Rob Walton

Post-parkrun. Some fantastic words (and images) in those there books. Some fantastic everything at that there coast. #parkrun #whitleybay @parkrunuk.bsky.social

On the other hand, if Halloween poems are just too scary for you, however mild and gentle they may be… #kidlit #poetryforchildren #childrenspoetry

scaryness.com is the place
to head for all your gently scary Halloween poem for the bairns. Mild peril - bring it on. #kidlit #poetryforchildren

Post-parkrun etc. Course check, finish funnel set-up (“Oh my, what a beautiful funnel!” the sweaty hordes chorused), run, shuffle home, drink coffee, read. #parkrun #whitleybay

I receive loads of book promotion spam.My fab publisher @theemmapress.bsky.social has the best staff and they’ve used a top freelance publicist.These robbing spammers annoy me so I reply to amuse myself.Now I quite look forward to receiving them.Some of the divvies even take my suggestions on board.

Post-parkrun etc. Adult fiction, children’s fiction, cat poetry, ‘frothy coffee’ and footie. Saturday sustenance. #parkrun #whitleybay

I read to find my place in the world, escape the world, find new worlds. Always have. Today I will #take10toread #ReadMCR with National Literacy Trust @theemmapress.bsky.social for World Mental Health Day.

I had a cheese salad sandwich (with homemade green tomato chutney) & a cuppa, listening to @RebeccaLeek_ s poetic Ditty Bag. You could have a fried egg sandwich, Greek salad or last year’s Christmas pud you forgot all about. Just make sure you give yourself 15 minutes to listen.

Reckon I deserved a few post-Storm Amy-parkrun treats today. Blowin’ a hoolie round here, like. #parkrun #whitleybay @parkrunuk.bsky.social

Really excited for National Potato Day. Started queuing at the chippy last night to get first dibs. Even wrote a potato to celebrate. #nationalpoetryday #nationalpotatoday

Thanks very much to Helen Farish and @poetrysociety.org.uk for this.

Lovely publisher puts out lovely message about lovely review of lovely book by lovely reviewer.

Yellow book cover of Please Don't Read The Footnotes Please on a white background

Cartoon illustrations with quote "To write something that children will enjoy, I think it's important to have elements of silliness, but also some heart. I love the idea of children having fun with their teachers."- Rob Walton

Book cover with quote “Riddings Library in Scunthorpe was where it all started for me [...] That library, those bookcases, the windows, the porch and the loans desk are so clear in my memory”. - Rob Walton

"To write something that children will enjoy, I think it's important to have elements of silliness, but also some heart" 🦣 Read our children's author @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social's interview with @peters-books.bsky.social!

Find the interview: buff.ly/RovCW03
Order the book: buff.ly/iCGywXO

Great to have some mildly scary poems for kids aboard the scary-ness express. scaryness.com

Finding some great scary poems for children from a range of excellent poets over on scaryness.com #kidlit #childrenspoetry

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Delighted to be included in @brianmosespoet.bsky.social Back to School poems blog post alongside some top poetry pals.

Brilliant offer here from @brianmosespoet.bsky.social

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New blog post: End of Summer Holiday/Back to School poems by top children’s poets.

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@thetoypress.bsky.social #word of the week is TRAIN, and this is a response… #kidlit #childrenspoetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers

Great to receive You’re Never Too Much, thanks to First Ink Books @panmacmillan.bsky.social Charlie Castelletti. Pleased to have a couple of my things in this new anthology of “Poems for every emotion” for YA readers. My rubbish photo doesn’t do the fab cover justice- so you’ll have to order it.

Here is a new blog post about some fantastic summer reading. Dive in!
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Delighted to get my contributor copy of The Northern Gravy Anthology of Poetry.Thanks to Ed @ralphdartford.bsky.social @northerngravy.bsky.social Proud of the four poems I have in here. All, I think, quite different, but all my authentic voice. Go buy it - and their other anthologies.

A Level results day. Daughter will be out with mates later. I’ve prepped her room for her return. #ALevelResultsDay #ALevelResults #ALevel

Yellow and blue border, decorated with drawings of notebooks and sweets, and in the middle is a quote reading: "I love the idea of rebellion and rebelliousness in literature, but that wasn’t my original intention. One intention I had was to ignore markets, genres and those ‘outside’ things. I started to have fun as I was writing, and hope this comes across in the reading." Rob Walton. Artwork by Reena Makwana

Footnotes author @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social has done a lovely interview with the librarians of @peters-books.bsky.social, the legendary suppliers of books for school libraries which just so happen to be based in Birmingham too 💛 Check it out here: buff.ly/yqDyzIL

Proper parkrun morning. Course check, help the finish set up, run, then home to have bath time treats, including reading about parkrun thanks to @pauls-h.bsky.social Paul Sinton Hewitt’s book from @panmacmillan.bsky.social #parkrun #WhitleyBay

Big thanks to @elainefeeney.bsky.social and @wordsofhelen.bsky.social for tonight’s excellent short story workshop. Useful, helpful and encouraging. 👏👏😊

Big thanks to @brianmosespoet.bsky.social for letting me loose on his blog. Also 👏 to @theemmapress.bsky.social Tyger Tyger and The Dirigible Balloon. brian-moses.blogspot.com?m=1 #kidlit #childrenspoetry

Full interview at peters.co.uk/news-page/q-...