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Susan Cahill

@susancahill.bsky.social

🌧THE WORLD BETWEEN THE RAIN 🌧 middle-grade children’s fantasy, out now! 🌟Longlisted for Branford Boase Award 2025 πŸŽ™οΈSTORYSHAPED: podcast about children’s books that shape us https://linktr.ee/susancahillwrites

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Mothers Who Write The Mothers Who Write community is a place of mutual support and connection for writers – both established and new – who happen to be mothers.* We began as a series of retreats bringing writers togeth...

I am going to be helping the wonderful Rebecca Schiller run the Mothers Who Write community

It’s a community for writers who happen to be mothers and trans/non-binary parents full of the best people. An alternative to the old boys' network

motherswhowrite.co.uk
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06.11.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I am beside myself that The World Between the Rain has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing @carnegiemedals.bsky.social. This one is special because it's nominated by librarians - always my favourite people @cilip.bsky.social

#carnegies2026

@everywithwords.bsky.social

03.11.2025 12:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Getting Storyshaped With Mariesa Dulak | Storyshaped Author of There's a Tiger on the Train (illustrated by Rebecca Cobb)

There'll be a new Storyshaped episode tomorrow, but while you wait: have you listened to @mariesadulak.bsky.social yet? She chatted to us last week, and it was fab! Make sure to like and subscribe, so you don't miss an episode. Let's get Storyshaped!

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07.05.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It is my birthday this week so I am eating cake for lunch every day

22.04.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Getting Storyshaped With Ellen Ryan | Storyshaped Author of Girls Who Slay Monsters and Gods Don't Cry

This week's Storyshaped was a magical, mystical, mysterious, and marvellous chat with Ellen Ryan, Queen of Irish Mythology. @susancahill.bsky.social and I fell under her spell - perhaps you will, too! Check it out wherever you get your podcasts, or at the link below:

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18.04.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Fellow children's authors and illustrators: if you want to counterbalance JKR funding hatred against trans people, this org needs money. #KidLitUK

17.04.2025 06:20 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'll be at @ilfdublin.bsky.social this May!

16th May I'll be talking about finding inspiration in myth, folklore, West Cork, and rain

17th May myself and @sineadohart.bsky.social are doing a LIVE Storyshaped podcast with @kieranlarwood.bsky.social

Booking links here: linktr.ee/susancahillw...

12.04.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a great idea @louiestowell.bsky.social. I think we should def include this as one of our standard questions @sineadohart.bsky.social

What happens if you’re both though? Are you forced to wander alone at the edges of the world?

04.04.2025 09:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh thank you so much! So glad you both enjoyed it πŸ’™

31.03.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Getting Storyshaped With Alastair Chisholm | Storyshaped Author of The Dragon Storm series, The Consequence Girl, Orion Lost, Adam-2, I Am Wolf, I Am Raven, and more!

Me and @susancahill.bsky.social did another podcast this week - and we spoke to the fantastic @alastairc.com all about his Storyshaped life, his own work, and his work yet to come. Have a listen! It's a good 'un.

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29.03.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

This sounds cool!

27.03.2025 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Getting Storyshaped with Celine Kiernan | Storyshaped Author of The Moorehawke Trilogy, Resonance, Into the Grey, the Wild Magic trilogy, and more!

ICYMI yesterday, what with one thing and another, we interviewed the amazing @celinekiernan.bsky.social on Storyshaped Podcast! @susancahill.bsky.social and myself were made up with glee, so we were.

Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts!

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21.03.2025 09:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We had a fantastic time interviewing @susancahill.bsky.social for our student #library podcast!
Listen here!
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11.03.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The World Between the Rain – UKS2 book topic resource Step through the droplets and go on a journey of emotional discovery with Susan Cahill’s magical portal story, The World Between the Rain...

Go on a journey of emotional discovery with @susancahill.bsky.social's magical portal story, The World Between the Rain. This PDF from @booksuperhero2.bsky.social contains lots of teaching ideas around the book for UKS2

10.03.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Would love to chat kids books as always!

05.03.2025 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So chuffed to have won this lovely award! I visited these students recently and they were so creative and engaged so I’m really delighted to have their seal of approval πŸ’™πŸ©΅πŸ’™

05.03.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This gorgeous review is making me cry! 🌦️

23.02.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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How do I sum this one up? A fairytale on speed! A story of daring originality confidently controlled and peppered with rich and unexpected images, and a touch of β€˜Stranger Things’. You’re left with a useful reminder of the benefits of a jolly good cry. @susancahill.bsky.social

23.02.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Otherworldly,mesmerising, intense.Epic!Loved reading the waves of this story,diving to & from its heartbreak of a core. There sure are fragments of gods in that rain as this is another irish book I've read recently to be so magically inspired!πŸŒŠπŸ’™πŸ“š @susancahill.bsky.social #KidLit #ReadingForPleasure

22.02.2025 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh thank you for this lovely review! ❀️🌧️🌦️

22.02.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh yay! Delighted you’re enjoying it. Watch out for those raindrops!

18.02.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hiya! I’m rarely on Facebook but I just replied. I’m going to be in Ireland on those dates 😭

16.02.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love to hear about a new children's books podcast! Can't wait to listen πŸ“šβ€οΈ

13.02.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations to the wonderful @racheldelahaye.bsky.social's brilliant book! So well deserved!

13.02.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Love that @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social's first novel in translation is from Irish to English!

13.02.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So enjoyed this wonderful chat with @peterbunzl.bsky.social

Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

13.02.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

DELIGHTED to sign the David Bowie poster!

12.02.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It was such a pleasure and a privilege to chat to Y7 and Y8 in Glenthorne High School today and to meet the wonderful @lucasjmaxwell.bsky.social in person! Thank you for inviting me ❀️

12.02.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Who would @sharadakeats.bsky.social invite to a literary dinner party? And how do we get to her tropical island?

All these answers and more in the latest episode of Storyshaped!

Available wherever you get your podcasts

Listening links: shows.acast.com/storyshaped

07.02.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Storyshaped episdoe!

This week, myself and @sineadohart.bsky.social sit down with debut YA author Sharada Keats @sharadakeats.bsky.social for a fun and illuminating chat!

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3m83...

Or wherever you get your podcasts!

06.02.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0