Anne Clark
@anneclarklit.bsky.social
Literary agent at Anne Clark Literary Agency, representing mostly children's and YA authors (fiction, non fiction, picture books). www.anneclarkliteraryagency.co.uk
'The Wild Life of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals' by Mike Barfield, illustrated by Paula Bossio, takes us on a colourful tour through the prehistoric animal kingdom, from the earliest life forms under the ocean to the fearsome dinosaurs: #YoungSciBooks royalsociety.org/medals-and-p...
Wonderful to see The Wild Life of Dinosaurs here! @mikebarfield.bsky.social @busterbooks.bsky.social
The Royal Society@royalsociety.org · 11mo agoWhat happens in nature in eight minutes? What does a frog look like on the inside? What was the first written language? These questions, and many more, are answered in the books shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize: #YoungSciBooks royalsociety.org/news/2025/11...
Just look at this gorgeous cover for MURDER AT HOTEL MARVELO!Thank you Piccadilly Press! Art by Federica Frenna. Sound on.
Delighted to talk puffins, early chapter books and all things writing with the lovely @mostlybooktalk.bsky.social @anneclarklit.bsky.social
Mostly Book Talk@mostlybooktalk.bsky.social · last yr.Join us talking with Cath Howe about the latest book in her Call the Puffins series, Tiny and the Cave Ghost, illustrated by Ella Okstad. @cathhowe.bsky.social @hachettechildrens.bsky.social @antswilkinson.bsky.social #readingforpleasure #kidlitUK #edusky
Honoured to be in such esteemed company for the The Week Junior Book Awards 2025 in the STEM category. Big thanks to everyone involved! Including brilliant illustrator @franzihoellb.bsky.social @templarbooks.bsky.social and @anneclarklit.bsky.social www.theweekjuniorbookawards.co.uk/2025/stem25
Children's Book of the Year: STEM
Announcing The Week Junior Book Awards: Children's Book of the Year: STEM
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Publication day for @dc-litchfield.bsky.social and me! It’s our third picture book together and this one is about friendship & fun & being kind & letting people be who they are meant to be! I love the illustrations and am v proud of the story! It was great fun to write @anneclarklit.bsky.social
So pleased to see Anne Booth @bridgeanne.bsky.social shortlisted for the Queen's Knickers Award, together with illustrator David Litchfield, for their brilliant picture book about the transformative power of art and kindness - The Boy, the Troll and the Chalk. @societyofauthors.bsky.social
Look at these fabulous books out today from agency authors! Congratulations, Ben Lerwill, Lucy Rowland, Jason Rohan, Mike Barfield! @mikebarfield.bsky.social @jasonrohanauthor.bsky.social
Four brilliant books out today from agency authors Cath Howe, Patricia Forde, Lucy Rowland and Ben Lerwill. What a treat. @cathhowe.bsky.social @pforde123.bsky.social
Children’s writers of colour! @dapsdraws.bsky.social and I are running a free virtual ASK US ANYTHING event with BookTrust Represents. Demystifying publishing for writers at all stages. Come join us. #KidLitUK www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/p...
A school RfP policy in one post: * Time to read and be read to every day * Time to talk about books together * Freedom to read graphic novels, picturebooks, poetry, non-fiction, magazines, anything * New books are an investment, not an expense * Work with librarians, bookshops, authors, poets, etc
In today’s Sunday Times, @laureatenanog.bsky.social @pforde123.bsky.social talks about the importance of books in ár dteanga dhúchais and gives her top picks from our latest resource Treoirleabhar Léitheoireachta 2025 ☘️ @loveleabhargaeilge.bsky.social #SnaG25
Wahoo! Great news! This Friday on Milkshake TV ‘The Boy, The Troll & The Chalk’ -written by @bridgeanne.bsky.social and illustrated by me- will be read by our fave ‘David’ in the Story Den. Tune in to Channel 5 at 9am on 7th March or watch on catchup! Can’t wait ❤️ #illustration
It is #WorldWildLifeDay !! 🐘🦕 We have a very exciting The Wild Life Of... series that tells us all about the secret lives of astounding animals and even goes way back to our Earth's earliest animals! Pick up your copies now at your favourite bookshop 🦋🦫🪲 #BookSky #Animals
I’m allowed to announce my new book deal today! 📚 Magical murder mysteries for middle grade coming your way next year from Piccadilly Press! @anneclarklit.bsky.social www.thebookseller.com/rights/picca...
Piccadilly Press scoops Ruth Lauren’s magical murder mystery duology
Piccadilly Press has acquired Murder at Hotel Marvelo, a middle-grade murder mystery with a magical twist and the first in a duology by Ruth Lauren, illustrated by Federica Frenna.
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TODAY is the last day to #ReadItForward! Buy ANY children’s book via Bookshop.org before midnight 28 Feb and we’ll donate 10% of the sale to the leading children’s reading charities, @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social 📚 Every sale supports independent bookshops 📚 bit.ly/RIFEB25
Congratulations, Ruth! @ruthlaurenbooks.bsky.social And Piccadilly Press!
Ruth Lauren@ruthlaurenbooks.bsky.social · 2y agoI’m allowed to announce my new book deal today! 📚 Magical murder mysteries for middle grade coming your way next year from Piccadilly Press! @anneclarklit.bsky.social www.thebookseller.com/rights/picca...
I can’t recommend Letters to a Monster highly enough- Friendship Bravery Overcoming Fear Funny Sweet Clever 10/10 By @pforde123.bsky.social and Sarah Warburton #discoveririshkidsbooks
Calling all UK creatives! 🚨 There's still a few hours to submit your response to the Government’s AI and copyright consultation. Let’s make sure our voices are heard. Click the link below for support. www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...
ALCS@alcs.co.uk · 2y agoThe Government is considering allowing AI companies to freely use your works, unless you opt-out. This is unfair and unworkable. Now is your chance to tell them what you think! Submit a response to their AI consultation using the guidance below. www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...
And if you'd like to buy any of these, or any of our other #BeanstalkBrilliantBooks whilst supporting independent book shops & ensuring Beanstalk receives a 10% donation you can do so here uk.bookshop.org/lists/beanst...
Beanstalk Brilliant Books
Coram Beanstalk Brilliant Book Recommendations Where do you start when a child proclaims that they "don't like reading"? We've chosen a selection of books that we think are likely to interest children...
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Thrilled to see THREE books by brilliant agency authors in this selection. Congrats @moirabutterfield.bsky.social @pippagoodhart.bsky.social @mikebarfield.bsky.social - all experts in making books kids love to read.
@corambeanstalk.bsky.social · 2y agoAt Beanstalk we spend a lot of time finding books which we think are 'Beanstalk brilliant' for children who 'don't like reading' Each school we work with gets a pack of brilliant Beanstalk books & we've just chosen 20 new titles for our 25/26 packs www.corambeanstalk.org.uk/beanstalk-brilliant-books
Authors, illustrators - last chance to take part in this important consultation. (Looks a bit daunting but you don't have to answer all the questions!)
ALCS@alcs.co.uk · 2y agoThe Government is considering allowing AI companies to freely use your works, unless you opt-out. This is unfair and unworkable. Now is your chance to tell them what you think! Submit a response to their AI consultation using the guidance below. www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...
Last chance to respond to this consultation about changes to how AI companies can use your work. ALCS has useful guidance.
ALCS@alcs.co.uk · 2y agoThe Government is considering allowing AI companies to freely use your works, unless you opt-out. This is unfair and unworkable. Now is your chance to tell them what you think! Submit a response to their AI consultation using the guidance below. www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...
PLOS has issued a statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity. We are determined to stand firmly behind our mission, our values and our principles, and against any attempt at censorship or undermining of the core principles of scientific inquiry. plos.io/3D4O8cH
PLOS statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity - The Official PLOS Blog
Since its founding over twenty five years ago PLOS has been dedicated to advancing open science, ensuring that knowledge is accessible to…
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There's still time to make a change 🗣️ Add your name to this author-organised letter and encourage the government to change its course on copyright exemption for generative AI use of creatives works docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #CreativeRights #ArtificalIntelligence #PayTheCreator
Objection to the Government's Proposed Copyright Exemption for Generative AI Training
To add your name to this letter, please fill and submit the form at the bottom. Wednesday 12th February 2025: We are some among the 2.4 million working in the UK creative industries. We are staring i...
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I’ll be at Bath library this coming Saturday as part of this fun authors and publishers fair! Signed copies of my OBA winning debut #MirrorMe and new thriller #TheLastThingYoullHear will be for sale! Come and say hello! #libraries #UKYA #bath #books
I feel very lucky to be one of the writers @dc-litchfield.bsky.social illustrated in 2024. I LOVE what he did with the text of 'The Boy, The Troll and the Chalk!' I am looking forward to seeing what 2025 brings (spoiler - I'm v lucky again!) & it's so exciting he is now illustrating his own novel!
David Litchfield@dc-litchfield.bsky.social · 2y ago2024 in books. 📚 Thanks to everyone who read, bought, borrowed and shared one of my books this year. So lovely to work with so many great authors and to once again be allowed to write and illustrate my own story 😁 More exciting things coming next year that I can’t wait to share with you all ❤️
I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky
Alessandro Rigolon@alerigolon.bsky.social · 2y agoJust received an email saying that it's not advisable to include the following words in future applications for research funding to the US DOT. Here we are.
