Children's & YA community - Ireland
Irish and Irish-based booksellers, reviewers, reading promoters, publishers, librarians and educators who want to chat about children's books
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@elainaryan.bsky.social
@brigidodea.bsky.social
If you run into a pleasant person in the morning, you just ran into a pleasant person. If you run into pleasant people all day, b*tch you might just be a delight Writer (children/adults) Columnist (Irish Times Health) Book reviews (Irish Times, Inis Ma
@mooneyjennifer.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, DCU School of English Children’s & YA Literature MA Chair Applications now open: bit.ly/4hGaOyy MA Blog: https://search.app/WNUm9uNmWL775wvS6
@jcsplibraries.bsky.social
JCSP Demonstration Library Project. School library project supporting literacy and learning in Irish schools. Info@jcsplibraries.ie jcsplibraries.com
@kittymo1.bsky.social
National Coordinator JCSP Library Project https://jcsplibraries.com/ Chair LAI School Libraries group https://schoollibrariesireland.com/ LAI/CILIP Ireland Library Staff Champion 2023 Book lover-Educator-Dog walker. Living life & always learning
@irishkidsbooks.bsky.social
The aim of Discover Irish Children’s Books is to highlight and celebrate Irish children’s books. Check out our website: https://discoveririshkidsbooks.ie/
@irishbookawards.bsky.social
🍀 Ireland's biggest celebration of Irish books & authors. Follow on #APIBA 📌 2024 An Post Irish Book of the Year - Heart, Be At Peace linktr.ee/irishbookawards
@ailishb.bsky.social
PhD student in English @ UCC 👩🏻💻📖 DCU Alumna. 👩🏻🎓 Postgrad Officer - Irish Society for the Study of Children’s Literature. Reviewer/book admin for Children’s Books Ireland. 📚
@childrensbooksireland.ie
Children's Books Ireland is the national charity & arts organisation that champions every child's right to develop a love of reading. #EveryChildAReader
@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
@clarafiorentini.bsky.social
Fio-ren-tini 🇮🇪🇮🇹 Teacher Educator / Lecturer in Literacy Education 💬📚📝 Past-President: Literacy Association of Ireland (2024) Literacy | Children’s Literature | Read-alouds Views = mine Occasional blogger: www.claramariafiorentini.com
@wcorklitfest.bsky.social
#Bantry: 11-18 July 2025. Check out our line-up & download brochure. Booking open for all events https://linktr.ee/westcorkliteraryfestival
@handmadelou.bsky.social
PhD in children's literature, children's book enthusiast, library worker. My day-job is managing a gigantic warehouse full of books, so it's a good thing I like them so much ❤️✨she/her
@booksireland.bsky.social
Established 1976. Reviews, news, features on Irish books and writing, database of all upcoming books each month. Podcast #BurningBooks. Editor Ruth McKee.
@amandadunne.bsky.social
PhD researcher at TCD in early adolescent books (young teen). British Book Awards Individual Bookseller of the Year 2024. Reader, compulsive book recommender.
@mrjmenton.bsky.social
👨🏫English Teacher ⚽FCBayern 📚"The Anxious Generation" 📺"House of the Dragon" 🎧"Football Weekly"
@meabhmcdonnell.bsky.social
Author of Into the Witchwood with The O’Brien Press and and children’s book manager at Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, Galway!
@conorthegeek.bsky.social
Aspiring Children's Author, #RaisingVoices Fellow, Teacher, Children's Books Advocate, Mars Delight Fan.
@teresacremin.bsky.social
Professor of Education (Literacy), The Open University. Fellow EA, RSA and AcSS. Committed to social justice and reading for pleasure. RfP Website: https://ourfp.org Own profile: https://www.open.ac.uk/people/tmc242
@fallenstarmary.bsky.social
Childrens books reader, reviewer, blogger & editor; artist; weaver of words & wool; and good human (I hope)
@mrskirstbarrett.bsky.social
EAL Education Challenging Stereotypes Children's Books Diversity Sustainability Chair of SATEAL Regional Coordinator BITC
@rorycodd.bsky.social
📍 London • He/Him 🇮🇪🏳️🌈 💙 Gaming, Books, Pop Culture 📚 Senior Press Officer at Farshore, HarperCollins 🎓 M.Phil Children’s Literature, Trinity College Dublin 🔗 linktr.ee/rorycodd
@grainneobrien.bsky.social
Bestselling author with O’Brien Press. Solo coming April 2025 with Little Island. Bookseller with Kennys Bookshop. Rontu Literary Service. www.rontuliteraryservice.com
@rurooie.bsky.social
📚 Kidlit and YA Bookworm 📖 Reviews with Books Ireland Magazine 🖋 Shorelines with Little Island Feb 2026 ✒️ Repped by Alice Williams Lit Agency 👋🏻 She/they
@lorrainelevis.bsky.social
📚Head of Sales for Bloomsbury in Ireland 📚 Author of ‘Once Upon A Reader: Raising your Children with a Love of Books' 📚 Big Ol’ Nerd
@rowfas.bsky.social
Work in kids books. Craft to excess. Badly in need of a sarcasm font. she/her/sí/í
@ansiopaleabhar.bsky.social
Leabhair. Litearthacht. Litríocht. 📍66 Sráid Camden Íochtarach, D02 X201 🚪Oscailte Luan go Satharn 10.00-17.00 http://siopaleabhar.com 🖱️ 24/7
@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
@chandrikanm.bsky.social
Writer, Performer & Cultural Consultant, Multidisciplinary Messer, #STEAM dreamer. She/🤷🏾♀️🏳️🌈♾️ www.chandrika.ie
@bookaneer808.bsky.social
Avid reader, bookseller, likes birds & puns. She/her Creator of annual #ReadIrishWomenChallenge - runs every April https://www.instagram.com/bookaneer808/profilecard/?igsh=NjMxM3A3dWxnNmJ0 CR 📖 Skipshock by Caroline O'Donoghue 🚞
@littleislandbooks.bsky.social
Independent press publishing the best new Irish writing for young readers. Supported by Arts Council Ireland. Repped in UK by Bounce Sales & Marketing. Books create waves.
@halfwayupbooks.bsky.social
Award-winning Children’s Bookshop, Greystones, Co Wicklow, Ireland www.halfwayupthestairs.ie Mon - Sat 10-5:30. Closed Sundays & Bank Holidays
@samblakebooks.bsky.social
No 1 bestselling Irish crime writer (adult & YA) 💙📚 Chair Society of Authors, views my own. Agent: Simon Trewin https://linktr.ee/SamBlakeBooks
@kennysbookshop.bsky.social
Independent bookshop and art gallery in Galway, Ireland. Free delivery in Ireland and we ship worldwide. New, used and rare books. www.kennys.ie | www.thekennygallery.ie
@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
@urchinette.bsky.social
Writes things. My new book, Our Song, is coming in June 2025. First book The Real Rebecca won an Irish Book Award. Latest book The Boldness of Betty, about teen strikers in 1913, was shortlisted in 2020. Co-hosts @svhpodcast She/her
@deestevens.bsky.social
Making TV @ Tiger Aspect Kids (Mr Bean / Charlie & Lola / Super Happy Magic Forest) Making books @ Knights Of (Children’s Publisher of the Year 2022) Selling books @ Round Table Books (Children’s Bookshop of the Year 2023) Irish | they/them
@gutterbookshop.bsky.social
Two lovely bookshops in Dublin, Ireland - named after that famous Oscar Wilde quote... Store Manager Marta posts here whenever she gets a moment.
@ravenbooks.bsky.social
Bookshop 34 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland info@ravenbooks.ie ¦ (01) 278 9509 ¦ 086 3390231 Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 12-5
@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...