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clairelewiswrites.bsky.social
Hi! I write & illustrate PBs/poems/MG & work for @thebookery.bsky.social 📚 Pub'd: The Toy, PaperBound, The Dirigible Balloon, Little Thoughts Press & Tyger Tyger. Rep:Tyild's Agency. Debut PB:The Go Away Rain Dance, Feb 26 https://linktr.ee/claire_f_lewis
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I've just signed this: tr.ee/gtutYY_aMy

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Please. PLEASE sign and boost this.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

This is very urgent. The UK government is planning to change copyright law. If you are an artist, author, musician or work in the creative industry please read this. www.chrishaughton.com/blog/ai-and-...

submitted 20 days ago • 15 comments

Pardon my screenshot, but I agree that this should be read. It's a rough one to read, but insanely informative and addresses the horrific reality that AI direction is headed. Near the bottom does have this, but I implore you to read the meat of this post.

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Anyone in the mood for some ice-skating? ⛸️❄️🏔️ With thanks to @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social for the lovely atmospheric graphic!

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#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...

submitted 72 days ago • 7 comments

Meet Nora Ho, Children's Picture Book Author, in verse. She shares a love of the California Redwoods featuring a daring kitten who seeks the perfect home. Meeting forest inhabitants in their homes proves challenging for a little barn kitten. "A Place Called Home" ages 3-6 Amazon. noraghoauthor.com

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

A really interesting blog post about Voice and POV - well worth reading! 👀⬇️

submitted 71 days ago • 1 comment

Sorry to keep posting about this, but...I was awarded 2nd place for my poem 'Night Skaters' & I'm absolutely delighted! Congrats to all for their brilliant poems, & huge thanks to @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social, Michelle Heidenrich Barnes, @suzylevinson.bsky.social & Lou Piccolo for hosting & judging!

submitted 73 days ago • 7 comments

The names and poems of the winners and honorable mentions for @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social's 1st Annual Rhyming Poetry Contest will be revealed on December 17 at www.reneelatulippe.com/winners-gallery! 🤞

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

Hooray! My poem is on the shortlist of @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social's 1st Annual Rhyming Poetry Contest! I'm over the moon!!😊🥳🎉

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Woohoo! My poem made the longlist!! 🥳🎉😊 Thank you @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social and the judges for hosting this lovely wintry contest!

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

Delighted to make the Searchlight #picturebook longlist again! 🥳🎉 Congratulations to all the other longlistees, and well done to everyone who entered for putting your work out there. Huge thanks as ever to all the incredible readers, and to Kim for organising!👏🏻

submitted 78 days ago • 5 comments

Congratulations to all the longlistees and to everyone who put their words out there by entering in the first place! 👏👏👏

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I can't wait to read this one from @nadineholland.bsky.social and #WennyStephanie - it looks fab! 🤩

submitted 84 days ago • 1 comment

Hello all! My name is Sophie and I’m an illustrator from rural Essex rep’d by the Bright agency! I’ve worked with Ladybird, Hachette, Scholastic to name a few! 📚 I love travelling, (I’m often known to fly in and out of a country in a single day) cooking, and tending to my plants!

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

#KidlitUK

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

Very excited and delighted to announce that my debut illustrated picture book 'The Go Away Rain Dance' will be published by the lovely HB Publishing in Feb 2026! 🐾🌧️💦

submitted 92 days ago • 4 comments

Schools! We have a fantastic guide to running a comics club for you, with top tips from @eggyhelen.bsky.social and super illustrations by Emily Kimbell. PLUS get a free comic from The Phoenix and the chance to win a year's subscription for your school! 💥👇 www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-fea...

submitted 92 days ago • 1 comment

Did you know we run Playtime sessions on Wednesday mornings for young children & their carers? We offer creative play, music-making & messy crafts, free 'picnic snack time ', & a bookbag for each child so they can borrow a book to take home with them each week... 🧵 ⬇️

submitted 95 days ago • 1 comment

Advance notice of our extended Saturday opening hours in the run-up to Christmas - plenty of opportunities to find the perfect book for friends & family! (& help us run our schools and community outreach projects at the same time) #BuyBooksDoGood #'ShopSmall #IndependentBookshops

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For our final event of the year we were joined by excited puzzlers eager to help us complete the 500 piece puzzle of The Bookery ! We were delighted to partner with @alljigsawpuzzles for this event & most grateful to Clare & Sara who helped create our unique puzzle

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

Fun in the snow! 🐕🐾

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

Check out the free downloads of this fabulous magazine! Proud to have illustrated the cover of the Green' issue 🌿

submitted 98 days ago • 1 comment

I made up a starter pack of children's poets. Poetry is brilliant. It's quick to read, packs a punch, and it's fun. People often go straight for picture books and novels. And did too. But now I am enlightened. 😁 Check these top poets out! go.bsky.app/Tk98tFK #kidlit #parents #teachers #poets

submitted 99 days ago • 18 comments

Has this happened to you before? Why not visit us for a good browse and see if it happens again! #TheBookery #IndependentBookshops #ShopSmall #BuyBooksDoGood #Crediton

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

A very SILLY, festive first post from me to say 'Hi' to everyone in the kidlit community! I'm a children's author, mainly writing picture books and I'd love to chat bookish things! My next picture book is out on Jan 2nd... more on that soon!

submitted 99 days ago • 3 comments

If you’re wondering which books to select for your school or classroom @imaginecentre have over 2000 book reviews that you can search by theme, subject, genre and age, reviewed by a panel of teachers, librarians and literacy specialists. Here’s the link: justimagine.co.uk/childrens-book…

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