3 to go (thank you to Bridget Marzo for stepping in to help us out with a stunning picture). Thank you to Colin West as well for his wonderful efforts on our behalf.
#Excited#DreamAWildBreeze
Starting my online sessions about Remembrance Day today based on my book with @PoetryZone 'What Are We Fighting For?' - Poems About War. These are poems particularly suited to KS2/Middle Schools. Details of all my online sessions here: https://t.co/Zdm2z1NrwD @MacmillanKidsUK
Huge congratulations to poet Grace Nichols, winner of the @RSLiterature's 2026 RSL Pioneer Prize.
'Grace Nichols is one of our most important contemporary poets. [...] She embodies the spirit of the RSL Pioneer Prize and we are proud to honour her.'
https://t.co/6w3VpRE9nC
What a joy to receive my copy of @LTPmag in the mail!
Such a beautiful magazine for kids filled with imaginative poems, stories, & artwork 💜
#KidLit#poetrycommunity#poetry
Thrilled to announce that my YA historical romance CUT HIM OUT IN LITTLE STARS has been nominated for the 2027 Carnegie medal. Huge thanks to all the librarians who voted, and congratulations to the other nominees - some truly beautiful books on the list this year 📚🧡
This is such wonderful news. My thanks to Keith Robinson for his amazing artwork, and to the whole brilliant gang at @RocktheBoatNews and to everyone @CarnegieMedals.
The Curatorial issue of The Candyman’s Trumpet is here and packed full of wonderful poems. Thank you to @JackCaradoc. Special thanks to @petedevonald for choosing my poem. Means so much 🎉