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We’re delighted to welcome Fiona Atherton to the Fraser Ross Associates fold. She came to us with her debut picture book, which will be published in 2023 by Otter-Barry Books. More of that [...]
In Fiction, Illustration, Middle Grade, On the business, Picture Books, Poetry, Teen/YA fiction, traditional, Young fiction
Posted A 10 minute challenge for young writers
The Authorfy website is full of great resources for young writers – and for teachers, librarians, parents and guardians. Vivian French – whose latest novel, The Runaways of Haddington [...]
Back in Business!
It’s great to see bookshops reopening – how we have missed browsing bookshop shelves, eavesdropping on other readers’ enthusiasms (and criticisms!) and asking advice of [...]
In Audio book, Fiction, Illustration, Media, Middle Grade, Non-fiction, On the business, Picture Books, Poetry, Prizes, Scots, Teen/YA fiction, traditional, Uncategorized, Young fiction
Posted XpoNorth Writers’ Tweet Pitch 2021 – January 15th!
It’s back! The annual XPoNorth Writers’ Tweet Pitch! We’ll be among the many literary agents and publishers glued to their twitter feeds from 9am to 9pm on January 15th. You can [...]
Coming soon… a new CBeebies series written by Emily Dodd
Slow down, look clearly. What can you see? Writer, artist, science educator, wild swimmer, footballer, traveller and all round have-a-go girl Emily Dodd spent much of last winter writing a ten [...]
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Lari Don and Eilidh Muldoon at the Edinburgh International Book Festival (virtually)
It’s been an odd summer without book festivals to visit. But there was something rather nice about sitting in the comfort of my own home, on a frankly disgusting, misty-moisty August day in [...]
In Audio book, Fiction, Middle Grade, Non-fiction, On the business, Picture Books, Poetry, Prizes, Scots, Teen/YA fiction, traditional, Uncategorized, Young fiction
Posted Support relating to the impact of Covid-19
Here are some sources of support for writers and illustrators in these challenging times. The Authors’ Emergency Fund launched by the Society of Authors – a joint initiative with the [...]
In Audio book, Fiction, Middle Grade, Non-fiction, On the business, Picture Books, Poetry, Prizes, Scots, Teen/YA fiction, traditional, Uncategorized, Young fiction
Posted Interesting times – stay safe
These are interesting – if tough – times for us all. We’re fortunate in being able to continue to work very much as normal – and the publishing industry has responded [...]
In Fiction, Middle Grade, Non-fiction, On the business, Picture Books, Teen/YA fiction, traditional, Young fiction
Posted The January Writers’ Tweet Pitch – why not pitch in?
Friday 10th January sees the return of the popular XpoNorth Writers’ Tweet Pitch – from 9am to 9pm literary agents and publishers in Scotland will be glued to their Twitter feed, [...]
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So you think you’ve got it bad…
It’s great news for Chae Strathie and illustrator Maris Morea – the first in a series of ‘So you think you’ve got it bad…‘ books about the Ancient Greeks has [...]