Ciara O’Connor
Caterpillar Poetry Prize (23). Poems/middle-grade stories/real life sometimes too
@lindapoet.bsky.social
Children's poet. Poems in The Caterpillar, Little Thoughts Press, PaperBound, The Dirigible Balloon, Paddler Press, Parakeet, Charles Causley Trust, Northern Gravy, Candlestick Press, The Toy, Brian Moses' Blog and several anthologies.
@eleanorpoet.bsky.social
Writing Poetry for children! Find me at http://dirigibleballoon.org/ https://northerngravy.com/ https://tygertyger.net/
@katepoet.bsky.social
Children's poet. Author - 'SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR! Amazing Animal Poems' - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Squeak-Squawk-Roar-Amazing-Animal/dp/1915659558/ref=sr_1_1?crid=47TAAYCNKFE6&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1qPKNR7Vxfhy6bDj6uskSl09zQU3A4epr2_kV5MA2aQ.PQ-cHwE7SPhIxZik7UCA
@ianeagletonauthor.bsky.social
He/him Children’s author, dad, former teacher of 13 years 🏳️🌈 Contact: [email protected] Agent: Neil Dunnicliffe at Spring Literary
@jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social
Writer Music Fanatic Blood Type: Marmite #Epilepsy #Disability jmthornberry.wordpress.com pw.org/directory/writers/jason_m_thornberry
@valpoet.bsky.social
Children’s poet published in The Toy Press, Paperbound Mag, Little Thoughts Press, Caterpillar and lots on the Dirigible Balloon. A CLASSROOM OF STARS first collection Website - www.valharrispoet.co.uk (Also writes poetry for grownups - same name 📕)
@kaymedway.bsky.social
Library assistant & poet. The first poem I wrote in adulthood was a rondel poem that won a Scottish Book Trust competition. My poems have been published in The Dirigible Balloon & Disabled Tales #CurrentlyReading: Write It All Down by Cathy Rentzenbrink.
@colleenjones.bsky.social
Technical writer by day, children's book writer by weekend, chocolate fanatic, cat lover, member/volunteer for @scbwiireland, book reviewer for @KidsBooksIrel and annual Irish Elf for #BookElves. http://acolleenjones.com
@whatsfsaid.bsky.social
Author of the Varjak Paw books, Phoenix and TYGER! I also write about children's books & all things connected - libraries, literacy & reading for pleasure. http://www.sfsaid.com/
@ssiggs.bsky.social
Former SEND Teacher. Jumped land to live on a ship. Author of MUD BOY - an anti-bullying resource for young children - published by JKP. Writer of HUG WORDS - helping children to worry less and wonder more.
@rhiannonoliver.bsky.social
Children's Poet, Actress & Workshop Leader. South Wales. Dysgu Cymraeg. Debut children's poetry collection publishing Spring 26 with Firefly Press Actress represented by Shelley Barrett Management Happiest eating chips by the sea
@ejbraithwaite.bsky.social
She/her. Writer and illustrator of spooky stories from picture books to adult fiction. South African in Bristol, England. 🇿🇦🇬🇧 Published by The Ghastling, Northern Gravy, The Amphibian. Winner of Wilko Johnson Writing Award 2024. Member SCBWI
@thecaterpillarmag.bsky.social
Annual Caterpillar Poetry Prize and art & lit mag for children (2013-2023), still available online. Younger sibling of @themothmagazine.
@lizpoet.bsky.social
I'm a children's poet, I love writing animal and shape poems, and the children's poetry world! National Poetry Day Ambassador. Assistance Dog Owner. Book reader. Coffee drinker. Friend. Between Bristol and Bath.
@bibliorefuses.bsky.social
linktr.ee/dr.susan.maxwell Bibliothèque des Refusés is the imprint of independent author & scholar Susan Maxwell. Literary Fiction for adults, Fantasy for younger/universal readership. Non-fiction: academic themes related to archives & fiction. Reviews.
@chennessybooks.bsky.social
Writer, book critic, creative writing facilitator. Latest book: IN THE MOVIE OF HER LIFE (short stories, Doire Press, 2025). Website: http://www.clairehennessy.com/ Blog: https://clairehennessy.substack.com/ Workshops: https://www.clairehennessy.com/store
@sineadohart.bsky.social
She/Her/Sí/Í; children's author, podcaster (shows.acast.com/storyshaped), dormant medievalist. linktr.ee/sinead.ohart. Rep: Clare Wallace. Art: Manuel Sumberac. Free Palestine.
@sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social
Award-winning Irish children's author, children’s book reviewer, book events programmer and Events Manager at Halfway up the Stairs Children’s Bookshop Founder of #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks Linktree: https://linktr.ee/SarahWebbWriter
@elainaryan.bsky.social
CEO of Children's Books Ireland. Co-artistic director of Towers and Tales Children's Book Festival. I swear I like things that aren't children's books too...
@lozzawriting.bsky.social
Writer, Edinburgh. Editor: @frazzledlitmag BOTN nominated 2024. On all socials same name. Writing for children: @lozzakidwriting Website: https://lauracooneywriting.wixsite.com/website Editing: www.kofi.com/lozzawriting
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
Writer, performer, broadcaster, university professor Website: www.michaelrosen.co.uk YouTube Channel: 'Kids' Poems and Stories with Michael Rosen' Radio show: BBC Radio 4 'Word of Mouth' Goldsmiths University of London, Prof Children's Lit., teaching MA
@jthomasabc.bsky.social
Word fan having a blast writing #poetry, mostly for kids. Explorer of very old dictionaries. jenniferthomaswords.com
@suehardy-dawson.bsky.social
💙Award winning&CLiPPAshortlist, Dyslexic, Poet/illustrator, picture book writer Moon Child #Hachette #WhereZebrasGo @OtterBarryBooks If I Were Other Than Myself #Troika #NSTBA18ApestoZebras @BloomsburyBooks @TroikaBooks @AuthorsAbroad_
@attielime.bsky.social
Children's Poet. Blue Jelly and Strawberries out now! Mum. Ex-teacher. Notebooks. Tea. East Midlands now, Northumberland then. Schools. Events. Groups. Workshops. www.attielime.co.uk @attielime everywhere Marie Little writes the grown-up stuff
@bardymum.bsky.social
Poet, mainly for children (more fun!) but I occasionally adult… Winner of YorkMix Poems for Children '21. Kids’ collection out now: Why did my brain make me say it? School visits in Watford, St Albans, London & further afield www.sarahziman.co.uk
@jumpingjulespoetry.bsky.social
Julie Stevens, MS, poet. Journey Through the Fire (2024), Step into the Dark (2023), Balancing Act (2021) (Hedgehog Poetry Press) and Quicksand (Dreich, 2020) www.jumpingjulespoetry.com
@brianmosespoet.bsky.social
Writer, children's poet, anthologist, percussionist. website www. brianmoses.co.uk Blog for teachers/children brian-moses.blogspot.com
@franquinnwrites.bsky.social
Writer. Reader. Procrastinator. https://linktr.ee/franquinnwrites She/her
@oliviahopewriter.bsky.social
Dum spiro spero 🇮🇪 Irish writer of children's books. Represented by Mandy Suhr at Storywise Agency.
@niamhgarvey.bsky.social
Autistic Author Editor of Bestselling 'Wired Our Own Way; An Anthology of Autistic Irish Voices'. @newislandbooks Author of: 'Looking After Your Autistic Self' JKP For kids: 'Being Autistic (and what that actually means)' JKP She/her niamhgarvey.com
@kmoranwrites.bsky.social
✍🏻 Writer and teacher 📚’The Doomsday Club’ out now 📚’The Doomsday Club 2’ 2026 📍Mayoman in Dublin https://linktr.ee/kmoranwrites
@evemcdonnell.bsky.social
Children’s writer & artist 💫 Mama to best twins. Wonderlarker. ELSETIME 🪶 (2020), THE CHESTNUT ROASTER 🌰 (2022), THE LAST BOY 🧹 (2024)
@bsky.app
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