Now in their third year, the I Am Writing competitions open next Monday! 7 comps all judged by an agent / publisher inc: Diana Beaumont Liza DeBlock Lydia Silver Little Tiger Books Megan Carroll Jo Fletcher / Ian Drury Clare Wallace £13 entry. Get ready! iaminprint.co.uk

I’m ~50 follows from 10k! When I hit it, I will give away a critique of a query letter & first 5 pages AND do an hour AMA here on Twitter. For the critique, reply with your project’s elevator pitch, follow (if you don’t already) & retweet! I’ll choose a winner on 10k day… 😁

If you’re writing for children or young adults & you’re ready to share your work with agents, keep me in mind. I’m looking for a fabulous new writer to work with. Open to anything a young person might love. Picture books, 5+, non-fiction, MG or YA. amheath.com

As we eagerly anticipate the longlist for the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize, we take a moment to celebrate the remarkable achievements of the past four years' winners. Their journeys since claiming the prize have been truly inspirational! #LucyCavFictionPrize #WritersCommunity

⛅️Hello May! Brighter days are coming and so is our £5,000 adult novels deadline! We're looking for every genre of A & YA manuscripts by unagented writers and open until 31 May. Come on in! bathnovelaward.co.uk/the-bath-novel…

Last chance to get your submission in for Cheshire Novel Prize this year! Do think about sending in your work—I can't wait to read.

The wait is over...! #GavinAndStacey returns for the last ever episode. Christmas Day, BBC One. James Corden Mathew Horne Rob Brydon

Look what came in the post today! 👀😍✨🤍#proof #Silver #IamSilver Clare Wallace Ella Whiddett

Very special proofs just in… #Silver by Olivia Levez is a cosmic love story that’ll both break and mend your heart - landing on Earth this November. And keep your eyes peeled for an out of this world cover reveal next week… ✨Hot Key Books ✨📚

‘I am Silver. Once, I was human…’ ✨💫✨

I recently had a 1-2-1 with Helen and can’t recommend her enough. She was extremely thorough and gave me so much useful advice!! 😊

Overnight, we experienced the first Extreme Geomagnetic Storm since 2003. We received hundreds of wonderful images of the northern lights from right across the UK, so here are just a few of them Shantanu Deshpande Tracey Tea Andrew Ferguson Aleksandra 👇

#Writers - a competition where you can get feedback on your #kidlit pitch and first page? Yes please! 😍

And here they are! The 2024 #iamwriting Competition Shortlists! Well done to all who were brave enough to enter. Three cheers for our 21 shortlistees! If you are sharing the happy news, don’t declare the title of your entry (or the judge may identify you!). 🥁 1/9

All votes are now in so that really *is* our last selection of #BathNovelAward24 comments. Back tonight at 19:00 BST with the longlist announcement. Good luck all!

Could you be our winner? Just over one week left to enter - go for it! Please share with your writer friends. We don’t want anyone to miss the deadline. Thank you! searchlightawards.co.uk/competitions/ #WritingCommunity

Just entered my SFF debut! 😝 There’s still time to enter - competition closes 1st September. Searchlight Writing for Children Awards

Our CNP kids prize 2024/25 opens tomorrow 1st October - judges announcement 14th October and we will be running instagram lives through the winter. We close for entries 1st January 2025 and EVERYONE gets feedback!

'Dementia is a hard enough battle on your own. We need to understand it together.' Brought to you by Alzheimer's Society and Channel 4, Anna Richardson: #LoveLossAndDementia. A new documentary exploring the reality of dementia for those affected by it. Tune in - 2 Oct, 10pm.

A heart-rending novel about the quest to belong, the power of love, and what it is to be human. Their love will set the stars alight.... To celebrate the release of Silver by Olivia Levez, Olivia Levez we've got 3 copies to giveaway! All you've got to do is - Follow Young Adult Literature Convention and