Esme Symes-Smith

Aaaahhh!!! I can't wait to hear what you think!!

Got my swag from @novelneighbor.bsky.social that comes with the newest book of one of my favorite beings and authors @esmesymessmith.bsky.social ! 🎉

It's all so special and I can't wait to dive into the finale with my partner. Once again, so proud of you, Esme! And get some rest! 💖

💚💚💚 thank you for loving Callie from beginning to end!

Omg I'm so sorry! I had slips with the name spelling on 😭

Sir Callie and the Unofficial Soundtracks A complete and chronological soundtrack of all four books, including character tags and scene specifics. Available on Spotify!

My big launch day treat is releasing the very comprehensive soundtracks to all 4 books! I love soundtracks that tell a complete story, and I had so much fun creating this playlist!

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I've had so many amazing moments this past week, but gold has to go to the kiddo who handed me an envelope STUFFED with their favorite scenes 💚 I'm so honored that these books mean something to people!

#sircallie

'No Kings' isn’t just a slogan. It’s a call to save democracy before it’s too late. In June, millions of Americans rose up in the largest single-day mobilization in modern history. Today, we’re doing it again, but bigger.

'No Kings' isn’t just a slogan. It’s a call to save #democracy before it’s too late.

No single march will bring down a dictator. But a mobilization of this scale can shift the narrative.

Sir Callie really said NO KINGS before it all happened ⚔️

#EsmeSymesSmith #SirCallie #NoKings #SirCallieAndTheChampionsOfHelston

Indies are the BEST!!

I loveeee indies! They keep the book world spinning!

I really miss the way B&N used to be, when I could go visit my friends' books on the New and Noteworthy. I haven't found any of them in any store I've been in this week, including Callie 4. It's so sad.

CRYING IN THE CORNER!!

I'm seriously so grateful!!

Sir Callie and the Unofficial Soundtracks A complete and chronological soundtrack of all four books, including character tags and scene specifics. Available on Spotify!

My big launch day treat is releasing the very comprehensive soundtracks to all 4 books! I love soundtracks that tell a complete story, and I had so much fun creating this playlist!

esymessmith.com/2025/10/14/s...

How it started vs. How it's going
I was a kid who wanted to be a knight, fighting for equality in an unequal world.
I think I've done that 💚

Four books in, and signing pre-orders never stops being THE COOLEST! I can't wait for your books to arrive!

😭💚

Frighteningly accurate!!!

A modified version of the "Looks Like A Cinnamon Roll" meme, this version featuring the kids from the Sir Callie series by Esme Symes-Smith, with cropped images of each of their faces, all taken from the cover of Sir Callie and the Final Stand. The top left square reads, "Looks like a cinnamon roll, is actually a cinnamon roll," & features Willow. The top right square reads, "Looks like a cinnamon roll, could actually kill you," & features Callie. The bottom left square reads, "Looks like they could kill you, is actually a cinnamon roll," & features Edwyn. Lastly, the bottom right square reads, "Looks like they could kill you, could actually kill you," & features Elowen.

I think this is pretty accurate, no?

#SirCallie #LooksLikeACinnamonRoll #meme

A modified version of the "There's Only One More Sleep 'Til Christmas" meme, from The Muppet Christmas Carol; this version is modified to be about the release of Sir Callie and the Final Stand by Esme Symes-Smith. In the first image, Kermit the Frog says, "There's only one more sleep 'til..." In the second image, it's been modified so he says, "Sir Callie and the Final Stand," with a large image of the book's cover with a golden glow around it. In the third image, Kermit the Frog stares off, & it's clarified in brackets that he's "screaming internally."

I am SO excited (AND SCARED)!!!

#SirCallie #meme

⚔️ 24HRS LEFT TO GUARANTEE SWAG! ⚔️

Splinter & Ash #2: City of Secrets Check out Splinter & Ash #2: City of Secrets - <p><strong>The second book in<em>&#160;New York Times</em>&#160;bestselling author Marieke Nijkamp&#8217;s immersive medieval fantasy trilogy! A shadowy ...

Clearly this isn't an easy time to have a proudly queer children's series, but at the same time that makes it more necessary than ever.

SPLINTER & ASH means so very much to me, and I'd love it if you gave it a try. Get it at your favorite local bookstore or at: bookshop.org/p/books/spli... ⚔️💙

Hardcover copies of SPLINTER & ASH: CITY OF SECRETS on top of paperback copies of SPLINTER & ASH. An illustrated cover, with wonderful art by Vivienne To, shows the two main characters.

Dusting off my account to share that SPLINTER & ASH 2: CITY OF SECRETS is out now!

This series is my love letter to the fantasy adventures that I grew up on, but with a disabled princess and a nonbinary squire taking the lead in the fight to make their wartorn kingdom kinder and fairer. 💙

Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston Check out Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston - <b>In a magical medieval world filled with dragons, shape-shifters, and witches, a twelve-year-old nonbinary hopeful knight battles for the heart of...

First is Sir Callie by @esmesymessmith.bsky.social!
This is one of my favorite book series of all time! The lead protagonist is non-binary, and there's SO much queer and disabled rep throughout the entire series. Not to mention kids kicking bigoted butt!

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One week to go... and she's PERFECT!

Four, traditional art, pencil doodles of Callie’s face, each with a different expression, on a solid white notecard. Callie is from the Sir Callie series by Esme Symes-Smith. From left to right, there’s a simple smiling Callie, their smile shows off a missing tooth. Next is an angry Callie with their nose wrinkled, eyes squinting, & a tense vein symbol floating above their head. Next, is a “horrified & angry” Callie with a wrinkled nose, small pupils, & no eyeshines staring downwards, & a smitten Callie with a big goofy smile & darker blush on their face, staring downwards with a heart floating above their head. A thin rectangular piece of paper sits in the middle of the drawings as a username watermark for the image, it reads, “@cartooncreaturelover.”

Here's a couple of Book 1 Callie expression doodles I did last month!

(Including a little preview of the updated Callie design I need to finish as soon as I'm done with my interpretation of Elowen!)

#FanArt #SirCallie #Doodle #Expressions #Non-binary #Non-binaryCharacter #QueerBooks

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A digital, fullbody, illustration of my interpretation of Willow from the Sir Callie book series by Esme Symes-Smith, more heavily based on the series’ descriptions the character. Willow is a 12 year old kid with short black hair. He has pale pink skin, dark brown eyes, a beauty mark on the left cheek, below his eye, & is wearing a black & silver-trimmed medieval tunic with a grey-pink undershirt, a black leather belt, grey pants, & dark grey leather boots. The top third of the tunic is grey with a teardrop pattern. His knuckles are noticeably bruised & roughed up. He stands in a friendly but shy manner, hugging an old leather book to his chest, looking away from the viewer with a soft smile. Willow stands against a pink background, framed by a darker pink rectangle, which is decorated with four-pointed stars, taken from the Sir Callie logo, at each corner, & triangular pointed shapes; the frame coincidentally resembles a fantasy spellbook.

A cropped, close up image of Willow's face; his brown eyes, beauty-mark, the top of his tunic with the teardrop patterning, the old leather book, & his bruised knuckles are easier to see in this image.

I've done it again, another fanart!

This time, it's my interpretation of Willow from Book 1 of the Sir Callie series! He turned out SO cute!!!

#FanArt #CharacterDesign #SirCallie #Genderfluid #GenderfluidCharacter #QueerBooks

LOOK AT HIMMMM!!!!

Working on a little something for launch day...