Swapna Haddow
@swapnahaddow.bsky.social
Children’s author working with Scholastic, HarperCollins, Magic Cat, Faber&Faber, Macmillan. Writes for Oxford University Press as Swapna Reddy. Represented by Millie van Grutten at RCW Literary Agency. She/her.
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First starred review - bit chuffed about that ❤️
December 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
First starred review - bit chuffed about that ❤️
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Thanks for everyone who's bid on the #Creatives4Sudan auction so far. In amazing news, we're at 12k. We have TWO DAYS LEFT though. If everyone places lots of little bids, I think we could get to 15k easy. The money is going to Sudanese-run Emergency Response Rooms. 💗🇸🇩 app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Thanks for everyone who's bid on the #Creatives4Sudan auction so far. In amazing news, we're at 12k. We have TWO DAYS LEFT though. If everyone places lots of little bids, I think we could get to 15k easy. The money is going to Sudanese-run Emergency Response Rooms. 💗🇸🇩 app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
An incredible shortlist! Vote for your fave and if you fancy it vote for How to Save your Granny from a Runaway Train by me and @jessbradley.bsky.social 👵🏽🧪
The School Reading List Children’s Books of the Year 2025 shortlist is live! 🎉📚
Explore standout fiction, nonfiction & picture books and vote for your winners in each category.
👉 schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo...
Explore standout fiction, nonfiction & picture books and vote for your winners in each category.
👉 schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo...
December 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
An incredible shortlist! Vote for your fave and if you fancy it vote for How to Save your Granny from a Runaway Train by me and @jessbradley.bsky.social 👵🏽🧪
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A reminder this holiday season and always
November 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A reminder this holiday season and always
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#ReadPalestine week (Nov 29-Dec 5)
Read. Resist. Rise up.
-> publishersforpalestine.org
@pubforpalestine.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social @orbooks.bsky.social @haymarketbooks.org @saqibooks.bsky.social
Read. Resist. Rise up.
-> publishersforpalestine.org
@pubforpalestine.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social @orbooks.bsky.social @haymarketbooks.org @saqibooks.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
#ReadPalestine week (Nov 29-Dec 5)
Read. Resist. Rise up.
-> publishersforpalestine.org
@pubforpalestine.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social @orbooks.bsky.social @haymarketbooks.org @saqibooks.bsky.social
Read. Resist. Rise up.
-> publishersforpalestine.org
@pubforpalestine.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social @orbooks.bsky.social @haymarketbooks.org @saqibooks.bsky.social
Thank you to all the brilliant classes who tuned in for the Dave Pigeon (Turkey Dinner!) story planning event with Flying Hub 🦃
November 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Thank you to all the brilliant classes who tuned in for the Dave Pigeon (Turkey Dinner!) story planning event with Flying Hub 🦃
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If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
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LIBRARIES EXIST. if you want to read my book for free that is absolutely fine by me, and you can go to a library and take it home and make a note of anything that’s interesting, and then return it and someone else can do the same. And doing that will help your local library AND I’ll earn a tiny fee.
I see the book piracy discourse is back and as a writer I only have one opinion which is that yea I would actually quite like to earn a comfortable life doing an easy, likeable creative job, I don't think the world owes that to me, but it would be nice, and it's not an insane thing to want
November 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
LIBRARIES EXIST. if you want to read my book for free that is absolutely fine by me, and you can go to a library and take it home and make a note of anything that’s interesting, and then return it and someone else can do the same. And doing that will help your local library AND I’ll earn a tiny fee.
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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YOU get a book, YOU get a book, YOU get a book! I’m offering a WHOLE class set of The Terrible Trio: The (not so) Superheroes with teacher notes as part of the Creatives4Sudan auction. Bid here: app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
Shipping worldwide 🌍
Please share widely if you can 🙏🏾
#edusky
Shipping worldwide 🌍
Please share widely if you can 🙏🏾
#edusky
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November 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
YOU get a book, YOU get a book, YOU get a book! I’m offering a WHOLE class set of The Terrible Trio: The (not so) Superheroes with teacher notes as part of the Creatives4Sudan auction. Bid here: app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
Shipping worldwide 🌍
Please share widely if you can 🙏🏾
#edusky
Shipping worldwide 🌍
Please share widely if you can 🙏🏾
#edusky
YOU get a book, YOU get a book, YOU get a book! I’m offering a WHOLE class set of The Terrible Trio: The (not so) Superheroes with teacher notes as part of the Creatives4Sudan auction. Bid here: app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
Shipping worldwide 🌍
Please share widely if you can 🙏🏾
#edusky
Shipping worldwide 🌍
Please share widely if you can 🙏🏾
#edusky
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November 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
YOU get a book, YOU get a book, YOU get a book! I’m offering a WHOLE class set of The Terrible Trio: The (not so) Superheroes with teacher notes as part of the Creatives4Sudan auction. Bid here: app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
Shipping worldwide 🌍
Please share widely if you can 🙏🏾
#edusky
Shipping worldwide 🌍
Please share widely if you can 🙏🏾
#edusky
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Hari Kumar, Ultimate Superstar is in The Bookseller’s list of 10 Titles Not to Miss in February 2026! 🎉 The new Editor’s Choices. So happy! Art by Mamta Singh.
November 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Hari Kumar, Ultimate Superstar is in The Bookseller’s list of 10 Titles Not to Miss in February 2026! 🎉 The new Editor’s Choices. So happy! Art by Mamta Singh.
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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Keep it short and find what you enjoy: how to start reading for fun
Keep it short and find what you enjoy: how to start reading for fun
In a world full of distractions, it can be difficult to form a habit that needs attention. Experts advise on getting out of the rut
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Keep it short and find what you enjoy: how to start reading for fun
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18 picture books with South Asian characters✨
These fantastic books celebrate South Asian families and culture – and everyone can enjoy reading them together.
Explore the list 📚 https://bit.ly/4oBkM8n
These fantastic books celebrate South Asian families and culture – and everyone can enjoy reading them together.
Explore the list 📚 https://bit.ly/4oBkM8n
November 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
18 picture books with South Asian characters✨
These fantastic books celebrate South Asian families and culture – and everyone can enjoy reading them together.
Explore the list 📚 https://bit.ly/4oBkM8n
These fantastic books celebrate South Asian families and culture – and everyone can enjoy reading them together.
Explore the list 📚 https://bit.ly/4oBkM8n
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Leestip!
Getipt door onze nieuwe leesTipper Dex: De verschrikkelijke drie: De (wannabe) superhelden / Swapna Haddow, ills. Minky Stapleton, uitgeverij Volt
"Het is super grappig het is suuuuuuuuuuper leuk!"
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#lezen #bibliotheken #leestips
Getipt door onze nieuwe leesTipper Dex: De verschrikkelijke drie: De (wannabe) superhelden / Swapna Haddow, ills. Minky Stapleton, uitgeverij Volt
"Het is super grappig het is suuuuuuuuuuper leuk!"
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#lezen #bibliotheken #leestips
November 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Leestip!
Getipt door onze nieuwe leesTipper Dex: De verschrikkelijke drie: De (wannabe) superhelden / Swapna Haddow, ills. Minky Stapleton, uitgeverij Volt
"Het is super grappig het is suuuuuuuuuuper leuk!"
Lees de tip op jeugdbieb.nl/nieuws.php?i...
#lezen #bibliotheken #leestips
Getipt door onze nieuwe leesTipper Dex: De verschrikkelijke drie: De (wannabe) superhelden / Swapna Haddow, ills. Minky Stapleton, uitgeverij Volt
"Het is super grappig het is suuuuuuuuuuper leuk!"
Lees de tip op jeugdbieb.nl/nieuws.php?i...
#lezen #bibliotheken #leestips
This looks gorgeous, Maisie!! Hugest congratulations 🎉🎉🎉
Good morning Blue Sky! I’m thrilled to reveal the cover to mine and Jo Lindley’s new picture book - CHI CHI THE PANDA which will be out 4th June 2026!!!
It’s my first picture book and Jo has created the cutest and fluffiest panda! It’s historical non-fiction too so you’ll learn stuff too!
It’s my first picture book and Jo has created the cutest and fluffiest panda! It’s historical non-fiction too so you’ll learn stuff too!
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This looks gorgeous, Maisie!! Hugest congratulations 🎉🎉🎉
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Creative pals, we need you! A group of us are running an auction to raise funds for the Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan. Sudanese people are dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis since records began. Can you donate mentoring/art/signed books etc? SIGN UP HERE: www.sudancoup.com/auction
Creatives4Sudan Fundraising Auction — Keep Eyes On Sudan
Creatives coming together to raise life-saving funds for the people escaping genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan
www.sudancoup.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Creative pals, we need you! A group of us are running an auction to raise funds for the Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan. Sudanese people are dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis since records began. Can you donate mentoring/art/signed books etc? SIGN UP HERE: www.sudancoup.com/auction
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Youngest kiddo loved this book. Heartily recommend.
Thank you to everyone who came along to Farshore Funny Fest last weekend and took part in the How to Save Your Granny from a Runaway Train live show with the Bakehouse Theatre group. What a brilliant way to kick off #NonFictionNovember #kidlit
November 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Youngest kiddo loved this book. Heartily recommend.
Thank you to everyone who came along to Farshore Funny Fest last weekend and took part in the How to Save Your Granny from a Runaway Train live show with the Bakehouse Theatre group. What a brilliant way to kick off #NonFictionNovember #kidlit
November 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Thank you to everyone who came along to Farshore Funny Fest last weekend and took part in the How to Save Your Granny from a Runaway Train live show with the Bakehouse Theatre group. What a brilliant way to kick off #NonFictionNovember #kidlit
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If you and your children are not ready for a particular book, that is okay. It is not okay to limit the access to books, stories, and experiences for other families. Every book is not for everyone, but every book is for someone.
bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/
bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/
Why Did These Authors Have Their School Visit Canceled? They Were Talking About Their Book About Book Bans.
Country Club Elementary School in California's Bay Area canceled an author visit moments before it began. Why? It covered book bans.
bookriot.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
If you and your children are not ready for a particular book, that is okay. It is not okay to limit the access to books, stories, and experiences for other families. Every book is not for everyone, but every book is for someone.
bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/
bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/
Thank you to #HalfwayBushSchool for a morning of brilliant booky fun 📚
November 4, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Thank you to #HalfwayBushSchool for a morning of brilliant booky fun 📚
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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
https://carnegies.co.uk/nominations-announced-2026
#Carnegies2026
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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
https://carnegies.co.uk/nominations-announced-2026
#Carnegies2026
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New #WriterBeware blog post: an explainer on the huge Anthropic class action copyright settlement: what it is, how it happened, how writers with eligible infringed works may benefit financially, and what eligible writers should do next writerbeware.blog/2025/10/31/t...
The Anthropic Class Action Settlement: What You Need to Know Right Now - Writer Beware
One of the most urgent issues confronting writers and other creators right now is the use of copyrighted material for generative AI training. The large language models that power chatbots like OpenAI’...
writerbeware.blog
October 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
New #WriterBeware blog post: an explainer on the huge Anthropic class action copyright settlement: what it is, how it happened, how writers with eligible infringed works may benefit financially, and what eligible writers should do next writerbeware.blog/2025/10/31/t...
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 5:
A book doesn’t need a “serious message” to be worthwhile. Joy is a legitimate end in itself.
A book doesn’t need a “serious message” to be worthwhile. Joy is a legitimate end in itself.
October 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 5:
A book doesn’t need a “serious message” to be worthwhile. Joy is a legitimate end in itself.
A book doesn’t need a “serious message” to be worthwhile. Joy is a legitimate end in itself.