1 in 5 parents are worried they won't be able to afford a present for their children this Christmas. Will you help send 17,000 festive book parcels to children who need them most? Donate £10 today to share the magic of books this Christmas.

The morris dancer and paramedic - i just got it. FFS! Got to laugh, love it and curse it all at once. Anyone need a clue? #HiddenBooksGame

I can't work out Annie Staff Picks😩 #HiddenBooksGame

I can sleep at last #HiddenBooksGame

Join the #BookerPrize2023 livestream, hosted by Jack Edwards, on Sunday 26 November at 9pm GMT to hear from authors and special guests, and be the first to find out who wins this year's prize. Subscribe to the Booker Prize YouTube channel to be notified of the details.

Lovely day in Newport with ArtOnTheHill Newport so much to see and a gorgeous sunny day to discover it all

Find out how author Jo Clarke @bookloverJo uses film soundtracks to inspire her writing. You can read this and more of her Creative Secrets here wordsandpics.org/2023/11/creati… #SCBWI #WritingCommunity #AuthorsOfTwitter

In this week's W&P: wordsandpics.org AFTER THE WHIRLWIND Lucy Farfort is writing SELF-PUBLISHING ❄️ Stephanie Cotela ❄️ CREATIVE SECRETS @bookloverJo CELEBRATIONS November 2023 OPENING LINES Abi Fellows 🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ DHH Literary Agency FEATURED ILLUSTRATOR Emily #writing #illustrating #books

Andy Shepherd, author of the fabulous Boy Who Grew Dragons series shares her creative secrets with me this month in Words & Pictures Andy Shepherd #WritingCommmunity #AuthorsOfTwitter #booklovers wordsandpics.org/2024/01/creati…

Some great advice from Luke Palmer for anyone writing a book. How to cope with creative lows, when is it right to share your work, and with whom. #WritingCommunity #books #writersoftwitter #childrensfiction wordsandpics.org/2024/02/creati…

Anyone planning on dressing as their favourite author next Thursday can pick up some stationary pointers here #itsallaboutthepen #whatnotebook #dresslikepalmer 👇👇👇

What a BRILLIANT start to the week 🎉

Something happened that's making me think I'm thru the peri-menopause & I'm now in the cantankerous old wummin stage. Here we go.... I was in the library & this guy comes up & says 'You're that writer. You have a book out.' So I say 'Thanks. Out a few weeks ago.' And he goes.. /1

If you didn't manage to join us on #InternationalWomensDay Friday, our #Storytellingwomen event is available to watch on YouTube. The link to the channel & programme is on the event page. 🙏to everyone who came, the speakers & Society of Antiquaries of London for hosting. sal.org.uk/event/stories-…

If you are a nosy knickers like me you might be interested to read about my creative secrets in this weeks Words & Pictures. Thank you so much to Loretta F and SCBWI British Isles for the feature. wordsandpics.org/2024/03/creati…

To see if cycling while writing can help you be more productive… read here #WritiCommmunity

Calling all unagented writers! These competitions are a BRILLIANT opportunity to get your work in front of agents and publishers - the list of success stories they have directly brought about is long and continually growing! One month left to submit your stories! 👀⬇️

Read about Camilla Chester she/her's creative secrets and find out about indexing your notebooks and why procrastination is useful. #WritingCommunity #kidlit #writersoftwitter #scbwi wordsandpics.org/2024/08/creati…