Publishing Director for Hachette Children's Books. Views my own, or pilfered from people with better ones...
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Joined November 2009
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Just back from parental leave and I have not one but TWO delicious roles to recruit... Are you an editorial assistant in search of your next position? Or a comm ed/senior comm ed in need of a new challenge? Come and work with my lovely team! jobs.hachette.co.uk/
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✨Cover Reveal ✨
Behold! The wonderful cover of my debut MG fantasy YESTERDAY CRUMB AND THE STORM IN A TEACUP, out 17/03/22 (design by @SamuelPerrett, illus. by Marine Gosselin)! A tale of tea witches, peculiar faerie customers, and the magical, walking teashop they call home…
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Look at this delicious package. And the story inside is just as tasty! (A cuppa and a large slice of cake while reading is pretty much compulsory, naturally...)
COVER REVEAL&BOOK GIVEAWAY!📚
Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in the Teacup @andysagarbooks
Illustrator: #MarineGosselin
@HachetteKids
Thrilled to reveal the cover for this deliciously joyful MG debut where adventure & magic await in every teacup!
RT to win 1 of 5 proof packs!
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It may be the last day of #PrideMonth2021, but I’ve asked our editorial team to recommend LGBTQ+ books that will help you keep the spirit of pride alive long after June 📚
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#Pride #LGBTQ #editorspicks
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Join us TONIGHT, 7 pm, with author @markbradleyart agent @LydiaRSilver and editorial director @kateagar to talk about the upcoming publication of Bumble and Snug and The Angry Pirates!
#SCBWIchat
We have a VERY exciting editorial assistant vacancy for somebody looking for an entry-level job in children's publishing! Come and join us, we're DELIGHTFUL☺️ hachette.co.uk/vacancies/202… #publishingjobs #Editorial #PleaseRT
Are you perfect for this role? Is somebody you know perfect for this role? Apply and share and share and apply! We're a lovely bunch, I promise 😊
Are you a talented, highly motivated individual with experience of working within children’s publishing? Apply to the @HachetteKids Editor role today! More details here: bit.ly/34NQskb
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We're also delighted that The Star Outside My Window is shortlisted for the Children's Fiction Award!
Good luck @OnjaliRauf 🌟
#Nibbies
Look at the incredible Children's Fiction titles in the running for Book of the Year! Who will win? Find out at TOMORROW's #Nibbies! Thanks to @WorldBookDayUK for supporting this award 🤗 @MacmillanKidsUK @simonkids_UK @orionbooks @EMTeenFiction @HarperCollinsCh @BloomsburyBooks
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It's the #Nibbies tonight and we're over the moon to have TWO books on this year's Children's Non-Fiction & Illustrated Shortlist!
Fingers crossed for #YouGotThis by @bryony_gordon and #Heartstopper by @AliceOseman
What a stunning shortlist for Children's Non-Fiction & Illustrated! Find out who takes the trophy TOMORROW! Thanks again @WorldBookDayUK for supporting 🥳 @PuffinBooks @alisonlikescake @wrenandrookbook @HodderBooks @eandtbooks @simonschusterUK
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We want to shout about all the amazing indie bookshops that have been bringing books to you through online and over the phone orders as well as the ones that are open right now! Comment below with your local indie bookshop and keep this thread going! #IndieBookshopWeek
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500 Words - Black Lives Matter is now open for submissions, so get in there! I and my fellow judges can't wait to read the submitted stories - and remember they can be in any genre. 😊
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Please register your ticket via Eventbrite by 9:30 TOMORROW MORNING. 👇🏽
📢Repeat, the final day of #RethinkingDiversityWeek is not on IG Live but via @STWevents'
webinar!
Please book ahead! 👇🏽
eventbrite.co.uk/e/rethinkin…
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‘Rethinking ‘Diversity’ in Publishing’ – led by @Anamik1977 and @svanlente, in partnership with @GoldsmithsUoL, @STWevents @thebookseller, funded by @ahrcpress and with a forward by @BernardineEvar - is launched today 12 noon bit.ly/rethinkingdiversity #RethinkingDiversity /1
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Thank you to everyone who entered the Hachette Children’s Novel Award with @NewWritingNorth. Your entries were fabulous and we loved reading them!
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Congratulations to the winner of Hachette Children’s Novel Award, @DurkanHannah! We are thrilled to be publishing your wonderful book ✨
Meet the Hachette Children's Novel Award winner, @DurkanHannah
Hannah is a @UniversityLeeds graduate, works in a primary school and runs a writing group for mums. We're thrilled that her debut children's novel will be published by @HachetteKids. northernwritersawards.com/wi…
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I could not be more thrilled to have won this award! Thank you so much to the judges @kateagar @ChloeSeager @MitchAuthor and @Dean_e1 for enjoying my space whales! Thank you to @WilliamJMackie and everyone at @newwritingnorth. I can’t wait to start working with @hachettekids 😃
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We're so happy to announce the winner of the Hachette Children's Novel Award, with our wonderful partners @HachetteKids.
@DurkanHannah wins the award and a publishing contract with Hachette for her brilliant novel. Well done, Hannah!
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‘Black Trans Lives Matter’ – we can't let the government bury an assault on trans rights bit.ly/2zLxvlJ
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Did you know this week is #RefugeeWeek2020? Below we share just a few of our books which will help children of all ages understand the global refugee crisis and develop empathy for refugees.
