Speckled Pen

Publishing consultancy with expertise in Intellectual Property - oh, and we're fun! The Bookseller Rising Star of 2017

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Thank you, Mark! https://t.co/FpRAe3SWM6

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@ALangleyShields @elnorry_writer @CLMillerAuthor @EimanMunro @TamsynTweetie @RoisinHeycock Aw, thank you for mentioning Speckled Pen! xxx

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@ALangleyShields Thank you!

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@alangleyshields Do you have email address you could share? Your name has been pulled from the Speckled Pen bag for feedback on the first 3.000 words of your novel. Congratulations!

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Thank you to the 76 people who applied for this! By the power of a Random Number Generator, we can reveal that the person to receive a report from Speckled Pen will be ... @ALangleyShields! We can't wait to work with you, Alison!

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Speckled Pen has had a great start to 2023 & we want to spread the joy. Reply to this tweet & we'll consider your first 3,000 words of a novel – adult or children's – for a gratis editorial report. A name will be plucked from the bag on Friday 3 March! #amwriting #writinglife

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@MartinDowds1 Thanks for being in touch! I'm afraid I don't edit picture books as it's not my area of expertise, but I can recommend Laura Roberts on [email protected]. Good luck!

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@YoungSamurai @PuffinBooks @BenHorslen Oh, how wonderful – and fully deserved for an exceptional writer. Enjoy, @YoungSamurai!

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Happy publication day to @DrPaulScience & @SteveSketches1 for BODIES, BRAINS & BOGIES from @kidswelbeck! Already an Amazon Hot New Release & featured in Science & Nature Magazine. #kidsnonfiction #stemscience #kidlit

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Bodies, Brains & Bogies is our latest new title from @DrPaulScience & @KidsWelbeck … yet to be published, it’s already hit no. 1 in Hot New Releases! Well done, @DrPaulScience & @SteveSketchesIt for being a winning team!

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Lovely to see you in here, @AndlynLit & remember how we first met several years ago in an Islington cafe, two newbies together!

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#TheBookseller's Black Issue 2022 is out now and FREE to read this weekend only!

Guest edited by @TashaOnwuemezi, it includes interviews with @ObiomaUgoala, @TomiObaro and @yewande_biala, a Company Spotlight on @JacarandaBooks and much more

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Read now: https://t.co/eqIgNfLPMW

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We very much hope that you’ve already spotted this second-year initiative from @AllStoriesWrite. Some of the best industry minds, devoted to helping underrepresented voices. Check it out! #allstories

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#AllStories 2022–2023 launches today! We’re evolving and expanding the free programme to further support children’s book writers from underrepresented groups. Includes mentorships, writing workshops, writing groups and more!

Find all the details here: https://t.co/ANyvxESxlI

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Happy #WorldBookDay, everyone! We hope your reading matches your outfits, or your outfits inspire lots of reading! #IAmAReader #worldbookdayuk

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Happy Publication Day to @annabellesami & @StripesBooks! Such a journey, such a privilege. With four books in the series, we can only encourage you to … be more Zaiba!

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The latest book in AGENT ZAIBA INVESTIGATES is out on Thursday! The series fans include @nikeshshukla & @MaisieWrites. We’ll try not to tweet spoilers, but if you like secret caves & seaside adventures, THE SMUGGLER’S SECRET is the book for you, fresh from @annabellesami’s pen!

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Agent Zaiba Investigates: The Smuggler’s Secret is out this Thursday!!

⚓️ A sunken shipwreck, a lost artefact and a school trip to the seaside!

🤫 I’ll be sharing more info about the inspo behind the story this Thursday.

@LittleTigerUK @Mattie2507 @karenball #DanielaSosa

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With the right editor, an author can FLY! Such a fantastic list of creatives in this longlist. Hard-working friends, congratulations to you all! #BranfordBoaseAward

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Congratulations to the debut authors and their editors on the longlist for the 2022 Branford Boase Award #BBA22 #BranfordBoaseAward #newtalent

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Another fabulous-sounding anthology released into the wild today, clearly brimming with talent! We really can’t wait to read the extracts featured in @SCBWI_BI#UV2022 and follow these journeys!

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Always a privilege to be thanked by authors. FYI, if you’re into midlands crime you DEFINITELY need to read @robparkerauthor And Your Enemies Closer from @audibleuk

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On publication day, sending massive thanks yous to @audibleuk and the brilliant @HarryScobleRees @ImogenPapworth @AlysHewer and Sembene Manji, editor extraordinaire @karenball, the always amazing @maddalenacav and again to the man @warrenisbrown.

BUY NOW: https://t.co/CWx1SES46t

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How fabulous to receive the @_CreativeAccess newsletter this morning! I hope you all follow these people, who have devoted ten years of their careers to making media more inclusive.

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Look at this gorgeous animation of The Robin & The Reindeer from @HachetteKids! Was such a treat to write this story. #robinandthereindeer #hachettekids #christmasbooks #picturebooks