Joanna Moult
@joannamoult.bsky.social
Literary Agent at Skylark Literary, a specialist children's and YA literary agency. Always on the look-out for something great to read. 📚
Trying not to drink too much tea.
https://www.skylark-literary.com/
#ukkidlit #kidlituk
Trying not to drink too much tea.
https://www.skylark-literary.com/
#ukkidlit #kidlituk
So excited to have signed our very talented 2023 Skylark Soaring Stories Competition winner, @johoward.bsky.social!! Go Team Joanna. Lucky me! 🥳🎉
And there is more to that caravan than meets the eye...
And there is more to that caravan than meets the eye...
I’m thrilled to have signed with the fantastic @joannamoult.bsky.social at Skylark Literary Agency! So excited about Jo’s vision for my book and my author career. Having a little tea break in my writing caravan to celebrate. Two Joanna’s has to be a winning combo, right?
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
So excited to have signed our very talented 2023 Skylark Soaring Stories Competition winner, @johoward.bsky.social!! Go Team Joanna. Lucky me! 🥳🎉
And there is more to that caravan than meets the eye...
And there is more to that caravan than meets the eye...
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Lamb as presenter, every breakfast telling the faithfuls they’re fucking useless now put down that fucking croissant and fuck off #CelebrityTraitors
OK hear me out. Celebrity Traitors but with the cast of Slow Horses, all in character.
November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Lamb as presenter, every breakfast telling the faithfuls they’re fucking useless now put down that fucking croissant and fuck off #CelebrityTraitors
Definitely worth checking out the shortlists if you're looking for books for your young readers - every one in each category was a cracker! #TheWeekJuniorBookAwards
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September 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Definitely worth checking out the shortlists if you're looking for books for your young readers - every one in each category was a cracker! #TheWeekJuniorBookAwards
www.thebookseller.com/news/the-wee...
www.thebookseller.com/news/the-wee...
Double win for Skylark Literary authors!🎉
So delighted that the hugely talented @eilishfisher.bsky.social and @clareharlow.bsky.social won their categories at The Week Junior Children's Book Awards last night. Huge congratulations, both! #TheWeekJuniorBookAwards
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So delighted that the hugely talented @eilishfisher.bsky.social and @clareharlow.bsky.social won their categories at The Week Junior Children's Book Awards last night. Huge congratulations, both! #TheWeekJuniorBookAwards
www.thebookseller.com/news/the-wee...
The Week Junior Books Awards 2025 winners revealed
The 2025 winners of The Week Junior Book Awards have been revealed at a celebration at Waterloo’s County Hall in London.
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September 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Double win for Skylark Literary authors!🎉
So delighted that the hugely talented @eilishfisher.bsky.social and @clareharlow.bsky.social won their categories at The Week Junior Children's Book Awards last night. Huge congratulations, both! #TheWeekJuniorBookAwards
www.thebookseller.com/news/the-wee...
So delighted that the hugely talented @eilishfisher.bsky.social and @clareharlow.bsky.social won their categories at The Week Junior Children's Book Awards last night. Huge congratulations, both! #TheWeekJuniorBookAwards
www.thebookseller.com/news/the-wee...
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⚡ Learning all about the benefits of reading - still blows my mind! Did you know that a child growing up in poverty who is read to at age five has a much higher chance of economic success in their 30s than their peers who aren't read to? shorturl.at/1IEGq
The benefits of reading
From babies to children in their early years and all the way through to early teens, reading brings profound and wide-ranging benefits that can have a…
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June 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
⚡ Learning all about the benefits of reading - still blows my mind! Did you know that a child growing up in poverty who is read to at age five has a much higher chance of economic success in their 30s than their peers who aren't read to? shorturl.at/1IEGq
And people think £8.99 is steep for a novel - a year's work for some creative brain and many hours of entertainment!
If anyone needs me, I’m outside WH Smith shrieking “£7.99 for envelopes?!?!?”
May 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
And people think £8.99 is steep for a novel - a year's work for some creative brain and many hours of entertainment!
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The world feels so bleak I almost didn’t post this… but fear and misery is what they want, so screw them!
Out today! A YEAR OF PRIDE & JOY - 52 inspirational LGBTQ+ folk, from all walks of life, talking about JOY!
Art by Ruth Burrows, curated by me.
www.waterstones.com/book/a-year-...
Out today! A YEAR OF PRIDE & JOY - 52 inspirational LGBTQ+ folk, from all walks of life, talking about JOY!
Art by Ruth Burrows, curated by me.
www.waterstones.com/book/a-year-...
A Year of Pride and Joy by Simon James Green, Ruth Burrows | Waterstones
Buy A Year of Pride and Joy by Simon James Green, Ruth Burrows from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
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April 24, 2025 at 7:16 AM
The world feels so bleak I almost didn’t post this… but fear and misery is what they want, so screw them!
Out today! A YEAR OF PRIDE & JOY - 52 inspirational LGBTQ+ folk, from all walks of life, talking about JOY!
Art by Ruth Burrows, curated by me.
www.waterstones.com/book/a-year-...
Out today! A YEAR OF PRIDE & JOY - 52 inspirational LGBTQ+ folk, from all walks of life, talking about JOY!
Art by Ruth Burrows, curated by me.
www.waterstones.com/book/a-year-...
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By chance, I recently gave an interview to Yahoo about section 28, book bans, and why we must never go back.
US ‘pressure groups’: we won’t tolerate your anti-intellectual nonsense in UK libraries. Don’t like a book? Don’t read it.
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US ‘pressure groups’: we won’t tolerate your anti-intellectual nonsense in UK libraries. Don’t like a book? Don’t read it.
uk.news.yahoo.com/simon-james-...
'Section 28 made me feel alone growing up, we need to fight returning censorship'
Author Simon James Green joins Yahoo UK's Queer Voices to reflect on the publishing industry, Section 28, and his new book A Year of Pride and Joy.
uk.news.yahoo.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
By chance, I recently gave an interview to Yahoo about section 28, book bans, and why we must never go back.
US ‘pressure groups’: we won’t tolerate your anti-intellectual nonsense in UK libraries. Don’t like a book? Don’t read it.
uk.news.yahoo.com/simon-james-...
US ‘pressure groups’: we won’t tolerate your anti-intellectual nonsense in UK libraries. Don’t like a book? Don’t read it.
uk.news.yahoo.com/simon-james-...
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Possibly the best author photo ever? Find out more about debut author Olivia Wakeford and her book MY DOG in the new issue of Books for Keeps illustrations by @dc-litchfield.bsky.social #KidLit #KidLitUK booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/an-i...
March 19, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Possibly the best author photo ever? Find out more about debut author Olivia Wakeford and her book MY DOG in the new issue of Books for Keeps illustrations by @dc-litchfield.bsky.social #KidLit #KidLitUK booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/an-i...
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As a bookseller I totally agree! www.thebookseller.com/comment/pull...
Pulling back from the edge
Publishing has a blind spot when it comes to what kids really want.
www.thebookseller.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
As a bookseller I totally agree! www.thebookseller.com/comment/pull...
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Lambeth libraries are under threat with cuts looming of 25% - on an already stretched budget. Libraries are vital to so many people - one of the few places you can go without spending money, and a portal to so many worlds. Sign and share! #KidLitUK #SaveLibraries www.change.org/p/halt-the-2...
Sign the Petition
Halt the 25% Funding Cuts to Lambeth's Award-Winning Library Service
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March 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Lambeth libraries are under threat with cuts looming of 25% - on an already stretched budget. Libraries are vital to so many people - one of the few places you can go without spending money, and a portal to so many worlds. Sign and share! #KidLitUK #SaveLibraries www.change.org/p/halt-the-2...
Writers of Bluesky! I'm on the lookout for some fresh new voices for middle grade readers. I love contemporary realistic stories but am happy to be swept away with something with fantasy elements too. All submission details are on our website www.skylark-literary.com/submission-guidelines 📚💕#MSWL
March 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Writers of Bluesky! I'm on the lookout for some fresh new voices for middle grade readers. I love contemporary realistic stories but am happy to be swept away with something with fantasy elements too. All submission details are on our website www.skylark-literary.com/submission-guidelines 📚💕#MSWL
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A Kirkus Star for THE BIG ASK - my dyslexia-friendly LGBTQ+ young adult novella, out in the US in April. (And available in the UK now from Barrington Stoke). 😊
March 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM
A Kirkus Star for THE BIG ASK - my dyslexia-friendly LGBTQ+ young adult novella, out in the US in April. (And available in the UK now from Barrington Stoke). 😊
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STILL TIME TO FILL THIS IN - deadline is midnight tonight!
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...
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...
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February 25, 2025 at 8:19 AM
STILL TIME TO FILL THIS IN - deadline is midnight tonight!
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The Government is siding with big tech over British creativity.
Today is the FINAL chance to respond to their consultation on AI and copyright.
Let's make sure creators' voices are heard. Guidance below 👇 #MakeItFair #PayTheCreator
www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...
Today is the FINAL chance to respond to their consultation on AI and copyright.
Let's make sure creators' voices are heard. Guidance below 👇 #MakeItFair #PayTheCreator
www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...
February 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The Government is siding with big tech over British creativity.
Today is the FINAL chance to respond to their consultation on AI and copyright.
Let's make sure creators' voices are heard. Guidance below 👇 #MakeItFair #PayTheCreator
www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...
Today is the FINAL chance to respond to their consultation on AI and copyright.
Let's make sure creators' voices are heard. Guidance below 👇 #MakeItFair #PayTheCreator
www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...
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Undiscovered Voices is BACK 🙌🥳🤩 We can't wait to kick off #UV26 and our hunt for fresh new voices in children's literature.
Watch this space for news of our live online launch, judges, workshops and more 👀
#kidlit #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingforchildren
Watch this space for news of our live online launch, judges, workshops and more 👀
#kidlit #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingforchildren
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February 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Undiscovered Voices is BACK 🙌🥳🤩 We can't wait to kick off #UV26 and our hunt for fresh new voices in children's literature.
Watch this space for news of our live online launch, judges, workshops and more 👀
#kidlit #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingforchildren
Watch this space for news of our live online launch, judges, workshops and more 👀
#kidlit #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingforchildren
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“I absolutely love the representations of boy friendships… In both books, the bond between the protagonist and his best friend is beautiful and is a celebration of the purity, loyalty and honesty of true, healthy friendships.”
Such a nice review of two of my MG books! 🥰
Such a nice review of two of my MG books! 🥰
📣 New Blog Post: Books by @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social
that manage to make you laugh and cry (and which share absolutely brilliant examples of friendships too!)
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that manage to make you laugh and cry (and which share absolutely brilliant examples of friendships too!)
mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com/2025/02/06/b...
Books by Simon James Green that manage to make you laugh and cry
If you’re looking for books that manage to, against the odds, make you both laugh out loud and cry from the heart in one sitting and feel a whole spectrum of emotions before finally leaving you wit…
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February 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
“I absolutely love the representations of boy friendships… In both books, the bond between the protagonist and his best friend is beautiful and is a celebration of the purity, loyalty and honesty of true, healthy friendships.”
Such a nice review of two of my MG books! 🥰
Such a nice review of two of my MG books! 🥰
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You can still get Bloomsbury books from us or by supporting your local bookshop via Bookshop.org.
If more publishers took this stance against greedy Jeff, I wonder what effect it would have on High Streets?!
www.thebookseller.com/news/amazon-...
If more publishers took this stance against greedy Jeff, I wonder what effect it would have on High Streets?!
www.thebookseller.com/news/amazon-...
Amazon UK to stop selling Bloomsbury's books
Amazon UK has said that it will cease selling Bloomsbury’s print and e-books from midnight on 23rd January.
www.thebookseller.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
You can still get Bloomsbury books from us or by supporting your local bookshop via Bookshop.org.
If more publishers took this stance against greedy Jeff, I wonder what effect it would have on High Streets?!
www.thebookseller.com/news/amazon-...
If more publishers took this stance against greedy Jeff, I wonder what effect it would have on High Streets?!
www.thebookseller.com/news/amazon-...
I agree with every word of Hannah's thread here about Amazon/Bloomsbury. Do buy from www.bookshop.org or directly from all the gorgeous indies out there if poss. Lots take orders by email or even DMs.
And you'll all have heard my rants on retail prices of paperbacks vs notepads/greetings cards!
And you'll all have heard my rants on retail prices of paperbacks vs notepads/greetings cards!
January 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I agree with every word of Hannah's thread here about Amazon/Bloomsbury. Do buy from www.bookshop.org or directly from all the gorgeous indies out there if poss. Lots take orders by email or even DMs.
And you'll all have heard my rants on retail prices of paperbacks vs notepads/greetings cards!
And you'll all have heard my rants on retail prices of paperbacks vs notepads/greetings cards!
Sad to hear Jim is stepping down at Gay's The Word Bookshop but delighted Uli will be taking over. Such a fabulous shop with the warmest of hearts! 💕
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Gay's The Word manager Jim MacSweeney steps down after 27 years
Gay’s The Word is celebrating its 46th birthday this week with manager Jim MacSweeney stepping down after three decades.
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January 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Sad to hear Jim is stepping down at Gay's The Word Bookshop but delighted Uli will be taking over. Such a fabulous shop with the warmest of hearts! 💕
www.thebookseller.com/news/gays-th...
www.thebookseller.com/news/gays-th...
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May the ceasefire be honoured. May there be a real lasting peace. May the mentally, emotionally and physically wounded heal. And may our children become the ones who speak up for those who have no voice because so many seemed to lose theirs these past 465 days 💔
January 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
May the ceasefire be honoured. May there be a real lasting peace. May the mentally, emotionally and physically wounded heal. And may our children become the ones who speak up for those who have no voice because so many seemed to lose theirs these past 465 days 💔
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Hello all. Here is another illustration from the new book ‘My Dog’ coming this February. Written by Olivia Wakeford and drawn by me and published by @harpercollins.bsky.social
🦴 #mydog #newbook #illustrator
🦴 #mydog #newbook #illustrator
January 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Hello all. Here is another illustration from the new book ‘My Dog’ coming this February. Written by Olivia Wakeford and drawn by me and published by @harpercollins.bsky.social
🦴 #mydog #newbook #illustrator
🦴 #mydog #newbook #illustrator
100% this. Comparison is the thief of joy, esp when it comes to writing/publishing journeys. Much better to really celebrate EVERY win you have as a writer, whether that be winning a competition, getting an agent etc. Quite honestly, completing an actual novel deserves a bottle of champagne, IMO...
I don't know many things, but I do know that comparing yourself and your writing journey to another author and their journey is the fastest route to Misery town. I had to train myself to stop comparing, I don't always manage it, but when I do it always makes me so unhappy. Eyes on the road ahead 🖤
January 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
100% this. Comparison is the thief of joy, esp when it comes to writing/publishing journeys. Much better to really celebrate EVERY win you have as a writer, whether that be winning a competition, getting an agent etc. Quite honestly, completing an actual novel deserves a bottle of champagne, IMO...
Couldn't agree more. This is so short-sighted when editors are give so little time and head space to really edit...
Thinking about that new ranking system for editors and honestly my heart goes out to editors at the moment - they're under so much pressure, without enough support (in terms of numbers of editors, in terms of staffing in other teams) and adding a system of direct comparisons into that feels HARSH.
December 17, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Couldn't agree more. This is so short-sighted when editors are give so little time and head space to really edit...
Definitely this! We all love to read - we just need to find the medium that works best...
CHOICE is key to becoming a reader. When kids are given a wide range of books to choose from, and are allowed to choose freely - THEY READ! I don’t believe in “reluctant readers” - just readers who haven’t yet found the right books for them. So it’s our job to help them find those books! #literacy
December 4, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Definitely this! We all love to read - we just need to find the medium that works best...