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Harry Woodgate

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Award winning author and illustrator of children’s books including Grandad’s Camper, TIMID, Little Glow and many more. They/them. Agent: @ashliterary.bsky.social Enquiries: [email protected] Website: www.harrywoodgate.com

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Harry Woodgate @harrywoodgate.bsky.social · Nov 16

Hello - just doing my obligatory introduction post now that this place seems to be taking off! I'm Harry, I write and illustrate children's books about various things, including, joy, hope, grief, LGBTQ+ identity, dinosaurs, physics, imaginary lions, murder mystery, & cake. Here are some of them. ✨

a collection of childrens books by Harry Woodgate, including Little Glow, Shine Like the Stars, Lonesome Bog and Little Dog, Timid, Grandad's Camper, Grandad's Pride, The Very Merry Murder Club, My Small World Underwater, My Small World Dinosaurs, Queer and Fearless, The Super Sunny Murder Club, How to Spaghettify Your Dog, The Happy Prince, How to Build a City and My First Baking Book

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 7d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Harry Woodgate from The Butterfly House. Dellightful picturebook about a community coming together to turn a garden into a nature reserve and help a neighbour. Lovely pencil crayon & other media. Andersen Press 9 Oct @harrywoodgate.bsky.social @andersenpress.bsky.social

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Harry Woodgate @harrywoodgate.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks so much Nicolette! Really glad you liked it 🦋🌱

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Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 7d

Grandad’s Camper by @harrywoodgate.bsky.social is our October Book of the Month!

A touching tale told through Harry’s colorful and expressive art, Grandad’s Camper is a beautiful celebration of LGBTQ+ history, family bonds, and keeping stories alive.

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Harry Woodgate @harrywoodgate.bsky.social · Jul 18

Hello! I have a new picture book coming out! The Butterfly House, will be published by @andersenpress.bsky.social on 9th Oct 2025, and is available to preorder now, from @waterstoneskids.bsky.social & all good bookshops!

www.waterstones.com/book/the-but...

A book cover reveal for Harry Woodgate's next author-illustrator picture book, The Butterfly House. The book cover features a colourful hand-drawn illustration, made with acrylic and watercolour paint, ink, pastel, pencil, pen and other materials. The illustration depicts two children (both white, a girl with blonde hair wearing a blue polo shirt and grey skirt holding her hand up to a butterfly, and a boy with short brown hair wearing a blue polo shirt, grey shorts and brown rucksack) in front of a metal framed greenhouse in a lush garden filled with colourful plants, flowers and butterflies. Above, in the sky, the title reads 'The Butterfly House' in teal green hand-lettering. Below, in the grass, is the author name and a subtitle: 'Winner of the British Book Award and Waterstones Children's Book Prize'. The book cover is in the centre of the image. Around it are more illustrated butterflies, as well as a promotional line which reads 'Out 9th October 2025, available to preorder now'.

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Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social · Apr 20

🚨We have a Google Form now for the letter about the UK Supreme Court trans ruling so you can add your signature & details yourself directly!
Huge thanks to @joalo.bsky.social for sorting this!
You can find a link to the letter and the form to add your signature here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · Apr 20

Seeing a lot of people speaking up for trans rights, which is great, but I would humbly recommend more people speak up before rights are taken away. And, I mean this across the board, speak when you see the injustice, be an ally in any way you can consistently. Show up.

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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · Apr 20

🧵NOT BY ME, this is a post from someone who wants to remain anonymous but works extensively with trans people pre-transition. They were asked by someone “why do you think that’s so much [coverage of trans people] in the news at the moment?”

This was their response:

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Trans Legal Project @translegalproject.bsky.social · Apr 19

Thread -please read all of it

1/8 An extraordinary day in London. Many thousands. The police seemed blindsided by the way we completely filled Parliament Sq & later the surrounding streets and then St James’ Park.

And wow did we need it.

But…

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · Apr 19

Writers! If you stand in solidarity with trans people, please sign this letter about the recent supreme court judgement. Whether you write films/tv/books/journalism/poetry etc docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Thanks for flagging!

An Open Letter of Solidarity With the Trans Community from UK Writers

The UK Supreme Court ruling of 17th April 2025 was the result of a coordinated and privately funded attack on the human rights and dignity of trans and non-binary people in the UK. We call upon our in...

docs.google.com

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Harry Woodgate @harrywoodgate.bsky.social · Apr 19

Authors, illustrators, screenwriters, poets etc. Please sign this open letter regarding the recent UK Supreme Court judgement on trans peoples’ rights to legal recognition. 🏳️‍⚧️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

An Open Letter of Solidarity With the Trans Community from UK Writers

NOTE: THIS LETTER WILL BE SENT TO PRESS AND RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC ON TUESDAY - UNTIL THEN, PLEASE ONLY SHARE WITH SMALL GROUPS AND TRUSTED INDIVIDUALS. The UK Supreme Court ruling of 17th April 2025...

docs.google.com

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Harry Woodgate @harrywoodgate.bsky.social · Apr 19

Something we can all do in the wake of the UK Supreme Court ruling against trans rights - here’s a list of petitions to sign on the Parliament website.

Kaylee @littlemacha.bsky.social · Apr 18

Megathread of pro-trans petitions on Parliament’s petition website. If Labour suddenly gets hit with debates for a bunch of pro-trans petitions, maybe they’ll realise this issue isn’t going away and they’ve fucked up.

I’ll add more as I find them.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

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Harry Woodgate @harrywoodgate.bsky.social · Apr 6

The new board book edition of Grandad’s Camper is out in US/Canada this Tuesday 8 April with Little Bee Books & @glaad.bsky.social - Look at how CUTE THIS IIIIIS 🥹🎉🌈🚐

Available here: littlebeebooks.com/books/granda...

Photo of the new board book edition of Grandad’s Camper, a picture book written and illustrated by Harry Woodgate. The board book is die-cut in the shape of a camper van as viewed from the front. The van is pink, with yellow circular headlamps, a number plate which reads NOD R06, and a grey tire in the centre of the bonnet in which the book title and author name sit (coloured yellow and white respectively). Next to the tire is a pride flag. In the corner of the cover is a roundel that reads: American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book. In the driving seat is Grandad, an old white man with receding grey hair, green glasses, green vest jumper and blue collared shirt. Beside him is Gilbert, an apricot/beige coloured dog with a wagging tail. In the passenger seat is Grandad’s granddaughter Millie, who has brown skin, dark brown curly hair and wears a cream and dark pink striped top. She is holding a map. All are smiling.

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Ian Eagleton @ianeagletonauthor.bsky.social · Mar 11

I devoured this cosy crime mystery! It’s full of hilarious puns and jokes, twists and turns, mysteries and mayhem and delicious bakes and treats!
@harrywoodgate.bsky.social
#KidLit #BookSky #PrimaryEduSky

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Harry Woodgate @harrywoodgate.bsky.social · Mar 13

Thank you so much for all your support Ian! So thrilled you enjoyed Cinnamon's first adventure 🍰💛

Harry Woodgate @harrywoodgate.bsky.social · Mar 10

The first rights proof of my debut middle grade book Cinnamon Crumb Baking Detective arrived today! These proofs will be off to London & Bologna Book Fairs to show to foreign publishers, ahead of UK publication in Sept 2026. I’m so excited to see what people think…! 🧁🎉👩🏻‍🍳

A photo of a proof copy of the upcoming debut middle grade book Cinnamon Crumb Baking Detective by Harry Woodgate. The holding cover features the title branding in bold gold coloured text; a subtitle reading ‘the irresistible fiction debut from author-illustrator Harry Woodgate; and a watercolour illustration of Cinnamon, the main character (a white 11 year old girl wearing a beret, orange roll neck jumper, red apron, denim shorts, purple tights, boots, and cream leg warmers, holding a torch and magnifying glass) and Snickerdoodle (a small biscuit coloured terrier) on a blue watercolour textured background. Around the book are some of the original ink drawings featured inside the book, including a tall town house, characters at a bakery stall, and a night time scene with falling snow.

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Andy Oliver @andywpoliver.bsky.social · Feb 25

Last day to do this! GENERATIVE AI IS THEFT. I'm not an artist obvs but even I have been a victim of Gen AI with Google stealing my @brokenfrontier.bsky.social work word for word for their AI summaries, without permission, attribution or compensation. Let the UK government know what you think.

Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · Feb 24

Who’s been putting off filling in that government consultation on AI then? Because you took one look and realised that fucking thing was designed SPECIFICALLY to put you off?

Don’t worry, there are three online guides to help you:

The Association of Illustrators
theaoi.com/news/the-cop...

The Copyright and AI consultation - how to respond as an illustrator – The AOI

The Copyright and Artificial Intelligence consultation was published by in December 2024, and we are encouraging illustrators to submit a response to the consultation to demonstrate the negative affec...

theaoi.com

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Fiona Woodcock @fionawoodcock.bsky.social · Feb 25

It’s time to #MakeItFair

Today is your last chance to fill in the UK government’s Consultation on AI and Copyright. If you haven't already, please make time to fill it in by the end of today!

ALL links up in my bio 👆

Please help the UK government get this right!
#MakeItFair #handsoffourcopyright

Big bold black lettering (on a turquoise background) that says 'make it fair'. The 'A' and 'I' of fair is in white to highlight the issue with generative AI impacting the UK creative industries. Smaller text below says 'The government is siding with big tech over British creativity'.

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Harry Woodgate @harrywoodgate.bsky.social · Feb 25

Ultimately copyright exists to protect workers AND businesses: letting AI developers sidestep the rules isn't just unfair in principle, it will create a precedent for further weakening of the law, enable further AI disinformation & impersonation, & catastrophically disadvantage creative careers.

Harry Woodgate @harrywoodgate.bsky.social · Feb 25

There's broad support for maintaining or strengthening our current robust copyright laws not only across the creative industries but also across the political spectrum. You can email your MP by using the following template: www.creativerightsinai.co.uk/new-page

Email Your MP — Creative Rights In AI Coalition

www.creativerightsinai.co.uk

Harry Woodgate @harrywoodgate.bsky.social · Feb 25

Other guides for completing the consultation here: www.dacs.org.uk/news-events/...

And here: www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...

The deadline is a minute to midnight tonight. You don't need to answer all questions (although you can if so inclined) - just the key ones highlighted by the above guides.

DACS has produced a guide to completing the UK Government's consultation on Copyright and artificial intelligence, to help you respond and express your views on the Government's proposals.

www.dacs.org.uk

Harry Woodgate @harrywoodgate.bsky.social · Feb 25

Today's the final day to make our voices heard against the government's proposed plans to allow AI developers to steal our work for use in training their AI systems. It's theft, plain and simple, but you can object by filling out the IPO consultation.

Guidance here: theaoi.com/news/the-cop...

graphic with a turquoise background with black text reading 'MAKE IT FAIR' - the 'AI' of 'FAIR' is highlighted in white. Subtitle reads 'the government is siding with big tech over British creativity'

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Harry Woodgate @harrywoodgate.bsky.social · Feb 21

I don't think you should, it's such a difficult balance for everyone! And I'd never want money to be the reason kids don't have access to events. Basically we all need more funding 🥲

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Harry Woodgate @harrywoodgate.bsky.social · Feb 19

Yep - sometimes it feels like publishing is powered almost entirely by gratefulness, and authors feel obliged to work at a loss just to ensure events are able to take place, when surely publishers should be taking on more of that burden. 😫

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ALCS @alcs.co.uk · Feb 4

The Government is considering allowing AI companies to freely use your works, unless you opt-out. This is unfair and unworkable.

Now is your chance to tell them what you think! Submit a response to their AI consultation using the guidance below.

www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...

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Harry Woodgate @harrywoodgate.bsky.social · Feb 11

a small collage i made today in between work, because the best antidote to feeling hopeless and a bit sick about the world is to breathe something into being out of colour and shapes

a mixed media collage illustration by Harry Woodgate depicting a child reading a book on a rock underneath a tree next to a river, lit by the low-hanging afternoon sun. the child is white, with long curly brown hair and a messy bun, and wears glasses as well as a blue top and orange trousers. the book is purple, and clearly mesmerising. the rock is made of torn manuscript paper, and is surrounded by scribbled pencil shrubs. the tree has a trunk made of a music staff, with terracotta watercolour branches and a scattering of green cutout leaves. the river is a painted blue brushstroke; around it are flowers, and rocks collaged from old photographs and yellowing gridded notebook paper. the sun is bright white, but still warm.

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