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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Lots of pieces in the print media recently about the decline of reading in children. Here's a little thread on ways to help your kids get reading again:

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Joanna Moult @joannamoult.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Looking forward to judging this year’s entries for the Searchlight Awards Novel Prize for YA & Children's Fiction! Get your entries in soon...

Closing soon! Searchlight Novel Prize for YA and Children's Fiction - Deadline: 30th September
Enter on website: searchlightawards.co.uk

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

ME: I am always banging on about my books and events. THEM: I did not know your events existed. Wait you wrote a book?? lesson to writers: talk MORE about your books and events.

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Joanna Moult @joannamoult.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

First thought: Oh wow! I could earn a ton of cash! Second thought: How on EARTH would I choose which ones to part with...

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Amber Caraveo @ambercaraveo.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

So excited to share this! An amazing book from super-talented author, @amywilsonbooks.bsky.social, and I can’t wait for everyone to be able to read it! 😊🔥

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Joanna Moult @joannamoult.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

This is scary. Publishing is under attack from so many angles..

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Megan Daisy @mjdaisywrites.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

So happy to announce I have signed with Amber Caravéo of Skylark Literary! Her enthusiasm for my work is what every writer dreams of, and I'm so excited for all the good things to come! #TeamSkylark 🥳🩷

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Joanna Moult @joannamoult.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

This is great advice about world-building. You do need to make sure that you - the writer - knows every detail of that world though. Even if you don't communicate details to the reader, your knowledge, or lack of knowledge, will be detected by the reader...

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Emma Finlayson-Palmer @finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Welcome one and all to this special 10 year celebration of #ukteenchat with the 1st guests the chat ever had, the fabulous @ambercaraveo.bsky.social and @joannamoult.bsky.social of Skylark Literary 🎉 Remember to use the # so your tweets are seen and give us a wave if you're here 👋 #writingcommunity

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Amber Caraveo @ambercaraveo.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Hello there writers! Do join us tonight for #ukteenchat with the brilliant @FinlaysonPalmer who founded it ten years ago!!! Where has the time gone!? 😊 Looking forward to chatting about all things Children’s Publishing…

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Amber Caraveo @ambercaraveo.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Very excited for this on Tuesday 3rd Feb. If you’re writing for young people, please do join us for a chat about all things Teen fiction. 😊

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Joanna Moult @joannamoult.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

How can it be 10 years?! We are still delighted to chat about teen fiction! Please come and join us on 3rd Feb on #ukteenchat to talk about our favourite subject 📚

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Simon James Green @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

GLITTERATI - my new YA thriller, out with Penguin, March 2027. Imagine if a teen ‘Talented Mr Ripley’ lied his way into a White Lotus-like setting where the outrageous wealth on display can’t cover up dark secrets for long.

Screenshot from article in The Bookseller. Text reads:
Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK, has pre-empted two
"gripping" YA novels from Simon James Green

Text reads: The books will be published under the name SJ Green and the first
novel, Glitterati, is a "thriller-
romance that invites readers into an exclusive world where high society meets high drama and the highest of stakes: murder".
Editorial director Linas Alsenas preempted world rights (including film and TV rights) from Joanna Moult at Skylark
Literary. Glitterati will publish in paperback in March 2027 with the second standalone novel coming in 2028.
The Penguin rights team have already sold French rights for the two books in a pre-empt deal.

Text reads: Glitterati follows Tommy Baxter's arrival on an exclusive island in the Caribbean ready for a week of extreme luxury and unrivalled pleasures. The synopsis continues: "He's part of a very select, international group of teens whose close-knit families are the world's elite and most powerful. Except he's not really Tommy Baxter. He's a young con-artist looking to uncover dirt on these glitterati so he can extort them for big money. But
'Tommy' soon realizes that his lies might be too daring to last - and that he might be developing feelings for one of his marks. As the net closes in on him, he uncovers secrets far darker than he'd ever expected - after all, there's nothing more exclusive than murder."

Text reads: Green said: "Having been raised on a diet of Agatha Christie as a teenager, I've always had a yearning for lies and murder.
I can't wait to welcome readers into the glamorous, deceitful and dangerous world of the Glitterati - golden boys and golden girls who do not play by the rules - and meet Tommy Baxter, the smooth-talking con-artist who plans to drive a wrecking ball through their charmed lives. I'm so excited to be reunited with dream editor Linas Alsenas on this project and to be embarking on this new chapter with the brilliant team at PRH, who blew me away with their enthusiasm and vision for this novel from the get-go, and whose stable of outstanding YA thriller authors I have long admired."

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Joanna Moult @joannamoult.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

So excited to have signed our very talented 2023 Skylark Soaring Stories Competition winner, @johoward.bsky.social!! Go Team Joanna. Lucky me! 🥳🎉 And there is more to that caravan than meets the eye...

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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Lamb as presenter, every breakfast telling the faithfuls they’re fucking useless now put down that fucking croissant and fuck off #CelebrityTraitors

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Joanna Moult @joannamoult.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Definitely worth checking out the shortlists if you're looking for books for your young readers - every one in each category was a cracker! #TheWeekJuniorBookAwards www.thebookseller.com/news/the-wee...

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The Week Junior Book Awards 2025 shortlist unveiled

The Week Junior Book Awards shortlist for 2025 has been unveiled.

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Joanna Moult @joannamoult.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Double win for Skylark Literary authors!🎉 So delighted that the hugely talented @eilishfisher.bsky.social and @clareharlow.bsky.social won their categories at The Week Junior Children's Book Awards last night. Huge congratulations, both! #TheWeekJuniorBookAwards www.thebookseller.com/news/the-wee...

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The Week Junior Books Awards 2025 winners revealed

The 2025 winners of The Week Junior Book Awards have been revealed at a celebration at Waterloo’s County Hall in London.

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Sam Mercadante @mercsam.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

⚡ Learning all about the benefits of reading - still blows my mind! Did you know that a child growing up in poverty who is read to at age five has a much higher chance of economic success in their 30s than their peers who aren't read to? shorturl.at/1IEGq

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The benefits of reading

From babies to children in their early years and all the way through to early teens, reading brings profound and wide-ranging benefits that can have a…

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Joanna Moult @joannamoult.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

And people think £8.99 is steep for a novel - a year's work for some creative brain and many hours of entertainment!

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Simon James Green @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

The world feels so bleak I almost didn’t post this… but fear and misery is what they want, so screw them! Out today! A YEAR OF PRIDE & JOY - 52 inspirational LGBTQ+ folk, from all walks of life, talking about JOY! Art by Ruth Burrows, curated by me. www.waterstones.com/book/a-year-...

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A Year of Pride and Joy by Simon James Green, Ruth Burrows | Waterstones

Buy A Year of Pride and Joy by Simon James Green, Ruth Burrows from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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Simon James Green @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

By chance, I recently gave an interview to Yahoo about section 28, book bans, and why we must never go back. US ‘pressure groups’: we won’t tolerate your anti-intellectual nonsense in UK libraries. Don’t like a book? Don’t read it. uk.news.yahoo.com/simon-james-...

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'Section 28 made me feel alone growing up, we need to fight returning censorship'

Author Simon James Green joins Yahoo UK's Queer Voices to reflect on the publishing industry, Section 28, and his new book A Year of Pride and Joy.

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Books for Keeps, the children's books review journal @booksforkeeps.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Possibly the best author photo ever? Find out more about debut author Olivia Wakeford and her book MY DOG in the new issue of Books for Keeps illustrations by @dc-litchfield.bsky.social #KidLit #KidLitUK booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/an-i...

Photograph of author Olivia Wakeford. She is in the driving seat but the focus of the photo is shared with her golden labrador who is sticking his head out of the car too.

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Lambeth libraries are under threat with cuts looming of 25% - on an already stretched budget. Libraries are vital to so many people - one of the few places you can go without spending money, and a portal to so many worlds. Sign and share! #KidLitUK #SaveLibraries www.change.org/p/halt-the-2...

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Sign the Petition

Halt the 25% Funding Cuts to Lambeth's Award-Winning Library Service

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Joanna Moult @joannamoult.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Writers of Bluesky! I'm on the lookout for some fresh new voices for middle grade readers. I love contemporary realistic stories but am happy to be swept away with something with fantasy elements too. All submission details are on our website www.skylark-literary.com/submission-guidelines 📚💕#MSWL

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Simon James Green @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

A Kirkus Star for THE BIG ASK - my dyslexia-friendly LGBTQ+ young adult novella, out in the US in April. (And available in the UK now from Barrington Stoke). 😊

The cover of THE BIG ASK, with yellow background and Alfie and Harvey standing either side of huge lettering reading: THE BIG ASK. There is a blue star in the top right corner.

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

STILL TIME TO FILL THIS IN - deadline is midnight tonight!

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ALCS @alcs.co.uk · 25/02/2025

The Government is siding with big tech over British creativity. Today is the FINAL chance to respond to their consultation on AI and copyright. Let's make sure creators' voices are heard. Guidance below 👇 #MakeItFair #PayTheCreator www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...

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Undiscovered Voices @uvcompetition.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Undiscovered Voices is BACK 🙌🥳🤩 We can't wait to kick off #UV26 and our hunt for fresh new voices in children's literature. Watch this space for news of our live online launch, judges, workshops and more 👀 #kidlit #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingforchildren

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Simon James Green @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

“I absolutely love the representations of boy friendships… In both books, the bond between the protagonist and his best friend is beautiful and is a celebration of the purity, loyalty and honesty of true, healthy friendships.” Such a nice review of two of my MG books! 🥰

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Book-ish @book-ish.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

You can still get Bloomsbury books from us or by supporting your local bookshop via Bookshop.org. If more publishers took this stance against greedy Jeff, I wonder what effect it would have on High Streets?! www.thebookseller.com/news/amazon-...

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Amazon UK to stop selling Bloomsbury's books

Amazon UK has said that it will cease selling Bloomsbury’s print and e-books from midnight on 23rd January.

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Joanna Moult @joannamoult.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

I agree with every word of Hannah's thread here about Amazon/Bloomsbury. Do buy from www.bookshop.org or directly from all the gorgeous indies out there if poss. Lots take orders by email or even DMs. And you'll all have heard my rants on retail prices of paperbacks vs notepads/greetings cards!

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Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

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Joanna Moult @joannamoult.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Sad to hear Jim is stepping down at Gay's The Word Bookshop but delighted Uli will be taking over. Such a fabulous shop with the warmest of hearts! 💕 www.thebookseller.com/news/gays-th...

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Gay's The Word manager Jim MacSweeney steps down after 27 years

Gay’s The Word is celebrating its 46th birthday this week with manager Jim MacSweeney stepping down after three decades.

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A. M. Dassu (Az) @amdassu.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

May the ceasefire be honoured. May there be a real lasting peace. May the mentally, emotionally and physically wounded heal. And may our children become the ones who speak up for those who have no voice because so many seemed to lose theirs these past 465 days 💔

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David Litchfield @dc-litchfield.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Hello all. Here is another illustration from the new book ‘My Dog’ coming this February. Written by Olivia Wakeford and drawn by me and published by @harpercollins.bsky.social 🦴 #mydog #newbook #illustrator

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Joanna Moult @joannamoult.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

100% this. Comparison is the thief of joy, esp when it comes to writing/publishing journeys. Much better to really celebrate EVERY win you have as a writer, whether that be winning a competition, getting an agent etc. Quite honestly, completing an actual novel deserves a bottle of champagne, IMO...

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Joanna Moult @joannamoult.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Couldn't agree more. This is so short-sighted when editors are give so little time and head space to really edit...

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Joanna Moult @joannamoult.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Definitely this! We all love to read - we just need to find the medium that works best...

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Rashmi Sirdeshpande @rashmiwriting.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

As it’s Nonfiction November, I’m resharing some posts I wrote for BookTrust back when I was Writer in Residence, starting with this piece on how factual books can be a powerful form of storytelling that can grip young readers. www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-fea... #KidLitUK

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How non-fiction is a powerful form of storytelling that can grip child readers

BookTrust Writer in Residence Rashmi Sirdeshpande explains why non-fiction is so crucial to share with children.

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Joanna Moult @joannamoult.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Some new UK literary agents, reviewers and publishers on this starter pack now. Please do let me know if you want to be added to the list! go.bsky.app/kRfNFe

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Joanna Moult @joannamoult.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

OMG. This is just delightful. 😍

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Joanna Moult @joannamoult.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Oh no. Now I'm addicted to this one. I'd done so well weaning myself off the other place...

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DA Children's Book Agency @da-childrens.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Hello! 👋 We're The Darley Anderson Children’s Book Agency, the UK’s biggest specialist children’s agency! Follow us here, and check out our links for more agency content: 💫Submissions: www.darleyandersonchildrens.com 💫Instagram: www.instagram.com/da_childrens 💫TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@da_childrens

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Home - Darley Anderson

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Joanna Moult @joannamoult.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

This is a fabulous map of children's indie bookshops - just in time for Christmas shopping. Lots of them take orders online and over the phone so please do support them where you can! 📚

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Joanna Moult @joannamoult.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

A beautiful illustration by the very talented @dc-litchfield.bsky.social to brighten your Monday...

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