What does Wonder mean to you? Poet Victoria Gatehouse has captured its meaning perfectly in this poem, which you can read fully inside the latest issue of PaperBound 💜 Check out our website to find out more and take a look at our open submissions! 👇 paperboundmag.com/submit

ON THE BLOG: ✨ Author of 'The Cats We Meet Along the Way' and 'A Flood of Memories' Nadia Mikail shares her thoughts on writing about home and how it has shaped her stories 💚 🧡 Read Nadia's guest blog post here 👇 paperboundmag.com/2026/08/26/nadia-mikail-on-her-new-ya-novel-a-flood-of-memories/

ON THE BLOG: Author of The Silver Kingdom, Radiya Hafiza, shares her passion for epic romance and explains the historical influence on her YA novel. Read it here 💙👇 paperboundmag.com/2026/08/25/interview-the-silver-kingdom-by-radiya-hafiza/

Read the latest issue of PaperBound yet? Full of writing, illustrations, author interviews & writing prompts, this issue includes @laurimeyers.bsky.social's poem 'V Formation' 🩵🐦‍⬛ Totally free to read now, check out the latest issue of PaperBound here 👇 paperboundmag.com/issues

We’re thrilled to share this ‘Day in the Life’ takeover from Zero Override author @steveblackman.bsky.social in collaboration with Scholastic ✍️ 💚 Don’t miss Steve’s article in the latest issue of PaperBound on page 6! 📚 #dayinthelife #books #scholastic #authorlife

🌟 SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN 🌟 We are inviting submissions from #kidlit writers and #illustrators for our next issue - the theme is LIMITLESS! Head over to our website (paperboundmag.com) to check out the official guidelines - we can't wait to see your entries!

The submissions process is one of our favourite things about PaperBound. We get to see so many beautiful pieces - including this issue’s ‘Aurora Borealis’ by poet Jacqueline Shirtliff 💜✨ Read ‘Aurora Borealis’ in our Wonder issue - TOTALLY FREE - now! ✨👇 Paperboundmag.com/issues going down

One book bundle successfully shipped off to our Wonder issue winner @catherineogston.bsky.social 💜 Our next submissions window will open soon - keep your eyes peeled across our socials and website!

A poem of hope and new beginnings 🧡🔥 Read all of Elizabeth Hogarth's gorgeous poem 'Phoenix' in the Wonder issue on page 58 by clicking below 👇 paperboundmag.com/issues

PaperBound Magazine is - and always will be! - free for readers everywhere, but did you know you can help us keep creating new issues by choosing to buy us a coffee below? 👀💙 Choose to buy us a coffee here ✨👇💙 buymeacoffee.com/paperboundmag

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PaperBound Magazine@paperboundmag.bsky.social · last mo.

📚👀 Our Wonder issue is officially out now, packed full of bookish content, from top author interviews and guest articles on writing and drawing, to book reviews, new writing, illustrations, and more! Download the brand new issue now - TOTALLY FREE! 👇💜 paperboundmag.com/issues

✍ A.M. Ellis shares where inspo for 'I Feel Your Pain' came from, & how dystopian fiction can open conversations to explore our own society 📖 @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social 🧡🐧 Read the fantastic article now👇✨ paperboundmag.com/2026/08/03/dystopian-literature-as-a-form-of-conversation-by-a-m-ellis/

A.M. Ellis on Dystopian Literature as a Form of Conversation

A.M. Ellis shares where the inspiration for dystopian novel ‘I Feel Your Pain’ came from, and how writing dystopian fiction can open conversation to explore faults in our own society &#…

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My middle grade poem in this issue of paperbound about finding your flock.

PaperBound Magazine@paperboundmag.bsky.social · last mo.

📚👀 Our Wonder issue is officially out now, packed full of bookish content, from top author interviews and guest articles on writing and drawing, to book reviews, new writing, illustrations, and more! Download the brand new issue now - TOTALLY FREE! 👇💜 paperboundmag.com/issues

💙👀 Did you miss it? Download the Wonder issue of PaperBound now - TOTALLY FREE! Overflowing with author interviews, guest articles on writing and drawing, poetry and short stories, illustrations, and more! 💜👇 Illustration by @stephaniebuosi.com ✨ 💜 paperboundmag.com/issues 💙

Every issue, we pick a winner out of all the submissions we receive to create the new issue of PaperBound ✍ The Wonder issue's winner is @catherineogston.bsky.social for her sensational story 'The Ship of Wonders' - congratulations Catherine, a prize will be on its way to you soon! 💜✨

📚👀 Our Wonder issue is officially out now, packed full of bookish content, from top author interviews and guest articles on writing and drawing, to book reviews, new writing, illustrations, and more! Download the brand new issue now - TOTALLY FREE! 👇💜 paperboundmag.com/issues

It's almost here 👀 🎉 Check back across our socials tomorrow when we will announce our brand new issue's official release, full of brand new writerly content, author interviews, illustration art and more! Not long to wait now...📚👇

🎉 We are thrilled to welcome screenwriter and debut novelist Alan Carrigan to the blog to chat about his YA debut 💚 Then We'll Be Happy 💙 Read Alan's interview now on our website by heading to our blog 📚👉 paperboundmag.com Published by @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social 🐣 #disabilitypridemonth♿🌈

Some new poetry coming soon... but until the release just soak up the joy of this cover by @kimwnolan.bsky.social

PaperBound Magazine@paperboundmag.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🌈Cover Reveal☂️ Here it is! The cover of our brand-new WONDER issue. Illustrated by the super-talented @kimwnolan.bsky.social 🩵 There are so many bookish goodies in this issue, and we can’t wait to share it with you very VERY soon. 1/3

I’m thrilled to share my cover art for the latest issue of PaperBound!!! Thank you @paperboundmag.bsky.social for this stunning cover design.

PaperBound Magazine@paperboundmag.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🌈Cover Reveal☂️ Here it is! The cover of our brand-new WONDER issue. Illustrated by the super-talented @kimwnolan.bsky.social 🩵 There are so many bookish goodies in this issue, and we can’t wait to share it with you very VERY soon. 1/3

🌈Cover Reveal☂️ Here it is! The cover of our brand-new WONDER issue. Illustrated by the super-talented @kimwnolan.bsky.social 🩵 There are so many bookish goodies in this issue, and we can’t wait to share it with you very VERY soon. 1/3

It's almost time! Check back tomorrow for the reveal of our brand-new cover! 👀 #CoverReveal #Wonder #PaperBoundMag

Independent children’s and YA publisher @fireflypress.bsky.social has acquired children’s book Shelby and O’Hare: Pop Went the Weasel by Emer Stamp. 👇

Firefly Press to publish Emer Stamp’s ‘fun and addictive’ children’s book

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Thank you @paperboundmag.bsky.social and @katherinewoodfine.bsky.social for this insight into the books on the Branford Boase Award shortlist. Winner announced 7.30pm 8 July. Have you got a favourite? #KidLitUK #BookSky paperboundmag.com/2026/07/06/k...

Katherine Woodfine on judging the Branford Boase Award 2026

Katherine Woodfine shares insights on the judging process for this year’s 2026 Branford Boase Award.

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✨Huge congratulations to all the wonderful writers & illustrators in the forthcoming PaperBound issue - we can't wait to share their beautiful work soon! @catherineogston.bsky.social @stephaniebuosi.bsky.social @kimwnolan.bsky.social @laurimeyers + more Stay tuned for updates across our socials 💛

Today's review...'Questers Academy: The Box of Locks' by Sam Hay @fireflypress.bsky.social Great adventure! #KidLitUK www.throughthebookshelf.com/reviews/questers-academy-the-box-of-locks

Questers Academy: The Box of Locks — Through the Bookshelf

When Tom witnesses something strange on his way to the Natural History Museum, he has no idea that his talent as a ‘super-recogniser’, someone who can recall faces in great detail, will lead him into ...

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✨NEW BLOG POST✨ Author Camille Chong chats to us about the inspiration behind her new novel, Love, Gods and Sinners. You can check out her blog post ‘The Art of Questioning’ NOW! Read it here: paperboundmag.com/2026/06/08/t... @camiscribbles.bsky.social

Thank you so much for this interview and beautiful layout! 🙏❤️

PaperBound Magazine@paperboundmag.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🎉 NEW BLOG POST 🎉 We interviewed author @wydobson.bsky.social about his beautiful, action-packed and heartfelt debut #Kamizen #FortressOfLostMemories. Read it now: paperboundmag.com/2026/05/20/i... @scholasticuk.bsky.social

🎉 NEW BLOG POST 🎉 We interviewed author @wydobson.bsky.social about his beautiful, action-packed and heartfelt debut #Kamizen #FortressOfLostMemories. Read it now: paperboundmag.com/2026/05/20/i... @scholasticuk.bsky.social

It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek and we wanted to share a guest post from bestselling author @andydarcytheo.bsky.social on his top five books that offer great representation for mental health awareness 💜 Check it out below to see what books Andy chose 👇 paperboundmag.com/2026/05/15/a...

One more day to go!

PaperBound Magazine@paperboundmag.bsky.social · 6mo ago

GUESS WHAT?👀🙌 Submissions are now officially open for the next issue of #PaperBoundMag! Writers and illustrators, send us your MG and teen/YA submissions. Deadline 1 May. Check out more details on our website here 👇❤️👇❤️ paperboundmag.com/submit