Walkies! Er… walkies? A take it slow kind of day.

Tsundoku, from Japanese, is the act of buying yet another book that you fully intend to read, but never quite get round to.

CALLING ALL ASPIRING AUTHORS! Check out the Guppy website for information about this year’s Open Submission Competition - please share and retweet! Liz Scott guppybooks.co.uk/the-guppy-open…

🔥😎OUR CHAOS & CALM ISSUE IS OUT NOW😎🔥 Packed full of new author interviews, #illustrations, #BookRecommendations, #WritingTips and more, we're delighted to share this brand new issue - FREE - with our readers here👇 paperboundmag.com/issues

Have you read the winning submission in our latest issue yet? Sarah Connell's 'Estie's Place' had us hooked from start to finish - read it now on our website by downloading your own issue free 👇 💜 paperboundmag.com/issues

Absolutely delighted to say that I’ve signed with the amazing Steph Thwaites at Curtis Brown Books. So excited for all the adventures that lie in store 👀✨

Completely blown away to have won the Mslexia Children’s and YA Novel award!! ✨✨Can’t wait to get this story polished to go on sub soon!✨✨ #kidlituk #amwriting #yafiction

First pass at the edit list done! ✨ Now the dreaded re-read when we realise all the new additions are gobbledygook! 😵‍💫😵‍💫

So excited that Northern Gravy have published one of my #kidlit stories. Estie’s Place is inspired by the lure of the sea and the struggle to find your own place in the world. It’s a fab magazine with a wonderful team behind it! Thanks guys!

COMPETITION TIME! The portholes are open for submissions for the Guppy 2025 Open Submissions Competition - calling all aspiring m-g writers! And you could join the ranks of these wonderful past winners! guppybooks.co.uk/its-that-time-…