Simran

Editor @TheNovelry and Storymix, previously Macmillan Kids Books. Founder Fat Liberation London 💁‍♀️ She/They. 🏳️‍🌈. Aro/Ace. Views mine.

[Simran @SimKSandhu]

So excited to be joining the incredible team at The Novelry!!! Cant wait to get my hands on some manuscripts!!!! WOOHOOOOO 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[The Novelry @thenovelry]

We're delighted to announce Simran Kaur Sandhu (@SimKSandhu) has joined our in-house team of editors at The Novelry! Simran was an editor for middle grade and young adult fiction at Macmillan Children’s Books, a division of Pan Macmillan. Welcome, Simran!

[Megaphone Write @MegaphoneWrite]

This is a pretty shocking statistic to me.

[STORYMIX @storymixstudio]

📣 Publishing folk, are we listening?

The #ReflectingRealities 2023 report is out, and the numbers are a hard read:
📉 17% of UK kids’ books featured racially minoritised characters (down from 30% in 2022).
📉 7% had racially minoritised main characters (halved from 14%).

This isn’t just disappointing—it’s a wake-up call.

Our founder @JRichardsAuthor challenged the industry at @_thebookseller children’s conference to be braver and create space for bold, joyful stories that centre all kids—not just as a trend but as a true commitment.

At @storymixstudio we’ll continue to work for change. Thank you @storyriver and @clpe1 for all you do!

Read the report https://t.co/9KLVlZqDlN
Illustrations by @illustratedbyhabiba.

#RepresentationMatters

[Books for Keeps @BooksForKeeps]

Out today & important reading: @CLPE1 #ReflectingRealities Survey. For the first time in the 7 years since it was established, survey reveals an overall drop in the percentage of racially minoritised characters featured in the children’s books reviewed. https://t.co/LQnm9CfJZb

[Jez Smith ('Everything English') @JezSmithEE]

“‘Diversity’ should just be called ‘reality.’ Your books, your TV shows, your movies, your articles, your curricula, need to reflect reality.” - Tananarive Due 📖

CLPE's new 'Reflecting Realities' report is out today. A MUST read 📖 #ReflectingRealities #edutwitter

[Simran @SimKSandhu]

Friends, I don’t think anyone is remotely surprised at the findings that rep in kidlit has almost HALVED in the last year. This is a reflection of the world around us (because books are political, even kid ones) and how publishing in general will always do less if they can.

[CLPE @clpe1]

🔊 Our 7th annual #ReflectingRealities report is out now! This year’s report shows a significant drop in the presence of racially minoritised characters in books published for children in 2023 in the UK.

[Simran @SimKSandhu]

Publishing friends, if I have to edit or read another middle grade full of fat jokes, I’m going to absolutely lose my shit - and you should ALSO feel this way.

If it comes across your desk, you should be flagging that they are not okay and can be really harmful esp. for EDs.

[Tristan @AyoTristan]

Being "able bodied" is temporary, you will age, you will get injured, you will get sick and you will wish you fought more for the system to protect the vulnerable.

[Jamie Smart @jamiesmart]

Not thrilled about celebrities moving into children’s comics now, I’ll be honest with you. We were just getting started, new comic artists were being given lots of chances, it’s been nice. I really hope publishers and booksellers will still support the smaller titles 💪

[Simran @SimKSandhu]

THE BEST NEWS. YAY @ge_summers 🎉🎉🎉

[Hodderscape @hodderscape]

We're THRILLED to reveal that The City of Stardust has topped the charts and is the overall #1 Sunday Times bestseller this week - huge congratulations @ge_summers🎉

A massive thank you to all the booksellers & readers for your support of this book, it means the world ✨

[mal 💞 @Quinney58157499]

Gutted Nella left , all you btches that made her the villain and constantly beat on her , she deserved so much more #ImACeleb #ImACelebrity #nellarose

[Simran @SimKSandhu]

@ed_pr Thank you 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[Simran @SimKSandhu]

So excited to be joining the incredible team at The Novelry!!! Cant wait to get my hands on some manuscripts!!!! WOOHOOOOO 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[The Novelry @thenovelry]

We're delighted to announce Simran Kaur Sandhu (@SimKSandhu) has joined our in-house team of editors at The Novelry! Simran was an editor for middle grade and young adult fiction at Macmillan Children’s Books, a division of Pan Macmillan. Welcome, Simran!

[Simran @SimKSandhu]

@Mmir08 Babes why are you soooo cute!! Thank you❤️❤️❤️❤️

[Simran @SimKSandhu]

@Mmir08 Thanks babes!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[Simran @SimKSandhu]

@Louiestowell Thanks so much Louie!!! We gotta catch up now I’m back in town! 🥰

[Simran @SimKSandhu]

@lucyirvine93 Thank you!!! 🥰

[Simran @SimKSandhu]

@ge_summers 🎉🎉🎉

[Simran @SimKSandhu]

@Bea_a_Bea Thanks babe!!!! ❤️❤️