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Stephanie Campisi
@stephcampisi.bsky.social
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Aussie writer in SoCal. Kidlit, romcoms w/ Harper, Pan Mac, S&S.

Aka Kit Holliday, Hazel Graves, Heather Spellman.

Open to work. She/her. Work stuff: [email protected]

www.stephaniecampisi.com www.broomsticklers.com www.hazelgraves.com
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Happy #Caturday! Here are a couple of my favourite spreads from Luis and Tabitha (words by me; art by Hollie Mengert) 🐈‍⬛ 🌹

🔗 bookshop.org/a/975/978164...
🔗 www.amazon.com/dp/1641700408/
An illustrated spread showing a tuxedo alley cat staring out a window across the way at a fluffy cat on a balcony. The buildings resemble Parisian ones, and the art is painted in midcentury style. A page from Luis and Tabitha, showing a tuxedo cat and a fluffy cat staring lovingly at each other. In the background are a door with a cat flap and some rosebushes. At the top, the text reads "And Luis and Tabitha were inseparable." The art is painted in midcentury style.
February 7, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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*time capsule casita intensifies*
A graphic for Time Capsule Casita showing a grainy image of a smiling woman in sunglasses against a SoCal backdrop. The tagline reads "rent crisis, meet time travel. time travel, meet murder"
February 7, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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over here writing perfectly normal romcoms
A graphic showing THE LITTLE COFFEE SHOP OF TERRORS (yellow, with a bloody cup of coffee on the front), FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL DIRECTOR (pink and black, like the goth/barbie house meme), 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT ZOMBIES (a Portland couple fighting zombies)
February 4, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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probably one of my best concepts, so a bit stoked that it's getting some attention!
A graphic for Time Capsule Casita, showing a grainy, retro illustration of a smiling blonde woman in white sunglasses against a SoCal backdrop. The tagline reads "rent crisis, meet time travel. time travel, meet murder"
February 3, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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Luis and Tabitha! It's a beauty! It's also available in Spanish and Italian, and it's one of the top animated reads on Vooks :)

watch.vooks.com/videos/luis-...
A copy of Luis and Tabitha, a hardcover, jacketed edition with spot gloss and foiling. It shows a tuxedo cat with a rose in his mouth following after a fluffy cat being carried by a snooty woman in cats-eye glasses. There's a night-time cityscape with a full moon in the background. The art is painted in midcentury style
February 3, 2026 at 3:04 AM
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Full moon! 🌕 💫

Here's one of my favourite pages from Luis and Tabitha (words by me; art by Hollie Mengert)
A tuxedo cat and a fluffy cat with their paws pressed together. They're against a full-moon backdrop, with fireworks in the sky behind them
February 3, 2026 at 2:57 AM
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Ghost book, ghost book! THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS will start haunting shelves in March!

📚 👻 bookshop.org/a/975/978164...
A graphic for The Unfinished Business, showing the book cover, which features ghosts floating above a night-time cityscape, and annotations that say "a middle grade BBC Ghosts in a coffee shop", "pickle jokes", "ghost upon ghosts, oh my" and "surprise twist you won't see coming"
February 2, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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Romcoms are back, you say? Here are some I prepared earlier
A graphic with the covers for The Little Coffee Shop of Terrors (yellow, with a bloody coffee cup), Four Weddings and a Funeral Director (the barbie house/goth house meme) and 10 Things I Hate About Zombies (no cover yet)
February 2, 2026 at 8:49 PM
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Did a little shop with some of my picture books, if you'd like to order a signed one! (US-only shipping for now - sorry!)

I believe I'll also be able to sell The Unfinished Business directly when it comes out, but have to check re: my Big 5 titles.

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A copy of the picture book Quacks Like a Duck on a sunny table setting with lots of pink and blue accoutrements around it to match the cover design
February 1, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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UK friends, my cosy witchy fantasy TWO's A CHARM and my bonkers Freaky Friday romcom FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL DIRECTOR are both 99p in ebook all month!

🧹✨ TWO'S A CHARM: www.amazon.co.uk/Twos-Charm-G...

⚰️ 🥀FOUR WEDDINGS: www.amazon.co.uk/Four-Wedding...
A Jack Russell with copies of Two's a Charm (showing two opposite witchy sisters in a stand-off) and Four Weddings and a Funeral Director (showing a blonde woman handing some wilted flowers to a funeral director) propped up against his legs.
February 1, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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Popped into Barnes & Noble Palm Desert to sign some copies of Sparkle Pigs (words by me, writing as Kit Holliday; art by Dizzy Devil Designs) 🥕✨

These are published by Harper Kids, with books 1-3 available now!

#KidLit #BookSky
A big stack of Sparkle Pigs: Carrot Chaos face out on a B&N shelf. The books show two cartoon guinea pigs in costumes having a grand old time. A big stack of Sparkle Pigs: Carrot Chaos stacked up on a counter. The books show two cartoon guinea pigs in costumes having a grand old time.
January 31, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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so pretty out
A shot of rolling green grass with palm trees and mountains in the background
January 31, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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It's #Caturday! If you're thinking about potential Valentine's Day presents, LUIS AND TABITHA, featuring words by me and art by Hollie Mengert, is the purrfect choice!

🐈‍⬛ 🎈 Ping me if you'd like to order a signed copy!

bookshop.org/a/975/978164...
A copy of Luis and Tabitha being held up. It's a hardcover jacketed edition with spot gloss and foiling, and shows a tuxedo cat with a rose in his mouth following after a fluffy cat being carried by a snooty woman in cats-eye glasses. In the background is a night-time cityscape wit a moon overhead. It's painted in midcentury style.
January 31, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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Went for a wander around, and the local small businesses are absolutely booming today. Most are donating profits to charitable causes as well ❤️
A sign in the window of the Italian Deli saying "it shouldn't have to happen to you to matter to you"
January 30, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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I wrote a book about ghosts! It's very funny and very moving, and it comes out next month :)

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THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS, showing a nighttime cityscape with squished together buildings whose windows glow with light. A girl looks out from an upper-storey window at three ghosts floating overhead. The art is by CB Royal. Next to the book is a wind-up ghost
January 29, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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heheh, we have fun over here
‘She’s a good girl,’ said Ainsley, giving her a kiss. ‘Zombie!’ she shouted suddenly. ‘Run it over!’ ‘Whoa, whoa,’ said Nick. He smacked the horn instead. The zombie glanced up from their phone, and Nick wondered whether they were actually a zombie or just someone walking and texting. ‘You seriously think I’m about to plough through pedestrians just because we have a zombie situation going on?’ ‘That was my old landlord,’ muttered Ainsley. ‘Nothing of value would’ve been lost.’ ‘Oh. You’re right. Sorry, missed opportunity. We’ll get the next landlord,’ promised Nick.
January 29, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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Working on an anti-capitalist*, anti-landlord, billionaire murder time travel one, too!

*although if publishing is reading this, I want lots of money for this one
A graphic for Time Capsule Casita, showing a woman in sunglasses against a retro Palm Springs backdrop. The tagline reads "rent crisis, meet time travel. time travel, meet murder"
January 29, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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If you are looking for a *very silly* romcom in which a horrible property developer called Donnie meets a terrible end, might I suggest THE LITTLE COFFEE SHOP OF TERRORS (by me, as Hazel Graves)

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Me holding up a copy of THE LITTLE COFFEE SHOP OF TERRORS, which is BRIGHT YELLOW and shows a bloody cup of coffee. The title text resembles The Little Shop of Horrors text design.
January 29, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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One more month until THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS publishes! It's about ghosts, letting go, and chocolate gateau.

Think a middle grade BBC Ghosts, but set in a coffee shop!

bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

#BookSky #KidLit
The cover for THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS, showing a nighttime cityscape with squished together buildings whose windows glow with light. A girl looks out from an upper-storey window at three ghosts floating overhead. The art is by CB Royal.
January 29, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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It gets worse... 😅
Mort’s desk shook from the violence with which she slapped down a copy of the Mirage Daily Mirror, which had a wedding announcement that began: We regret to inform you that Bronson Roibles and Tiffany Ferguson are tying the knot. The announcement ended with The lucky couple are survived by their families and their dog Delilah.
January 28, 2026 at 1:21 AM
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Having a bit of a chuckle at the scene in Four Weddings and a Funeral Director where the switcheroo strikes the births, deaths and marriages pages 🙈

The chapter is called Burying the Lede ('cos I can't resist a silly chapter title)
‘We are delighted to announce the passing of our mother, Calla Lambshead,’ he went on. ‘Delighted! It says delighted!’ Mort cleared his throat. ‘Well, families can be complicated.’ ‘It gets worse!’ shrieked Molly (whose anger had broken the bounds of seethingness, and was now on another level entirely). ‘It ends with Monty Python lyrics!’ All right, so that was a hard one to explain. Especially since the lyrics were in question were from ‘The Lumberjack Song’ and not from, say, ‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life’. The switcheroo had struck, and in appalling fashion. But perhaps he could salvage this situation.
January 28, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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Did you know that I have a series of very strange romcoms under the pen name Hazel Graves?

They're published by Avon/Harper, and book 3 is out in September!

www.hazelgraves.com
A graphic showing The Little Coffee Shop of Terrors (a yellow book with a bloody cup of coffee on the front); Four Weddings and a Funeral Director (like the goth house, barbie house meme, but a romcom), and a placeholder cover for 10 Things I Hate About Zombies.
January 27, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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a picture book I did with Susanna Covelli spotted in WholeFoods!
A copy of 12 Little Elves Save Christmas on a shelf in WholeFoods!
January 26, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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5 weeks until The Unfinished Business starts haunting bookshelves!

I'm booking signings and school visits at the moment - drop me a line if you'd like to have me in :)

www.stephaniecampisi.com
A copy of The Unfinished Business, showing a night-time scene of squished-together buildings with lit-up windows, from one of which peers a small girl, who is staring up at 3 ghosts. Next to the book is a wind-up ghost
January 26, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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10 Things I Hate About Zombies edits are in my inbox! 🧟

This one will be in shops in the US and UK in September, but you can preorder now!

harpercollins.co.uk/products/10-...
A graphic for 10 Things I Hate About Zombies, showing a grey placeover cover with a zombie hand poking up from the ground, and the tagline "a romcom with braaainnnsss"
January 26, 2026 at 6:11 PM