I read lots of books and drink lots of tea. I read and review books in all genres. Hoping to connect with bookish buddies and authors 📚💕
Author of Lucky Jack (1894-2000) and Kookaburras, Cuppas & Kangaroos (now available in audiobook)
Free prequel can be downloaded from www.SueBavey.com
BBNYA panelist.
SFINCS judge
Proofreader/copy editor
Writer, reader, blogger. I do all of those with both tea and my dog at my side. Published short story writer. BBNYA & RNA judging panellist. Blog EST 2013.
https://leftontheshelfbookblog.blogspot.com/
Here to Entertain, Educate & Inspire!
#books #poems #art #games & more
Run by Cat Strawberry 🐱🍓
Creator: #Febookary / #BBNYA panelist / #IndieInkAwards judge
No DMs (haven't verified age) so email or DM elsewhere plz
Blog: thestrawberrypost.wordpress.com
I've been helping authors bring stories to life for over 6 years! I create dazzling book trailers & animated covers that make your books shine in a crowded market: https://irontree.co.uk/
Author Marketing Hub: https://irontree.co.uk/author-marketing-hub/
International prizes for emerging writers
✨The Bath Novel Award | Prize £5,000 | C/d 31 May
✨The Bath Children's Novel Award | Prize £5,000 | C/d 30 Nov
www.bathnovelaward.co.uk
💁🏽♀️ Co-founder of Fat Liberation London and proud fat liberation advocate
🌈 queer as hell
📚 Editor at The Novelry and Storymix
😇 Views entirely my own
Reader. Teacher. ND. Autistic/ADHD (AuDHD).
📒Author of All Brains Are Wonderful (b small publishing) 🧠💛
📗Author of 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Reading for Pleasure (Bloomsbury) 📚💚
📖Children's Books Consultant
🏆Book Award Judge
✍️Educational Writer
Online writing magazine and blog for the young and the young at heart. Featuring new writing & art for MG, teen & YA, plus content for readers and aspiring writers.
www.paperboundmag.com
Literary Agent at @watsonlittle.bsky.social
Literary agent at Anne Clark Literary Agency, representing mostly children's and YA authors (fiction, non fiction, picture books). www.anneclarkliteraryagency.co.uk
Literary agent | Sheffield / London | Opinions my own | CLOSED TO SUBMISSIONS for 2025 (& on parental leave from April)
Children’s Literary Agent at United Agents
📚 Children's book author, editor and consultant
🖋️ Founder of @allstorieswrite.bsky.social – for writers from underrepresented groups
🧘🏼♀️ Yoga teacher
🐝 Apprentice beekeeper
🔗 https://catherine-coe.com • https://allstories.org.uk/
Northern indie publisher | Winner of the IPG Nick Robinson Newcomer Award 2019 | Publishing the very best books in all genres | Home to NYALlitFest
Literary agent in the living room, mother in the kitchen, asleep in the bedroom. Beagle-owned. www.theshawagency.co.uk
Editorial Director for fiction @ Nosy Crow. All opinions my own. Thinking about books… Thinking about food… Thinking about good colours for jumpers…
😻 Literary agent at Skylark Literary - www.skylark-literary.com. Loves sunny days, folklore, children’s books, YA books, all books - and dancing! (She/her)
Senior Literary Agent, Spencerhill Associates. Twin mom+1 📚 Eclectic in life & books. I 💙 Jane Austen & SFF in equal doses. #TeamSpencerhill Ali-ens 👽 rock! My site/MSWL: https://aliherringwrites.wordpress.com & how to query: www.spencerhillassociates.com
Literary agent with The Seymour Agency and Writing Coach with Novel Advice (she/her)
The Small God of Hype, Agent at Bell Lomax Moreton: Likes SFF&H, Welsh Rugby, Indie bands I heard about way later than you. He/Him. Opinions mine.
https://belllomaxmoreton.co.uk/agents/john-baker
Your words, our passion! ✨ We are Clare Wallace, Becca Langton, Kristina Egan, Lorna Hemingway, Lucy Irvine, Chloe Davis, Kat Lenahan and Maleeha Mir
http://www.darleyandersonchildrens.com
Writer, performer, broadcaster, university professor
Website: www.michaelrosen.co.uk
YouTube Channel: 'Kids' Poems and Stories with Michael Rosen'
Radio show: BBC Radio 4 'Word of Mouth'
Goldsmiths University of London, Prof Children's Lit., teaching MA
Writer of books and games mostly about art, mystery and murder for you and the kids in your life. Lives on a ship in Rotterdam. Used to work in museums and galleries for ages. Miss it. Addicted to Reddit and Beat Saber.
https://www.sharnajackson.com
At the heart of the book trade since 1858📚
News, charts, previews and more, online & in print. Buyer's Guides, conferences & The British Book Awards (Nibbies)✨
Neurodivergent (AuDHD). Learner. Dreamer. Award-winning children's author. Musings on books, writing, creativity and ND life. Agent: Lydia Silver
https://linktr.ee/rashmiwriting
Writer ~ Researcher ~ Autism Expert by Experience for CAMHS NHS professionals.
SCBWI member, Megaphone community member, Writementor Hub community member, #UV2024 winner🤩
writes fantasy | halbrand apologist | she/her | 2024 #revpit shortlist |
Digital Project Manager for Scottish Book Trust. Children’s books and comics enthusiast. Dyslexic. ME/CSF. Here for the kids book chat. All views my own. #KidsBooksFriday 📚🏴
Author on purpose. Illustrator by accident.
Children’s novelist. ‘The Detention Detectives 3: Talent for Trouble’ out Jan 25! MAWYP. Rep @lucyirvine93
Chronic. School librarian. Vegan. Tired.
Author of Chaos Walking, Monster Calls, More Than this, Burn, Different For Boys. Won a couple Carnegies and an Olivier. Four wins away from an EGOT.
Author: 🚀OrionLost ☁️REEK 🐲OneHungryDragon 🐉DragonStorm
🐺#IAMWOLF out now! 🤖 #BLITZERS out now!
Rep: https://www.rupertcrew.co.uk. He/him. Likes biscuits.
More: https://alastairc.com/links
#KidLitUK
Author. Next: A FLASH OF NEON (Little Tiger, May 25). Rep: ASH Literary
Sunday Times & NY Times bestselling author of the SKANDAR series 🦄 published by Simon and Schuster (she/her) Type 1 diabetic. Rep: Sam Copeland, RCW
Author of the Carnegie nominated THE SOUP MOVEMENT and the LENNY LEMMON series. And other stuff. Remember to breathe.
https://linktr.ee/bendavisauthor
Award-winning author. 0.4% potassium. Books include ESCAPE ROOM, BLACK HOLE CINEMA CLUB, ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO and FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK. “A writer of genuine originality.” The Guardian https://rb.gy/l2ynyx
He/him
Children’s author, dad, former teacher of 13 years 🏳️🌈
Contact: ian@thereadingrealm.co.uk
Agent: Neil Dunnicliffe at Spring Literary
ReadingRocks is a place for anyone who wants to make reading rock for EVERY reader!
www.wherereadingrocks.com
Barefoot dreamer. Also author YA BOOK OF FIRE trilogy @hqstories & THE FAIRFAX SISTERS SERIES out now @onemorechapterhc Rep’d @northbanktalent
Join our supportive community of children's fiction writers 📝
Autistic. Bestselling author and award winning screenwriter. Agent: Lauren Gardner.
Winner of Blue Peter Award & Overall Waterstones Children's Book Prize, 21. Emmy nominated #AKindOfSpark streaming on BBC iPlayer!
Optimist, writer, swearer. common person. Co-founder Big Book Weekend with @MollyFlatt. Proud Primadonna. Professor, University of Leicester. FRSL. Photo by Paul Chambers. No DMs please. To email use contact@kitdewaal.com
🖋️Author - Time Keys🎶 - Portly 🦦- The Ice Children ❄️- The Twitchers 🦅- Adventures on Trains 🚂- Beetle Boy🪲
She/Her
🪲Posting about author-y book-y nature-y stuff.
🐞Agent: Kirsty McLachlan
❓Use my website for ALL enquiries: www.mgleonard.com
An independent bookshop for children and young adults in Retford, North Notts. Quite possibly the cutest little bookshop in the world. British Book Awards Children's Bookseller of the Year 2025.
wonderlandbookshop.co.uk
Author of twisty YA page-turner The Face That Pins You. Also school librarian, English teacher, IB EE Coordinator and former BBC broadcaster, choir leader and songwriter. She/her
https://www.kesalisbury.com/
https://buymeacoffee.com/franmoldaschl
Kelpies Prize for Writing Winner
Former #archaeology student
Children's book reviewer
Neurodivergent
inquisitivenewt.com
(Any pronouns)🏳️🌈
International Writing for Children/YA competition.
https://www.searchlightawards.co.uk/competitions/
HLTA, primary school librarian, children’s book blogger, spaniel wrangler, tea drinker, cricket watcher. Very easily distra
https://missclevelandsreading.com/
Multi-award winning children’s author of The Last Bear, The Lost Whale, Finding Bear & Turtle Moon / Coming Oct: The Lone Husky
Blogger reviewing past, current & soon-to-be published books. I can be bribed with chocolate. Not really. Ok, maybe. #BBNYA2025 Panelist
AI is theft~fuck off with that shit #Felon47 & his cohorts belong in prison! #Resist #RiseUp She/Her
YA & crime writer, author of MURDER AT THE CHRISTMAS EMPORIUM
"good for spreading holiday fear." Kirkus Reviews
I love: Books 📚 Animals 🐙 Dinosaurs 🦕 Folklore 🧚♀️ Science 👨🔬
she/her
Author of cli-fi thrillers, children's adventure books and pantomime scripts. Published by Bloodhound Books, Tiny Tree & Lazy Bee respectively. Tennis, golf, am-dram and surfing when not writing.
https://davidbarkerauthor.co.uk
Children’s author & theatremaker.
NETTA BECKER AND THE TIMELINE CRIME out now!
Former teacher, children's author, writing tutor and founder of #BooksThatHelp
A #disabledwriter, mum & daydreamer escaping daily into imaginary worlds. #Writing #disabled & #chronicallyill MCs. Member SCBWI SoA & #WriteMentor 2018 mentee
Ex KS2 teacher, children’s book blogger and lover of undunked biscuits and Lego. Currently reading all the books. Autistic. She/her.
Blog: https://worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/
Literary agent at PFD (children’s, YA, SFF) | My personality is 90% yelling about fictional characters | 🏴🏳️🌈(she/her)
Author of THIS BOOK KILLS, CATCH YOUR DEATH, MONDAYS ARE MURDER (Feb '25) and the FARROWFELL series. Rep: ASH Literary
Irish children's author.
'Wider Than The Sea' Winner of the Eilís Dillon Award KPMG CBI. Sunday Times (IRL) Children's Book of the Week. SL The Week Junior Awards '24.
'The Tree That Sang to Me' out now with Hodder.
https://serenamolloy.com/
Children's writer and library badger. Author of Emmy Levels Up (OUP). Likes coffee, cats, knitting and climbing.
🚴BMX and Ancient Rome📜
Children's author #PrincessBMX #MyFamilyandOtherRomans #AuntieMedusaAndMe @chickenhsebooks
Fab school visits
Rep The Shaw Agency
she/her
www.mariebasting.com
Author of SCARLET AND IVY and VIOLET VEIL (HarperCollins). Lover of symphonic metal, books and all things spooky. She/her 🎃♿🏳️🌈
Bath/Wiltshire
✍️Working Class Author Rep'd by Molly Jamieson at United Agents
📖 Agency Assistant at The Good Literary Agency
🎙 Podcaster on YA Book Jam
🎥 Host of KidLit LIVE
Freelance journalist - bylines in Woman's Weekly, My Weekly, NFU Countryside, Lincolnshire Life & more. Also writer of MG fiction seeking representation - Wells Lit Fest SL 22 | WMCNA LL 20
Children’s author-The Housetrap & the Milton Series (Chicken House) | editor at EmDashED | WriteMentor | socially awkward weirdo science nerd
YA Writer, 1:1 SEND TA, School Librarian, Lake Swimmer, Board Game Geek 🥰
Literary Agent at Skylark Literary, a specialist children's and YA literary agency. Always on the look-out for something great to read. 📚
Trying not to drink too much tea.
https://www.skylark-literary.com/
#ukkidlit #kidlituk
Artist in Oregon 💙🌊 EXPLODING WHALES IS NOT RECOMMENDED (Norton, 2027)Author-illustrator inspired by the ocean, the natural world, and scientific wonder. Sea hag.🚫No AI. Rep: Lauren Scovel, Laura Gross Literary Agency
https://www.skylaaramann.com
NYT bestselling author of 70+ books for kids. Educator. Speaker. Adirondack 46er. Passionately curious. Latest book: THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES
www.katemessner.com
Author represented by Darley Anderson Children's Book Agency | 1 out of 4 of WriteMentor | 🏳️🌈
Author of dystopian, horror, sci-fi & fantasy
Mental health rep in every book! Rep: Shannon Snow @ CMA
The ocean is my passion (mermaid in a former life) https://linktr.ee/marisanoelle77
Award-winning, former World Book Day author | Carnegie Nom x3 | Books: BOY,EVERYWHERE | FIGHT BACK |BOOT IT | KICKED OUT and 12 others from pb - teen | PublishersWkly⭐️, ALA Notable Book, a Guardian & Kirkus & Booklist BOOK OF THE YEAR
Instagram: @a.m.dassu
I write books. Sometimes win awards. Crop circle chaser. Myth lover. Collector of folklore. Here for the magic. https://www.lu-hersey.com/ https://www.patreon.com/Writingthemagic
Ma/Viking/MG author, rep by Thérèse Coen. Published by Welbeck/Hachette #WWFC
linktr.ee/Carolynward
@carolynwardwriting Insta/Tiktok
Bella Bright books. Gimme the spooky 👻
YA writer. Former WriteMentor YA mentor and Write Team mentor in residence. Clarion UCSD and Tin House YA grad. She/her.
▪️ Children's author writing stories & poems filled with giggles & warmth.
▪️Teacher
▪️Shortlisted for Sheffield Children's Book Award 2023
▪️www.emmaperryauthor.com she/her
Autistic Working class 🏳️🌈 Writer, Artist, Editor, former SEN TA & Tombstone Tourist 🪦
#AutumnMoonbeam #MegaMerle - out now! #ukteenchat #WriteMentor #Room204 #NotesFromTheGraveyardShift
One half of Word Witches editorial ✍️
Editor. Helped 200 novels into the world … so far 🥹 AuDHD. Chaotic good. Cat lady. Mostly here for the dopamine.
#WritingCommunity #RevPit She/her
👇 Free editing resources for writers 👇
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/links
Kidlit Illustrator/Author based in Newcastle UK. SCBWI & SOA member. FAB Prize 2017 winner. Rep'd by Ash Literary.
Picture book - In Our Hands, Jhalak Prize shortlisted & Little Rebel Awards longlisted.
MG writer; Northerner; dead posh Geordie; ex-Hong-Konger; mother of 4 boys, master of none
Agent: Rachel Petty @ Blair Partnership
Writer, Theatre Director, Performer, Puppeteer. I play with stories and different ways of sharing them on the street, in theatres, schools, libraries, festivals and as books, plays or spoken word.
Children’s author of
💚🧚 THE CHANGELING CHILD
💙🧚 INTO THE FAERIE HILL
🥢👻 THE HUNGRY GHOST
❄️⛷️ THE MISSING BARBEGAZI
@PushkinPress | #SCBWI | Reader | She/Her | first name: Helle | 🇩🇰 in🇨🇭via 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇸🇬🇦🇹
www.hsnorup.com
Teen fiction author | LIVIA IN ROME | EVIE IN VENICE (July ‘26) @chickenhousebooks
🏴🇮🇹Scotalian
❤️ in my romance era
📚 rep @fraserrossassociates
Writer, Feminist, Furious.
Writer, wanderer, wonderer, always curious to learn more. Knows a smattering about much, but not much about anything.
Worried about biodiversity loss. What's happening is one big horror story.
LL Bath Children's, Mslexia & WriteMentor Children's Novel awards, 2nd in Wells Festival of Literature Book for Children & HC for Kelpies Prize for Writing. #kidlit
Love anything #mythology and #folklore related
https://www.elizabethfrattaroli.com/
Climate crisis, books, corvids and the shakily cheerful evasion of despair. Shabby w/o the chic.
Eco-horror novella PHENGARIS out with @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social
Author website: https://annaorridge.com/ (thanks to @sonorataylor.bsky.social)
she/her
Writer - Knights and Bikes, Alfie Bloom. Co-creator of Rani Reports (as Gabrielle Shewhorak) and Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch with @rhi.bsky.social. Former game developer/lecturer.
Agent- @Hannahlitagent.bsky.social
🏆 Winner of the @JHALAKPRIZE & @BRADFORDBOASE for Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths
🐯 Tiger Warrior author
🔎 Very Merry Murder Club author
Screenwriter @bbcwritersroom Scottish Voices.
Lit Rep: @chloeseager
https://linktr.ee/MaisieChanWrites
Brummie
Founder and Literary Agent at www.HS-LA.com @HSLANews.bsky.social
#WeNeedDiverseBooks.
Story lover. Vintage typewriter obsessed. Feminist. She/Her/Ms
https://linktr.ee/hannah_litagent
Aussie author of STU AND THE SKETCHY TIME STOPS. HM '24 Kids' Choice Kidlit Writing Contest. '22 WriteMentor mentee. SL '21 Fresh Ink Emerging Writers Prize. RU '20 Writing NSW Fellowship.
https://rebeccajchaney.com/
https://linktr.ee/rebeccajchaney
Indie Author of fantasy fiction - she/her 🌈
BBNYA 2023 semi-finalist!
2022 Write Blend Award Finalist!
PhD Student at Manchester Met
UPDATES ONLY (Find me on Instagram) Writing words | SECRETS OF THE SNAKESTONE & THE GOLDEN MONKEY MYSTERY 🐒🐍💫 l
https://linktr.ee/piudasgupta
Paris 16eme 🇫🇷🇮🇳🇬🇧
Author of YA (OWL KING, NETTLE, BLACK HEAT and VIPER, VENOM & VULTURE) and young MG (BRONTE TEMPESTRA series). Probably daydreaming. Or napping.
Writer, bookworm
She/her
https://www.clareharlow.co.uk
https://linktr.ee/clareharlow
Children’s author working with Scholastic, Farshore, Magic Cat, Faber&Faber, Macmillan. Writes for Oxford University Press as Swapna Reddy. Represented by Millie van Grutten at RCW Literary Agency. She/her.
swapnahaddow.com
Freelance book editor, cake maker and loud laugh-er. Library lover, crime writer and dog spotter. Rep’d by Saskia Leach & pub’d by Canelo - Shot in the Dark and Close to the Edge 📚
https://linktr.ee/thebrittonbookgeek
YA Speculative Author | Rep: Lucy Irvine PFD | Writer of YA Dystopia | TO THE DEATH out with Hachette Children's Group March 2026 | Co-Host of The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes podcast | she/her
