Ahh huge congratulations, Mark! 💫
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Ahh huge congratulations, Mark! 💫
We have four brilliant books publishing today from Luke Palmer, Eve Ainsworth, Luna Valentine, Tanya Landman, Vashti Hardy and Agnes Saccani! Learn more about all four and read a sample in the thread below.
Powerful and thought-provoking. Well done @refugecharity.bsky.social but so sorry it needs to be made at all.
My favourite grasshopper fact: Grasshoppers first appeared on the planet 250 million years ago.
Grass did not appear on the planet until 40 million years ago
Imagine it: 210 million years, hopping around on any random surface you can find, waiting for the grass that will make you truly yourself.
musician Gary Numan, born March 8, 1958, aged 68
actor Gary Oldman, born March 21, 1958, aged 67
Happy Gary Retrograde everyone!
The next two weeks are the only two weeks out of the year when Gary Numan is older than Gary Oldman
I don't know but I had a letter in No1 magazine and my details in the penpal section of Smash Hits. Both thrilling!
Huge congratulations!
I'm running an illustration focused online Workshop for SCBWI on Wednesday 25th March 2026 | 7PM CET
Join me, have some fun hanging out, learning, and making some art! I always love seeing friendly faces at these kinds of events.
@katjarammer.bsky.social #scbwi
www.scbwi.org/events/from-...
Kicking off next week, my four-week look at WRITING SHORT STORIES comes to QUAD, with sessions exploring the key creative elements of the form as well as a look at publishing your short fiction! www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/short... #derby #derbyshire #course #courses #writingcourse #writingcourses
"What is that?"
"Oh, that's my extra phone."
"Why do you need an extra phone?"
"All the apps no longer fit on my original one. At least, not since I downloaded this app which tells me exactly how many spiders are living in my house and randomly awards one of them a 'Spider Of The Week' award."
Last month, Kendall indicated she was sympathetic to artists' demands not to have their copyrighted works scraped by AI companies without payment and wanted to "reset" the debate. "People rightly want to get paid for the work that they do," she said, and "we have to find a way that both sectors can grow and thrive in future".
“People have every right to own property, but we must balance that with the demands of burglars to steal that property and sell it.”
Fuck off. And tell your loser tech mates to fuck off while you’re at it. Cheers. Ta.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
What a thread! Thanks @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social (and Jim).
This has really made me smile. Thank you.
It's #WomensHistoryMonth! A time to celebrate inspiring women from history. Meet incredible dancer, singer, actress, movie star and civil-rights activist Josephine Baker in #DanceOfResistance by @catwrote.bsky.social, or Victorian heroine Grace Darling in #BecomingGrace by @hilarymckay.bsky.social.
kill the imposter syndrome in you head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they're also using chat gpt to do it
Anyways.
Primary Teachers! It's BRITISH SCIENCE WEEK next week and since I can't visit all your schools, I've written a blog post with some ideas for FUN AND EXCITING SCIENCE DEMONSTRATIONS for you to use to explore / explain the science of RAINBOWS yourself!
We're delighted to partner with @sla.org.uk on the new Barrington Stoke Reader of the Year Award! The only national award to celebrate young readers, recognising pupils in Year 7 and 8 who have overcome challenge to discover the joy of reading. Learn more and nominate at bit.ly/3OAsVNg
Hang on, he has values he believes in? I must have missed that part.
Here is Elena's protest poster about a cause she cares about, as part of the #BiblioBuzz - Alexandra Palace Children's Book award challenge set by @lesleyparr.bsky.social
Love this! Thank you. Please say hello and well done to Elena from me. #BiblioBuzz
History teaches us that the greatest harms often begin with the quiet acceptance of the unacceptable. I have seen where that road leads, and I will not walk it again without resistance.
A black and white pen and printmaking ink illustration of a man sat in a cart being pulled by a pony towards a large dark house. A dim light can be seen at the doorway of the house the only other source of light is from the stars in the dark sky.
This original (unpublished) artwork is available to purchase. It’s one I’m particularly fond (and proud) of.
£495
Email: nicktankardart@gmail.com
Grab your copy of our brand-new catalogue, bursting with information on our latest books, themed lists, free resources and more.
View online 👉 issuu.com/collinsed/do...
Or request a paper copy* 👉 bit.ly/40bYuPJ
*UK schools only, while stocks last.
Mostly men by any chance? 🙄
@sjjphd.bsky.social Ahh, if there were nuance on the internet...the actual dream...
A handwritten letter to Sarah McIntyre's MP. It asks him to stand up for the UK's children's book illustrators and their copyright and is illustrated with a picture of a serious-looking mouse holding a large pencil.
An important message beautifully presented by writer/illustrator and SoA Fellow Sarah McIntyre.
Dreadful, yes, and very similar to the island of strangers comment.
I've just finished a first draft of something I can't talk about yet* but it will be a book next year and I love it.
*I'm not even sorry if that's annoying. #kidlituk
I know very little about football, but are all the Manchester United players born and bred Brits then? I imagine not...
This looks fabulous!
@alastairc.com @rikinparekh.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social