@Meggyf

Lecturer in Publishing @BathSpaUni PhD candidate @UWTSD Mentor @SYP_UK Director @SerenBooks Loves books & languages.

 Cardiff, Wales
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.@SerenBooks has appointed Bronwen Price as CEO. Price was first appointed interim CEO in January 2024, having been seconded from the Board of the independent publisher 👇 thebookseller.com/news/seren…

Seren Books appoints Bronwen Price as CEO

Seren Books has appointed Bronwen Price as CEO.

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ICYMI: Around 80% of international adults believe that British literature and academic research positively contribute towards the UK’s international reputation, according to a recent @PublishersAssoc survey 👇 thebookseller.com/news/publi…

Publishers Association research reveals impact of literature on UK's international reputation

Around 80% of international adults believe that British literature and academic research positively contribute towards the UK’s international reputation, according to a recent PA survey.

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✨COVER REVEAL✨ THE FIVE follows a year in the interconnected lives of five very different teenagers who forge a singular bond at their secondary school in north-west Wales. Now available for pre-order: fireflypress.co.uk/books/the…
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Are you passionate about publishing and have a love for SFF & YA books?📚✨ Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency is looking for a SFF & YA Assistant Trainee to join the team🪄 More info at the link 👇madeleinemilburn.co.uk/news/…
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"Refreshingly different voices" We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2025 #BranfordBoaseAward, given annually to author and editor of the year's outstanding debut novel for children & young people. #writing #editing branfordboaseaward.org.uk/sh…
Graphic showing the six books on the shortlist for the 2025 Branford Boase Award given annually to author and editor of the year's outstanding debut novel for children. They are Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic Realm by Ash Bond, edited by Ruth Bennett (Piccadilly Press) The Boy in the Suit by James Fox, edited by Lauren Fortune (Scholastic) Wild East by Ashley Hickson-Lovence, edited by Katie Sinfield (Penguin Random House) All the Hidden Monsters by Amie Jordan, edited by Rachel Leyshon (Chicken House) Glasgow Boys by Margaret McDonald, edited by Alice Swan, assisted by Ama Badu (Faber) The Boy to Beat the Gods by Ashley Thorpe, edited by Sarah Stewart (Usborne) The image also features the logos for ALCS and Walker Books who support the award.

ALT Graphic showing the six books on the shortlist for the 2025 Branford Boase Award given annually to author and editor of the year's outstanding debut novel for children. They are Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic Realm by Ash Bond, edited by Ruth Bennett (Piccadilly Press) The Boy in the Suit by James Fox, edited by Lauren Fortune (Scholastic) Wild East by Ashley Hickson-Lovence, edited by Katie Sinfield (Penguin Random House) All the Hidden Monsters by Amie Jordan, edited by Rachel Leyshon (Chicken House) Glasgow Boys by Margaret McDonald, edited by Alice Swan, assisted by Ama Badu (Faber) The Boy to Beat the Gods by Ashley Thorpe, edited by Sarah Stewart (Usborne) The image also features the logos for ALCS and Walker Books who support the award.

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Celebrate St David's Day watching a really great film Gwlad Bardd with Rhys Iorwerth travelling across Wales meeting Welsh language poets, talking about the rich and varied poetry scenes across our beautiful country. Available with subtitles. bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0krdwr…

S4C - Gwlad Bardd

Ffilm ddogfen sy'n dilyn hynt y bardd Rhys Iorwerth wrth iddo deithio Cymru a thu hwnt ...

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And our overall winner is… The Cafe at the Edge of the Woods by @MisterPlease! Never has such a beautifully illustrated book been such a disgusting joy to read! Kids and booksellers love Rene, Glumfoot and the whole cast of characters. Find them here: waterstones.com/the-watersto…
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'Harrowing, poetic, hilarious and tragic, this is a strikingly memorable contemporary YA novel.' The @guardian Vanishing Edge by Zillah Bethell included in The Guardian's Children’s and teens roundup 🌟 Read more: theguardian.com/books/2025/m…
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Small Press of the Year Regional & Country Winner for Wales is @serenbooks! Seren is overdue reward for its support of English-language literature from Wales over more than 40 years. Congratulations! Find out more here: bit.ly/4bHkXco #BritishBookAwards #Nibbies
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Introducing our Small Press of the Year Regional & Country Winners 🎉 Regional but with a national focus, commercial yet value-led, intentional but flexible, these businesses do the hard-yards on behalf of their writers, while building brands and recruiting readers for the future, says Philip Jones See the thread below for each winner 👇#BritishBookAwards #Nibbies
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Huge congratulations to @lcpalmerpoet who has been longlisted for The Carnegie Medal for Writing with his second novel, Play #Carnegies25 Play is an intensely gripping & masterly YA novel of boyhood, modern-day masculinity and innocence lost Available from your local bookshop!
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We are proud to share the #Carnegies2025 shortlists, that were revealed this afternoon at @londonbookfair 📖✨ Congratulations to the wonderful authors and illustrators who brought these exceptional stories to life. 💫 Read the full announcement: 🔗 carnegies.co.uk/2025-shortli…
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Huge congratulations ⁦@lcpalmerpoet⁩ on your ⁦@CarnegieMedals⁩ shortlisting with Play 🤩🤩what an awesome achievement and so well deserved 🎉🎉📚
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Does na ddim byd heb stori! Dyma Arwel👋 Head of Publishing Development at @Books_Wales! Thanks to increased funding from @LlywodraethCym @WelshGovernment, @LlyfrauCymru can continue supporting our vibrant publishing sector📚 ➡️gov.wales/significant-fundin… ➡️llyw.cymru/cadarnhau-cynnydd…
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I'm deeply grateful to be shortlisted for the Ruth Rendell Award! I pour my all into creating, communicating and celebrating the power of reading and writing to improve and save our lives! Thank you for recognising my efforts and congratulations to everyone on the list. 📚😁
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The shortlist for this year's Ruth Rendell Award with @ALCS_UK has landed! 🌟 Congratulations to all seven of the amazing shortlisted authors who inspire children and adults across the UK and support their literacy development. Stay tuned for the winner on 20 February...
Graphic with headshots of all shortlisted authors. Top row from left to right: Alex Wharton, Hannah Gold, Jeffrey Boakye, Mel Taylor Bessent. Bottom row from left to right: Naomi Jones, Sharna Jackson, Tom Percival. Text under the headshots reads: ALCS and National Literacy Trust are working together to celebrate literacy champions. literacytrust.org.uk/ruth-rendell-award

ALT Graphic with headshots of all shortlisted authors. Top row from left to right: Alex Wharton, Hannah Gold, Jeffrey Boakye, Mel Taylor Bessent. Bottom row from left to right: Naomi Jones, Sharna Jackson, Tom Percival. Text under the headshots reads: ALCS and National Literacy Trust are working together to celebrate literacy champions. literacytrust.org.uk/ruth-rendell-award

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It's that time of year again!🎉 Thrilled to be a #BritishBookAwards country finalist for Small Press of the Year. We're in some superb company. Llongyfarchiadau to @SerenBooks, Parthian, @GwasgRilyBooks, @LucentDreaming, @brokensleep and @graffeg_books
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