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Sophie Clarke

@SEA_Clarke

Writer, teacher, runner, and sausage dog enthusiast. Rep’d by Lucy Irvine at PFD.

Lancashire Katılım Ekim 2022
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Sophie Clarke
Sophie Clarke@SEA_Clarke·
The #NorthernWritersAwards were so inspiring last night; not only because of all the amazing creatives and fellow writers in the room, but also what NWN is doing for young people in the north. So so honored (and in disbelief) at being chosen and excited for what’s to come.
New Writing North@NewWritingNorth

@UniofNewcastle @northlitagency @MichaelChaplin2 @ace_national @TLCUK @peablair @NorthumbriaUni @arvonfoundation @TisdallLaura @GeekDaddyPrime @andy_ruffell @HachetteKids @Joelarcanjo @SarahLenGal @JordanHLees .@SEA_Clarke wins a Hachette Children's Novel Award! "I'm so passionate about representing the North – as well as including characters from working class backgrounds – within my fiction, so receiving an award from NWN feels emblematic of that." #NorthernWritersAwards

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Helen Addyman 📕
Helen Addyman 📕@helen_addyman·
Woohoo! My story made it onto the @WritingMagazine CB Prize shortlist 🤩 Congratulations and good luck to my fellow shortlistees and thanks to the organisers!
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Sophie Clarke
Sophie Clarke@SEA_Clarke·
@lucasjmaxwell Absolutely agree. And, when it comes to Secondary schools, having snobs for English teachers who want to teach the books they studied at uni which are often over the heads of their learners. For context, I’m English teachers, and this drives me nuts.
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Lucas Maxwell
Lucas Maxwell@lucasjmaxwell·
In my opinion #schools actively destroy the love of reading by Removing choice Using a program like Accelerated Reader Not hiring a #librarian Having a lack of reading role models through the whole school Making reading a form of punishment
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Helen Addyman 📕
Helen Addyman 📕@helen_addyman·
Thrilled to see my CB entry on the longlist for the @WritingMagazine Children's Book Prize: Chapter Book Category 🤩 (although I can't reveal which one is mine yet!)
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Stuart White
Stuart White@StuartWhiteWM·
I've been running awards with WM for 6 years now, and it's so good to keep entering them myself, because I learn so much. BBNYA run a superb award - you feel so 'seen', valued and they cheerlead every entry! Thanks for another great experience! And congrats to the winners!🙌
BBNYA 2026 - The Indie Book Award@BBNYA_Official

#BBNYA2024 Final Announcements!!!!! In 16th Place is The Nameless by @StuartWhiteWM Congratulations Stuart!!!

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Sophie Clarke
Sophie Clarke@SEA_Clarke·
@JenBowden12 No worries! It was a joy to listen to you both get your teeth into Northernness 🥰
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Sophie Clarke
Sophie Clarke@SEA_Clarke·
Adored this episode. So much resonated, from Northernness to the feeling of not fitting in as a class chameleon. Well worth a listen!
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Saira Shah
Saira Shah@sairas_writes·
@SEA_Clarke @ihussainwriter I meant Mayfair as in fancy pants London, not Mayor 😂🤦🏻‍♀️. Sorry my joke died. Sorry for now explaining. Sorry I'm dead. 😂😭
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Saira Shah
Saira Shah@sairas_writes·
@ihussainwriter @SEA_Clarke Yes, I'm technically with Silvia, aren't u too, @ihussainwriter? But hey, four Northerners (including three original Blackburners) repped by PFD, what the hell are the chances of that happening?! 😂🎉
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Sophie Clarke
Sophie Clarke@SEA_Clarke·
@zoerichardsuk Ah I’m sorry about your shit year, Zoe - I hope that the other stuff isn’t big enough to make the headlines in the story of your life and this is the only thing worth remembering! ❤️
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Iqbal Hussain #NorthernBoy
Iqbal Hussain #NorthernBoy@ihussainwriter·
@SEA_Clarke Yes! I always look out for it. And back in the day I used to look out for the big star on top of the Thwaites building in the winter. That building has now been knocked down, but I think the star was kept and moved somewhere else -not sure if it's still visible from the train
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Sophie Clarke
Sophie Clarke@SEA_Clarke·
@ihussainwriter They’re ace… classic MG fantasy series based around Pendle 😎 And yes! Part of a revolution! 😉
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Iqbal Hussain #NorthernBoy
Iqbal Hussain #NorthernBoy@ihussainwriter·
@SEA_Clarke oooh, i don't know these books by Joseph - I'm going to google them right now! Books are so rarely set up North, as you say, let alone with working class characters. So I'm so glad I'm part of wave of new writers who are determined to change that. And yes to a Blackburn meet!
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Sophie Clarke
Sophie Clarke@SEA_Clarke·
The #NorthernWritersAwards were so inspiring last night; not only because of all the amazing creatives and fellow writers in the room, but also what NWN is doing for young people in the north. So so honored (and in disbelief) at being chosen and excited for what’s to come.
New Writing North@NewWritingNorth

@UniofNewcastle @northlitagency @MichaelChaplin2 @ace_national @TLCUK @peablair @NorthumbriaUni @arvonfoundation @TisdallLaura @GeekDaddyPrime @andy_ruffell @HachetteKids @Joelarcanjo @SarahLenGal @JordanHLees .@SEA_Clarke wins a Hachette Children's Novel Award! "I'm so passionate about representing the North – as well as including characters from working class backgrounds – within my fiction, so receiving an award from NWN feels emblematic of that." #NorthernWritersAwards

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Sophie Clarke
Sophie Clarke@SEA_Clarke·
@ihussainwriter Exactly! Books were something which were discovered organically through cracking accessible novels… but so rarely are they set in the North, never mind working class characters! I remember reading Joseph Delany’s first Spooks book and it blew my mind 😂
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Iqbal Hussain #NorthernBoy
Iqbal Hussain #NorthernBoy@ihussainwriter·
@SEA_Clarke That's such a good point. I know we never had books read to us as children (immigrant parents, and also working all hours at the mill, then cooking for a large family and doing a hundred and one chores).
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Iqbal Hussain #NorthernBoy
Iqbal Hussain #NorthernBoy@ihussainwriter·
@SEA_Clarke Oh, i love that Jubilee Tower! I always clock it when I'm on the train back. And the views from the top ... wow!
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MG Whitmarsh
MG Whitmarsh@MG_Whitmarsh·
@SEA_Clarke @lucyirvine93 Sophie! 🎊This is fantastic news! I am thrilled for you! What a way to end the year! 🎉Congratulations!
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Lucy Irvine (rarely here)
Lucy Irvine (rarely here)@lucyirvine93·
Absolutely delighted to be ending the year by signing the wonderful talent that is Sophie Clarke! Editors, if you’re looking for a hilariously voicey (and delightfully short!) chapter book with a stand out cast of characters then keep an eye on your inboxes next year 👀
Sophie Clarke@SEA_Clarke

Well, this hope-filled year has ended on an absolute high as I’m beyond excited (and incredibly grateful) to say that I’m now represented by the amazing @lucyirvine93 at @PFDAgents … Wah! #WritingCommunity

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