Alex Campbell

Writer. Tea drinker. YA author. CILIP Carnegie Award nominee. Editor and mentor. Love a notebook. Also MG at @AlexFCotter. She/her

[Alex Cotter @AlexFCotter]

YES! Fantastic news - Go @wmarybeard - my hero!
Defiant British Museum appoints Mary Beard as trustee https://t.co/CFb425S4B2

[Alex Cotter @AlexFCotter]

14 yo and me sharing desk space to try kp us both focussed. Rapidly descended into sharing funniest memes/videos. Parrots remain mine. 14yo says not, it reminds him too much of desk sharing with me...

[Alex Campbell @ACampbellWrites]

@JamesGilesLane Ha - you're too kind!!!!

[Alex Cotter @AlexFCotter]

This is really worth a watch – powerful messages about impt. of talking, being heard, not labelling; of destructive self-perceptions & surviving day-to-day. Honest, brave, funny, gorgeous @Gailporter

[Alex Campbell @ACampbellWrites]

@susankmann Happy New Year Susan! Hope 2020 a great writerly year for you! x

[Alex Cotter @AlexFCotter]

@BeechenCliff school Anthology launch last night in their new library - created by school staff in their own time -it's magical, like their student Anthology - book lights look!

[Alex Cotter @AlexFCotter]

Helped launched this last night as joint judge with fab poet/rapper Danny Pandolfi. Inspiring, talented, empathetic children and compassionate, energetic teachers - came away brimming with hope again.
@ACampbellWrites

[Alex Cotter @AlexFCotter]

What Richard Dawkins could learn from Goldilocks and the Three Bears https://t.co/YV4xcaycm8

[Alex Cotter @AlexFCotter]

Another visit to @StFagans_Museum - perfect for writerly research & half-term what-to-do. @artfund's #museumoftheyear. And free too. Good on yer Wales.

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'Schools are not obliged to have libraries, but prisons are. Step one, then, is to make it compulsory for schools, too. This has to be backed up with steptwo: ringfenced money to support schools’ libraries, along with the hiring and training of librarians.' @MichaelRosenYes

[Alex Cotter @AlexFCotter]

TG it's Feline Friday

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Cor yes, I'm a children's author and parent and counsellor and I wholeheartedly believe every child deserves a #GreatSchoolLibrary

[Alex Campbell @ACampbellWrites]

@tygertale @RachelWardbooks @angiemorgan1234 @MonsterBooksRaw Aw satsumas yes!!!!

[Alex Campbell @ACampbellWrites]

Cor, top of head I'd go in no partic order:
1.Tunnock's caramel wafers
2.Mary Beard
3.museums
4.old book smell
5.also aubergines
6. Italy
Over to @RachelWardbooks @tygertale @angiemorgan1234 @MonsterBooksRaw

[Alex Cotter @AlexFCotter]

Happy 1yr birthday #Murderattwilight - it's a huge favourite of this household

[Alex Cotter @AlexFCotter]

Saw this at the weekend - it v much delivered -delightful, poignant, amazing lead - and 14yo son agreed too, even if he got told off for rustling (no sympathy, we Little Cinema goers don't rustle)

[Alex Campbell @ACampbellWrites]

@jocotterillbook I experienced serious problems with Boogie Beebies.

[Alex Cotter @AlexFCotter]

I remember loving this first time round #cor #I #am #ancient #loveaghoststory. heck #amwritingaghoststory

[Nosy Crow Books @NosyCrowBooks]

It’s #NationalPoetryDay!

We love this poem from I Am The Seed That Grew The Tree – Who Has Seen The Wind? by Christina Rossetti. With 366 poems, there's a poem to celebrate every day of the year!

What’s your favourite poem?
#IAmTheSeed @FrannPG @NTBooks