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MG Fantasy Children's writer @theGEAcademy @SCBWI_uk @GEA_North She/Her Northerner๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Roman History & Reading & Libraries #authorgoals Book Cheerleader

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10.07.2025 08:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I'd love to see them recruit Regional Reading Ambassadors for this - children's authors sent to schools and libraries to host book clubs, run reading workshops and activities around books, make kids feel like reading isn't just another step in becoming a Good Little Employee once school is done

10.07.2025 08:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
09.06.2025 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A feature from the magazine for young children suggesting ways that the shaped paper pieces could be put together to make simple designs in bold primary colours

A feature from the magazine for young children suggesting ways that the shaped paper pieces could be put together to make simple designs in bold primary colours

Iโ€™d almost forgotten about those packets of โ€œgummed coloured shapesโ€. (1963)
The next best thing if you didnโ€™t have Fuzzy Felt

(From Treasure Magazine)

09.05.2025 18:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 349    ๐Ÿ” 38    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Last night we attended @simonyabooks.bsky.social launch and were dazzled by the ๐Ÿ’ŽDiamond of the Season๐Ÿ’Ž @waterstones.bsky.social YA book of the month The Wycherleys whose author @annalieseavery.bsky.social shone with all the sparkle of the new Queen of #Romantasy

07.05.2025 08:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ’œโœจโœจWhen your talented writer friendโ€™s #ROMANTASY The Wycherleyโ€™s is @waterstoneskids.bsky.social Inaugural YA BOOK OF THE MONTH CONGRATULATIONS @annalieseavery.bsky.social โœจโœจ
You deserve every magical thing!! ๐Ÿ’œ

01.05.2025 12:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Roman Colosseum Deconstructed: 3D Animation Reveals the Hidden Technology That Powered Romeโ€™s Great Arena Most tourists in Rome put the Colosseum at the top of their to-see list.

The Roman Colosseum Deconstructed: 3D Animation Reveals the Hidden Technology That Powered Romeโ€™s Great Arena

23.04.2025 17:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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When your amazingly talented writerly friend @annalieseavery.bsky.social
new book has SPREDGES
The Whycherleyโ€™s has finally arrived needless to say Iโ€™m OBSESSED!
@kate.walker.author and I are honored to be the witches introducing each of the Magical Seasons!
@simonandschuster.bsky.social

24.04.2025 13:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Childrenโ€™s authors thereโ€™s still time to find out how to make social media work for you with this @scbwi.bsky.social zoom today at 1.30 with industry professional @larakelly.bsky.social
tickets are still available @kidlitchat.bsky.social
www.tickettailor.com/events/socie...

16.03.2025 09:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Childrenโ€™s authors thereโ€™s still time to find out how to make social media work for you with this @scbwi.bsky.social zoom today at 1.30 with industry professional @larakelly.bsky.social
tickets are still available
www.tickettailor.com/events/socie...

16.03.2025 09:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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POMPEII, DISCOVERY OF A ROOM WITH FRESCOES DEPICTING THE INITIATION INTO THE MYSTERIES AND THE DIONYSIAC PROCESSION - Pompeii Sites AN EXTREMELY RARE โ€œMEGALOGRAPHYโ€ OF THE 1ST CENTURY BC, LIKE THE FAMOUS VILLA OF THE MYSTERIES Over 100 years since the discovery of the Villa of the Mysteries, a large โ€ฆ keep it going

A superb new cycle of fresco paintings has been discovered at Pompeii. #Archaeology ๐Ÿบ

pompeiisites.org/en/comunicat...

26.02.2025 18:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 133    ๐Ÿ” 51    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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The Copyright and AI consultation - how to respond as an illustrator โ€“ The AOI The Copyright and Artificial Intelligence consultation was published by in December 2024, and we are encouraging illustrators to submit a response to the consultation to demonstrate the negative affec...

TWO DAYS left to respond to the UK Govt consultation on Copyright and AI. The AOI has created a brilliant guide to help with this - the consultation is onerous but their tips make completing it quick and easy for any creator, not just an illustrator. PLEASE ADD YOUR VOICE: theaoi.com/news/the-cop...

23.02.2025 09:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Roman Numeral Converter Convert Roman numerals to numbers or convert numbers to Roman numerals. Find Roman numerals up to 3,999,999 using I, V, X, L, C, D and M.

The very same.

Don't judge us, but you might find this useful
www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/...

20.02.2025 20:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Fascism: I sometimes fear...
I sometimes fear that 
people think that fascism arrives in fancy dress 
worn by grotesques and monsters 
as played out in endless re-runs of the Nazis. 

Fascism arrives as your friend. 
It will restore your honour, 
make you feel proud, 
protect your house, 
give you a job, 
clean up the neighbourhood, 
remind you of how great you once were, 
clear out the venal and the corrupt, 
remove anything you feel is unlike you...

It doesn't walk in saying, 
"Our programme means militias, mass imprisonments, transportations, war and persecution."

- Michael Rosen

Fascism: I sometimes fear... I sometimes fear that people think that fascism arrives in fancy dress worn by grotesques and monsters as played out in endless re-runs of the Nazis. Fascism arrives as your friend. It will restore your honour, make you feel proud, protect your house, give you a job, clean up the neighbourhood, remind you of how great you once were, clear out the venal and the corrupt, remove anything you feel is unlike you... It doesn't walk in saying, "Our programme means militias, mass imprisonments, transportations, war and persecution." - Michael Rosen

Prescient words from Michael Rosen.

20.02.2025 20:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 186    ๐Ÿ” 51    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A mosaic of an owl, with part of the black and white corner of the mosaic border above him. The owl is a mess. He honestly looks like he hasn't slept for days.

A mosaic of an owl, with part of the black and white corner of the mosaic border above him. The owl is a mess. He honestly looks like he hasn't slept for days.

We're celebrating, as ever, the start of Super Bowl 2025 with this Superb Owl.
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09.02.2025 09:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2229    ๐Ÿ” 443    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 38    ๐Ÿ“Œ 47
Cartoon showing Snoopy by Charles M Schulz writing and rewriting. Caption: "Good Writing Is Rewriting"

Cartoon showing Snoopy by Charles M Schulz writing and rewriting. Caption: "Good Writing Is Rewriting"

My top tips for #NationalStorytellingWeek:

1) Write the story YOU want to read.

2) No writer can write a perfect story in one draft. You need to write, read, edit, rewrite. Rewriting IS writing! (see art below, by Charles M Schulz)

3) Whatever happens - NEVER GIVE UP!

sfsaid.com/2017/01/thre...

06.02.2025 20:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

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28.01.2025 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Currently reading The Wycherleys by @annalieseavery.bsky.social, Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan and my current craft book is Anatomy of Story by John Truby. All fantastic!!

27.01.2025 18:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If you want children to read, let them read what they love! Our Writer-in-Residence, SF Said, is passionate about allowing children to choose what they read, in order to keep the love of reading alive.

I think it's all about finding things that engage their interests. Whatever they love - there will be reading matter on that subject. And it's about being open to formats - comics & manga all count as reading! Here's a blog I wrote that I hope might be helpful:
www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-fea...

20.01.2025 19:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi CathleenLKelly

17.01.2025 07:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It varies but chaotic plantster sounds about right!

12.01.2025 20:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you donโ€™t have a local library card, it should be your New Yearโ€™s resolution to get one. Itโ€™s an easy resolution to keep and youโ€™ll actually use it, trust me.

10.01.2025 23:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16477    ๐Ÿ” 2553    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 346    ๐Ÿ“Œ 206
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Reading can have big benefits for children from vulnerable family backgrounds - including supporting emotional regulation, as Amy from Hull Children's University explains.

Our #StoryExplorers programme has been designed to help families discover these benefits:

www.booktrust.org.uk/story-explor...

09.01.2025 07:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A picture of Janus viewed from below, standing near a white columned temple with a dramatic sunrise ahead of him

A picture of Janus viewed from below, standing near a white columned temple with a dramatic sunrise ahead of him

January - named after Janus - the god of beginnings and endings.
โ€œHe had two faces: one looked backward at the old year, and the other looked forward to the coming year.โ€
(From โ€˜Stories of our Christmas Customsโ€™)
Artist: Frank Hampson

01.01.2025 08:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 239    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Yesterday was #WinterSolstice, the shortest day of the year. Today is the 3 day of Yule! So Iโ€™m honoring my Norse ancestors and thinking about the important person Iโ€™ve lost this year.

22.12.2024 10:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a close up of a golden ticket with the words golden ticket on it ALT: a close up of a golden ticket with the words golden ticket on it

๐ŸŽŠHappy Bath Children's longlist eve!
๐Ÿ•–The votes are IN and we'll be posting a bumper selection of YES votes from 19:00 GMT, along with any golden votes. ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›Good luck to all!

19.12.2024 09:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 56    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Support independent bookshops! They are such vital spaces - places of genuine connection and humanity, increasingly rare in this world. And there is no better gift you can give to anyone of any age than BOOKS!

17.12.2024 20:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Call to acknowledge all writers behind celebrity books - The Society of Authors The Society of Authors is calling for celebrities, publishers and agents to acknowledge the writers behind celebrity books, particularly for children

Interesting that itโ€™s the sports stars like Chris Hoy who understand the concept of fairness. They realise that readers (and the actual authors) are being cheated if a celebrity pretends to have written a book penned by somebody else. societyofauthors.org/2024/12/09/c...

10.12.2024 15:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

READING ALOUD CHANGES CHILDREN'S LIVES FOREVER! Just 10 minutes a day can be enough to help them find the love of books, and become lifelong readers. So whatever else you do, always find the time to read aloud โ€“ and the more you do, the better! #literacy #reading #books

06.12.2024 22:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3688    ๐Ÿ” 574    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 132    ๐Ÿ“Œ 62

Midlands people donโ€™t miss out on seeing Tamsinโ€™s original artwork of The Seamaidenโ€™s Odyssey in Leamington next Thursday @waterstones.bsky.social Christmas signing event!

06.12.2024 11:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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