Laura Caputo

Children’s author. @cbcreative and @TheGEAcademy alumna. Represented by @gyamfia_o at the @nurnberg_agency. School Librarian

[Laura Caputo @LaCaWickham]

I was blown away by the incredible entries this year. Choosing was really hard but in the end we were both mesmerised by Lorna’s lyrical writing. Definitely one to watch!

[WriteMentor @writementor]

✨️ WriteMentor Summer Programme 2025 Middle Grade Mentor/Mentee Pairings ✨️

🎉 Congratulations to the following writers who have been selected by our mentors.

🧡 Thank you to everyone who applied and shared their writing with us

Read the full list: https://t.co/xlEtgsReuB

[Laura Caputo @LaCaWickham]

Thrilled to be involved again this year, and even more so to be teaming up with the brilliant Lucille Abendanon. If you’d like some fresh eyes on your story and a chance to bounce around ideas to make it stronger—do make sure to enter!

[WriteMentor @writementor]

Applications for the 2025 Summer Mentoring Programme are now open:

https://t.co/jFQczIKRND

[Mary Helen Berg @MaryHelenBerg]

Heads up! Applications for the @writementor summer program open April 7. As a ‘22 alum, I can tell you it’s a great opportunity to develop your craft and polish your work #kidlit community! Plus an agent showcase at the end! https://t.co/JuJ6Wt9NtR

[Authorfy @authorfy]

✨ It’s 1st December which means… it’s time for our BIG CHRISTMAS BOOK GIVEAWAY!!!!!! ✨

If you’d like to WIN all of these festive books just:

🎄 Like
🎄 RT by 15.12.24
🎄 UK only

Good luck! And Merry Christmas!!!

[Laura Caputo @LaCaWickham]

Just booked my spot!

[BookTrust @Booktrust]

There's one week to go until our #SparkReading webinar all about engaging reluctant readers in Key Stage 3!

Will you be joining us? Book your spot here:

https://t.co/QTsqRDfHNp

[Oxford High School Library @OHSLibrary23]

It's time to try defying gravity, with some #Wicked books featuring witches! Which witch is your favourite? 🧙‍♀️

[Lucille Abendanon @Author_Luc]

Songbird is one of School Library Journal's Best Middle Grade Books of 2024!!
Thank you @sljournal for all your support in getting Songbird into the hands of schools and librarians across the US and the world 💜
I'm honoured to be in such excellent company.

[Laura Caputo @LaCaWickham]

Absolutely loved @StuartWhiteWM’s advice in the #WriteMentor newsletter this morning. If you’re in the querying trenches (or are about to be), do give it a read!

https://t.co/EEIVRa3Fzt

[Alyssa Matesic @AlyssaMatesic]

If the stakes are too low, your story will fall flat—even if you have compelling characters & strong writing.

But stakes can often feel nebulous. How do you even raise the stakes?

Here are 3 techniques to instantly amplify the stakes & make readers more invested: 🧵

[Laura Caputo @LaCaWickham]

Yes!!! I was really hoping for these to be available. Thank you ☺️

[National Literacy Trust @Literacy_Trust]

Librarians, teachers and book shops - you asked and we delivered!

You can now download our warning stickers for your own book stock. Perfect for printing on white labels. We can't wait to see them in the wild! #GrowAGenerationOfReaders

Download: https://t.co/bSjgoGij6p

[Amy's Prepping My Clients for Fall Subs! @AmyNielsen06]

🧵I've been meeting with editors all week and asking most of them two questions. 1) What keeps you reading a submission? 2) As far as craft, what advice do you have for authors? And I'm sharing some of that with you today! #writingcommunity #amquerying

[Laura Caputo @LaCaWickham]

@Sally_writes @sarahjdocker So beautiful, Sally.

[Miranda McKearney OBE @MirandaMcK]

Today I’m heading to Parliament, to celebrate 25 years of magnificent ⁦@readingagency⁩ work with fantastic #libraries on #summerreadingchallenge. Massive #ReadingforPleasure intervention. This is my kitchen table, where the idea started! I remain in awe of #librarians💪🌟😊

[Alice Edda @ADayInTheLib]

1/ This year my school library has loaned more books than ever before. I’ve spent 2 years building up a collection of books that the kids actually want to read - comedy, romance & crime are our most popular genres, comics the most popular medium. Years 7, 8 & 9

[Tom Palmer @tompalmerauthor]

A difficult read, but this section below is what makes me want to redouble my efforts to encourage reading for pleasure. Reading does all this for me. And more.

[lindsay littleson @ljlittleson]

As @frankcottrell_b says in the article, the solution is in our hands. Stop closing libraries. Retain school librarians and employ many more. Fund author visits to schools. Publishers, stop throwing cash at celebrities and focus instead on engaging young readers. We can fix this.

[Laura Caputo @LaCaWickham]

I can’t wait!

[Chicken House @chickenhsebooks]

Huge thanks to @YALC_UK for revealing the gorgeous cover of THE BINDING SPELL by @mlinton8 yesterday! Cover design by Ali Al Amine!
A dark and atmospheric fantasy with folk horror elements - spells, legends and all things supernatural.
PRE-ORDER➡️ https://t.co/ZaYyFUrlVX

[Times Radio @TimesRadio]

“We're looking at a kind of happiness recession among our children.”

The decline in parents reading and playing with their children is “catastrophic”, Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce tells #TimesRadio.

@FrankCottrell_B | @RosieWright99

[Laura Caputo @LaCaWickham]

@theLucyStrange @sayzansha @chickenhsebooks @ElinorChicken @TheAPartnership @LBA_agency @LBABooks It’s gorgeous!

[Laura Caputo @LaCaWickham]

@StuartWhiteWM I’m here but wondering the same thing. 🤔