Searchlight Writing for Children Awards

International Writing for Children/YA competition.

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Shortlisted for Searchlight’s Best Novel Opening 2024 competition and now represented by @keslupo . Calling all publishers…
#WritingCommunity

[Mayra Calvani @mcalvani]

magical-realist horror
1898 Puerto Rico
explores the terror of puberty
unreliable narrator
Pan's Labyrinth x creepy dolls

Rep: @keslupo @ Donald Maass Lit
#posterpitA #posterpit #MG #H #horror #gothic

@IAmInPrint @WritingAwards @DeborahHalversn

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@JaxKingWrites Awww. That’s so nice. Thank you! 💕

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BOOK NEWS! @JaxKingWrites and @Sammie45209729 teamed up for our Best Illustrated Picture Book 2023 competition. Now their shortlisted book is published! Wow! 🥳 Couldn’t be more proud of our author/illustrator pair. ❤️
#writingcommunity #picturebook #searchlightawards

[Jax King ✍️📕 @JaxKingWrites]

HE’S OUT! ✨Stinky Cyril✨ He entered the world today and he’s SO excited! 😍 @Sammie45209729 @TinyTreeBooks #Kidlit #PB #WritingCommunity #Bears #Funny #Childrensbook 🐻❤️

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AGENT NEWS. Not one but two offers of representation for our fabulous Best Novel Opening 2024 shortlistee @mcalvani . Wow! Mayra has now signed with the equally fabulous @keslupo of @MaassLitAgency . What a perfect match! Huge congrats, Mayra.

[Mayra Calvani @mcalvani]

I’m thrilled to share that I am now represented by Kesia Lupo at the Donald Maass Lit. Agency. I’m so grateful for her belief in my work and excited for the road ahead. Here’s to new chapters and fresh pages! 🥂📚✍️ @keslupo @WritingAwards @IAmInPrint

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BOOK NEWS. This story was shortlisted for our best picture book text competition in 2022 and now it’s published! Delighted for @Writes_Nadine . 🥳

[Tiny Tree Books 📕 @TinyTreeBooks]

Happy #PublicationDay, @writes_nadine! 📖✨

Mina the Mighty by Nadine Holland and Wenny Stefanie is out now: https://t.co/8t83BoZ7Uj
#kidlit

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Very proud of our Searchlight listee, @AmandaAuthorArt . 👏

[Amanda Addison @AmandaAuthorArt]

Yeah! I am on the shortlist for the New Angle Prize for Literature 2025 with my YA novel, Looking for Lucie. This is an award for a book of literary merit set in/influenced by East Anglia. Congratualtions to all on the shortlist!

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BOOK NEWS! Absolutely delighted for our 2021 shortlistee @HarrietHoweBks . Huge congrats, Harriet. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

#WritingCommunity
#searchlightawards

[BookBrunch @BookBrunch]

.@templarbooks has signed Tiger's Last Roar, a picture book by debut author @HarrietHoweBks and Carnegie nominated illustrator Katie Cottle

https://t.co/VSOEZa9h1o (£)

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@ArdenElizaJones @MollyJamieson @PuffinBooks Huge congratulations, Arden! From Kim at Searchlight Awards. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Huge congrats to Searchlight listee @SPoyton . What fantastic news! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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ANNOUNCEMENT- We have decided to take a short break in 2025 to give our entrants time to work on amazing new stories. Our next competition will be opening in 2026. Best of luck with your writing and see you all soon!
#WritingCommunity #searchlightawards

[Sue Newton @SueNewton53]

I'm so thankful to be on this list; I felt stuck in a rut so this has given me a massive lift. Congratulations to the winner, Tom, runner up, Jane, and my fellow shortlistees. And to those feeling fed up, never give up! You never know what's around the corner!

[Mayra Calvani @mcalvani]

I'm honored to be shortlisted. Thanks for the opportunity @WritingAwards
I've had two agents reached out to me asking for the full manuscript.

[Searchlight Writing for Children Awards @WritingAwards]

@mcalvani Mayra, that’s fabulous news! Fingers and toes crossed! 🤞

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Our Winners’ Gallery for Best Novel Opening and Best Picture Book Text 2024 is now live! See who won, read short extracts of the stories… Congratulations to all! 👏👏👏

https://t.co/hMWPRyXzVj

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The moment we sent out our Agent/Publisher Pitch Book of Winning Stories @GavinCrippin1 started getting interest. ‘Such a great voice’ was the general opinion. Things moved at lightning speed and we’re delighted to say that Gavin has now accepted representation. Fantastic news!

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@GavinCrippin1 It’s been a pleasure. We’ll still be here cheering you on! Kim.

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BOOK NEWS - We’re seeing Olivia Wakeford’s book EVERYWHERE! 🥳 Back in 2021 My Dog was one of our competition entries and our readers fell in love with it. ❤️Since then Olivia’s joined our reading team and she’s brilliant at selecting stories, too. Massive congrats, @livvywivvy .

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@ajkecojevic Well done, Angela. ⭐️ From Kim at Searchlight Awards.

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AGENT NEWS! Huge congratulations to the winner of Searchlight’s Best Picture Book Text 2024 competition @tomwriting_X . ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️

#WritingCommunity #searchlightawards #Kidlit

[Tom Lancaster @tomwriting_X]

I’m delighted to share that I’m now represented by Georgia Tournay-Godfrey at
@_Bright_Agency! 🥳🎉🍾

I’m SO excited to join the Bright family and can’t wait to start working with Georgia.

#kidlit #picturebooks