Farrah Riaz
@farrahriaz.bsky.social
London writer ✨ picture book The Twirly Wiggly Dance available now to buy✨
#WritingCommunity #2024debut Insta: farr.ahriaz
#WritingCommunity #2024debut Insta: farr.ahriaz
@mariesadulak.bsky.social congratulations on your lovely new book. I ♥️ the story’s message about animals needing our compassion, respect and care & the strength of human connection, showing how understanding and love can inspire us to do what’s right—for each other and for the world around us.
May 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
@mariesadulak.bsky.social congratulations on your lovely new book. I ♥️ the story’s message about animals needing our compassion, respect and care & the strength of human connection, showing how understanding and love can inspire us to do what’s right—for each other and for the world around us.
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You can make a change 📢 Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training by signing this open letter ✒️ authr.uk/sp40 #MakeitFair #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing
March 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
You can make a change 📢 Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training by signing this open letter ✒️ authr.uk/sp40 #MakeitFair #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing
Yay!!!!🥳
This Dark Heart was nominated for the Branford Boase award!
Baby’s first nomination! I’m so excited.
Baby’s first nomination! I’m so excited.
March 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Yay!!!!🥳
Ooo what a great selection!! Congrats everyone 😁 and special shoutout to fellow #2024Debuts
@zeenagos.bsky.social @sharadakeats.bsky.social 😊♥️
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@zeenagos.bsky.social @sharadakeats.bsky.social 😊♥️
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Congratulations to all on the #TheBranfordBoaseAward #LL.
Delighted to see the lovely @zeenagos.bsky.social on there with her novel This Dark Heart, and the fabulous @sharadakeats.bsky.social with These Stolen Lives.
Good luck to all!
Delighted to see the lovely @zeenagos.bsky.social on there with her novel This Dark Heart, and the fabulous @sharadakeats.bsky.social with These Stolen Lives.
Good luck to all!
March 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Ooo what a great selection!! Congrats everyone 😁 and special shoutout to fellow #2024Debuts
@zeenagos.bsky.social @sharadakeats.bsky.social 😊♥️
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@zeenagos.bsky.social @sharadakeats.bsky.social 😊♥️
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10 book deal!!!! 🥳🥳Congratulations @jolyons.bsky.social Your wonderful #RomCom stories are a pleasure to read- with wonderful characters. Can’t wait for @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social to start releasing them 🥰😍⬇️⬇️⬇️
EEEEEEEEEH!(as we Geordies say) After slogging away at self-publishing, I have been offered a helping hand from the amazing team @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social working with the extremely talented Francesca Best 🥳🎉📚💖 after being offered a staggering 10-book deal🎉🥂🍾@romanticnovelists.bsky.social #TuesNews
March 25, 2025 at 10:50 AM
10 book deal!!!! 🥳🥳Congratulations @jolyons.bsky.social Your wonderful #RomCom stories are a pleasure to read- with wonderful characters. Can’t wait for @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social to start releasing them 🥰😍⬇️⬇️⬇️
👀 New Loki book ⬇️
#ukkidlit
#ukkidlit
I have a brand new Loki out TOMORROW. But in the meantime, please feast your eyes on the cover of LOKI: A Bad God's Guide to Causing Chaos, coming early SEPT... #BeLEssLoki #KidLitUK @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social Preorder NOW www.walker.co.uk/978152951581... or www.pagesofhackney.co.uk/webshop/prod...
March 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
👀 New Loki book ⬇️
#ukkidlit
#ukkidlit
Join me at Pickled Pepper on Saturday, 29th March @2pm for a fun filled afternoon with an interactive story session -fun activities, and crafting! ⬇️
Book tickets : www.pickledpepperbooks.co.uk/collections/...
#ukkidlit #childrenevents #authorevents
Book tickets : www.pickledpepperbooks.co.uk/collections/...
#ukkidlit #childrenevents #authorevents
March 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Join me at Pickled Pepper on Saturday, 29th March @2pm for a fun filled afternoon with an interactive story session -fun activities, and crafting! ⬇️
Book tickets : www.pickledpepperbooks.co.uk/collections/...
#ukkidlit #childrenevents #authorevents
Book tickets : www.pickledpepperbooks.co.uk/collections/...
#ukkidlit #childrenevents #authorevents
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AUTHORS & ILLUSTRATORS please add your name to this open letter against the modification of our copyright law in favour of AI!
#kidlitUK #HandsOffOurCopyright
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#kidlitUK #HandsOffOurCopyright
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Objection to the Government's Proposed Copyright Exemption for Generative AI Training
To add your name to this letter, please fill and submit the form at the bottom.
Wednesday 12th February 2025:
We are some among the 2.4 million working in the UK creative industries. We are staring i...
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February 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
AUTHORS & ILLUSTRATORS please add your name to this open letter against the modification of our copyright law in favour of AI!
#kidlitUK #HandsOffOurCopyright
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#kidlitUK #HandsOffOurCopyright
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Brilliant time at the reopening of Burnt Ash Library today. Huge thanks to @farrahriaz.bsky.social who ran a fantastic event!
February 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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We're thrilled that our next #BookTrustRepresents virtual author visit is with Alex Falase-Koya!
Join us on 12 March for a super session with Alex, ideal for Years 3 and 4 - plus, 60 registered schools will receive 60 free books.
Book your spot now 👇
www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/p...
Join us on 12 March for a super session with Alex, ideal for Years 3 and 4 - plus, 60 registered schools will receive 60 free books.
Book your spot now 👇
www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/p...
February 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We're thrilled that our next #BookTrustRepresents virtual author visit is with Alex Falase-Koya!
Join us on 12 March for a super session with Alex, ideal for Years 3 and 4 - plus, 60 registered schools will receive 60 free books.
Book your spot now 👇
www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/p...
Join us on 12 March for a super session with Alex, ideal for Years 3 and 4 - plus, 60 registered schools will receive 60 free books.
Book your spot now 👇
www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/p...
🌟I’ll be doing a #thetwirlywigglydance #storytime at the newly refurbished Burnt Ash Library -Bromley Libraries on Saturday 22 February⭐️🌟💫
Come join us for the reopening 😊
www.better.org.uk/library/lond...
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Come join us for the reopening 😊
www.better.org.uk/library/lond...
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February 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🌟I’ll be doing a #thetwirlywigglydance #storytime at the newly refurbished Burnt Ash Library -Bromley Libraries on Saturday 22 February⭐️🌟💫
Come join us for the reopening 😊
www.better.org.uk/library/lond...
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Come join us for the reopening 😊
www.better.org.uk/library/lond...
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Brilliant!! Thank you for having me. I learnt so much and it was lovely having the children interact with the story. Wonderful. 😁♥️
Farrah Riaz, author of 'The Twirly Wiggly Dance' visited Fern Hill on Tuesday. She read her charming picture book, we did a true & false quiz, then we did some twirly wiggly dances of our own! Thanks @farrahriaz.bsky.social
- we had a fantastic twirly wiggly time! 💃🕺🪩
@oxfordchildrens.bsky.social
- we had a fantastic twirly wiggly time! 💃🕺🪩
@oxfordchildrens.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Brilliant!! Thank you for having me. I learnt so much and it was lovely having the children interact with the story. Wonderful. 😁♥️
💫#ukkidlit #picturebooks The Space Between, is a beautiful book about #moving houses and learning to appreciate the spaces between what’s passed and what’s to come. Time is a gift and to enjoy every stage written @clarehelenwelsh.bsky.social illustrated by Fiona Lumbers @andersenpress.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
💫#ukkidlit #picturebooks The Space Between, is a beautiful book about #moving houses and learning to appreciate the spaces between what’s passed and what’s to come. Time is a gift and to enjoy every stage written @clarehelenwelsh.bsky.social illustrated by Fiona Lumbers @andersenpress.bsky.social
⭐️ BOOK NOW -READING RETREAT MAY 2025 Cosy Crime Edition 09/05/25-12/05/25
Idyllic getaway in Cornwall
“All meals cooked for you and you can just relax, chat about your favourite books, joined by author guests and your fellow book lovers”.
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#reading #luxuryretreats #bookclubs
Idyllic getaway in Cornwall
“All meals cooked for you and you can just relax, chat about your favourite books, joined by author guests and your fellow book lovers”.
bookloversretreats.com
#reading #luxuryretreats #bookclubs
Booklovers' Retreats
Luxury Bookish Getaways
bookloversretreats.com
January 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
⭐️ BOOK NOW -READING RETREAT MAY 2025 Cosy Crime Edition 09/05/25-12/05/25
Idyllic getaway in Cornwall
“All meals cooked for you and you can just relax, chat about your favourite books, joined by author guests and your fellow book lovers”.
bookloversretreats.com
#reading #luxuryretreats #bookclubs
Idyllic getaway in Cornwall
“All meals cooked for you and you can just relax, chat about your favourite books, joined by author guests and your fellow book lovers”.
bookloversretreats.com
#reading #luxuryretreats #bookclubs
Can’t wait to read it ♥️😁⬇️ @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social
The Times children's book of the week is... 'People Like Stars' by Patrice Lawrence.
A mystery that respects the emotional intelligence of teenage boys.
@lawrencepatrice.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/article/1602...
A mystery that respects the emotional intelligence of teenage boys.
@lawrencepatrice.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/article/1602...
January 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Can’t wait to read it ♥️😁⬇️ @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social
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So proud to announce that my new picture book will be out in the states on the first week of February. Little Rhino Lost, written by me, Candy Gourlay, and illustrated by Jamie Bauza, published by Crocodile Books.
UK: Out in March published by
@otterbarrybooks.bsky.social
UK: Out in March published by
@otterbarrybooks.bsky.social
January 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
So proud to announce that my new picture book will be out in the states on the first week of February. Little Rhino Lost, written by me, Candy Gourlay, and illustrated by Jamie Bauza, published by Crocodile Books.
UK: Out in March published by
@otterbarrybooks.bsky.social
UK: Out in March published by
@otterbarrybooks.bsky.social
Oh yes, it’s brilliant to read aloud. So much fun doing all the different voices and meeting the delightful characters #2024debuts Book2 OUT NOW Book3 out November 2025. 😁🥳⬇️
Full of fun and silliness, we were laughing through the entire of Betty Steady and the Toad Witch by Nicky Smith-Dale, illustrated by Sarah Horne. We can't wait to revisit Wobbly Rock when we get our hands on her next adventure. #kidlituk
January 18, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Oh yes, it’s brilliant to read aloud. So much fun doing all the different voices and meeting the delightful characters #2024debuts Book2 OUT NOW Book3 out November 2025. 😁🥳⬇️
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And here they are! We're incredibly pleased and proud of this selection and we can't wait to hear what pupils think of them! #Spark2025Shortlist 📚❤️✨
January 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
And here they are! We're incredibly pleased and proud of this selection and we can't wait to hear what pupils think of them! #Spark2025Shortlist 📚❤️✨
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@catherinebruton.bsky.social and I celebrating BIRDBOY’S shortlisting for the NERO Book Awards with a sneaky coffee and cake !! #kidlit #mglit #prizes #readingforpleasure #literacy
January 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
@catherinebruton.bsky.social and I celebrating BIRDBOY’S shortlisting for the NERO Book Awards with a sneaky coffee and cake !! #kidlit #mglit #prizes #readingforpleasure #literacy
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🌨️ Flow with the Snow, by Oliver Averill and me, has been awarded the @booksfortopics.bsky.social Book of the Year for KS1 Curriculum Support and shortlisted for the @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social Picture Book of the Year! Download teaching resources here ⬇️
www.roberttregoning.com/activity-she... ❄️
www.roberttregoning.com/activity-she... ❄️
January 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
🌨️ Flow with the Snow, by Oliver Averill and me, has been awarded the @booksfortopics.bsky.social Book of the Year for KS1 Curriculum Support and shortlisted for the @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social Picture Book of the Year! Download teaching resources here ⬇️
www.roberttregoning.com/activity-she... ❄️
www.roberttregoning.com/activity-she... ❄️
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The Macmillan Prize for Illustration is awarded for an unpublished children’s picture book. Submissions are open (UK residents only) for 2025!
www.panmacmillan.com/mac-prize-en...
The Macmillan Prize for Illustration 2025
Enter The Macmillan Prize for Illustration 2025 here.
www.panmacmillan.com
January 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The Macmillan Prize for Illustration is awarded for an unpublished children’s picture book. Submissions are open (UK residents only) for 2025!
www.panmacmillan.com/mac-prize-en...
✨My first post 😊
I’m a #2024debuts with my first #picturebooks The Twirly Wiggly Dance - 💃🏻 🕺 illustrations are gorgeous and done by Navya Raju ♥️ and we published with Oxford University Press.🥳
I have lots of stories simmering in the background and meanwhile here to support the #WritingCommunity 👋✨
I’m a #2024debuts with my first #picturebooks The Twirly Wiggly Dance - 💃🏻 🕺 illustrations are gorgeous and done by Navya Raju ♥️ and we published with Oxford University Press.🥳
I have lots of stories simmering in the background and meanwhile here to support the #WritingCommunity 👋✨
January 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
✨My first post 😊
I’m a #2024debuts with my first #picturebooks The Twirly Wiggly Dance - 💃🏻 🕺 illustrations are gorgeous and done by Navya Raju ♥️ and we published with Oxford University Press.🥳
I have lots of stories simmering in the background and meanwhile here to support the #WritingCommunity 👋✨
I’m a #2024debuts with my first #picturebooks The Twirly Wiggly Dance - 💃🏻 🕺 illustrations are gorgeous and done by Navya Raju ♥️ and we published with Oxford University Press.🥳
I have lots of stories simmering in the background and meanwhile here to support the #WritingCommunity 👋✨