SCBWI British Isles

Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators – British Isles: supporting both published and unpublished creators of children's books.

[SCBWI British Isles @SCBWI_BI]

Hello members of @SCBWI_illustrat, @SCBWIIreland & @SCBWI_BI.
Hello everyone interested in the world of books for children and young people.
Delighted to have you all along!

[Elaine Cline @elaineccline]

Information about the Slush Pile Challenge.
@Words8Pictures
@SCBWI_BI @SCBWIIreland @scbwiEurope
https://t.co/FA0aKnABUP

[Robynn Hyde @robynn_hyde]

I caught up with @SarahHarrisons for @SCBWI_BI Words&Pics about #schoolofdoom! She had a long road to publication until winning the @TimesCHPrize. Her advice is spot on to new writers: "be authentic...be witty, silly, strange, clever, just be you"!

https://t.co/FK6RASUfEw

[Undiscovered Voices @UVcompetition]

** Submissions OPEN **

If you're a #KidLit writer in the UK/Europe, #UV26 could be your big break. The anthology has launched 100s of writers' careers - will you be next?

Find out more and enter by 8 September 2025👇

https://t.co/oJK4HPpZ57

@SCBWI_BI @scbwiEurope

[Sara Grant @AuthorSaraGrant]

Thanks @chickenandfrog for supplying books for my upcoming @SCBWI_BI workshop & for being an amazing bookshop! I found a few other books for myself & people I love. Left with what my husband would say is too many books — but I know is just the right amount!

[SCBWI British Isles @SCBWI_BI]

@UVcompetition

[Dr Laura Noakes @lauranoakes]

Delighted to announce that the random cross platform winner of this giveaway is @Kathryn_Cura! Congrats Kathryn, could you DM me (or email me at [email protected]) to share your address and I'll get them sent out to you! Thank you everyone who entered. ✨

[Sarah Coomer @coomeringue]

Procreate just insisted on saving a prepped print format of my Tractate Middoth illustration as Tractate Midlothian 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👻🕷️🕸️

[Emma Finlayson-Palmer 🏳️‍🌈 She/Her @FinlaysonPalmer]

Join us tonight - Tues 15th July 8-9pm BST for #ukteenchat with the fabulous @erandalljones, who will be chatting all about her new #MG - The Scream of the Whistle 🚂 All welcome to come along and join in the chat 🙂
#TheScreamoftheWhistle #kidlit #writerslife #childrensbooks

[Kate Lynch Is Revising a #YA Novel @writermom62]

Oh to have writing time this morning after life being SO busy…#Grateful #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

[School Reading List @SchoolReading]

How to get your children's book seen by schools. Some advice for new and self-published authors.

https://t.co/8yOZ6mXndp

#amwriting #kidlit #writersoftwitter

[Books Are My Bag @booksaremybag]

What are you reading this weekend?

[Catherine Cawley @catecawley]

Lavender #honey is made by busy #bees, the #flowers can be used in cooking, cakes, biscuits & ice cream. In myth #lavender is used in #spells to strengthen #love & encourage fertility. Maidens would wear a sprig if they wished to stay chaste. #FolkloreSunday

[Aerin_Apeltun - CURSED WEAPONS TRILOGY - 16th Jan @Aerin_Apeltun]

Out now!

[Writers & Artists @Writers_Artists]

Is your manuscript in need of a serious edit? Join author @AuthorSaraGrant for an intensive workshop on July 19th!

@SCBWI_BI

Find out more: https://t.co/SeXHdkzZXR

#amediting

[Books for Keeps @BooksForKeeps]

Just announced: the winners of the 2025 @The_UKLA Book Awards. Congratulations to all the winning authors and illustrators and to the UKLA teacher judges 📚📚#UKLA25 #teachersbookawards #KidLitUK 💐

https://t.co/afdob1xHJe

[Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator @vickyweberbooks]

Ever seen an agent wishlist and thought, “Well, they’re not looking for my book”?
Hold up. That list isn’t the whole story. In this blog post, I talk about what agent wishlists actually mean (and why you might still be a fit).
https://t.co/iZi0rW4G4c
#writingcommunity

[mara @MAGHwrites]

Pleasepleasepleaseplease if you get an offer of representation, tell every agent you've queried who hasn't passed on your book! Please don't assume it's a pass!

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

Call me crazy but I want a society where everyone from the artist to the janitor is paid a living wage, where careers and creative hobbies aren’t being stolen by machines, where books and music and learning are celebrated instead of demeaned.

[The Bookseller @thebookseller]

Eight members of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators British Isles (@SCBWI_BI) regional team and steering committee have resigned after the California-based non-profit announced that the British Isles branch is being restructured 👇
https://t.co/pD4IgZQs08