Writing MG fantasy adventure #WriteMentor #FireflyPress Childrenβs Fiction (Wales) 22 LL #WMNID LL 22, Mum, teacher, sea swimmer, touch rugby player
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Spooksmiths Investigate: The Cinderman is in The Bookseller. Excited for October π»
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Our brand-new competition for #kidlit ideas opened yesterday - all you need is a pitch and a page π Open internationally until mid-July. Read more about the prizes, how to enter, and meet the agent judge below ‡οΈ
#Writers, do you have an award-winning book idea? ποΈ ποΈ
Introducing WriteMentorβs brand new #competition for #kidlit right from the early concept stage, judged by David Higham Associates (@DHAbooks) assistant agent Deirdre Power (@deedotpower).
Open internationally to all unagented writers of Picture Books, Chapter Books, Middle Grade, Teen & Young Adult fiction fiction of any genre.
All you need is a pitch & a 1st page, & our author team will give you feedback on your entry regardless of whether you win β¨οΈ
Read more about the prizes & our wonderful judge - then enter now until July 14th 2024 βͺοΈ shorturl.at/MH2Sq
Sarah Frend π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ π²π±π¦ retweeted
Proofs of Spooksmiths Investigate: The Cinderman have landed! Theyβll be going out into the world this week. Thank you amazing agent @LinaLanglee and to the @Usborne team with special mention to @SarahLStewart_, Katharine Millichope, Miriam Serafin,@thejacobdow and Ayesha
Sarah Frend π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ π²π±π¦ retweeted
The cover for Spooksmiths Investigate: The Cinderman @Usborne has only been revealed by one of my favourite scary/funny authors of all time, the amazing @JenniferKillick! Thank you to illustrator, Miriam Serafin and designer, Katharine Millichope for making it look so beautiful
I am honoured to share the cover of a brilliantly spooky and funny new book by @alatkinson coming in October with @Usborne - Spooksmiths Investigate: The Cinderman. Illustrated by Miriam Serafin and designed by Katharine Millichope - a stunning cover for a fantastic book!
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Laura Bates saying it for everyone who still doesnβt understand yet. #Luis #LuisRubiales #sexualassault
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I should make clear: I and other visiting authors have recently had experiences of being asked to censor our LGBT focused presentations. I have also spoken to a librarian who quietly dismantled their LGBT book display because of βquiet pressure from aboveβ
This is happening NOW
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#2 GIVEAWAY! π Next up we've got some totally brilliant novels for readers aged 10+. Read their books and then come and see them at the festival - you're in for a treat. @redbreastedbird @FrancesHardinge @JosephACoelho @whatSFSaid. Retweet and follow us to win! #giveaway
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PUBLICATION DAY! Time to launch my novel!π
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3 days to go! π
I know I've tweeted about this too much, but I'm very excited to launch GHOSTS OF MARS officially into the world.
You can join me to celebrate on Monday evening, deets below:
My writing friends, it's time to Save the Date:
If anyone fancies coming to my online book launch, it's on Mon 13th Feb at 7pm.
You can come into the Zoom room live, or watch along on the YT livestream. Recording will also appear on YT.
Register here:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regiβ¦
ALT Front cover of Ghosts of Mars, a middle grade sci-fi novel written by Stuart White and cover illustrated by Jennifer Jamieson. Cover shows a young girl, 13, in a spacesuit, inside the control centre of a future Mars colony, with a snake crawling up behind her. She has a sword over her shoulder, and her helmet is on the floor. Outside the windows, you can see the rest of the colony, a Martian landscape, ghostly faces and an oncoming storm. Backdrop of Mars landscape, and story aspects listed, such as mysteries to be solved/ghosts/type 1 diabetic hero. Quote by Vashti Hardy, author of Brightstorm. 'A thrilling, edge-of-the-seat adventure for all space loving adventurers!' Launching 13th February 2023.
Sarah Frend π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ π²π±π¦ retweeted
Benefits of Reading to Children: a thread π§΅
Itβs well known and documented that reading for pleasure has HUGE positive effects on childrenβs learning, both in school and throughout their lives. But what about children who canβt be persuaded to read for fun?
Sarah Frend π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ π²π±π¦ retweeted
It's never not sad to see people in the BOOK INDUSTRY hold contempt for children's books and their authors.
I did an event once, there were authors of all genres and reading ages there and someone in "adult publishing" sneered at the arrival of a picture book author.
Cont'd.
So happy to have been longlisted for the WriteMentor NID π
Thanks to all the readers and everyone at @writementor. A big shout out to my crit group who have helped me get this far, too π
Novel-in-Development 2022 Longlist!
Congratulations to everyone on there.π
And thanks to all those on the LL who stayed quiet today on social media to allow those with bad news the time to process and move on. Do shout about it now!π
write-mentor.com/2022/08/08/β¦
Contented dog this morning. Lying on my foot while I read #TheSongThatSingsUs
My current read and latest book haul. Only one chapter in and loving The Song That Sings Us already.
Will a find a shady spot this afternoon to read some more βοΈπ³π π
ALT Picture of the cover of The Song That Sings Us by Nicola Davies
ALT Picture of a stack of books: The Mab, Cwen, The Khan, Storyland, Crowfall, Between Sea and Sky, My Friend the Octopus, The Last Bear
Sarah Frend π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ π²π±π¦ retweeted
GIVEAWAY! Just RT and follow.
Stack of childrenβs books. Details of each in comments. Mix of finished copies and ARCs.
Open to U.K. shipping addresses only unless youβre willing to pay international shipping.
Ends 18th July midnight BST.
Sarah Frend π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ π²π±π¦ retweeted
GIVEAWAY! 1 person to receive all 6 books. To have a chance of receiving ALL of these six lovely books please just 1. Follow me & 2. Like this tweet & 3. RT this tweet!
Ends 29/5 midnight. UK only.
Min age 18. Twitter only. 1 recipient randomly selected.
#Giveaway #BookGiveaway
Hereβs my belated #magpiechallenge for LUCK
Not 100% happy with the layout but Iβm glad Iβve done it π
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Sarah Frend π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ π²π±π¦ retweeted
Are you up for a 2 1/2 hours high energy writing slam? Learn everything you need to know to write an outstanding novel, from @SimonHallNews from #CambridgeUni - DON'T MISS this!
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