🧟It was no grave mistake 'Spooksmiths Investigate: The Cinderman' urned its place!
@alatkinson@Usborne
and now it’s back from the dead to claim the top spot as the #FantasticBookAwards Group D winner, chosen by the children of Lancashire and beyond! #GoAllIn2026👻
🎉A huge thank you to all the authors, illustrators and publishers! A big shout-out to @Uni_Lancashire for being fantastic hosts for this morning’s #FantasticBookAwards 2026 celebration event!
A real celebration of reading! Full of stories, smiles and a shared love of books!📚✨
🌟Most importantly, THANK YOU to all the children & school staff who read, debated, judged and voted for our #FantasticBookAwards & #BrilliantBookAward winners – we couldn’t do it without you!
Here are some of your winning authors with their trophies #GoAllIn2026🏆✨
I'm so happy to share that my wonderful @FaberBooks editors, Natasha Brown and Jenny Glencross, and I have made the shortlist with #Augmented for the @BranfordBoase! What! Massive thanks to the judges, and congratulations to all the amazing authors and editors on the shortlist.
So lovely to join you @LancashireSLS for virtual school visits yesterday. Hope you enjoy book two as much as book one. I've read @clareharlow 's follow up to Tidemagic and it is utterly fabulous
🎉 What a Friday! Over 400 excited children joined our virtual session with @alatkinson author of 'Spooksmiths Investigate: The Cinderman' @Usborne
Inspired, joyful, and full of imagination - and the quiz was a huge hit too. Thank you for sparking such magic!❤️✨👻
So proud of my contribution to this film as a co-writer. An insightful documentary about what it means to be a teenage girl who dreams of building rockets as she juggles school, ambition, friends and faith. ROCKET GIRL premieres 8 NOV 2025 at @TallinnBNFF 🚀#FilmFestival#docs
Q10. I’m not very good with advice but it would probably be to find some writing friends. I have a few key critique partners that I rely on to help me, commiserate with me and celebrate with me. It would be very lonely and not half as much fun without them. #ukteenchat #spooksmithsinvestigate
A9. I’m having a go at writing funny middle grade. Not sure if anyone else is finding it funny, but I’m making myself laugh. #ukteenchat#spooksmithsinvestigate
A8. I can’t write a thing without my blood candle and badger skull ink well… Joking😄. I can write anywhere that’s quiet with a comfy chair. #ukteenchat#spooksmithsinvestigate