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IT'S WEDNESDAY! It's #buyastrangerabook day. The grooviest of all the days. I'll give out TWO books. FOR FREE. If you'd like one, let me know. Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know. It's a thing! Look. biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi... UK only

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Spring has sprung & so has the LATEST WRDMag. That's not all. You can now read it online… for FREE! Still available in print for those who like to turn the pages in person 😊 It's a CORKER! Stuffed with extracts, interviews & reviews for 8yrs+ & Xtra for teens. Spread the WRD! 📚😍

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In the enchanting world of #WhenTheBeesBuzzedOff, I felt the urgency and camaraderie among the insects. It reminds me how essential every creature is. A sweet tale that lifts my heart! 🐝✨ #BookSky #

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Hurrah it is Wednesday and the weasels are dancing! Eurythmics and Sweet Dreams are the tune du jour. Dance like a weasel, you know you want to! #weaselwednesday

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Join us tonight for #ukteenchat with the fabulous @ianhcreates.bsky.social, chatting all about his new MG - Fyn Carter and the Legends From Atlantis. All welcome to come and join in the chat 🙂 #kidlit #FynCarter #writerslife

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#WhenTheBeesBuzzedOff takes us deep into the undergrowth of a garden where a group of insects are panicking because they can’t find the #bees 🐝 storysnug.com/2018/07/bees... #WorldBeeDay #BeeDay 🐝 #LulaBell #StephenBennett @littletigeruk.bsky.social #StorySnug #BookSky #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #kidlit

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#Win a Story Skeleton: The Classics #ebook writershelpingwriters.net/2025/05/read... @michellebark.bsky.social #giveaway #writingcommunity

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Thinking of entering #UV26? Join our three live Zoom webinars in June to help perfect your entry. Tickets giving access to all three are £30 for @scbwi.bsky.social members; £40 for non-members. Keep following for more info, or book your place 👇 tinyurl.com/4tjm6m9r @scbwi-bi.bsky.social

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New agent alert! Paula Weiman @ashliterary.bsky.social is interested in MG Contemporary, YA Suspense, YA Thriller, YA Contemporary, and YA Fantasy among other genres. To find out more (and for instructions on how to submit), check out our blog: writingdayworkshops.com/blog/new-lit...

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kids literally wanted to grow up and be public servants because of Richard Scarry.

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I remember school milk! It was really good to drink cold in the winter but horrible in the summer after sitting in a warm classroom!

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IT'S WEDNESDAY! It's #buyastrangerabook day. The grooviest of all the days. I'll give out TWO books. FOR FREE. If you'd like one, let me know. Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know. It's a thing! Look. www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi... UK only

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May 12 is ME/CFS Awareness Day. Speak with other people about ME/CFS today. Reject invisibility and stigma, build awarenesss and support.

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Reminder: if asked for a synopsis for a submission, that is a description of the plot and character arc from beginning to end with full spoilers. A synopsis shouldn't be teasing the end of the book. It should be describing it in no uncertain terms.

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From 1st draft to finished #novel 📚 You are invited to a FREE #writing lecture with award-winning #author Nev March. ✍️ During the talk, Nev will share her "revision roadmap" she has used for #editing her #firstdraft into award-winning novels. 🤯 Sign up here 👇 🔗 authorspublish.com/lectures/fre...

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Booking is LIVE for the #UV26 online launch event on 22 May! It's FREE but you need to book a place👇 tinyurl.com/3sbw5tzp Don't miss the chance to hear what our judges are looking for 👀 @lindsaylit.bsky.social @saskialeach.bsky.social @scbwi-bi.bsky.social @louiestowell.bsky.social #KidLit

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IT'S WEDNESDAY! It's #buyastrangerabook day. The grooviest of all the days. I'll give out TWO books. FOR FREE. If you'd like one, let me know. Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know. It's a thing! Look. biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi... UK ONLY!

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#GrandadsStar can be used to support children who may have relatives or friends with #dementia. It can stimulate conversations about children’s own situations & help them express their feelings whilst promoting understanding & empathy towards people with dementia ⭐ #BooksThatHelp #UKKidLit #KidLitUK

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#GrandadsStar: A little girl tells us how her astronomer Grandad starts to forget names of stars & how she & her mum cope as his memory loss worsens 🤗 storysnug.com/2025/05/gran... @francestosdevin.bsky.social #RhianStone @rocketbirdbooks.bsky.social #StorySnug #Booksky #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #dementia

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May 1 is May Day + the first day of #MEAwarenessMonth. As always, we know that our struggles are connected! #LaborJustice #DisabilityJustice #SolidarityForever Check out our What is ME? resource from Long COVID Essentials series, a collab w @thesicktimes.bsky.social longcovidjustice.org/what-is-me

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IT'S WEDNESDAY! It's the 7th anniversary of #buyastrangerabook day! Seven years! IT'S GROOVY! I'll give out THREE books. FOR FREE. If you'd like one, let me know. Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know. It's a thing! Look. tinyurl.com/mvxdfdz4 UK ONLY.

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Happy #InternationalDanceDay! We’ve enjoyed all these books about dancing which include #ballet, #Irishdancing, performance dancing, tap dancing & informal dancing to express yourself 💃 storysnug.com/2024/04/inte... #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #StorySnug #BookSky #ChildrensBooks #KidLit

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📚 FREE Book Chat coming Thursday, May 8th at 8pm ET/5pm PT! Join us for this month’s #12x12PB Book Chat with @sharonfj.bsky.social, author of SHELL SONG! 🐚 Come be part of the conversation! Sign up here: buff.ly/Esgoid4

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I always enjoy reading Anne's #childrensbooks news. Thank you for including #StorySnug’s #bookreview @librarylady.bsky.social 🙂 @littletigeruk.bsky.social @huwlewisjones.bsky.social #CoreyEgbert #MrNortonsNewHat #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #BookSky

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📚PRIZE GIVEAWAY! To celebrate the publication of The Secret Collector, @abigailj.bsky.social's heart-warming BNA-listed debut, we have a copy to give away by prize draw. Head to bathnovelaward.co.uk/win-a-copy-o... and enter your name and email for the chance to win. UK only, draw closes April 30th.

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Sometimes people tell me that they bought a picturebook because of #NewIllustrationOfTheDay. I love to hear when this happens. If you have bought a picturebook as a result of seeing an image on my social media, do please respond here with the name of the book. Thanks. (Also helpful to share this.)

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IT'S WEDNESDAY! It's #buyastrangerabook day. The grooviest of all the days. I'll give out TWO books. FOR FREE. If you'd like one, let me know. Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know. It's a thing! Look. www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi... UK ONLY.

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International Conference on MCS is taking place online in May to coincide with MCS-Awareness Month. You can register for May 1st, May 2nd or both days here aseq-ehaq.ca/en/resilienc... #MCS #MultipleChemicalSensitivities

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Excellent update on all things @uvcompetition.bsky.social from committee deputy chair @maggiewomersley.bsky.social in the latest issue of @scbwi-bi.bsky.social Words and Pictures including: 👉 Meet the judges 👉 Masterclass details 👉 Info on limited FREE places tinyurl.com/nhcj48y4 #UV26

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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 1711: Everything needs to pay for its keep. Every scene, conversation, description needs to have a purpose. What does it serve? Does it expand your knowledge of the world, the plot, the characters? If you can't answer, then however fine the writing is, it needs to go.

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These books about the #environment have given us insight & information into how we can protect our #earth for ourselves & future generations 🌍 storysnug.com/2024/04/book... #EarthDay #BookSky @littletigeruk.bsky.social #ChildrensBooks #UKKidLit #KidLitUK

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THIS WEEKEND! 100 free and ticketed writing events and activities for writers, authors and writing professionals at all stages of their journey. Come along - write by the sea. All the details: www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity

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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 78: The best stories are often based on the relationship between a character and their world. If you're having trouble making a book come to life, try reframing it in your mind as: "a (adj.) person in a (adj.) world," and see what you come up with.

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Pleased with today’s result 😊 #Connections 672 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨

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One month to go to International ME/CFS Awareness Day (May 12) #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MEcfs

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'Mr Norton’s New Hat has a fun, easy to read text full of amusing alliteration & rhyme – we particularly like the page where he goes into the bathroom & finds a mole in his mug, toads in the toilet & owls in his towels!' #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #BookSky #StorySnug #MrNortonsNewHat #kidlit

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FREE PICTURE BOOK TALK! @candygourlay.bsky.social and I have basically coerced our illustrators, agents, editors and art directors to do this FREE EVENT to celebrate our new books, LITTLE RHINO LOST illustrated by Jamie Bauza, and THE BEAR THE HARE AND THE FAIR illustrated by Matt Hunt.

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#MrNortonsNewHat is a beautifully illustrated, amusing #picturebook which celebrates #kindness while introducing children to different animals & days of the week 🎩 storysnug.com/2025/04/mr-n... @huwlewisjones.bsky.social #CoreyEgbert @littletigeruk.bsky.social #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #BookSky #StorySnug

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Easter Giveaway I have 3 copies of ‘The Great Chocoplot’ (with new shiny covers) to giveaway, which I’ll sign & dedicate. Plus, a Crème Egg Bar! Follow & repost to be in with a chance of being 1 of 3 people selected at random. Ends Friday 11th April at 8pm (UK only) #KidLitUk #UkKidLit #BookSky

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Here is a blog of Picturebooks about loss. Some of these have been really useful in talking with children about a truly difficult subject. Giving them the space to express how they are feeling. There isn’t one way to feel. Will add more soon. PicturebookPage smithsmm.wordpress.com/2020/05/03/t...

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Could you walk & raise money for biomedical research into ME/CFS? Do you know someone who could? We'd love you to get in touch! More here: walkforme.co.uk or justgiving.com/team/walkforme2025 #W4ME #myalgicencephalomyelitisawareness #MECFS #MEResearch #IIME #meresearchuk

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If you’re living with ME/CFS, long COVID, or want to volunteer as a ‘healthy control’ for medical research studies, becoming an AusME Registry participant is the simplest way to get involved in research! Sign up today and make a difference! https://www.emerge.org.au/ausme/ www.ausmeregistry.org

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Have you been too busy to keep up with what's been happening in the world of children's books? Here's my latest round up to help you. Awards, free events, book reviews and more. Happy reading! 📚#UKKidLit alibrarylady.blog/2025/04/05/r...

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🎉 The 2025 @KlausFluggePrize longlist is here — bold, brilliant, beautiful books incoming! ✨ I’m working on this year’s interactive schools pack — coming soon. 📚 PLUS: The #KlausCup returns! Pupils can vote & win the shortlist for their school. Which book’s caught your eye?

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