Yvonne Banham
@eviewriter.bsky.social
Author MG/Teen Horror & Paranormal Fiction #DeloresMackenzie Hiker; Trail Runner; Cute dogs; Not-so-cute-dogs; Gothic Fiction; Cake; Strong Coffee; Often found in dungarees and Docs (yes at my age!)
"Oh, what a shame you're 'just a children's bookshop." We hear this all too often. 📚 Children and teens deserve spaces and shops for them 📚 Children's and YA books change lives. It's not a shame we're a children's bookshop. It's a beautiful thing 💕
✨️NEW BOOK!!✨️ Book 6 of THE MATHS ADVENTURERS series is out on 5th June 2025! When Beep and Boots notice that their library needs more books, they arrange a school fair to buy some more. Can they raise enough money to fill the library? Illustrated by @susannarumiz.bsky.social
On Monday our instagram account was hacked and then deleted. We received a ransom note to recover it; obviously we couldn't and wouldn't pay, and therefore lost thousands of followers. Meta support was useless. But we're BACK with a new account: @littletollerbooks. Can you follow us there and share?
WANTED URGENTLY: An illustrator for a PAID gig at a story festival on April 12th who could do a boy-friendly drawing workshop. Offering up to £250 plus travel. Please contact Ruth on stepintostoriesfestival@gmail.com for more details.
The Polari Prize is open for submissions One for all you #LGBTQIA+ writers. Check it out and please share. Queer fiction! www.polarisalon.com/submissions-...
Submissions Now Open! - Polari
submissions now OPEN How To Submit:For further information about submissions, please email polariprize@gmail.com including the title of the book and the name of the prize you wish to enter in the subj...
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I made a Starter pack of Scottish Writers. If you’d like to be included, msg me. go.bsky.app/QVgoAEA
Shameless shelfie in the hope of more bookish followers!!! 🖤💀📚🏴
Tiny Clanger giving full-on Monday Energy this morning!
Would be nice to live through fewer of the main episodes of history for a while and more of the ad breaks
Also a brutal year for most writers who aren’t big names or celebs. If you can’t afford a book, take one out of a library, leave a review, share a post, leave sacrificial offerings to the publishing gods etc
Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨@ciaraioch.bsky.social · 2y agoNot sure people realise how hard it's been recently for artists to survive, or how deeply appreciated every single order is. If you can't buy something, it makes a huge difference just to share our work. If you can't share our work, a little sacrifice to the Old Gods on our behalf means a lot, too 💜
Gorgeous walk up through Dollar Glen to Castle Campbell (AKA Castle Gloom/Glom) steep drops and lots of steps but 100% worth it for the castle/cascades/views ❤️🏴
Thanks @simonegreenwood.bsky.social ! See you’ve got the tower card lined up too! 😉 Hope you enjoy it! 🖤👻📚 #supportlibraries #UKteenlit #UKMGlit #DeloresMackenzie @fireflypress.bsky.social Cover illustration by @nathancollins.bsky.social
Simone Greenwood@simonegreenwood.bsky.social · 2y agoMy recent library loan. Can’t wait to dive into this next instalment of #DeloresMackenzie as loved book 1 💜💙 @eviewriter.bsky.social @nathancollins.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social #supportlibraries #UKteenlit #UKMGlit
Just the horror writer in me or were the Pentland Hills at Bavelaw giving off murdery vibes yesterday??? 💀💀💀
Freezing but SO beautiful in the Pentlands today! I hear a storm is due so I can do my writing then! ❤️🏴 #Scotland
This is fantastic, particularly for working class writers who often come to writing later, with greater obstacles.
Professional Writing Academy@profwriting.bsky.social · 2y agoAfter 20 years of nurturing new writing talent we already know age is no barrier.... www.thebookseller.com/news/new-wri... #writingcommunity #writingstudents
Hello to our new followers! 👋 📚 We're a children's bookshop with books for babies through to YA, based in Retford, North Notts 📚 We have a tea party on the ceiling 📚 We love COMICS 📚 We believe children's books should be on best of lists in their own right 📚 Children's books are the best!
Morning from chilly Central Scotland! This FREE ONLINE EVENT is on Friday 22nd 8pm GMT. The GhostGang chatting spooky Book 2's from pitch to publishing, different approaches, bumps in the road, what we learned from our debuts PLUS Q&A Get tickets via the link 🖤👻 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/return-of-...
LOVE these starter packs! 😍
Marianne Doherty@mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 2y agoI’ve started working up the 3rd UK kids book chat starter pack. Apologies if I’ve missed anyone. Do let me know if you’d like to be added. All three are here: go.bsky.app/QcvHnp8 go.bsky.app/LEQd4SR go.bsky.app/EuGRKnC #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #KidLit #BookSky
This is my first Bluesky post! l've finally taken the #tweetleap 🐦. My debut picture book There’s a Tiger on the Train (illustrated by @RebeccaCobb💫) published earlier this year. I'm looking forward to connecting, especially with authors and illustrators in the #kidslit community 👋🏽 @faberchildrens
YES YES to this! I’m currently on sub with teen and the list of publishers looking for teen was…small. Who can convince Waterstones to make a tiny label change to one of their shelves? My agent did say that the pubs that want teen REALLY want it. So…?
New here so a bit about me.... I'm in Central Scotland and write MG/Teen horror/supernatural fiction. I love being out in the hills, strong coffee, cake (any excuse for cake) sucker for cute dogs, also not-so-cute-dogs, gothic fiction (cliché alert!) Often in dungarees and Doc's ...yes at my age!
For Writers and fans of spooky/eerie fiction for MG/Teens The Ghost Gang is back! Join me & @eibhliscarcione.bsky.social & @carolynward.bsky.social & Emily Randall-Jones at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/return-of-... FREE online event...you'd be a 'ghoul' to miss it! (....sorry) 👻🖤💀🎃
Return of The Ghost Gang: Adventures in Spooky Fiction (Part Two)
The Ghost Gang return with tales of writing and publishing their second spooky books for MG/Teen, plus Q&A.
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