Inspirational day at the Pupil Library Assistant Awards up in London today with so many awesome authors and extraordinary young people! Joseph Coelho is laureating! Philip Ardagh Sarah Hagger-Holt David Farr Mel Darbon Patrice Lawrence (she/her) #PLAA2024 PLAA_UK

No one captures the city suburbs like Ian. Privileged to live a few doors down because he makes our backyards look like this ❤️👏

Bookshopping in deepest Sussex yesterday found this beauty by Rachel Burge Right up my street and great comp research for my WIP #witchnarrative #ya

If anyone fancies an early look at the first chapter of TIDEMAGIC (including amazing illustrations by Karl James Mountford), here it is, courtesy of PuffinBooks and LoveReading4Kids

Sounding brilliant Clare 💫

I’m on a deep-dive for an article I’m writing about working-class boys in MG… and WOW! Matt Goodfellow’s ‘The Final Year’ is the gold standard! Published by Otter-Barry Books, e-v-e-r-y-o-n-e should read this 🏆📚
Matt Goodfellow 👊💥💛🙏

Looks fantastic 👏

Please do respond to George's research poll on violence in YA literature ✍️

Do you work in children’s publishing? I've got two polls relating to an article I'm writing for the MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa - First up, which genre in YA do you think includes the most graphic violence?✍️
#agents #publishers #writingcommunity #authors #MAWFYP

Can anyone help Cathy with this research into possible barriers faced by northern writers in getting an agent/getting published. (Cathy, this would be a good question to ask on the SCBWI Facebook page too)

The names just appear and are theirs entirely. Not sure how it happens but it does!

Hey #KidLit crowd 🩷 I'm Megan, and I write humour for the teen audience in that awkward space that sits in the midst of upper #MG and lower #YA . I'm also an illustrator and delving into the world of graphic novel writing.

#KLPAuthorConnect #AuthorConnect #KidLit Pit #amwriting

Me on #versenovels in today's The Bookseller thebookseller.com/comment/re-ver…: why they promote #readingforpleasure , why they should be on the exam syllabus, how booksellers and publishers can help make verse novels mainstream. Please fill in Clare McCarron's survey below to have your say!

Fabulous! Can't wait to get my hands on a copy Clare 👏

Agree. We can never take bookshops for granted. They are to be treasured .

Charlotte Taylor Louie Stowell I would say so, yes. The excitement of going to get the books and the whole day itself is lovely. Our kids have always enjoyed it.

I do remember as a child growing up in a rural setting, that a visit to a bookshop was a treat. Nearest town as a child was Northampton or Bedford. Don't remember the bookshops. Puffin Club at school was my main source!

Charlotte Taylor Louie Stowell Bookseller here! We definitely see loads of families in with their vouchers, and many then go on to buy other books as well for their kids. So, fantastic when there are easy opportunities to use them, but I know for many there aren't ❤️

Agree. We can never take bookshops for granted. They are to be treasured .

Inspiring to hear this! 📚