SECRET AGENT MOLE is my brand new graphic-novel series with Scholastic Australia! Grab SAM book 1 from all the usual places you get your books (online links here: jamesfoley.com.au/books/secret-a…) Scholastic Australia #SecretAgentMole #LetsRockAndMole ⁠ Thanks DaniEL.bookish.days for the pic. ⁠

Woohoo! Very excited to be on the shortlist for the CYA Conference Chapter Book - Junior Fiction (Aspiring) category! Great to see some #scbwiwest members on the shortlists! #cya2023 #kidlit #amwriting

Children's authors! The ultra-talented @nat_amoore 's course in 'Presenting to Kids' will ensure you're booked solid for talks and events! Now on sale only until 30 June. writerscentre.com.au/store/courses/…

All about the book business too.

Some of the joyous junior fiction my kids are recommending! All are well crafted, engaging and perfect for readers 6+ @NovaWeetman @crikeyboy James Foley Kate Foster 🐕 Sophie Beer - 'Thunderhead' out now! ⛈️⚡ Zana Fraillon @LuffNathan #ChildrensBooks

Have you got a full set of #aussiestemstars in your library for National Science Week 2023? Make sure you do! Order from your local bookshop or library supplier and encourage your students to read these fabulous stories of our world-leading STEM stars for NationalScienceWeek 2023 📚

Perth Festival and Writing WA have formed a dynamic new partnership to present Perth Writers Weekend at Perth Festival 2024 at the State Library of Western Australia. Read the full media release on the Writing WA website: buff.ly/46ckueF

Episode 95 Workshopping in Libraries with children's indie author Kristy Nita Brown, up to listen now folks. Such great tips if you are looking to get into the library circuit. hybridauthor.com.au/podcast/ #workshops #libraries #childrensfiction #indieauthor

The best things come in brown paper packages… #loveyourbookshop Paper Bird

This book will always be part of me; decades to discover a truth I'd guessed. The British govt ordered every record burnt to save money and embarrassment. But the Irish refused. 100 years later, this is the story of Jean McClain, and the girls on the front lines. Coming soon.

Xmas bake-a-thon 2023 is done! Love having homemade goodies for presents ✨

‘Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.’ A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh

These books are brilliant, so well written:

⭐️ATTENTION SCHOOLS Sign up today to join new Australian Children's Laureate Sally Rippin for her official program launch. It's FREE ... LIVE... and ONLINE ➡️Tuesday, 20 February 2024 ➡️11–11.45am AEDT REGISTER ➡️wheelercentre.typeform.com/to/LsvRRM5A ASLA PETAA #sallyrippin

More big news for 2024 ... ... my Sally Tinker (S.Tinker Inc) graphic novels are being re-released in FULL COLOUR! Brobot is out April 3 & Gastronauts is out April 30. Both have been expertly coloured by Paulina Gamez, & both contain an extra bonus story! NEIRO | ETH | CRYPTO

Thank you #perthfest for a great Writers Weekend. So lovely to be in a space with a group of likeminded souls! #SCBWI #writingwa

Word of the day is ‘depooperit’ (18th-century Scots): exhausted and enfeebled both mentally and physically.

There's currently zero sanctuary protection in coastal waters along an 1000km stretch of WA’s south coast – a huge part of the Great Southern Reef! Call for strong marine sanctuaries in WA’s new South Coast Marine Park: bit.ly/3x42c2U 📷Scott Portelli.

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.