Booking is LIVE for the #UV26 online launch event on 22 May!
It's FREE but you need to book a placeπ
tinyurl.com/3sbw5tzp
Don't miss the chance to hear what our judges are looking for π
@lindsaylit.bsky.social @saskialeach.bsky.social
@scbwi-bi.bsky.social @louiestowell.bsky.social
#KidLit
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Hello fellow writers for kids! If you're unagented and unpublished then @scbwi-bi.bsky.social are running an amazing competition that could launch your career. I'll be going on about it a lot as I'm one of the volunteer organisers. 1st Big Date for your diary is the FREE online launch - May 22nd.
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Happening *this weekend*! Join @brittonbookgeek.bsky.social and I at 3:15pm on Sun 27 April at @bmthwritingfest.bsky.social as we talk about The Querying Process from the author & agent POV and share our top tips for #amquerying & #amwriting writers.
Book here: www.pdsw.org.uk/whats-on/the...
22.04.2025 11:40 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Synopses are hard to write! Should there be spoilers? Is that enough detail?
Donβt miss out on our Write Your Winning Synopsis lunchtime session this Friday with Cornerstones Literary Consultancy!
Sign up here: cornerstones.co.uk/cornerstones-xβ¦
#amwriting #amquerying #askagent
31.03.2025 14:30 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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Calling all #Thriller writers! See if your #plottwist grips a literary agent in an #Agent121. Lots of new sessions on offer for April and May. #querying #writingcommunity #amwriting
8 Apr @saskialeach.bsky.social
8 Apr @mariliasavvides.bsky.social
23 Apr @liverpool-lit.bsky.social
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Are you an #amwriting or #amquerying writer? On Friday 4th April Kate Nash Literary Agency are partnering with Cornerstones Literary Consultancy to deliver a session sharing tips for writing your own winning synopsis! #askagent
Book here: cornerstones.co.uk/cornerstones-xβ¦
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If youβre an #amquerying author looking to write or refine your synopsis, sign up to this event with the @KNLitAgency team. Tickets here: www.cornerstones.co.uk/cornerstones...
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NB: DATE CHANGE π¨ these will now be taking place on 8th April.
24.03.2025 12:08 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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Calling all writers who would love to chat to @saskialeach.bsky.social for advice on their #querypackage! Saskia loves YA or adult crime, thriller, romance, historical/saga, horror, speculative & #bookclub fiction. Book at www.iaminprint.co.uk for #Agent121 slots on 8 Apr. #WritingCommunity #Writing
22.03.2025 16:19 β π 6 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Deal News! π¨
Two book deal for Nasheema Lennon with HarperNorth for two psychological thrillers. GOING, GOING, GONE publishing November 2025
Agent: Francesca Riccardi
Acquiring Editor: Daisy Watt
21.03.2025 16:42 β π 7 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1
#Agent121 - I AM in print Ltd
Get feedback on your query letter, synopsis and opening chapters from a literary agent by booking an #agent121 through I Am In Print.
#amwriting or #amquerying and looking for some agent feedback? Iβm giving #askagent 121s with I AM In Print on 10th April, where Iβd love to see WIPs in adult or YA crime, thriller, romance, historical/saga, speculative, horror or bookclub!
Details & booking: www.iaminprint.co.uk/agent121/?ca...
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Congratulations and welcome! π
20.03.2025 07:44 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I'm really excited to let you all know that I'm now represented by @litagentfran.bsky.social at Kate Nash Literary Agency. I'm looking forward to working with her on my first novel inspired by Lebor GabΓ‘la Γrenn, aka The Book of Invasions. π₯³
19.03.2025 18:02 β π 21 π 5 π¬ 10 π 1
Headshots of the six judges of Undiscovered Voices 2026
We are delighted to announce an absolutely STELLAR line-up of judges for @scbwi-bi.bsky.social @uvcompetition.bsky.social 2026... π₯π₯π₯
@lindsaylit.bsky.social
@saskialeach.bsky.social
Charlie Castelletti
Julia Churchill
Tierney Holm
Frances Taffinder
Read more: undiscoveredvoices.com/judges
16.03.2025 21:29 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 2
All #agent121s with @saskialeach.bsky.social have now been taken. Only a few remain for our other literary agents so be quick!
You can still join Saskia along with bestselling author Anna Britton at their talk, The Querying Process, on Sunday 27th April at 3:15pm.
All can be booked on the website.
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π¨π¨π¨ just one place remaining!
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π’ This is happening later this week!
Join Kate Nash Literary Agency & Cornerstones Literary Consultancy on Friday lunchtime for an insightful session on how to write a great elevator pitch for agents!
Book here: cornerstones.co.uk/cornerstones-xβ¦
#askagent #amwriting #amquerying
03.03.2025 15:40 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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Undiscovered Voices is BACK ππ₯³π€© 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 π
#kidlit #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingforchildren
11.02.2025 22:09 β π 21 π 9 π¬ 2 π 3
Only 2 spaces left! π¨
10.02.2025 17:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1
βοΈ Only 4 slots remaining! βοΈ
I'm really looking forward to attending @bmthwritingfest.bsky.social on Sunday 27th April, where I will be giving #Agent121s.
Tickets are booking fast, with only four spaces left, don't miss out!
Book here: pdsw.org.uk/whats-on/1-2-1β¦
31.01.2025 14:42 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
All #agent121s with Laura Williams from @greeneandheaton.bsky.social have now been taken.
You can still book 1-2-1s for other #literaryagents or for Laura's talk on Sunday 27th April at 10am, Working with a Literary Agent
www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk
#amquerying
28.01.2025 16:53 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
https://www.iaminprint.co.uk/agent121/?cadpath=iaminprint%2F30th-january-saskia-leach-agent121
#amwriting or #amquerying and fancy getting some agent feedback on your #WIP? I'm doing Agent 1-2-1s with @iaminprint.bsky.social at 2pm on Thursday 30th January. I'm looking for most genres in commercial fiction and am happy to answer all your #askagent questions!
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So excited to chat with my lovely agent @saskialeach.bsky.social at @bmthwritingfest.bsky.social in April π€
Nab your ticket here - www.pdsw.org.uk/whats-on/the...
14.01.2025 16:52 β π 5 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
First Literary Agent to be revealed who is coming to Bournemouth for 1-2-1 sessions at our #WritingFestival is ... Saskia Leach from @katenashagent.bsky.social Literary Agency!
#writingcommunity #authorcommunity #amwriting #amquerying #bournemouth #dorset #commercialfiction #literaryagent #agent121
01.12.2024 21:09 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Query Submission
#amquerying / #amwriting? Here's my #MSWL!
π§ A twisty psychological thriller ft. a unique setting
β¨ Stories that explore moral dilemmas
π³οΈβπ LGBTQIA+ romance
I'd especially like stories from underrepresented backgrounds and voices.
querymanager.com/Saskia
13.11.2024 11:18 β π 28 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0
Pre-order Shot in the Dark now!
One month to go, people. ONE HECKING MONTH π±π€π€―ππ²
Pre-order here βΊοΈ
geni.us/ShotInTheDark
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SFF author represented by Justin Nash at Kate Nash Literary Agency.
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Senior Commissioning Editor at Embla Books.
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Reader, Writer, Games Coordinator at ArdΓ‘n.
Published in PΓΊca Magazine, Elegant Literature and The Ogham Stone.
Repped at Kate Nash Literary Agency.
Crime writer. Short-listed for CWA Dagger. Winner of Peopleβs Book Prize & Gothic Fiction Prize
Novelist, repβd by @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social. #LittleWhiteLiesπ #SafeAndSoundβ€οΈ #IllNeverTellπ #AGuiltySecretπ§‘ Lives in Lincolnshire, has a cat. Clinical Psychologist by day.
Literary Agent at The Blair Partnership
Undiscovered Voices is an initiative by @SCBWI_BI to help find fresh, new voices in children's literature - #UV26 coming soon
Find out more and read extracts from the previous winning entries at at www.undiscoveredvoices.com
Books (reading and writing) *Winner WriteMentorAwards 25 | Highly Commended Yeovil 24 | SL Wells 24 | SL Guppy 2023 | Honorary Mention UV2024* @TheGEAcademy alumni. Ex-lawyer. Music teacher πΆ
Publishing Director of Raven Books, an imprint of Bloomsbury Books. Lover of the gripping & the gothic, the contemporary & the cunning. Comprehensive school girl in literary world. Easily bribed with a chocolate orange.
Katie (she/her) || Author of queer histfic set on the sea || LEEWARD (2023), THE DEVIL TO PAY (2024) and A MERCIFUL SEA (2025) out now from Canelo || rep'd by Francesca Riccardi at Kate Nash Literary Agency
Thriller Author.
Rep YA - @ASHliterary
Rep Adult - @friccar_
SOMEONE IS WATCHING YOU | YOU WOULDN'T CATCH ME DEAD | @teambkmrk
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Writer; LL Womenβs Prize Discoveries 2023, Malorie Blackman Scholarship City Lit 2023. Agent: @litagentfran Long Covid - bedbound 2.5 years, recovering as of 2023. Former civil servant. Part time trainee lawyer. Book addict. Swimmer on good days. #BOOKS
Managing #kidlit Editor @fluxbooks.bsky.social + @jollyfishpress.bsky.social. YA/Adult sff writer. Shortlisted for the Page Turner Writing Award + Oxford/Pushkin Children's Books Fantasy Prize. CHASING STARS (hi-lo MG) out now! she/her.
Here to rant about books with a hint of activism. π³οΈβππππ©·π³οΈββ§οΈπ
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Fiction and non-fiction freelance editor: www.authorspen.co.uk, blogger: www.writeonthecusp.wordpress.com, creative writing teacher, fiction writer: historical, contemporary, YA and mid-grade, HWC chair