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Writing, reading, teaching. Bath Spa MAWYP 22-24, Golden Egg Academy. Currently researching PhDs. Particularly interested in autism rep in childrenβs fiction π π ποΈ
@writercornish.bsky.social is a new UCLan author π
28.11.2024 21:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thanks, Sarah. I totally agree!
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22.11.2024 08:16 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Me please! Thanks, Sarah
22.11.2024 08:11 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Yes please!
17.11.2024 09:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I recommend following Louie. Sheβs very funny, kind ang generous to the #KidLitUK community
16.11.2024 15:46 β π 26 π 7 π¬ 1 π 0Ooh, thanks! Whatβs the best way to reach you?
16.11.2024 11:08 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I agree, but it does seem bizarre that 14-15yos are so unrepresented in fiction - what about the 12yos who want to read a couple of years up?
16.11.2024 11:08 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Would love to chat to you about your PhD sometime!
16.11.2024 11:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Thereβs a huge shortage of 14-15yo protagonists in childrenβs fiction. It jumps from 12 (and sometimes 13) to 16 - and not all 12/13yos are ready for YA themes/content
16.11.2024 10:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Independent bookshops are doing really well - a good number have separate teen sections
16.11.2024 10:45 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Yes, this happens quite a bit!
16.11.2024 09:54 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Being asked to age up or down came up often in my research - but lots of people are out there batting for teen books so hopefully things are changing (slowly!)
16.11.2024 09:53 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Exactly - which also means authors are less likely to write them. I called my essay βHelp, my protagonist is 14! Should I hit delete and start again?β π
16.11.2024 09:50 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Each branch of Waterstones does its own thing. A few now have teen sections but others are resistant. One manager told me she wouldnβt create a teen section until more teen books were published, so itβs very chicken and egg
16.11.2024 09:47 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0Me too - snerdling with We All Want Impossible Things, which Iβm loving
16.11.2024 09:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I would love to know the answer to this! #kidlituk
15.11.2024 13:20 β π 22 π 2 π¬ 2 π 0I wrote an article about this very issue for my MA in Writing for Young People recently. The good news is that there are signs of change!
15.11.2024 15:51 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0My big girl has come home from uni for the weekend and we have plans to watch the new Paddington, eat nice food and read our books!
15.11.2024 14:25 β π 16 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Itβs gorgeous!
15.11.2024 14:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Love your books!
12.11.2024 07:17 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Brilliant - thank you! π
11.11.2024 14:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Iβve been pruning my βwhispersβ today!
11.11.2023 20:57 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Itβs going so quickly! You were great on the Leaf π panel yesterday btw π
11.11.2023 20:54 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Ooh, canβt wait for this - I love the Aveline Jones stories
13.10.2023 16:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Neither of those are very Friday the 13th-y though, are they?!
13.10.2023 15:59 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Iβm reading Gay Club by Simon James Green and listening to Geek Girl with my youngest daughter #ukkidlit
13.10.2023 15:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Congratulations! π
13.10.2023 08:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Done βοΈ
13.10.2023 08:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Writing friends ππΌ
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