Urmston Books & Board Games
Book shop and board game cafe in Urmston, Manchester. Find us at 72 Flixton Road, Urmston M41 5AB. urmstonbooks.co.uk
@hsnorup.bsky.social
Children’s author of 💚🧚 THE CHANGELING CHILD 💙🧚 INTO THE FAERIE HILL 🥢👻 THE HUNGRY GHOST ❄️⛷️ THE MISSING BARBEGAZI @PushkinPress | #SCBWI | Reader | She/Her | first name: Helle | 🇩🇰 in🇨🇭via 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇸🇬🇦🇹 www.hsnorup.com
@londonbessie.bsky.social
Writer type. Making it up as I go. 📖. #TheTwelve out now. Other books #TheIllusions #TheGifts & #Bearmouth. Fond of wanders. Lover of books, films, art & wildlife. Nerd.
@luwrites.bsky.social
I write books. Sometimes win awards. Crop circle chaser. Myth lover. Collector of folklore. Here for the magic. https://www.patreon.com/Writingthemagic
@finbarhawkins.bsky.social
Writer & Director Books: 'Witch', Branford-Boase shortlist, CLIP Carnegie nom'd. Latest 'Stone' pub'd by Zephyr/Bloomsbury https://t.co/uHV6Gtoeni Interactive: Wallace & Gromit VR, 'The Grand Getaway' on Meta https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/wall
@meldarbon.bsky.social
Award winning author:ROSIE LOVES JACK: Honour Book Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children's Literature: Sunday Times YA Book of the Year: Shortlisted Best Book 2022 Netherlands WHAT THE WORLD DOESN'T SEE: March 2023 NeuroDiversity
@clarefurniss.bsky.social
Author. THE THINGS WE LEAVE BEHIND out now: ‘Compulsive, poignant YA dystopia’ Guardian, ‘An exquisite, devastating read’ Irish Times. RLF Writing Fellow. Agent: Catherine Clarke, FBA www.clarefurniss.com
@lisjardine.bsky.social
Children’s novelist. ‘The Detention Detectives 3: Talent for Trouble’ out Jan 25! MAWYP. Rep @lucyirvine93 Chronic. School librarian. Vegan. Tired.
@balirai.bsky.social
Writer, author, founding member of King Flame Sound System, reggae fanatic, Liverpool FC fan, from Leicester, GB. Made in (Multicultural) England.
@savitakalhan.bsky.social
Writer for teens, reader of everything, chilli-grower extraordinaire
@sallynicholls.bsky.social
Author of books such as 'Ways to Live Forever', 'Things a Bright Girl Can Do', 'The Button Book', 'A Chase in Time'. 'Godfather Death' and 'Yours From the Tower' out now. Lives in Liverpool with husband and two kids, Quaker, bridge-player, woolly liberal.
@gill-lewis.bsky.social
Children’s author - wild scribbler - trying to protect seals and seabirds in local bay from disturbance
@megcathwrites.bsky.social
Books, poems and trees 😌 Author of five novels-in-verse with Little Island 🧡 📍Donegal meg-grehan.com
@garthnix.bsky.social
Author. Many books, including SABRIEL, the five other Old Kingdom novels; THE LEFT-HANDED BOOKSELLERS OF LONDON and sequels; THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM series, lots more. And stories. WE DO NOT WELCOME OUR TEN-YEAR-OLD OVERLORD out Oct 2024. www.garthnix.com
@oisinmcgann.bsky.social
Over 30 years in commercial art and more than 20 as a published author – mostly children's and young adult. No hope of ever getting a proper job. Lifelong nerd who's concerned about climate change. No AI data scraping. He/Him. http://oisinmcgann.com/
@jocotterillbook.bsky.social
Children's author moving into screenwriting. BAFTA Rocliffe new writing shortlisted 2023. She/her. jocotterill.com
@chrisvickwrites.bsky.social
Carnegie shortlisted author Pub: @ZephyrBooks Rep: CatherineClarke -felicitybryan Works Whales.org Part of Authors4Oceans Web: www.chrisvickwrites.com
@catherinebruton.bsky.social
Award winning children's author. 'No Ballet Shoes in Syria' 'Bird Boy'. Also writing as Cate Shearwater! Teacher too! Rep'd by Rupert Crew
@lucyannunwin.bsky.social
Children's writer. Non-fiction debut INSIDE YOUR BRAIN out in June published by Thames & Hudson. Fiction HOW TO BE A REVOLUTIONARY and THE OCTOPUS, DADU & ME out now. Represented by Emily Talbot at United Agents. www.lucyannunwin.com linktr.ee/lucyannunwin
@sjwills.bsky.social
Writing for teens Author of award-winning Bite Risk series Simon & Schuster www.sjwillsauthor.com Linktr.ee/sjwills Rep. Kate Shaw/The Shaw Agency Cover art by Jose Real
@dbarker22000.bsky.social
Author of cli-fi thrillers, children's adventure books and pantomime scripts. Published by Bloodhound Books, Tiny Tree & Lazy Bee respectively. Tennis, golf, am-dram and surfing when not writing. https://davidbarkerauthor.co.uk
@catehaynes.bsky.social
UK writer rep by Becky Bagnell @lindsaylit.bsky.social , magical/fantasy MG, YA thrillers, loves folklore and cake @WriteMentor CNA winner 2023, @writingawards SL ‘22, @scbwi-BI, speech therapist, ADHD Mum, 1st class cat butler, 2nd class archer
@laurenstjohn.bsky.social
Children's author & conservationist. @BornFreeFDN ambassador & @manechance patron. She/her. FINDING WONDER out now
@kathlangrish.bsky.social
I write children's & YA fantasy novels, and moonlight as a folklorist. I blog at https://steelthistles.blogspot.com/
@juliatuffs.bsky.social
Writer of things. 45 Things To Do Before You’re 45 out now on Audible. Here for all your staring out of window needs. Team Cat. She/her.
@melliver.bsky.social
YA Speculative Author | Rep: Lucy Irvine PFD | Writer of YA Dystopia | TO THE DEATH out with Hachette Children's Group March 2026 | Co-Host of The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes podcast | she/her
@andyruffell.bsky.social
Writer (rep’d J Mustelier @ Bent Agency), adopted Northerner & Hachette Children’s Novel Award Winner 2021 with Lily Grim and the City of Undone
@rachaelking70.bsky.social
Writer of novels & other stuff from NZ. MG novel The Grimmelings (“Horse girl folk horror”) out now in Aus, NZ & the UK, coming to the US Oct 2025. Secrets at Red Rocks TV adaptation out 9 March NZ & US. https://www.rachael-king.com Band Pic: J Ganley
@bendavisauthor.bsky.social
Author of the Carnegie nominated THE SOUP MOVEMENT and the LENNY LEMMON series. And other stuff. Remember to breathe. https://linktr.ee/bendavisauthor
@robinscottelliot.bsky.social
Author, journalist. Scotland. Latest books... Finding Treasure Island (Cranachan) Sweet Skies (Everything With Words)
@karenmccombie.bsky.social
Children's Author. Somewhat Scottish, London based, owned by a Westie, crisp fan, she/her. Oh, and "one of children’s fiction’s most accomplished authors" according to @Waterstones. Agent: [email protected] / Events: @AuthorsAloudUK
@mostlybooktalk.bsky.social
A podcast about children’s and YA books for teachers and librarians. Interviews with authors and also anyone doing interesting reading for pleasure activities, plus lots of book talk. #kidlitUK www.mostlybooktalk.com
@laurapauthor.bsky.social
Author, mum, feminist, reader of proofs. Agent: Jo Williamson Publisher: Boldwood Books
@kierongillen.bsky.social
Words for sale. Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/KieronGillen/ Comics: http://bit.ly/kierongillen
@swapnahaddow.bsky.social
Children’s author working with Scholastic, HarperCollins, Magic Cat, Faber&Faber, Macmillan. Writes for Oxford University Press as Swapna Reddy. Represented by Millie van Grutten at RCW Literary Agency. She/her. swapnahaddow.co.uk
@peterbrownstudio.com
I write and illustrate children’s books, including The Wild Robot series. Learn more at www.peterbrownstudio.com
@groomb.bsky.social
Ex-Financial Times Assistant Editor. Ex-editor Scotland on Sunday. Author of 'Made in Manchester' (2024) and bestselling 'Northerners: A History' (2022).
@gabriellabuba.bsky.social
SAINTS OF STORM AND SORROW out now! DAUGHTERS OF FLOOD AND FURY- July 2025 Author and chemical engineer keeping things riding the explosive limit. I write anti-colonial filipino epic fantasy 🇵🇭🇨🇿🇺🇲🏳️🌈 rep Ramona Pina
@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
Indy publisher of award winning literary fiction You can order books here : www.bluemoosebooks.com
@medusagames.co.uk
Based in Birmingham, UK we are an Independant publsiher of board games and card games with a historical or mythological twist.
@spielmas.com
A holiday festival celebrated by playing a tabletop game each night between December 26-31. ⛄️ Game recommendations: SpielMas.com Curated by @HaoleBoyGames.com
@antoniamaxwell.bsky.social
Writer, editor, mentor, general word nerd. Terra Electrica - debut MG novel - published July 2024 by Neem Tree Press. antoniamaxwell.com
@readforgood.bsky.social
Read for Good is the UK charity dedicated to reading for fun. Our vision is for all children and young people in the UK to develop a love of reading. www.readforgood.org
@mwcraven.bsky.social
Chatter of 💩, writer of books. Author of Sunday Times bestselling #WashingtonPoe & #TillyBradshaw / #BenKoenig / #AvisonFluke series. Winner of CWA Gold/Steel Dagger/ #Theakstons OP Crime Novel of the Year Award #mwcraven
@bigbeardedbookseller.com
a shambling lump of ennui with a beard, tattoos, and a cat https://www.bigbeardedbookseller.uk https://www.ko-fi.com/bigbeardedbookseller
@billie.bookstoreromanceday.org
She/her. Moth House. Bookseller. An Old. Founder of Bookstore Romance Day.
@chriswalter.bsky.social
I play games, make games and point out the weather. Father @ home, Production Director @ d3t Ltd opinions are my own and all that. he/him.