Time for my regular tweet:
You do not need illustrations to submit a picture book text. An editor will match your words with the right illustrations (and they love this part of their role!).
Please do not pay an artist to create illustrations for your book.

Two tickets up for grabs for AllKillaNoFilla at Hackney Empire on April 25 as we can’t make it to London: they’re in the resale list- call the box office to grab them!

Tilda Swinton reads you (or your kids) a bedtime story over Zoom ⁦Cinema For Gaza⁩ uk.givergy.com/cinemaforgaza/

Cannot WAIT for this! Even the early illustrations drafts are gorgeous.

Thanks to our friends at The Bookseller for announcing our news today – we are delighted to be working with Lauren O’Hara Natalia and Lauren O’Hara on a new edition of Oscar Wilde’s stories for children, coming in a gift edition for autumn 2025!

thebookseller.com/rights/little-…

Our Elaina is on Ireland AM this morning with a great selection of reads that you will definitely want to get your hands on this #WorldBookDay .

Tune in for a great selection of interactive books that are sure to engage any beginner bookworms!

Does anyone know of any #podcast awards we can submit our show for?

Anyone else not received their PLR statement?

Was the term 'Her Majesty's Secret Service' coined by Ian Fleming? Or was that a real term for MI6?

Mr O'Neill, why don't you do your own illustrations?

Erm...no reason

* Professional artwork by Marieke Nelissen Illustrator of the Parno Gry

UK friends, especially East Asian ones: I know I've asked this before but where do you go for glasses? Online or in-store? What's good for flat-nosed peeps like me? Thanks in advance!

Fox Class have thoroughly loved Frindleswylde by Natalia and Lauren O’Hara Here are our first drafts of our version of a sequel. #BLSWriting #TeachThroughaText Literacy Tree Pippa McGeoch

Our book is out in Germany this week. Have found that European readers post the loveliest photos on Instagram! Briony May Smith

Just to note you don’t need an illustrator to submit a picture book to an agent or publisher.
If you’re self-publishing that’s a different matter. 😀

Does anyone know of any text to speech app’s that are free for #disabled people. Preferable without the robot voice but with an ai voice.

🔰There is a Spelling Seed 🌱session for every week of the associated #WritingRoots . For Frindleswylde, by Natalia and Lauren O’Hara, we look at adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to polysyllabic words. 📚👉
literacytree.com/spelling-seeds…

A very Happy Publication Day to Natalia and Lauren O’Hara (Natalia) and illustrator Lizzy Stewart for #OneLastThing 🎉🎉🎉 PuffinBooks Andrea MacDonald
Keren Greenfeld

Lizzy Stewart's (Lizzy Stewart) new illustrated work written by Natalia O'Hara (@oharasisters) is out! 😍

One Last Thing, written by Natalia O'Hara (Natalia and Lauren O’Hara) and illustrated by me is out this thursday. It's the story of Mattie who has just one more thing to say before she goes to sleep....

Fox Class are loving Frindleswylde! We've written some wintery poems based on the story so far. The recent cold weather was the perfect inspiration. #TeachThroughaText Literacy Tree Pippa McGeoch Natalia and Lauren O’Hara #BLSwriting