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Sarah Merrett 🫧A Place of a Thousand Wishes
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Children's writer. A Place of a Thousand Wishes and The Others published by Everything With Words.
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Sarah Merrett 🫧A Place of a Thousand Wishes @sarahmerrett1.bsky.social · 7d
Thrilled to bits see my book nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration. Congratulations to the hugely talented illustrator Ewa Beniak-Haremska. So well deserved. @everywithwords.bsky.social @carnegiemedals.bsky.social #carnegies2026
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eibhliscarcione.bsky.social
Absolutely thrilled that Black Gables has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing.
Huge thanks to all the librarians and readers @carnegiemedals.bsky.social
Special thanks to @everywithwords.bsky.social and Silvia @pfd
Congrats to all the nominees!
#Carnegies2026
November 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
sarahmerrett1.bsky.social
Thrilled to bits see my book nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration. Congratulations to the hugely talented illustrator Ewa Beniak-Haremska. So well deserved. @everywithwords.bsky.social @carnegiemedals.bsky.social #carnegies2026
November 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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everywithwords.bsky.social
Awesome to see Black Gables @eibhliscarcione.bsky.social and The World between the Rain @susancahill.bsky.social nominated for writing and Ewa Beniak-Haremska nominated for her stunning illustrations of A Place of a Thousand Wishes @sarahmerrett1.bsky.social
carnegiemedals.bsky.social The Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 7d
The 2026 Carnegies nominations are live! 🎉 Join us in celebrating the exceptional storytelling and illustration recognised this year. 🏆 Get ready for an inspiring awards season! Congrats to all nominees! 📖❤️

https://carnegies.co.uk/nominations-announced-2026

#Carnegies2026
Graphic with the Carnegies logo and text reading: 2026 Nominations Announced. #Carnegies2026 carnegies.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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darrensimpson44.bsky.social
"Creepy, compelling YA folk horror"🩸
Huge thanks to @imogenrw.bsky.social for including #THIRST in the @theguardian.com's roundup of the best new books for children and teens. 🙏 This is a cracking start to the weekend. I'll be celebrating tonight with Maimsbury's finest cider.
October 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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charlienutbrown.bsky.social
Thank you to Peters, specialist supplier of children's books, for making The Feathered Book a recommended read and for the lovely review!

“A wonderful debut with excellent writing"

peters.co.uk

#libraries #UKKidlit #booksky #childrensbooks #BookBloggers
The Feathered Book on the Peter's library suppliers website
October 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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piudg.bsky.social
Adventure awaits! The next book in the Snakestone Cycle, The Golden Monkey Mystery, is out in January 2026!

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October 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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alatkinson.bsky.social
It's alive! Join twins Indigo and Rusty on their second terrifying adventure. Thank you to everyone who has made these stories possible. Special mention to Usborne, @linalanglee.bsky.social @northlitagency.bsky.social and to Miriam Serafin
Spooky middle grade books with gorgeous, colourful covers that are perfect reading for dark and cosy nights
September 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
sarahmerrett1.bsky.social
Delighted to be one of The New Statesman’s best children’s books for summer 2025 with my historical MG adventure about a luckless ice cream seller who meets a wish-maker at his magical manor house. @everywithwords.bsky.social #MG #kidlit #kidlituk #kidlit #ReadingForPleasure #booksky #childrensbooks
September 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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gntread24.bsky.social
Latest on Good Night To Read- goodnighttoread.wordpress.com Illustrator Spotlight & Preview- Delighted to be part of the blog tour for this imaginative book @charlienutbrown.bsky.social @everywithwords.bsky.social with wonderful illustrations by #EwaBeniakHaremska #ukkidlit #librarians
September 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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charlienutbrown.bsky.social
More of Ewa Beniak-Haremska's extraordinary illustrations from The Feathered Book – published 11 Sep by @everywithwords.bsky.social
Monty the Fox and Nettle the Rabbit in a pit full of worms. An illustration by Ewa Beniak-Haremska from The Feathered Book. Monty the Fox and Nettle the Rabbit in The Room of Flying Books. An illustration by Ewa Beniak-Haremska from The Feathered Book. Rokeby the Otter, a pirate, fights with Nettle the Rabbit. An illustration by Ewa Beniak-Haremska from The Feathered Book. Monty the Fox and Nettle the Rabbit on their boat, The Harlequin. An illustration by Ewa Beniak-Haremska from The Feathered Book.
September 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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uvcompetition.bsky.social
Entries for @uvcompetition.bsky.social close one week today!

Winners will be published in the #UV26 anthology and introduced to agents and editors at the exclusive launch party.

Don't miss this incredible chance to launch your #kidlit career🚀

undiscoveredvoices.com
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September 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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charlienutbrown.bsky.social
I've been so, so lucky to have the incredible Ewa Beniak-Haremska do the illustrations for The Feathered Book – they're exactly how I'd always imagined them, yet somehow even better.

Published September 11 by @everywithwords.bsky.social

#kidlit #kidlituk #UKKidlit #booksky #childrensbooks
An illustration of Monty the Fox in a dressing gown sitting in an armchair reading a book An illustration of a dormouse and an elderly squirrel walking through a library holding lanterns. The library has a spiral staircase and is inside a tree trunk An illustration of Monty the Fox and Nettle the Rabbit fleeing through a wood, pursued by pirates An illustration of Prendergast the Raven conducting an alchemical experiment
August 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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charlienutbrown.bsky.social
Fox detectives, otter pirates, and raven alchemists. Labyrinths, libraries, and lakes. Booby traps, boat chases, and impossible crimes … The Feathered Book, published 11 September by @everywithwords.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlituk #UKKidlit #booksky #childrensbooks #BooksForKids #ChildrensNovels
The cover of The Feathered Book by Charlie Nutbrown, featuring a black feather and the profiles of various animals, including a fox, a rabbit and a badger.
August 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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everywithwords.bsky.social
Wonderful to see A Place of a Thousand Wishes @sarahmerrett1.bsky.social as a Summer Pick, 'A delicious Fantasy adventure' @newstatesman.com Thanks @amandacraig.bsky.social
#KidLit #Fantasy
www.newstatesman.com/culture/book...
The best children’s books for summer 2025
Our action-packed list will thrill readers whether they’re three or 13.
www.newstatesman.com
August 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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uvcompetition.bsky.social
** One month to go** to get your entries into Undiscovered Voices - the best competition around for unpublished, unagented kidlit and YA writers (okay, we might be slightly biased...)

We can't wait to read your manuscripts 👀

undiscoveredvoices.com
August 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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darrensimpson44.bsky.social
Holy moly, my author copies of #THIRST have arrived! 🤩 So here's a giddy #unboxing vid. This book is sublime in the flesh. Thanks to @pushkinchildrens.bsky.social for making it real - I'm over the moon with how it's turned out. ♥️ Available for pre-order from pushkinpress.com/book/thirst/
August 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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jackjackman.bsky.social
Just 3 weeks till Maisie vs Antarctica gets a friend!
🩵 Maisie vs the Himalayas 🩵 out on 14th August. ⛰️🥳

#maisievsantarctica #mgadventures #middlegradebooks #booksforkids #childrensbooks #kidslit ##readingforpleasure #kidsbooks
Two books side by side, Maisie vs Antarctica and Maisie vs the Himalayas.
July 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
sarahmerrett1.bsky.social
Today is World Ice Cream Day, the perfect day to check out my new MG adventure set in 1899. Mason and Pa make the world’s best ice cream, but the heatwave and a sinister stranger are about to ruin everything. Can a famous wish-maker solve their problems? @everywithwords.bsky.social
July 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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charlienutbrown.bsky.social
Monty the Fox is determined to become a detective and solve the mystery of The Feathered Book. Out September, @everywithwords.bsky.social. Illustrations by the incredible Ewa Beniak-Haremska. 
#kidlit #kidlituk #UKKidlit #booksky #childrensbooks
A fox wearing a dressing gown lounges in an armchair reading a book. An illustration of Monty by Ewa Beniak-Haremska from The Feathered Book by Charlie Nutbrown
July 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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bathnovelaward.co.uk
🎉Happy SCARLETT BUCKLING AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING PICTURES publication day to @marioambrosi.bsky.social - out today with @tinytreebooks.bsky.social!

12yo Scarlett Buckling loves a detective story, but when her beloved Gran goes missing in the night, she faces a real-life case like no other...
July 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
sarahmerrett1.bsky.social
A Place of a Thousand Wishes has been out for a few weeks and I’ve been blown away by the reviews so far. Thank you to everyone who has read and reviewed. Here are just a few snippets.
@everywithwords.bsky.social #MG #kidlit #kidlituk #UKKidlit #booksky #childrensbooks
July 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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vonprice.bsky.social
I will take every opportunity to promote #TheOthers Sarah, it is an utterly fantastic book and needs to be in every school library collection 🔭🛸📘
July 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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vonprice.bsky.social
Great thread of recommendations 😍 I would add #TheOthers by @sarahmerrett1.bsky.social published by @everywithwords.bsky.social & #BestOfAllWorlds by #KennethOppel published by @guppybooks.bsky.social
#UkKidLit
Front cover of a middle grade paperback The Others by Sarah Merritt Front cover of a teen/YA hardback book Best of All Worlds by Kenneth Oppel
July 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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jonnybid.bsky.social
My latest article for Educate magazine is all about how children choose books. It was inspired by this wonderful blog from David Reedy and Alice Reedy: collins.co.uk/blogs/the-bo...

The article can be found here: neu.org.uk/latest/libra...
July 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
sarahmerrett1.bsky.social
Lovely to see my new book A Place of a Thousand Wishes in @waterstones.bsky.social Romsey – a great new shop that’s always busy.
@everywithwords.bsky.social #MG #kidlit #kidlituk #UKKidlit #booksky #childrensbooks
July 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM