I'm so excited to announce my new role as Commissioning Editor Macmillan Children's Books, where I'll mainly be acquiring and editing YA for the First Ink list! This is a dream job for me and a welcome return to my London publishing roots. 🧵thebookseller.com/news/kesia-lup…

Moving and beautiful #kidlit/#kidlitart from Emily Hamilton published by Bloomsbury Kids US imaginaryelevators.blog/2025/06/25/nav… Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund SCBWI British Isles

A lovely night celebrating Cressida Cowell’s book launch. Such an incredible champion of children and reading for pleasure. My little booklovers (and bookstagrammers) adore her. 💛📚

Call me crazy but I want a society where everyone from the artist to the janitor is paid a living wage, where careers and creative hobbies aren’t being stolen by machines, where books and music and learning are celebrated instead of demeaned.

Pleasepleasepleaseplease if you get an offer of representation, tell every agent you've queried who hasn't passed on your book! Please don't assume it's a pass!

New Middle Grade. Role Model. September 4th.

What happens when your agent leaves? That's been on my mind recently, for obvious reasons... so I did a Substack post with my thoughts: open.substack.com/pub/kesialupo/…

Eight members of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators British Isles (SCBWI British Isles) regional team and steering committee have resigned after the California-based non-profit announced that the British Isles branch is being restructured 👇 ebx.sh/doMhri

What are you reading this weekend?

Just announced: the winners of the 2025 UKLA Book Awards. Congratulations to all the winning authors and illustrators and to the UKLA teacher judges 📚📚#UKLA25 #teachersbookawards #KidLitUK 💐 booksforkeeps.co.uk/winners-of-the…

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Genuine q - if you're a children's/YA author, would you do a library/school event without payment but with bookselling/signing through local indie? Comments & thoughts v helpful!

Ever seen an agent wishlist and thought, “Well, they’re not looking for my book”? Hold up. That list isn’t the whole story. In this blog post, I talk about what agent wishlists actually mean (and why you might still be a fit). buff.ly/coxq2Nq #writingcommunity

Is your manuscript in need of a serious edit? Join author Sara Grant for an intensive workshop on July 19th! SCBWI British Isles Find out more: bit.ly/4jZUmdX #amediting

Lavender #honey is made by busy #bees, the #flowers can be used in cooking, cakes, biscuits & ice cream. In myth #lavender is used in #spells to strengthen #love & encourage fertility. Maidens would wear a sprig if they wished to stay chaste. #FolkloreSunday

Oh to have writing time this morning after life being SO busy…#Grateful #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

Beachcomber, Giles Cartoons and Rupert the Bear. The only things of any worth that came from the Daily Express. Currently reading the Biography of Rupert's illustrator, Alfred Bestall. Do love his idyllic illustrations of Nutwood. #CatsandBooks, Life is tolerable.

How to get your children's book seen by schools. Some advice for new and self-published authors. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/prom… #amwriting #kidlit #writersoftwitter

Books Are My Bag The Life and Work of Alfred Bestall. By Caroline G Bott. Alfred was responsible for The sublime idyllic illustrations, and rhyming words, of Rupert the Bear... #catsandbooks #rupertthebear #britishwhimsy #alfredBestall #drawingfunnypictures #nonsensicalornithology

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