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@poetrycandle @Nettie31 @olgadermott @PoetrySociety @brookespoetry 🎄 The lovely Candlestick Press have just announced the names of contributors to their new ‘Christmas Tree’ pamphlet, to be published in September. It’s never too early to start making a Christmas list! 🌲

The results are in! Congratulations to all the winning and shortlisted poets in our Christmas Tree competition: candlestickpress.co.uk/competitions/

@ClaireFLewis @ReneeMLaTulippe @MichelleHBarnes @LouPiccoloEdits Lovely news. Congratulations, Claire!

Sorry to keep posting about this, but... I was awarded 2nd place for my poem 'Night Skaters' & I'm delighted! Congrats to all for their brilliant poems, & huge thanks to @ReneeMLaTulippe, @MichelleHBarnes, Suzy Levinson & @LouPiccoloEdits for hosting and judging this fab contest!

@ClaireFLewis @hb_publishing_ Lovely illustrations! 👏

Very excited and delighted to announce that my debut illustrated picture book 'The Go Away Rain Dance' will be published by the lovely @hb_publishing_ in Feb 2026! 🐾🌧️💦

@CaroleBromley1 Great poem, Carole. Congratulations!

@BardyMum @TroikaBooks 🎉 Congratulations Sarah! Delighted for you 👏 😅 Really looking forward to reading it!

It’s an unboxing video! It’s not too long as the 16 year old edited it for me. I even call unspecified people ‘guys’ like some kind of influencer 😬🤣 But it’s my book! Thanks for the lovely messages - I really appreciate them. #kidlit #childrenspoetry

@CaroleBromley1 @poetrycandle 🎉 Congratulations Carole! Looking forward to reading it. Candlestick always produce beautiful pamphlets ❤️

@CharlieofCastle I would be interested but can’t DM you…

To all the poets out there: I'm pulling together a new anthology for Macmillan, and I would love to read your submissions. If you've any poems about FEELINGS - joy, happiness, anxiety, sadness, etc - I'd love to hear from you! Please DM me.

@AttieLime @TheDirigible @GrahamSeal @lozzakidwriting Thank you, Attie. Glad you are enjoying the wonderful selection of poems for children on @TheDirigible!

Some fave moments (poments?!) from new poems flying on @TheDirigible that I've read so far. 🎈'not caring, not caring at all' @RhonaStephens 🎈'that space in the street, where the world and childhood meet' @GrahamSeal 🎈'the tide was talking to the moon' @lozzakidwriting 1/2

@LewisGroupNI green

Which of these colour variations of 'Joyful Lewis' should be the new logo for the C.S. Lewis Symposium, Belfast?

This commissioned portrait image & layout by artist Ross Wilson is the new logo for the CS Lewis Symposium Belfast. But, folks, we have a problem. We love them all! We can’t decide which one of the four colour variations to use! Which is your favourite? Tell us in the poll below!

@BardyMum Great idea, Sarah!

I've just been interviewed for the local magazine and I'm trying to persuade them to feature some poetry (possibly for children). I'm not sure they'd pay, but theoretically, is anyone interested? I have plenty of you in mind! #childrenspoetry

@AndrewsSusanM @tygertygermag Your Paper Airplane Challenge in @tygertyger brought back some happy memories, Susan! A lovely poem about a timeless activity. As you say, 'challenging and fun'.

@RhonaStephens Rhona, my father was a civil engineer. I can certainly see your wonderful poem in the @tygertygermag STEM edition inspiring children to see new possibilities for their futures.

@AndrewsSusanM @tygertygermag Thank you, Susan. Glad to hear you enjoyed reading my poem. Lots of other wonderful poems in this STEM edition of @tygertyger, too!

@Rosehill_girl Sorry to heart that, Anne. Take care and I hope you will soon feel better.

Apologies to many good folk who've been waiting to hear from me; this lurgy has taken the feet from me. I'll be back in a wee while. Sigh. #CovidIsIAirborne

@CaroleBromley1 That's wonderful news, Carole! What a special weekend...

Jonathan Stephens, Emeritus Professor of Music at @aberdeenuni, impressed the judges with his playful use of language and sense of fun in his rhyming picture book about a messy home-makeover! #Jonathan" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">discoverkelpies.co.uk/writing-shortl…

@kidlitjenny Sounds great. I’d love to hear more about it.

This class will cover a wide range of topics including… Rhyme Onomatopoeia Sentence structure Voice Imagery Lyrical writing Non fiction And more

Hi writing friends. I wanted to let everyone know about the picture book class I am hosting on June 15th at 8 pm est. This class will cover a ton of information related to pb’s about music, and or pb’s that have a musical like quality. Please open the thread for more info.

@CaroleBromley1 Reserved my ticket, Carole! 😊

@kidlitjenny I’d love to hear more about it…

Here’s a reminder that I lead an in-depth picture book discussion group on Zoom (almost) every month. If you like learning about and discussing story structure, characters, illustration styles, writing advice and more, let me know. I’d love to have you join us.

@kidlitjenny Sounds great!