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@vickygwriter.bsky.social
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Pushcart-nominated poet, scientist and children's writer. Yorkshire lass. The Mechanics of Love | Smith Doorstop. The Hawthorn Bride | Indigo Dreams Alice Corrie Award winner 2025 Searchlight Awards PB shortlisted WriteMentor Awards PB runner up

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Liz Brownlee @lizpoet.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
TEACHERS! Lovely poems here! Christmas Poems 2025 Part One childrenspoetrysummit.com/2025/12/11/c...
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Christmas Poems 2025 Part One
At Christmas we like to give our wonderful bloggers a holiday – instead, we’d like to thank the brilliant children’s poets from the UK and abroad who have kindly sent us a two-wee…
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Wonderful poems!
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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Delighted to see my poem 'Ithaka', which won first prize in the Indigo Spring Poetry Prize, published in the latest issue of Reach Poetry @indigodreamspub.bsky.social with very kind comments from competition judge @vickygwriter.bsky.social 🐐
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Very well deserved, an excellent poem 👏
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Congratulations @csmithpoet.bsky.social !!
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Hope you enjoy 💚
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Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
@sealeychallenge.bsky.social day 12 Looking forward to a deep read of ‘The Hawthorn Bride’ (Indigo Dreams) by Victoria Gatehouse. @indigodreamspub.bsky.social #poetry #writingcommunity
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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Absolutely loved The Hawthorn Bride by the wonderful @vickygwriter.bsky.social! It’s a beautiful collection which weaves folklore with landscape and wildlife. It has made my little ecopoet heart sing, and I’m always a sucker for a mushroom poem! 💚
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Congratulations, a wonderful poem !
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Jumping Jules Poetry @jumpingjulespoetry.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Forest Girl looks at home in these photos thanks to @vickygwriter.bsky.social in Halifax, UK. ‘Took your lovely book for a walk Julie. I love these powerful, yet tender poems rooted in physicality! Wonderful.’ Thanks Vicky! 1st print run sold out, but @dragonflyflight.bsky.social doing a 2nd! Yay!
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Congratulations, such a beautiful poem !
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Congratulations Kerry on your wonderful poem!
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
It was a privilege to judge this competition. Many congratulationsto the winners and to the Commended and Highly Commended poets. Thank you to everyone who entered, it was a joy to read your work!
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Congratulations and can't wait to read at the launch of this wonderful new collection!!!
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Matthew Paul @matthewepaul.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Four weeks till this 👇🏼 @vickygwriter.bsky.social All welcome! Free!
Flyer for book launch in Doncaster on 7 June.
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Congratulations Matthew, can't wait to read your new collection!
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Beautiful
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Thrilled to have a rosebay willowherb poem included in 'Ten Poems about Weeds' one of three gorgeous new pamphlets from @candlestickpress.bsky.social
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Keep those wonderful poems coming in! I can't wait to read your work !
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Grateful for a wonderful review of The Hawthorn Bride in Orbis magazine, which is a great read as always with its mix of poems and reviews! #indigopoets @ronniegoodyer.bsky.social
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
😃
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
My copy has arrived! Wonderfully funny and inventive stories for middle-graders! Absolute joy! Warmest congratulations to @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social @reenamakwana.bsky.social @theemmapress.bsky.social
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Love it!
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Gorgeous photos !!
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Congratulations to the wonderful childrens poet @attielime.bsky.social on the publication of her fantastic debut Blue Jelly and Strawberries from @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social 💙 🍓 👏 👏
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Congratulations on the birthingof this fabulous collection ❤️💙
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Fantastic opportunity for childrens poets to respond some amazing artwork @littlethoughtspress.com Time for an Elphrasis Adventure 😃 #kidlit #childrenspoetry #poetrysubmissions
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Love this bright and cheery haiku, I am also a fan of dandelions!
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Congratulations
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Congratulations 🎊 💙 ❤️
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Thanks x
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Thank you 😊
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
I love this!!
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Over the moon that my children's poetry collection has been shortlisted by @theemmapress.bsky.social and congrats to all on the shorlist, these proposals sound amazing!!
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
So thrilled to be shortlisted and congratulations to all, these proposals sound amazing!
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Honoured to be judging the Spring Poety Competition @indigodreamspub.bsky.social !! Can't wait to read your poems!
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Thrilled to have my elephant poem included in the Go Wild edition from @littlethoughtspress.com . Thank you @carriekarnesfannin.bsky.social for the wonderful illustration 🐘
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
So thrilled to have this poem included in the Wonderful Go Wild edition! 🐘
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The Emma Press @theemmapress.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
⭐ SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN ⭐ Deadline to send us your work: Tuesday 18 February (11.59pm) Please read the submissions guidelines carefully: buff.ly/33ZO731
SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN, UNTIL 18 FEB, We will be accepting: Poetry Collections (30+ pages), Novellas (max 30,000), Essay Collections, Children's Poetry (8+), Children's Fiction (8+). We apologise that we will not be accepting  Poetry Pamphlets. Short Story Collections or Picture books in this round.
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Love this Laura!
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Incredible morning of sun and ice in the Pennines.
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
So grateful to The Poetry Society and the lovely @janeace.bsky.social for including my feature on folklore and trees in the latest Poetry News. 🌳 #poetry #folkloreoftrees
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
This new middle-grade book sounds like amazing fun, can't wait to read it! Congratulations to @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social #kidlit 🌟
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Happy New Year to all at the Emma Press, enjoyed many of your new titles in 2024, a favourite being the wonderful pamphlet from @pimlottkathy.bsky.social
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Exciting opportunity here for #kidlit artists and illustrators ! @littlethoughtspress.com 🌞 🌸 😁
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Lovely
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vickygwriter.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Great to see you here 💙
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