The next HDIF Family Disco at The Phoenix is this Sunday, May 26th. This is the last family disco before we break for the summer. We're on from midday to 4pm. Join us! howdoesitfeel.co.uk/hdifkidsdisco.…

Gave it everything until the end ❤️

A Ghanian man with cancer who is married to a Brit & has lived in the UK for 42 years and paid taxes the whole time has been told he's not British.
Nelson Shardey, 74, now faces having to pay for his medical treatment unless his status is changed.
Wow 😳

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And we are going to South Africa 🇿🇦 for book 3 of the Nkara Chronicles. So happy to see YOMI AND THE CURSE OF GROOTSLANG included in the The Bookseller Children's August's previews put together by Charlotte Eyre

The cover is coming.... 🐘🐘🐘🐍🐍🐍

The mum of a boy, 5, who died after falling 150ft from a window in a tower block is claimed to have complained to her council five times about her 'unsafe windows'.
The child named locally as Alam Makial, fell out of a window at his home in Plaistow this morning.
May he RIP ❤️🙏🏾

I'll be discussing my new novel, Curandera for Fane A wild ride through shamanism, female desire & transformation across multiple dimensions. In conversation with the brilliant, rigorous Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou Novel & interview drop on the 27th June.
fane.co.uk/irenosen-okojie

Writers! This looks fab!

Excited to get into this one, ordered instantly after I couldn’t stop reading the preview chapter. Claire Dederer

Urban Village Fete, kid-friendly raving in Camden, Baby Show at Unicorn Theatre, Caribbean Takeover in Greenwich, and last chance to see Ekow Eshun's The Time Is Always Now at National Portrait Gallery. #weekendscoop #Londonwithkids babesabouttown.com/2024/05/weeken…

Happy Friday, bookworms! 📚 This #FF , dive into some fantastic reads with #TheSueAtkinsBookClub . From heartwarming tales to gripping stories, there's something for everyone! Let's spread the book love! 💖 #FridayReads #kidlit #parents

Pam Jones #SBSWinner Margaret Rooke 🌱⛈🌳 Lynn How FCCT 🌈

I’m writing joyous children’s books at a time when every day I see horrific photos and videos of dead, dying, and injured Palestinian children and babies. History will condemn this. How can anyone think this is just? How can anyone stay silent?

Mark Davies tweeted 'I want to wrap a stick or baseball bat around your P**i head' to Suella Braverman.
He's been convicted of a hate crime and will be sentenced in July.
Let's hope we have more of this energy and see hoards of Twitter racists hauled before the courts 🙌🏾

Thread on one of the most egregious episodes of the 'Emoji Trials': Marieha Mohsin Hussain.

In November 2023 Marieha Hussain went on a peace in Palestine march with a clearly satirical placard depicting the PM and then Home Secretary as coconuts. The placard was a mild

Can’t wait to meet Simon Savidge, Lottie Hazell, PhD is not here and #Tracyking at Women's Prize Live. We’ll be talking about “outsiders” - it’s a rich theme in our books.
See you in the Brontë Tent at 2, I’ll bring sunshine.

This is SO gorgeous. Look at her face!

Welcome to Forthwrite. As an organisation we have evolved and wanted our name to reflect that. Writing Around The Kids will continue to support mothers as Forthwrite becomes the umbrella name for our podcast and other events @annajefferson Sam Johnson

Another peaceful protest yesterday from Camden to the UCL encampment. People of all ages, shades and faiths. I’m especially proud of our young people standing up for humanity. “No one is free until we are ALL free”!

Get it in! Deadline Monday 13 May. For unpublished fiction manuscripts. Published writers can also submit
to the SI Leeds Liiterary Prize. Good luck!
sileedsliteraryprize.com/how-to-enter/

Kudos to Gary Lineker for speaking up and shame on others being silenced from saying what is clearly true - it’s the worst thing I’ve seen in my lifetime too.

Still high on my jhalak prize longlisting. Thank you so much for bringing Lily to so many readers 🌺