Authorfy

I’m so glad you like the look of it! If you have any questions or suggestions for authors / illustrators, do let me know!

On my train journey this morning, I had an explore of the @authorfy.bsky.social platform and what a brilliant resource it is! Looking forward to exploring more at home with my daughters so they can watch some of their favourite authors talk about their books and writing.

Screenshot of author Iszi Lawrence holding up a brightly coloured copy of her book The Domesday Cows against a backdrop of bookshelves. She has short blonde hair, and is wearing glasses and a denim jacket.

@iszi.com's side-splitting medieval comedy, The Domesday Cows, is one of Authorfy's Books of the Month! bit.ly/4baAmnF <- Click to watch Iszi introduce the Anglo-Saxon setting, schemes and confused cattle, and download a FREE extract! 🐮🐮🐮 Perfect for history buffs 9-12.
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The ambition is that the National Year of Reading 2026 will make lasting change to the reading habits of the nation to reverse the decline in reading for pleasure and unlock one of the most powerful tools for equity and opportunity: a love of reading that lasts a lifetime ❤️✨📚

GO ALL IN | National Year of Reading – Join us Register your interest in the National Year of Reading 2026 and help inspire a nation of readers. Join teachers, librarians, families and volunteers supporting reading across the UK.

And do sign up on the GO ALL IN website to register your interest in the National Year of Reading 2026 & receive updates on everything they’ve got planned ➡️ www.goallin.org.uk/join-us

I can’t wait to help (re)connect people of all ages with reading as a meaningful, modern, and social activity.

📣 Please help us spread the news far and wide. We want as many teachers, librarians, home educators and parents / guardians to hear about it as possible. Do give us a follow on Instagram if you haven’t already (Instagram.com/authorfy) and we’ll update you with more info at the start of January 2026.

Free to use in classrooms.
Free to use in assemblies.
Free to use in libraries.
Free to use at home!!!

No passwords needed. No logins required.

✨✨✨ HUGE NEWS!!!! ✨✨✨ Authorfy is going to be an official resource for the National Year of Reading 2026 & the whole platform will be FREE for the entire year.

🎥 13,000+ hours’ worth of author videos - FREE!
📖 Thousands of resources & activity packs - FREE!
📚 Hundreds of book extracts - FREE!

✨📚 𝐁𝐈𝐆 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋𝐒 & 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒!!!! 📚✨

We’re launching a FREE digital half-termly newsletter that schools can easily share with parents and guardians to support reading for pleasure at home.

➡️ For more info & to sign up to the newsletter go to: mailchi.mp/authorfy/morethanbooks (it’s free!) 🎉

✨✨ WIN!!! ✨✨ We’re giving away a bundle of Katherine Rundell books to 1 lucky winner!

To enter:
📚 Like
📚 Tag a friend below by 31.08.25
📚 Get more entries at Instagram.com/authorfy

And check out Katherine’s Masterclass at Authorfy.com/masterclasses for extracts, resources, & 26 videos. GOOD LUCK!

Our Authors of the Week this week are…

✨ @smritihallsauthor.bsky.social & Chris Smith!!!! ✨

Hear them talk about (and read from) their books ‘Peace on Earth’ and ‘The New Famous Five’ at authorfy.com/author-of-th... & download extracts too! 🎬📖

We have two BRILLIANT Authors of the Week this week!!!

✨ Jill Calder who illustrated the stunning Scottish lullaby story ‘Coorie Doon’ by Jackie Kay

✨ Eric Huang, author of the action-packed fantastical adventures ‘Guardians of the New Moon’

Watch their videos at at authorfy.com/author-of-th... 🎬

Our next Authors of the Week are here!!!! Hear:

✨ Chris Naylor-Ballesteros introduce the latest ‘Frank and Bert’ book

✨ The brilliant @iszi_lawrence talk about her latest historical adventure ‘The Cursed Tomb’

Watch their videos & download extracts / resources at Authorfy.com/author-of-the-week 🎬

SPOT YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHORS!! Hands up who wants to watch 150 FREE author interviews!?! 🙋🏻‍♀️🎬📚

In partnership with World Book Day we’ve added even more ‘5 Questions With…’ videos to Authorfy.com/5questionswith

At only 5 minutes each they’re perfect for watching on the run-up to #WorldBookDay & beyond

Our Authors of the Week this week are…

✨ Dean Atta who talks about the gorgeous picture book ‘Confetti’

✨ Jo Clarke who introduces the newest book in her Travelling School Mysteries - ‘Libby and the Egyptian Escapade’

Watch their videos & download extracts at authorfy.com/author-of-th...

Teachers & librarians!!! There’s just THREE days left to get 10% off a 2025 Authorfy subscription.

Just go to Authorfy.com/join & enter code NEWYEAR2025.

✨ Individual Accounts - only £27 for the whole year

✨ Whole School Accounts - just £180 for up to 50 teachers!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!✨

We’re celebrating with a discount code for new members so if you’d like to boost reading & writing for pleasure in your school this year, just go to Authorfy.com/join and enter the code NEWYEAR2025.

It makes an Individual Account £27 or a Whole School Account just £180!

It’s our last Authors of the Week for the autumn term & we are going SUPER FESTIVE! 🎄🎉🎬

Hear Jarvis took about ‘Mr Santa’ and Cariad Lloyd talk about ‘The Christmas Wish-tastrophe’ at Authorfy.com/authors-of-the-week.

Both authors read from their books & you can download extracts too ✨

We’ve got some SUPER FESTIVE Authors of the Week this week!!! 🎄🎅🏼📚

Hear Joseph Coelho introduce ‘Luna Loves Christmas’ and hear Sibeal Pounder introduce ‘Sprouts’ at Authorfy.com/authors-of-the-week

We’ve got extracts and resources you can download too!!

Unbelievable value for money and something that have such a positive impact on reading culture in any school.

Just go to Authorfy.com/join to join & access 2,000 videos from 500+ authors plus book resources, extracts & more!

✨✨ WE HAVE NEWS!!!! ✨✨

You can now create a Whole School Authorfy Account for just £200!! That’s for 50 teachers for a whole year, and it costs less than one in-person author event.

Plus, if you sign up this December you can get an extra 10% off with promo code WHOLESCHOOL10 🎉🎉🎉

We’ve got two BRILLIANT Authors of the Week this week…

✨ Chloe Savage talks about her stunning picture book ‘The Search for Carmella’

✨ Holly Webb talks about ‘The Arctic Fox’ PLUS her 60th book in the Animal Series ‘The Bold Kitten

Watch videos & download extracts at authorfy.com/author-of-th...

✨ It’s 1st December which means… it’s time for our BIG CHRISTMAS BOOK GIVEAWAY!!!!!! ✨

If you’d like to WIN all of these festive books just:

🎄 Like
🎄 Repost by 15.12.24
🎄 UK only

Good luck! And Merry Christmas!!!

Well the festive season has officially started! Massive thanks to the wonderful @MelTBessent for organising such a brilliant KidsLit Christmas Party. Roll on December! #kidsbooksuk @authorfy.bsky.social

Kidlit authors getting festive at the @authorfy.bsky.social Christmas party hooray 🍾🎉🌟🍭🎊✨ Thank you @meltaylorbessent.bsky.social for throwing such a fab bash🎉❣️ #childrensbooks

The @authorfy.bsky.social Xmas party was (kids) LIT!! 🌟🔥✨
MASSIVE thanks to the queen of kidlit Christmas @meltaylorbessent.bsky.social already excited to next year! 🎄

Eeeek cannot wait to see you! P.s. it’s been rebranded as the KidsLit Christmas Party now to match the summer picnic 😋

Things are getting FESTIVE and MURDEROUS on Authorfy this week 😂

Our Authors of the Week are…

✨ @hazelgardner.bsky.social who talks about ‘Penguin & Pup: The Perfect Christmas’

✨ Alex T Smith who talks about the brilliant ‘Murder by Narwhal’

Watch their videos at Authorfy.com/author-of-the-week

✨✨ WIN!!!! ✨✨

We’ve got 5 signed copies of Dominique Valente’s ‘Witchspark’ to giveaway! To enter:

📚 Like
📚 RT by 30.10.24
📚 UK only

And do check out Dom’s new Author Masterclass at authorfy.com/masterclasses. The videos are nothing short of MAGICAL!