***CALLING CHILDREN'S AUTHORS***
If you're an unagented writer of children's books and you're not-yet-published, take a look at the Writing Magazine Children's Book Prize.
https://www.storygodmother.co.uk/index.php/opportunities/writing-magazine-childrens-book-prize/
The submission window is open from today until 31st October.
Two categories: Picture Book and Chapter Book.
Good luck if you're entering!
As new associate editor of Frontier Poetry, I have the pleasure of writing their exceptional poetry column every month! My first one just came out; in it, I look at poems featuring #disability , #pluralsystem , #reproductivejustice and more. Check it out below.
https://www.frontierpoetry.com/2023/08/29/exceptional-poetry-from-around-the-web-august-2023/
@litodons @writing @poets #litodon #poetrymastodon #writingcommuinty #disabilitycommunity @disability
Hello, everyone! I’m Cavar, Frontier’s new associate editor. I’m excited to be taking over Frontier’s Exceptional Poetry column, and can’t wait to share some of my favorite poem-finds with you. For the last few years, I’ve published a Substack with…
Thank you to everyone who has supported #SummerWritingCheer ❤️ Final offer:
A FREE event talking about The Ingredients Of A Brilliant Children's Book.
80 tickets available (on sale today from 5pm BST).
Event: Weds 6th September, 7.30pm BST
If you hope to enter the Writing Magazine Children's Book Prize, I'll also be talking about what we look for in winning entries.
Please spread the word and hope to see you there!
#KidLit #WritingCommuinty #ChildrensBooks
A couple of weeks ago, my Twitter warning about an amateur literary agent received a fairly curmudgeonly response. Mistaking it for a serious (if misguided) comment, I responded with a thread about why it’s, well, bad for an agent to lie about their credentials. Which prompted this: Ooookayyyy then. After a couple more exchanges in aRead More
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