastrophic decline’ in Black representation in children’s books
A report by charity Inclusive Books for Children found that of the 2,721 books surveyed, only 51 featured a Black main character, down by 21.5% since 2023
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:38 AM
One of the things about this study is that a lot of baby and toddler books are written in house, by editors. So the study reveals the whiteness of editorial in kidlit even if not explicitly. But, big picture, this trend is unacceptable. I remember so many promises www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
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Hello, everybody! I have GREAT NEWS!!!!!
David Fickling Books has snapped up an 'exceptional' new YA novel by four-time Carnegie Medal-nominated author Melinda Salisbury, sparking a six-figure US deal. Local Gods will publish in summer 2026 👇 #BookSky
Melinda Salisbury’s new YA fantasy goes to DFB and sparks six-figure US deal
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October 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Hello, everybody! I have GREAT NEWS!!!!!
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So… smartphones for teenagers are going to be *banned* in schools, but *mandatory* everywhere else. Got it. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Government to consult on digital IDs for 13-year-olds
There has been a backlash to the announcement a UK-wide digital ID scheme will be introduced by 2029.
www.bbc.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
So… smartphones for teenagers are going to be *banned* in schools, but *mandatory* everywhere else. Got it. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Gaza fishermen able to fish for first time thanks to sumud flotilla distraction
they STILL FED MY PEOPLE. 🥹
they STILL FED MY PEOPLE. 🥹
October 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Gaza fishermen able to fish for first time thanks to sumud flotilla distraction
they STILL FED MY PEOPLE. 🥹
they STILL FED MY PEOPLE. 🥹
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Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards
We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.
petition.parliament.uk
September 27, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Real good news/bad news thing for Starmer.
Good news: he got people to sign up for signing at a similar pace to Your Party's mailing list.
Bad news: It's opposition to his ID cards idea.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Good news: he got people to sign up for signing at a similar pace to Your Party's mailing list.
Bad news: It's opposition to his ID cards idea.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards
We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.
petition.parliament.uk
September 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Real good news/bad news thing for Starmer.
Good news: he got people to sign up for signing at a similar pace to Your Party's mailing list.
Bad news: It's opposition to his ID cards idea.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Good news: he got people to sign up for signing at a similar pace to Your Party's mailing list.
Bad news: It's opposition to his ID cards idea.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Cis 'allies' be like: Why are trans people weird about the UK's ID proposals?
Us: They will force out us
'Allies': I'm sure that won't happen
Us: They have literally involved transphobe groups in the design stage. It will happen from day 1.
'Allies': You're just hysterical. Won't happen.
Us: They will force out us
'Allies': I'm sure that won't happen
Us: They have literally involved transphobe groups in the design stage. It will happen from day 1.
'Allies': You're just hysterical. Won't happen.
September 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Cis 'allies' be like: Why are trans people weird about the UK's ID proposals?
Us: They will force out us
'Allies': I'm sure that won't happen
Us: They have literally involved transphobe groups in the design stage. It will happen from day 1.
'Allies': You're just hysterical. Won't happen.
Us: They will force out us
'Allies': I'm sure that won't happen
Us: They have literally involved transphobe groups in the design stage. It will happen from day 1.
'Allies': You're just hysterical. Won't happen.
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Hi LGBT+ Labour, thanks for the email about all your fabulous conference events, but my copy seems to be missing the meeting about tackling the overwhelming wave of transphobia that has engulfed Labour policy in the last two years and has left trans people across the UK living in fear. Typo?
September 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Hi LGBT+ Labour, thanks for the email about all your fabulous conference events, but my copy seems to be missing the meeting about tackling the overwhelming wave of transphobia that has engulfed Labour policy in the last two years and has left trans people across the UK living in fear. Typo?
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We are delighted to announce that the winner of this years Children’s Books Ireland Annual Award is @tadhgmacdh.bsky.social
Tadhg is the founder of @futafata.bsky.social, and a trailblazer of Irish-language publishing. Read more:
childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...
Comhghairdeas a Thaidhg!
Tadhg is the founder of @futafata.bsky.social, and a trailblazer of Irish-language publishing. Read more:
childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...
Comhghairdeas a Thaidhg!
September 23, 2025 at 11:16 AM
We are delighted to announce that the winner of this years Children’s Books Ireland Annual Award is @tadhgmacdh.bsky.social
Tadhg is the founder of @futafata.bsky.social, and a trailblazer of Irish-language publishing. Read more:
childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...
Comhghairdeas a Thaidhg!
Tadhg is the founder of @futafata.bsky.social, and a trailblazer of Irish-language publishing. Read more:
childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...
Comhghairdeas a Thaidhg!
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ICYMI: Macmillan Children’s Books has signed a major new series from award-winning debut author Louise Austin. Alex Abbott is [Un]Dead will publish in April 2026 👇 #BookSky
Macmillan Children’s Books pre-empts major new series from debut author Louise Austin
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September 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
ICYMI: Macmillan Children’s Books has signed a major new series from award-winning debut author Louise Austin. Alex Abbott is [Un]Dead will publish in April 2026 👇 #BookSky
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It’s time for women and allies to speak up. To say ‘not in our name’ to the discrimination and exclusion of trans people. Are you with us?
✍️ If you are a woman and agree please sign @nionwomen.bsky.social 's open letter
https://goodlaw.social/wu1u
✍️ If you are a woman and agree please sign @nionwomen.bsky.social 's open letter
https://goodlaw.social/wu1u
Not In Our Name: Women in support of the trans+ community - Not in our name
We use cookies where necessary to allow us to understand how people interact with our website and content, so that we can continue to improve our service.
goodlaw.social
September 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It’s time for women and allies to speak up. To say ‘not in our name’ to the discrimination and exclusion of trans people. Are you with us?
✍️ If you are a woman and agree please sign @nionwomen.bsky.social 's open letter
https://goodlaw.social/wu1u
✍️ If you are a woman and agree please sign @nionwomen.bsky.social 's open letter
https://goodlaw.social/wu1u
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"Irish creatives are in the limelight and rightly being celebrated. But children’s authors and illustrators in Ireland too often fly under the radar."
Support Irish authors and illustrators writing for young people!
✍️Article by our CEO Elaina Ryan
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Support Irish authors and illustrators writing for young people!
✍️Article by our CEO Elaina Ryan
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Best Irish Books of 2025: your Culture Night (and Christmas) guide to children’s literature
Elaina Ryan of Children’s Books Ireland on its latest guide to the best of Irish writing
www.irishtimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:34 AM
"Irish creatives are in the limelight and rightly being celebrated. But children’s authors and illustrators in Ireland too often fly under the radar."
Support Irish authors and illustrators writing for young people!
✍️Article by our CEO Elaina Ryan
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Support Irish authors and illustrators writing for young people!
✍️Article by our CEO Elaina Ryan
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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“Words are not violence”
- proceeds to quote Hitler’s words
- proceeds to quote Hitler’s words
September 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
“Words are not violence”
- proceeds to quote Hitler’s words
- proceeds to quote Hitler’s words
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Queen
September 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Queen
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It is over for the genocide deniers.
Even the BBC is now splashing on the UN commission of inquiry concluding that Israel has committed genocide.
Those who supported Israel's onslaught:
You backed a genocide.
You will never scrub the shame away.
Even the BBC is now splashing on the UN commission of inquiry concluding that Israel has committed genocide.
Those who supported Israel's onslaught:
You backed a genocide.
You will never scrub the shame away.
September 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
It is over for the genocide deniers.
Even the BBC is now splashing on the UN commission of inquiry concluding that Israel has committed genocide.
Those who supported Israel's onslaught:
You backed a genocide.
You will never scrub the shame away.
Even the BBC is now splashing on the UN commission of inquiry concluding that Israel has committed genocide.
Those who supported Israel's onslaught:
You backed a genocide.
You will never scrub the shame away.
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Hey #kidlit illustrators!
We're beginning work on new Christmas/nighttime themed picture book. I'm looking for someone with a painterly, textured, and literary style capable conjuring magic, light, and wonder.
Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.
💙❤️ #artcommissions
We're beginning work on new Christmas/nighttime themed picture book. I'm looking for someone with a painterly, textured, and literary style capable conjuring magic, light, and wonder.
Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.
💙❤️ #artcommissions
September 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Hey #kidlit illustrators!
We're beginning work on new Christmas/nighttime themed picture book. I'm looking for someone with a painterly, textured, and literary style capable conjuring magic, light, and wonder.
Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.
💙❤️ #artcommissions
We're beginning work on new Christmas/nighttime themed picture book. I'm looking for someone with a painterly, textured, and literary style capable conjuring magic, light, and wonder.
Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.
💙❤️ #artcommissions
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What would Orwell think about a huge face on a gigantic screen telling a crowd of people they should wage war on foreigners and dissidents? No way of knowing, I guess.
When speaking to Tommy Robinson at the far right demonstration in London today, Elon Musk wore a t-shirt saying "What would Orwell think?"
So let's dive in - what would George Orwell think about Tommy Robinson and Elon Musk? 🧵
So let's dive in - what would George Orwell think about Tommy Robinson and Elon Musk? 🧵
September 15, 2025 at 9:32 AM
What would Orwell think about a huge face on a gigantic screen telling a crowd of people they should wage war on foreigners and dissidents? No way of knowing, I guess.
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"Sinn Féin and the DUP have stalled the nutrients action programme over fears of a farmer backlash."
The *only* thing they'll unite on: ensuring the largest lake ecosystem in Ireland or Britain, Lough Neagh, continues to die of pollution.
What a f**king disgrace.
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The *only* thing they'll unite on: ensuring the largest lake ecosystem in Ireland or Britain, Lough Neagh, continues to die of pollution.
What a f**king disgrace.
share.google/cazBTwCid9qR...
‘It’s dying in front of our eyes’: how the UK’s largest lake became an ecological disaster
Signs tout a natural paradise, but pollution from over-farming has left Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh choked by toxic algae
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September 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
"Sinn Féin and the DUP have stalled the nutrients action programme over fears of a farmer backlash."
The *only* thing they'll unite on: ensuring the largest lake ecosystem in Ireland or Britain, Lough Neagh, continues to die of pollution.
What a f**king disgrace.
share.google/cazBTwCid9qR...
The *only* thing they'll unite on: ensuring the largest lake ecosystem in Ireland or Britain, Lough Neagh, continues to die of pollution.
What a f**king disgrace.
share.google/cazBTwCid9qR...
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"Britain is a nation proudly built on tolerance, diversity and respect. Our flag represents our diverse country"
(looks at British history)
Um ...
(looks at British history)
Um ...
Keir’s woken up folks! He’s finally acknowledged people of colour (a) exist and (b) might be feeling intimidated fucking hell let’s give him a nobel peace prize
September 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"Britain is a nation proudly built on tolerance, diversity and respect. Our flag represents our diverse country"
(looks at British history)
Um ...
(looks at British history)
Um ...
Keir m’dear, your flag was known as ‘The Butcher’s Apron’
Keir’s woken up folks! He’s finally acknowledged people of colour (a) exist and (b) might be feeling intimidated fucking hell let’s give him a nobel peace prize
September 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Keir m’dear, your flag was known as ‘The Butcher’s Apron’
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Inject this into my veins and stop talking over people of colour and dismissing their concerns
September 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Inject this into my veins and stop talking over people of colour and dismissing their concerns
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Farage doesn’t have to be an inevitability folks. We’ve got four years, and I think this is what revitalised hope looks like to me.
The Prime Minister can call me names - “plastic progressive”? (Nope, me neither!)
Meanwhile, I’m travelling across England and Wales, meeting people fired up and ready for change.
We’re going to turn this country around – and no one gets left behind.
Meanwhile, I’m travelling across England and Wales, meeting people fired up and ready for change.
We’re going to turn this country around – and no one gets left behind.
September 9, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Farage doesn’t have to be an inevitability folks. We’ve got four years, and I think this is what revitalised hope looks like to me.