UK Children's Authors 3
A third starter pack of (mostly) UK Children's Authors
Created by
@mostlybooktalk.bsky.social
@gitaralleigh.bsky.social
Writer/Poet/Lecturer/ex-doctor. Kids: The Destiny of Minou Moonshine 🐘 The Voyage of Sam Singh 🦜 @zephyrbooks.bsky.social Poetry: Siren 🧜🏽♀️ @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social A Terrible Thing 🧝🏽♀️ (Bad Betty Press) https://linktr.ee/gitaralleigh
@sarahwynne25.bsky.social
Children's book author from Chester, educator and reader of all things kidlit. A Reading Agency 2023 Book of the Year & The Times Best Middle Grade Murder Mystery, Murder in Velvet. Chapter book, Dogs of Doom due 31st Aug! Website www.sarahwynneauthor.co.
@sabrinashahauthor.bsky.social
#Kidlit author #PB MUSIC OF THE MOUNTAINS '25 with Barefoot Books #writementor #12X12 #TheGEAcademy #SCBWI 🇬🇧🇵🇰🇸🇬 🤲🏼
@afharrold.com
Poet, performer, children's author. The Imaginary, The Worlds We Leave Behind, Fizzlebert Stump, Greta Zargo and others. www.afharroldkids.com
@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: jhare@theagency.co.uk / Events: @AuthorsAloudUK
@candygourlay.bsky.social
KidLit author. Makes comics. Loves dogs. My website: https://www.candygourlay.co.uk/ My new blog https://houseofprocrastination.substack.com/ My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/candygourlay/
@nazimapathan.bsky.social
Author, doctor, researcher and parent. Here for the #kidlitcommunity. My MG novel Dream Hunters came out Aug 2024 Simon and Schuster. #ukkidlit #booksky
@nickysmithdale.bsky.social
Children’s author. Betty Steady and the Queen’s Orb out now!
@sophieanderson.bsky.social
Carnegie Shortlisted Author. Lives in a House with Chicken Legs. Speaks Bear. Tangles Magic. Sings Storms.❄️The Snow Girl❄️
@elnorrywriter.bsky.social
⛅️ Wellbeing/Safeguarding at an FE college 🌛 Writer 📚 2025/26 Bloomsbury contemporary MG #UKkidlit ✒️ Philippa Milnes-Smith, The Soho Agency 📝 Freelance mentor/editor 🏫 Yr 5/6/7 Author visits https://linktr.ee/elnorry_writer www.elnorry.com
@erandalljones.bsky.social
Children's author of folksy horrorful books THE WITCHSTONE GHOSTS and THE SCREAM OF THE WHISTLE with Chicken House. Repped by Lucy Irvine, PFD. Storyteller/Workshop Person. Longlisted for Branford Boase. Messy ND overthinker, big fan of tea and magic.
@writerdavidlong.bsky.social
Blue Peter Book of the Year author. Writes for children and adults, 60+ books translated into 30+ languages. Agents: Penny Holroyde and Andrew Lownie. davidlong.info
@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