The cover for my next book, WILD JOURNEY! Huge thanks to @joe.lillington for this amazing cover and illustrations inside! And to @theweekjunior for the grand reveal - a first for the magazine and truly an honour for me ❤️❤️❤️
Available to preorder now! geni.us/WildJourney

Fantasy workshop with Author Stephanie Burgis Tudor Street Centre, Monmouthshire, NP75DF Saturday 5th April 2025 Have you ever wanted to create your own fantasy stories full of magic and wonder? Join Stephanie Burgis, award-winning author of numerous fantasy novels, novellas, and short stories for all ages, for today's workshop. Do bring along your own pen/pencil and notebook for the writing exercises! As part of Abergavenny Writing Festival, The Gathering Community are delighted to be holding a Fringe event at Tudor St Centre. Join us on 4th & 5th April for some amazing talks and workshops from local authors including....Alex John Taylor, Colin R Parsons, Julie Pike, Chris Meredith, Kathy Biggs, Stephanie Burgis and many more...All proceeds from ticket sales will go to The Gathering Community charity. The Gathering provide well being activities and social interaction within the community. We will also be fundraising throughout the two days to raise money for the charity and to sustain the Tudor St building. Charity no:1211533

If you're in the south Wales area, you can sign up now to take part in a fun, low-pressure fantasy writing workshop with me in just 2-1/2 weeks! www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-gatherin...

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Looking forward to this. 😊
@writersandartists.bsky.social

Eeek! I finally get to share my next book with you. It’s totally different to anything you’ve read from me, and I think you’ll love it. Look out for the announcement some time next week! 🧡

#newbook #booklover #bookannouncement #childrensbooks

Marvellous!!

Very excited that Waterstones online has 25% off preorders of Things I Learned While I Was Dead. This weekend only. Use code PREORDER25 #WPreorder #YA #scifi #specfic

Great blog. So very true too ❤️

How's the writing going? — Kate Mallinder ‘How’s the writing going?’ It’s the million-dollar question. Often it’s best to bat it away with a ‘fine, coming along’ followed by a rapid change of subject. Do people really want to know that somet...

So after a five year break I’m back blogging again. Anyone else avoid this question when the answer isn’t easy?

www.katemallinder.co.uk/blog/2025/2/...

That'll be me doing the interviewing - and I'm late to the party because I have only just read this brilliant book.
Absolutely loved it, and massively looking forward to chatting to @hapfairy.bsky.social about how it came to be.
Join us!
All free.
Link below!
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I have been staring at the letterbox for the last few days and here’s why!

My proof copy of my new book #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows has just arrived!

I am SO excited about this new series & hope that readers will love spending time with the Treetoppers.

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Delighted to be teaching 'Writing YA' again online for Faber Academy @faberacademy.bsky.social starting in March.
From a previous student:
'Really supportive tutor. She provided excellent insights and it felt like she knew what she was talking about.'
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👋 Hello blue sky at Beacons Reservoir!

Delighted and honoured that Flame Chasers made the Portsmouth SLS Year 5 shortlist of this Wonderful Award and will be read by 1400 students 🤗❤️
Good luck little book, and to all the shortlisted stories 🍀 They look crackerjack 📚🙌

Excited Flammenstürmer will be published by Woow Books in April!
Thrilled they love @daviddean-illus.bsky.social as much as me, and have used his flaming feather illustration as SPREDGES🔥😍 #kidlituk

Back at my desk after some lovely family time.

Last year was a busy year of editing and writing & I am SO excited that in 2025 there are TWO new books to launch with thanks to the lovely folks at
@piccadillypress and @templarbooks
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Hooray! Thanks, Abie 🤗 I hope you enjoy the story xx

**Book news** Sea Spinners, my herstory prequel to Jason & the Argonauts, is out 15 December. If you'd like it in time for last minute Christmas presents, Amazon have it already... otherwise available via publisher & indie bookshops after Christmas.

Thanks! 🤗❤️

The Flamebirds are flying high!

Flame Chasers is one of The Times’ Children’s Books of the Year! Yay!🔥

@fireflypress.bsky.social

Morning, Lu 🙂❤️

Storyville Books Bookshop UK Nestled in the rolling hills of the South Wales valleys, we are the only independent bookshop in Pontypridd, selling new books and more.

⚠️ Pontypridd has been hit by devastating floods and our wonderful independent bookshop, Storyville Books, has seen much of its stock destroyed.

If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath.

👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...

Rocketship are such a wonderful bookshop, with a brilliant website full of great kids books. Please support them.

A flutter sounds good to me 🦋🤗Lovely to see you here, Lu 😘

Oooh I seem to have added your website to that … what do we call it here? Can’t call it a tweet. Maybe a cloud? Or ray of sunshine? 😄

Camilla Chester (@camcauthor.bsky.social) Dog walking Children’s Writer and author of Call Me Lion.

Thanks for the link @camcauthor.bsky.social 🤗
I’ve found my way here 😘😘😘

Hello Blue Sky!! Giving this platform a go. Nice to meet you 🤗
I’m into stories, writing, kids books, graphic novels, adventures, and my bouncy border collie, Spock.
Author of 2 books and have a 3rd in the works. Look forward to chatting with you!❤️💛💜💚❤️