Another brilliant substack post from @rachelbachman.bsky.social ! ⬇️ bachmanrachel.substack.com/p/the-art-of...

The Art of Leaving Things Unwritten

A picture-book writer’s guide to balancing words and illustrations

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I was honoured to have the opportunity to illustrate this lovely book by @brianmoses.bsky.social and his wife Anne. Read all about it here! 🐾🐕♻️ ⬇️

Brian Moses@brianmosespoet.bsky.social · 4w ago

New blog post: Find out about ' Honey's Helpful Hints: How Green is Your Dog?' written by my wife and I. See some illustrations from the book and photos of the dog that inspired us to write it. brian-moses.blogspot.com @clairelewiswrites.bsky.social

So excited to see Honey's Helpful Hints, written by @brianmosespoet.bsky.social and Anne Moses and illustrated by me, publishing today! Also, huge congratulations to our lovely publisher HB Publishing House for reaching the finals of the 2026 Small Business Awards!

Be great to see you there. Looking forward to it!

The Bookery, Crediton@thebookery.bsky.social · last mo.

Have you got your ticket yet? Acclaimed nature writers @chrissperring.bsky.social & @ianparsons.bsky.social will be with us on 8 October for an evening celebrating Britain's wildlife & landscapes!🦉🦦Tickets £5 (redeemable against a copy of either book on the evening) in store or online (link in bio).

🥳🎉🥂Delighted to be on this list with my middle grade novel! Congratulations to all the other listees - there are some cracking titles on there - and thanks to the Ascent Novel Prize and all the readers /judges for running this exciting new kidlit competition! 🤩

My debut picture book The Go Away Rain Dance is on tour with Hygge Book Tours tomorrow! 🥳 Ziggi has the zoomies with the excitement of it all! 🐾🐶☔ @hyggebooktours.bsky.social

The Go Away Rain Dance is out today and available from www.hbpublishinghouse.co.uk/shop - or use the special publication day QR code below to get 50p off! #hbpublishinghouse

🐶 Ziggi loves zooming on zipwires! 🧵⬇️

www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2... Cover reveal for my debut picture book The Go Away Rain Dance out with HB Publishing House on 25th May! ☔🌧️🐶🐾

Highlights = @claire_f_lewis

See Instagram 'Highlights' highlights from Claire Lewis (@claire_f_lewis)

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This is a great interview - full of gems - I really enjoyed reading it! 🤩

The Bath Novel Awards@bathnovelaward.co.uk · 6mo ago

Bath Children’s Novel Award Winner Melanie Whitmarsh describes the moment she found out, shares her writing journey, and explains how the Junior Judges are shaping her final edits. bathnovelaward.co.uk/interview-me...

Ziggi is fast asleep, waiting to leap into action in my debut picture book, The Go Away Rain Dance, out next Spring with HB Publishing. Watch this space for more updates and a cover reveal in the New Year!

I'm absolutely delighted that my picture book text 'The Dream-Travellers' was awarded second place in the Yeovil Literary Prize Children's & Young Adult Novel category and my middle grade novel 'The Groucher' reached the shortlist! 🧵⬇️

Woohoo! 🎉 Very chuffed indeed to have two stories on the shortlist of the Yeovil Literary Prize in the Children's and Young Adult category, alongside lots of great-sounding titles! 😀🥳🤞 #yeovilliteraryfestival

Delighted to have been longlisted twice today in the Yeovil Literary Prize Children's and Young Adult Novel category! 😀🥳🎉 A big thank you to Yeovil Community Arts Association for providing this great opportunity for writers ✍️ #yeovilliteraryprize

Introducing Honey and Jimmy, the mischievous stars of a fun new picture book by Anne and @brianmosespoet.bsky.social - together these playful canine pals try their best to save the planet and show young readers how they can help the environment! 🐾🌿 🧵⬇️

This is such a brilliant opportunity! If you're a picture book author looking to develop your craft, don't miss it! (applications close on Friday 11th April)

Devon people, see you at @thebookery.bsky.social today at 11! ✍️🐭✍️🐭 Storytime, drawing, book signing. And we’d love to see you sketchbook if you bring it along!

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Please. PLEASE sign and boost this.

Chris Haughton@chrishaughton.bsky.social · 2y ago

This is very urgent. The UK government is planning to change copyright law. If you are an artist, author, musician or work in the creative industry please read this. www.chrishaughton.com/blog/ai-and-...

This is very urgent. The UK government is planning to change copyright law. If you are an artist, author, musician or work in the creative industry please read this. www.chrishaughton.com/blog/ai-and-...

Pardon my screenshot, but I agree that this should be read. It's a rough one to read, but insanely informative and addresses the horrific reality that AI direction is headed. Near the bottom does have this, but I implore you to read the meat of this post.

Chris Haughton@chrishaughton.bsky.social · 2y ago

This is very urgent. The UK government is planning to change copyright law. If you are an artist, author, musician or work in the creative industry please read this. www.chrishaughton.com/blog/ai-and-...

Anyone in the mood for some ice-skating? ⛸️❄️🏔️ With thanks to @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social for the lovely atmospheric graphic!

Renée M. LaTulippe@reneemlatulippe.bsky.social · 2y ago

#LyricalLanguageLab #poetrycontest SECOND PLACE: "The Night Skaters" by Claire Lewis @clairelewiswrites.bsky.social See what the judges say about the winner here: www.reneelatulippe.com/winners-wint...

#LyricalLanguageLab #poetrycontest FIRST PLACE: "Silent Snow" by Pamela Moritz See what the judges have to say about the winning poem here: www.reneelatulippe.com/winners-wint...

Meet Nora Ho, Children's Picture Book Author, in verse. She shares a love of the California Redwoods featuring a daring kitten who seeks the perfect home. Meeting forest inhabitants in their homes proves challenging for a little barn kitten. "A Place Called Home" ages 3-6 Amazon. noraghoauthor.com

Nora G. Ho – Children's Book Author

The official site of Nora G. Ho – children's book author. My debut animal children's book about kittens, diversity, and the environment is coming soon!

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A really interesting blog post about Voice and POV - well worth reading! 👀⬇️

Septimus Brown@septimusbrown.com · 2y ago

The Intersection of Voice and POV The easiest way to think about POV is as a lens that you hand the reader and say, "here, you will now be viewing the world through this slightly warped piece of glass." darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/v... #writingcommunity #booksky

Sorry to keep posting about this, but...I was awarded 2nd place for my poem 'Night Skaters' & I'm absolutely delighted! Congrats to all for their brilliant poems, & huge thanks to @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social, Michelle Heidenrich Barnes, @suzylevinson.bsky.social & Lou Piccolo for hosting & judging!

The names and poems of the winners and honorable mentions for @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social's 1st Annual Rhyming Poetry Contest will be revealed on December 17 at www.reneelatulippe.com/winners-gallery! 🤞

Hooray! My poem is on the shortlist of @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social's 1st Annual Rhyming Poetry Contest! I'm over the moon!!😊🥳🎉

Woohoo! My poem made the longlist!! 🥳🎉😊 Thank you @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social and the judges for hosting this lovely wintry contest!

Delighted to make the Searchlight #picturebook longlist again! 🥳🎉 Congratulations to all the other longlistees, and well done to everyone who entered for putting your work out there. Huge thanks as ever to all the incredible readers, and to Kim for organising!👏🏻

Searchlight Awards@writingawards.bsky.social · 2y ago

It’s the moment our entrants have been waiting for - the longlist announcement! 🥳🍾 Congratulations to everyone who entered. It’s been a pleasure and a privilege to read your writing. See our website for details. www.searchlightawards.co.uk/news/