Gayle Bell

It's that time of year again...Talking Shadows gearing up for a bumper line-up of shows at @edfringe

@life_arts_lane Great photie 🤩

Back from a crazy fortnight’s gig in Honkers… now for an equally crazy week of “He’s behind you” fun. #TheatreLife

@cbcreative @RowanHLB Why wasn’t the smoke coming from her mouth? Cheers filled the square as one by one her friends transformed, the fresh scales on their skin glittering in the Yuletide lights. Maya looked at her hands. She was a Mendosa. Faulty. Imperfect. Her life was over.

Welcome to our #5ActFestiveStory competition! Complete Act I by following on from @RowanHLB's #WritingPrompt: 'The children’s breath became dragon smoke in the frigid air. Maya turned away.'

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A great first day of our production weekend for Twelfth Night and Over the Wall! Our tech crew have been hard at work getting the set ready for next week🎨

This Christmas ad for a pub in Enniskillen is better than anything John Lewis has ever put out

@RuthMoore - trip to London in the New Year? :0)

Ok everyone has to go to @britishlibrary to see the amazing Malorie Blackman Power of Stories exhibition - it opens tomorrow and it’s free! @malorieblackman you are an icon, a beacon of wonderful ness and I’m so excited about this show! Great to see @UKLaureate medal too!

Since 2013 we have raised awareness of care leavers at Christmas, throughout UK. .No care leaver should feel alone on Christmas Day. There are 34 Christmas Dinners this year. Our work is not finished. Please share the love. @GoldFSF goldfromthestone.org.uk/home

Over the past few weeks I've asked around 500 students ages 11-12 what they think is the most popular book in the school. As in, which book has been borrowed the most. I've loved their answers for many reasons, here are the ones that they've assumed are the most popular:

Writing juices are flowing thanks to the wonderfully thought provoking and enriching inaugural @Leaf_Journal conference, an evening with Maggie O’Farrell @MostlyReading and now three days of writing in Dartmouth with two of my most fabulous wordy chums @RuthMoore and ML ❤️

Well, the @Leaf_Journal conference #OnWriting2023 is complete, and it was an end-to-end delight. Children's writers leading the way in showing how research, creativity, craft and industry insight can come together. Thank you so much @ElenCaldecott @LucyCuthew

@RuthMoore @BathNovelAward @TheAgencyBooks Better get to it!

@BathNovelAward @TheAgencyBooks @gaelbellwrites it's a sign!!

'I’m particularly on the hunt for witches in any form for any age.' 2023 judge Jessica Hare of @TheAgencyBooks shares her subtips and wish lists bathnovelaward.co.uk/bath-childrens…

Part one of our half term Shakespeare double bill. Outstanding version of Romeo & Juliet @readingrep with a very talented cast of just four. This is such a smart, gritty, thought provoking take on the original. We loved it!

Look at my happy face (with a dash of disbelief)! Second prize in @BridportPrize Flash Fiction… what a joy to celebrate today in the company of an astounding crowd of writers, readers and champions of hope. Thank you so much, team Bridport. Happy 50th birthday - now relax!

Bursting with pride to celebrate the talented @RuthMoore runner up in the Bridport Flash Fiction. Was an honour to be her plus one and to meet the amazing team at @BridportPrize Congratulations to all and hopefully it's not the only visit :0)

I believe EVERY CHILD CAN BE A READER! So I'm doing a massive free virtual school visit with @Booktrust on Nov 10 - I hope as many kids as possible will be part of it! If you're a teacher or librarian, please do sign up & join us! (Art: Charles M Schulz) booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/pro…

We believe that every child has the right to experience and enjoy our country’s world-leading theatre which is why we are proud to launch the #TheatreForEveryChild Campaign. Help us spread the word by sharing this post and visiting TheatreForEveryChild.org