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10 UAE writers win fellowship at Emirates Litfest
Mentorship programme could lead them to winning international publishing deal
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February 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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We're in the final few hours of 2024 so we need to know... what's the best children's book you read this year?

We couldn't possibly pick just one, so we asked top authors and illustrators to do it instead 👇

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The best children's books of 2024, chosen by top authors and illustrators
Get top tips and recommendations on which children's books from 2024 to read - from top authors and illustrators.
www.booktrust.org.uk
December 31, 2024 at 12:21 PM
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stuartwhitewm.bsky.social
Happy Publication Day to me!

And Happy New Year to everyone else!

I decided to do a 'silent launch' for this book, but now it's launched, I hope people will begin to buy it and enjoy it!

Think Frostblood or like a dark, older version of Frozen!
Cover for Storm Rising, a new YA Fantasy from author Stuart White. The cover has a cold, frosted texture for the background with ice-shards covered in red blood. Beneath the title, the tagline says '…blood will freeze'. There is a snowflake design, with some fantasy runs behind it, and a cloaked, hooded, dark figure striding towards the reader, an ice-shard projecting from her hand. Back blurb reads:Eighteen-year-old Corena Storm, feared and cast out by her own parents for her Ice-Witch powers, is sent to the merciless Kurikon—an extremist religious order determined to strip her of magic, believing only the gods should wield such power. But Corena refuses to be broken. Escaping their clutches, she’s thrust into a deadly game of survival, pursued by the relentless Kurikon and the Queen’s elite killing squad. As she fights to stay ahead, she’s forced to rely on unlikely allies—some old enemies, others new friends. When she falls for someone unexpected, Corena’s quest for vengeance beco
January 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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booktrust.org.uk
Happy New Year! 🎉

2025 is looking so exciting, from @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social’s #ReadingRights summit to our Wales partner conference, the launch of our new strategy and more.

Plus we'll keep reaching over a million children with our programmes, helping families to get #ReadingTogether!
A woman and child smiling and reading with a Bookstart Toddler pack open by them, plus the words “Happy New Year from all of us at BookTrust” and “2025”
January 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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#StorySnugAdvent December 23rd
#TheMostWonderfulGiftintheWorld by #MarkSperring & #LucyFleming
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This beautifully illustrated, heartwarming #Christmas #picturebook celebrates #friendship & the joy of #giving 🎁
@littletigeruk.bsky.social #UKKidLit #BlueSky #KidLitUK
The Most Wonderful Gift in the World The Most Wonderful Gift in the World The Most Wonderful Gift in the World
December 23, 2024 at 8:42 AM
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francestosdevin.bsky.social
Big thanks to @pippagoodhart.bsky.social for her lovely review… ⭐️🔭
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Grandad's Star, written by Frances Tosdevin, illustrated by Rhian Stone, reviewed by Pippa Goodhart
Children's authors writers from the UK share thoughts on books and writing
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December 23, 2024 at 11:42 PM
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wonderlandbookshop.bsky.social
Day 23 of our Christmas Countdown and we've chosen a chapter book for young readers - Marv and the Alien Invasion by Alex Falase-Koya with illustrations by @paulabowlesdraws.bsky.social. This is the latest in the Marv series - join Marv on his journey to unlock the superhero within.
Photo of Marv and the Alien Invasion being held up in front of bookcases in Wonderland Bookshop
December 23, 2024 at 11:24 AM
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jamiesmart.bsky.social
You can add your name to the petition mentioned in the article here: www.aitrainingstatement.org
December 19, 2024 at 3:30 PM
elliesalkeld99.bsky.social
Amazing initiative!
booktrust.org.uk BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk · Dec 19
Our Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social has been out and about, learning how organisations are helping families to get reading.

Here's what he found out on a trip with the charity Pact to a family Christmas event at HMP Featherstone:

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December 19, 2024 at 10:14 PM
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Couldn’t be happier! The winner of our Best Chapter Book 2024 competition - Sophie Clarke with Gracie, Dave and The God of Dogs - has accepted representation from Lucy Irvine of PFD. Such brilliant news! 🥳
December 18, 2024 at 8:15 AM
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clairelewiswrites.bsky.social
A really interesting blog post about Voice and POV - well worth reading! 👀⬇️
septimusbrown.com Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · Dec 18
The Intersection of Voice and POV

The easiest way to think about POV is as a lens that you hand the reader and say, "here, you will now be viewing the world through this slightly warped piece of glass."

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The Intersection of Voice and POV
The easiest way to think about POV is as a lens that you hand the reader and say, here, you will now be viewing the world through this slightly warped piece of glass.
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December 18, 2024 at 9:48 PM
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whatsfsaid.bsky.social
As we move into the holidays, please remember: READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest impact of any factor on children's life chances. So never stop sharing books with kids, talking about books, making books central to everything you do. Never stop changing their lives! #literacy #EduSky #books
December 18, 2024 at 10:42 PM
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Did you hear us on the Today show yesterday with @joannanadin.bsky.social? Children's books, ghostwriters and celebrity authors - we're at 1.55ish

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Today - 14/12/2024 - BBC Sounds
Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 15, 2024 at 9:43 AM
elliesalkeld99.bsky.social
This! AND, librarians know exactly the KIND of books children want to read, too.
whatsfsaid.bsky.social SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · Dec 15
If we care about the future of our children - we need a library & a librarian in every single school, to help every single child find the books that will make them lifelong readers! Libraries & librarians create the readers of the future! #libraries #librarians #literacy

(Art: Chris Riddell)
Illustration by Chris Riddell showing a librarian helping a child to read a book, with the caption "LIBRARIANS CREATE THE READERS OF THE FUTURE"
December 16, 2024 at 3:21 AM
elliesalkeld99.bsky.social
Huge congratulations to everyone on the long list!
writingawards.bsky.social Searchlight Writing for Children Awards @writingawards.bsky.social · Dec 12
It’s the moment our entrants have been waiting for - the longlist announcement! 🥳🍾 Congratulations to everyone who entered. It’s been a pleasure and a privilege to read your writing.
See our website for details. www.searchlightawards.co.uk/news/
December 13, 2024 at 2:26 AM
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booksforkeeps.bsky.social
‘This is the moment when you can boost children’s love of reading: a new tranche of funny books, triggering giggles and laughs.' @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social

Congratulations to the winners #Lollies2024, officially the year's funniest books for children 💐

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December 5, 2024 at 3:40 PM
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cbcreative.bsky.social
Hi #WritingCommunity! Something very exciting is coming to Bluesky next month . . .

We're excited to announce that our annual #5ActFestiveStory writing competition will be hosted here this year. Join us from Mon 9 Dec to Mon 16 Dec.

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November 28, 2024 at 11:02 AM