🥳 New members announcement 🥳 We are delighted to announce four new brilliant members to the Children’s Books North Network. Please join us in welcoming Catherine Booth, Sarah Andrews, Rachael Sligo, and Mike Edwards. We are excited to have you all on board 📚

It's #WindrushDay - and to mark the occasion, we're giving away a beautiful Coming to England bundle! You could win the board book, picture book, and original prose versions of Floella Benjamin's iconic memoir: booktrust.org.uk/about-us/news-…

Nick Ahad Sandra Sawicka Hive Young Writers Network Pan Macmillan Andrew McMillan Okechukwu Nzelu Ben Myers Preti Taneja Paul Smith Valerie O’Riordan The Literary Consultancy Michael Chaplin Newcastle University Nasim Rebecca Asl نسیم اصل Lizzie Lovejoy 🎨🌈 Tammie Arvon Northumbria Uni Hachette Children's Group Sarah Lennon Galavan Clare Weze Becky Bagnell Daniel Tawse (updates only) The first winner of the Hachette Children's Novel Award is Tony Kerr from Sunderland. "As a working-class boy, it was books that lifted me out of my everyday life and showed me the path to a different future. Now it is my dream to open that world up to other children."

Nick Ahad Sandra Sawicka Hive Young Writers Network Pan Macmillan Andrew McMillan Okechukwu Nzelu Ben Myers Preti Taneja Paul Smith Valerie O’Riordan The Literary Consultancy Michael Chaplin Newcastle University Nasim Rebecca Asl نسیم اصل Lizzie Lovejoy 🎨🌈 Tammie Arvon Northumbria Uni Hachette Children's Group Sarah Lennon Galavan Clare Weze Becky Bagnell Daniel Tawse (updates only) Tony Kerr And the second winner of the Hachette Children's Novel Award is North Yorkshire writer Camilla Cassidy. "It's absolutely wonderful to win. This vote of confidence from New Writing North and the judges will make a tremendous difference to me and my novel."

Thanks to Scarlett Li for boosting BRITISH based Chinese heritage kidlit authors and illustrators when asked about Chinese children’s authors in the U.K. market.

Introducing Minna Masks! Out 7th August! Meet Minna and learn about the concept of masking in this inclusive neurodiverse picture book. Through Minna’s story, readers will learn important lessons about empathy and compassion. #masking #neurodiversity #kidlit #inclusivebooks

'"A kickass guide to finding confidence in sport", indeed! As creative as it is inspiring'' Our #BookOfTheDay is Shoot for the Stars Danielle Brown MBE Little Tiger Books Here's Paralympian Danielle Brown, inspiring the next generation of sports stars! 👉readingzone.com/books/shoot-fo…

Look at the beautiful cover fabulously talented illustrator Rebecca Sheerin and ace designer Thy Bui have made! Thanks to Knights Of and Abi Fellows 🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ for bringing the book of my heart into the world 🥰

We’re delighted to share this beautiful cover for Clare Weze’s UP ABOVE THE CITY - full of imagination and heart, this middle grade novel will be published in October!

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I've #justsponsored Ruth Herbert, who's fundraising for Medical Aid for Palestinians on JustGiving. justgiving.com/page/bigtrek4p…

Hate 'em so much I married one, just to be able to annoy him around the clock.

More than half of children in the U.K don't have a bedtime story at home. Books help overcome disadvantage and nurture a life-long love of reading, but for many it's a luxury families can't afford. Just £3 a month can provide books to those who need them most. 📖

So excited to be at the Holmfirth Book Festival on September 27th. I'll be doing a Wild Magic writing workshop at 2.30pm 🎉 There will also be some fun games and a draw along of Jember the black lion with the brilliant Emma McCann. Tickets in link in bio. See you there!