Picture book writer. #WriteMentor Mentee ‘22, #SCBWI, #STORYSTORM. Lover of tea and biscuits, but never says no to a slice of cake!
England, United Kingdom
Joined June 2017
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will send money, will send brand new books for free. I know many colleagues feel the same.
is there a funding link up yet?
this is unacceptable.
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A great opportunity…👀
Don't miss out! Submissions for our free Picture Book Foundation Course are OPEN to new Black-British writers and all @JerichoPrize alumni. Receive expert guidance from editor Natascha Biebow from Blue Elephant Storyshaping. Apply by midnight on 22 April: lnkfi.re/JerichoPrizeTW
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Calling all aspiring writers📣
OPEN COOP IS BACK🐣
This leap year, for 24hrs only, we're opening to submissions!
If you’ve got a great idea for a story we would love to hear from you! (It doesn't have to be perfect or even finished!)
Full details here: loom.ly/L9R4gn0
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I'm so thrilled to be judging the picture book category of the WriteMentor 2024 Novel and Picture Book Awards along with @ameliawarren_ and @sophinse. ✨We can't wait to read your submissions! Send them in before the end of January...
.@bonnierbooks_uk is sponsoring @writementor's 2024 Novel and Picture Book Awards.
Read more 👇 thebookseller.com/news/bonni…
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There are few people who truly earn the title of National Treasure, but Benjamin was one. I was honoured to work with him. Seeing the impact his work and his actions had on others, especially children and young people, will stay with me forever. A loss for us all.
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Becky Bagnell is a brilliant agent (she is currently judging our picture book text competition). Submit! Submit! Submit!
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It might be grim & grey outside, but inside we're off an epic adventure. Decipher runes, crack codes & solve riddles in this truly immersive journey across the globe. The Treasure Hunt from superstars @Leisa_Stewart & @gordyjwright is where YOU become the adventurer!
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Very excited to be visiting the brilliant @StortfordBooks in Bishop Stortford on 17th November to read stories and sign some books!
@simonschusterUK @MacmillanKidsUK @storywise
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Sleeping rough can kill. The cost of living is forcing more people into homelessness. Donate today to help bring people off the streets and into safety. You can make tonight someone's last night on the streets.
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As we gear up for the Frankfurt book fair, the scout meetings are starting, and it's got us thinking about our favourite topic again... today's #DATips is all about HOOK!
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#Writers, enter our Novel-in-Development Award for a chance to have your work read by a leading literary agent!
Meet our 2023 judge, Lindsay Literary Agency founder Becky Bagnell (@LindsayLit), & enter your unfinished or completed novel before 14th May bit.ly/3KxZbdZ
#WriteMentor Thank you @FrancesTosdevin and @GooseyGandering for taking the time to answer our queries tonight😁
Thanks #WriteMentor for the opportunity to chat with the lovely mentors! A question for @Sarah_A_Author, @GooseyGandering and @FrancesTosdevin … if #PB writers write in prose and rhyme, would you want to see one MS of each? #WriteMentor
Here's a look at @chrishaughton's new book - always a treat! #PBSpotlight
NEW PICTURE BOOK SPOTLIGHT!
Author-Illustrator interview & GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY w/ @chrishaughton 🤓🐧
3 book set going to 3 winners!
To enter:
✅ subscribe to PB Spotlight
✅ share post on social media w/ #PBSpotlight
#PictureBooks #amquerying
pbspotlight.com/single-post/…
Roll on 1st January ... looking forward to kickstarting the year with the fabulous #Storystorm run by the equally fabulous @taralazar. Time to get those fresh ideas rolling.💡
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The news is out! #BooksThatHelp is teaming up with @LittleTigerUK to offer a mentorship to an aspiring writer of a book that NEEDS to be out in the world! More details here ⬇️ Sign up for a FREE webinar with Editorial Director, Ellie Farmer! @writementor clarehelenwelsh.com/books-th…
Here's to writing my own individual crap ... a quite liberating thought from the lovely @StuartWhiteWM stuartwhiteauthor.co.uk/subs…
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Just a heads-up about the #StoryGodmother free mentoring scheme for not-yet-published/agented children's authors. I'm looking for 2 #picturebooks / #chapterbooks writers in 2023.
Submission window 14th-30th November ONLY.
For more info/criteria:
storygodmother.co.uk/index.p…
Thanks!
So important to have books like these in the world!
It’s launch day for #BooksThatHelp - an initiative that aims to create emotionally honest spaces through reading #picturebooks
Here are our first recommended books on the topic of serious illness & memory loss, including #cancer #dementia #Alzheimers and unnamed diagnoses.
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🥰 🥲❤️
An amazing morning at the launch for Old Friends.
The sun shone, the bees buzzed, and everyone enjoyed the book—hooray! 🥳
Two of my critique partners came @HollieWolverton @SarahSkolfield . As well as friends—old and new! 🌟
Couldn’t have asked for a better event 💕
