Arden Jones ✨️ She/Her

Will do, thank you. 💖

Coming April... 📖
Handmade reading cushions (and other book related thingamabobs)

I'll be adding a little product tab to my website and making and selling reading cushions again!
All 100% cotton.
Let me know if you're interested, and I'll add you to my list for an early bird discount code. 💖

Soooooooo, they'll be a bit of a press release for something I've written going out next week! 🎉✨️

Mind = Blown! 🤯

Keep your magical eyes and ears out, you lovelies!! ✨️🧙‍♀️👻

And be sure to follow @the-bookseller.bsky.social 💖

Literary Agents - Due to the closure of TGLA, from April, I'll be looking for some freelance agency work. I'm experienced in reading subs, editing, author care, royalties, inbox management & general assisting duties. If you think I can help, pop me a DM.
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There's been such a wonderful response to this survey & the ND Writing Prize. I am overwhelmed by everyone's kindness and transparency.
Thank you so much if you've answered this. It's totally anonymous, so I can't thank you personally. But please know I truly appreciate you!💛

Factors Influencing Neurodivergent Writers' Participation in Writing Competitions Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

Calling Neurodivergent Authors! I'm looking to set up an ND Writing Prize. If you have a few minutes to spare and dont mind surveys, I'd really appreciate you have a little lookie at this:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/GHR6DTY

Thank you so much!
💖

Have you listened to our Christmas Special yet? If you've read (or watched) A Good Girl's Guide To Murder go check it out. We'd love to know if you agree with us 🙈

Available wherever you listen to podcasts or here: rss.com/podcasts/yab...

@ardenelizajones.bsky.social @shellymackbooks.bsky.social

I'm looking to run a regular writing competition for neurodivergent children's authors. I'd love to hear from authors, agents & editors who would be interested in collaborating &/or sponsoring this competition.

This would be open to UK authors only to begin with.

TIA

Willow has picked some picture book bangers at her latest Essex Libraries trip! 💖📚

Can you spot yours?...
If you're from the Heeler family, you may evenspot a few. 😂

#brentwoodlibrary #shenfieldlibrary

Just had the initial layout email for my debut unexpectedly land in my now magical inbox.

It's sooo beautiful. I can't even.... ✨️🥹🧙‍♀️👻

That's cheered me up more than my managing editor will ever know. I really needed this today. 💖

Day six is Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D Jackson

@shellymackbooks.bsky.social @ardenelizajones.bsky.social

#yabookjam

It really was beautiful! 💖🦦

Just had an otterly wonderful publisher meeting about my Otter picture book. And now onto some gorgeous writing research while I'm off sick.🦦✨️

Join us in celebrating some of your favourite YA reads this Christmas! 🎄

Day two!

#yabookjam

@shellymackbooks.bsky.social
@ardenelizajones.bsky.social

Join the advent challenge and name a YA book you love every day leading up to Christmas. Give your favourite authors some love this holiday season!

#yabookjam

@shellymackbooks.bsky.social @ardenelizajones.bsky.social

Pink!!!!

🌟🌟New Episode🌟🌟

Biscuit or Cake? The JAM Pots answer the age old Jaffa Cake question and wage war on AI as they discuss YA Thriller Lie or Die written by A.J. Clack and published by Firefly. Listen here 👇🏻
rss.com/podcasts/yab...

@ardenelizajones.bsky.social @shellymackbooks.bsky.social

A Poem for your Club | National Literacy Trust A Poem for your Club is an exciting new collaboration between the National Literacy Trust and five football clubs. It will provide an opportunity for fans from across generations and different communi...

The National Literacy Trust are looking for Football-Loving Poets for a collaboration between them and five football clubs. Check this brilliant opportunity out here:

literacytrust.org.uk/programmes/s...

✨Recommendations pleeease! ✨

I'm looking for rhyming picture books where you're expecting to read a certain word at the end of a stanza, but instead, you're surprised by something completely different.

Can anyone recommend any good ones, please?

Thank you so much!

#picturebooks #kidlit

We had such a wonderful time with the brilliant @karlnewson.bsky.social & @mrtimdraws.bsky.social yesterday at our local @waterstones.bsky.social ✨️

All Aboard the Bedtime Bus is such a gorgeous story & it was so much fun to draw along with Tim & Karl. 😊

These are so gorgeous!

Who's planning on going to Bologna next year?

Here’s a starter pack for picture book and young fiction book creators in the UK - please ask to be added 😄 go.bsky.app/Eopnbgm

Haha. I should do this!

Been plotting since 4.30am! Now I'm ready to take over the world! ✨️

#amwriting
#middlegrade #magicalmiddlegrade #mystery
#mysterybooks
#kidlit
#author

a close up of a dog 's face with its eyes closed . ALT: a close up of a dog 's face with its eyes closed .

Simple stuff, but I really like that we get an extra 20 characters in this place! 😊

Good luck editing! ✨️

✨️ Querying tip... ✨

Don't be afraid to get in touch. You're not bothering agents if you let them know you have updated your material or if you have interest (full MS request/offer) from other agencies or publishers.

❤️ WE REALLY DO WANT TO KNOW THESE THINGS. ❤️
#amquerying #amwriting #writingtips