Mel Elowyn Pettitt

queer YA fantasy 🌌🌈🌊⚡✒🐋
London Writers Award '22 @stwevents / Writing for Young People Award '23 @moniackmhor

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[The Bookseller @thebookseller]

The @BoroughPress has pre-empted Tomek Mossakowski’s "propulsive" literary novel, Jonny. The book will be published in spring 2027 👇 https://t.co/xNG4vn5FGa

[Mayo Agard-Olubo @MayoPoetry]

Delighted to announce that my debut picture book "Kid Rex To The Rescue", illustrated by the fantastic @creative_dy will be released on the 26th of March

I can't wait for you all to read it!!

[The Bookseller @thebookseller]

Andersen Press has acquired debut author Amelia Giudici's 'thrilling and heartfelt' children's novel Anya and the Light Above the Ocean. The book will publish on 26th February 2026 for ages 9+ 👇

https://t.co/RZZpBhCyOs

[Mayo Agard-Olubo @MayoPoetry]

I'm delighted to announce that I am now represented by the wonderful Ludo Cinelli at @EveWhiteAgency. Kid Rex and my fantasy Giants are over the moon to have such an amazing champion to help them get out into the world.
I can't wait to see where this partnership takes us 🥳🥳🎉🎉

[Mel Elowyn Pettitt @_melpettitt]

If you haven't written to your MP already, don't wait: https://t.co/VMrsZLlQFt

[Mel Elowyn Pettitt @_melpettitt]

My favourite thing I've read this year

[Andrew Joseph White 🏴🏳️‍⚧️ @AJWhiteAuthor]

Welcome, little surgeon 🌙

THE SPIRIT BARES ITS TEETH comes out today. My seething, nasty book about trans & autistic kids SURVIVING - and surgery - and ghosts - is finally out.

Pick up a copy, support queer & disabled youth, and piss off your local transphobe.

[Rowe Irvin @bog__daughter]

LIFE CYCLE OF A MOTH flapping ur way in Spring 2025

thank you thank you thank you @agent_luck @canongatebooks

in @thebookseller today ✨

[Mayo Agard-Olubo @MayoPoetry]

So honoured to be on the shortlist. Congratulations to all of the other fantastic writers in this list 🎉👏🏾

[Bad Betty Press @badbettypress]

Gboyega’s family have released their statement below. They have started a Go Fund Me to support his final arrangements and to start The Gboyega Odubanjo Foundation. Please share and support. Gboyega is, and will continue to be, the best of us.

https://t.co/eZWEIzywnQ

[Mel Elowyn Pettitt @_melpettitt]

Amazing when a book finds you exactly when you needed it. This book is a cathartic ode to rage, transness and found family 🕊️ @AJWhiteAuthor

[Tomek @TomekMoss]

I’m teaching a writing class in June with @STWevents! Called ‘Too Close for Comfort,’ it’s all about how to make your reader shift in their seat… we’ll splay our messiest thoughts on the page for everyone to read!

I love discomfort in writing 😱🥰

https://t.co/KEfSwyVQSn

[Mel Elowyn Pettitt @_melpettitt]

So excited and grateful for this opportunity ✨

[Moniack Mhor @moniackmhor]

🏆 Congratulations to @_melpettitt who was awarded the Writing for YP Award and receives funded place on the Online Course with @JennyvBooks!

Their dedication to their writing and giving queer and trans young people a voice through their stories made them the perfect candidate.

[Mel Elowyn Pettitt @_melpettitt]

Saw my favourite comedian @chrisfluming at the Soho Theatre last night and it was everything I dreamed it would be 🐹🪩

[Mel Elowyn Pettitt @_melpettitt]

tiny coffins TINY COFFINS

[Mel Elowyn Pettitt @_melpettitt]

Me, a goblincore queer, clutching my wicker basket amidst The Last of Us apocalypse: absolutely spoilt for choice this mushroom foraging season gee whizz

[Mel Elowyn Pettitt @_melpettitt]

Ghouls just wanna have fun 🦇

[Mel Elowyn Pettitt @_melpettitt]

Just finished The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons and cried no less than four times. Fell head over heels for the protagonist and his football team, this book has a huge heart 💞🏳️‍⚧️⚽️

[Mel Elowyn Pettitt @_melpettitt]

finally creating my writing space in our (not so new) flat!

[Mel Elowyn Pettitt @_melpettitt]

Two of my favourite books I read last year: Legendborn & Bloodmarked by @tracydeonn. Some of the best YA fantasy I have ever read, I am OBSESSED (also addicted to looking at fan art ⚔️)

[Mel Elowyn Pettitt @_melpettitt]

Can't wait for this! @ChrisBrWriter ✍️

[Spread the Word @STWevents]

Sick Words: Writing About Fictional Characters with Chronic Illnesses with @ChrisBrWriter.

How can we sensitively depict chronic illnesses in fiction? What is the impact of representation?

Online / Free / Tues 7 Feb

More info & book: https://t.co/plgY73qesT