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Alastair Chisholm @alastairc.com · 07/10/2025

🚨I'm off to the Cheltenham Lit Fest, yay!🚨 Here's Whisky to tell you about my event THIS SATURDAY, featuring my books I AM WOLF and I AM RAVEN. Join me for some action-packed fun! 🐺🐦‍⬛ 👉 alastairc.com/events/20251... @nosycrow.bsky.social #CheltLitFest #KidLitUk #IAmWolf #IAmRaven

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Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

So looking forward to the @cheltfestivals this month and you can get your tickets for my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event on Sunday 19th October here: www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap... Excitement and fun guaranteed for all the family and I hope to see you there!

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

I'm coming to yours :) and I've signed up for Dapo's workshop and Sara Ogilvies event. Will you be around after the workshop?

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Is anyone going to the Durham Book Festival next Saturday? There's a fantastic line up of children's authors and illustrators @jamesharris.bsky.social @dapsdraws.bsky.social SaraOgilvie and me! newwritingnorth.com/durham-book-...

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Durham Book Festival - 2025 Saturday - New Writing North

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Voting is open for this year's Lollies. Grown ups can vote on behalf of children, or because they love kids books. I'm so happy to have The Goat and the Stoat and the Boat shortlisted! shop.scholastic.co.uk/lollies #kidlituk #picturebooks #primaryteachers #reception #nursery

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The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards 2025

The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (the Lollies) celebrates the best and funniest children's books in the UK and Ireland, voted for by children.

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

You might run out of facts, Louie!

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

I'm guessing EVERYTHING could go wrong! This looks amazing!

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

This looks like FUN! Congratulations!

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Some Loki news: I'll be at The Paper Cat bookshop to do school events on sept 16th and, while there, will be signing/personalising/doodling/stamping etc copies of Loki book 5. If you would like one of these, order here! www.papercatbookshop.co.uk/products/lok... @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #UKKidlit

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Pre-Order Signed & Dedicated: Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Causing Chaos

Publishes 4th September 2025 - This purchase can be signed and dedicated to a child of your choice. PLEASE NOTE: Louie is coming to The Paper Cat to sign and dedicate your orders after publication - ...

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Alastair Chisholm @alastairc.com · 05/08/2025

🚨EVENT ALERT – THIS SATURDAY 9th AUGUST!🚨 Join at the #EdBookFest for an early look at my new book #BLITZERS. I'll be chatting about the book and daring you to survive THE BATTLE OF THE BLITZERS…! 🤖 👉 alastairc.com/events/20250... #KidLitUk @barringtonstoke.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Thank you so much! I'm so proud to be a UV winner! It was a highlight in my long journey to publication and encouraged me to keep going, keep submitting and to now be shortlisted for the LOLLIES is a dream come true. If you have a story, if you are an eligible SCBWI member submit! Deadline 8th Sep

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

No one is too old for a picture book!

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Thank you so much! The SCBWI BI volunteers were with me every step of the way!

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BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk · 07/07/2025

We welcome today’s publication from the Department for Education of the Best Start in Life strategy, and strongly support proposals to improve provision and support for children and families, and to increase investment in early education and the early years workforce. 🧵 (1/4)

A woman and a child enjoying a book in a family hub

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

I wish I could go to this!

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Sara Grant @authorsaragrant.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Submissions open today for the 10th Undiscovered Voices! If you are an unagented and unpublished SCBWI member in the UK or EU you should check it. The anthology has launched the writing careers of hundreds of writers. Can’t wait to see who we will discover! @uvcompetition.bsky.social

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

We're doing Terry Pratchett at my book group (my suggestion 😁) and I've just re-read 4 books and smiled a lot! Plus I've just been sent the roughs for my next PB and 😂 love them!

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Have you booked your tickets yet? This is going to be so good!!!

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Well this looks like fabulous fun!

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Sorry about the early morning wake up but very happy to hear you started the day with Bear and Hare 😂

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Charlotte Hacking @charliehacking.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Long thread alert🧵 I’ve been sitting on thoughts about this, but feel a need to post after the all too predictable parent bashing comments in the underbelly of social media. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

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Most parents don’t enjoy reading to their children, survey suggests

Report from Nielsen and HarperCollins shows that parents see reading as a literacy skill, rather than something to encourage their children to love

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

That's so good to know! Thanks for telling us! Wow!

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

I remember organizing the dances 😂 Kids going everywhere!

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I have the ending! Comedy gold 😂 There's poop #KidLitUk #KidLit @scbwi-bi.bsky.social

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Thanks, Nadia. We had a lot of fun talking to everyone x

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Sometimes a picture book that's been waiting patiently just won't wait anymore and suddenly your fingers are flying and the characters are talking and you're having to research sloth pooping habits.

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a person is petting a three toed sloth with their hand .

Alt: a person is petting a three toed sloth with their hand .

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Last chance to join in! Ignore the registration not available message and scroll down for the ticket button.

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

One week only! To celebrate our SECRET LIVES OF PICTURE BOOKS event tonight @candygourlay.bsky.social and I are getting the pens out and supporting our local UK indies. You can order signed & dedicated copies of Bear and Hare from bookcornershop.co.uk/product/9781... Still time to sign up...

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

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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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Welcome to Bluesky Sara! #KidlitUK #editing I'll definitely be pre-ordering!

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

😂 Congratulations Chris!

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Lesley Parr @lesleyparr.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

My girls are officially out in the world! So I hope the world is ready for these strong-minded females (even the cat has sass). Thank you, @barringtonstoke.bsky.social and Richard Johnson!

Book cover (front and back) featuring a girl, an old lady and a black cat under an apple tree in a garden. The book is called The Last House in the Row.

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Thanks Chris 😁 It has been called HILARIOUS but obviously not by me 🤫

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Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Book birthday! The Bear and the Hare and the Fair launches today! Hare wants to go to the Fair but Bear doesn't. Will they go? Of course they will! #KidLitUK #pb #primary @ambercaraveo.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social Illustrated by the amazing Matt Hunt!

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