Maria Christou

Aspiring children's writer | Highly Commended 2021 Little Tiger Press / WritersWkend Comp| GEA PB graduate 2019| SCWBI | WM member & LL PictureBookPrize 2019 |

[Maria Christou @cmarstas]

This is the best news in a long time! Woohoo!! Thank you @writerswkend and @LittleTigerUK for my highly commended award. Absolutely thrilled but still in a state of shock. Congrats to all who won and highly commended 🎉🎊👏👏

[Trades Union Congress @The_TUC]

BREAKING 🚨 | The BBC's reporting that at least 13 schools with RAAC had been set to be rebuilt under a Labour plan - but their building projects were SCRAPPED by the Conservative-led government in 2010.

Former Education Secretary Michael Gove scrapped the scheme because he did not want to "waste any more money".

Over 700 school rebuilds were halted.

[Anne Clark @AnneClarkLit]

I am open for submissions! I'd love to hear from you if you're writing for children or teenagers and have a MS you're ready to submit. Everything you need to know is on my website. I look forward to hearing from you! https://t.co/3G5I9YV0Gj

[Amy Sparkles @AmySparkes]

#SummerWritingCheer raises £ for charity & helps writers. Week 2: get a 45-min #StoryGodmother coaching session for only £22. Have texts critiqued, sort problems, get career help, etc.
5 spaces.
To enter, pls repost & say below why you love writing. Closes Fri 18th Aug 5pm BST.

[Maria Christou @cmarstas]

Enjoy writing... Form of escapism and exploring the imagination. Love making children laugh, so a chance to write something silly and fun is as always a treat 😊

[Amy Sparkles @AmySparkes]

#SummerWritingCheer raises £ for charity & helps writers. Week 2: get a 45-min #StoryGodmother coaching session for only £22. Have texts critiqued, sort problems, get career help, etc.
5 spaces.
To enter, pls repost & say below why you love writing. Closes Fri 18th Aug 5pm BST.

[Serena Patel @SerenaKPatel]

It’s finally publication week! To celebrate I’d like to offer a signed copy of Beach disaster to two lucky readers. Please like and retweet to enter. I’ll announce winners on Thursday.
🔎🍦⛱️😎

@cooliobeanz @Usborne

[Writing Community @writingoutlook]

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[David Higham Books @DHAbooks]

Applications are open!

We’re looking for submissions from under-represented writers of literary and commercial fiction for adults.
Click here https://t.co/GbpWloJmCK for the application form and more information about the #DHAOpenDay.

We can’t wait to read your work!

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[Maria Christou @cmarstas]

@_becky_wilson @rachelphilippa Fantastic news Becky! Can't wait to see your stories in print 😍Happy belated birthday too xx

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

Just got a scam automated call from 'HMRC' on my mobile. Electronic voice with US accent telling me I hadn't replied to a letter and legal action was being started... "press 1 to urgently speak to an agent".

Decided to play along and see what happened. Pressed 1, man answered saying HMRC, I said "Hello can you tell me which HMRC office you are part of please."

That was enough. He rang off. No fun at all!

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

.@RishiSunak promised integrity, professionalism & accountability. He swore he'd earn the nation's trust.

But he hasn't even got the decency to turn up to today's vote on the report condemning @BorisJohnson's serial lies to parliament.

It's contemptible.
https://t.co/6ZiAtv3aj4

[Maria Christou @cmarstas]

@thecarolemalone Blimey Carol, and how Boris and his cronies treated us innocent people during lockdown isn't spiteful or sinister at all... Hmmm 🤔🤔🤔
Next you'll be telling us partygate was a stitch up too!

[Maria Christou @cmarstas]

All faces should be exposed and shamed. Rotten government!

[Maria Christou @cmarstas]

How could they?? Not only should they all get fined, but should be made to work in the NHS, Care Homes etc. to learn the value of empathy and remorse.
Disgusting human beings and despicable government!

[GB News @GBNEWS]

Definitely not a party 😬
https://t.co/NYENzKhBQn

[Maria Christou @cmarstas]

What a despicable man, a despicable government!

[Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 @MichaelRosenYes]

This video is extraordinary. Has anyone asked Rees-Mogg on camera what he thinks of it now? He is someone who is very law-abiding and respectful of authority.

[Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 @MichaelRosenYes]

Tories drink, dance and laugh at Covid rules in first ever Partygate video https://t.co/MKfD47CS1h

[Emily♡ @ItsEmilyKaty]

If you don’t follow @21andsensory, you should. Incredibly helpful resources for understanding neurodivergence.

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

This is 14 Dec 2020 - as the Covid death toll hurtled towards over 1000 souls a day.

I was trying to care for the dying on desperately overwhelmed Covid wards.

What were you doing?

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

So you’re “bewildered & appalled” are you, @BorisJohnson?

Let me tell you what appals me.

Your parties.
Your quiz nights.
Your brazen lies.
Your champagne.

You cavorted & boozed.

While we watched patients in their 1000s - some of them our colleagues - die.

You make me sick.

[Laura Bennett @Losbennett]

Notes from the last year+ of speaking with editors - A 🧵.

These are some brief notes of repeated trends/requests I've had in meetings/emails. Note - these aren't all of them but the ones that I found repeated.

#WritingCommunity #amquerying