Publishing Director at S&S Children’s, Gallery Kids & Gallery YA, on the hunt for stories kids will love.
Joined June 2011
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2 May 2025
You didn’t think she could get better, and then this. As stunning inside as this show-stopping cover suggests - SKANDAR AND THE SPIRIT WAR is going to blow minds. @annabelwriter @simonkids_UK
2 May 2025
Join Skandar for his final flight this Summer with Skandar and The Spirit War, the heart pounding conclusion to @annabelwriter's epic fantasy series!
We're thrilled to reveal the stunning cover & our beautiful gold foiled exclusive edition: waterstones.com/book/skandar… @simonkids_UK
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7 Mar 2025
What an EPIC list of heavyweights across the board here. Heart full for @annabelwriter who is FLYING (along with her bloodthirsty unicorns) and does so much to champion kids’ books and reading for pleasure. ✨
7 Mar 2025
Congratulations to our Author of the Year shortlist: @SJMaas, @KinsellaSophie, David Nicholls, Percival Everett, @annabelwriter and @LaPlanteLynda 🤩
🔗thebookseller.com/british-bo… #BritishBookAwards #Nibbies
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24 Jan 2025
Coming 13th February!
24 Jan 2025
The island always wins... More heart-pounding adventures lie in wait for Skandar Smith in the third instalment of @annabelwriter's thrilling fantasy saga, and we're super excited to reveal our epic sprayed edge exclusive edition!
Preorder: waterstones.com/book/skandar… @simonkids_UK
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24 Jan 2025
⚡️Announcing the Independent Bookshop Exclusive PAPERBACK edition of Skandar and the Chaos Trials!
Look at those stunning yellow sprayed edges 💛Pre-order from your local indie or online here: linktr.ee/skandar3pbindies
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16 Jan 2025
January NEEDS this and so do all of you. Party on…
16 Jan 2025
Woop woop! Grimwood: Party Animals is OUT TODAY in paperback. AWOOOGAAAA!
Discover the gloriously silly world of Grimwood now: amzn.to/4ako5KC
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14 Oct 2024
This one’s going to blow some minds. Thrilled to have this news out in the world.
14 Oct 2024
YOUNG WORLD about to go global 🌎 So excited to have @simonkids_UK as a partner for my first YA book and first original novel in 12 years. Coming 2026!
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20 Jun 2024
It’s out today folks! The new Grimwood book from the wonderful @NadiaShireen
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20 Jun 2024
And look at this Indies exclusive beauty, with super cool bonus content. 💚
20 Jun 2024
Skandar and the Skeleton Curse is coming to UK independent bookshops this October with a breathtaking EXCLUSIVE SIGNED EDITION including:
🍃 Beautiful green map
💚 Green ribbon for the earth element
🌳 Endpapers w/ bonus content
Pre-order from your local indie or link below👇
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20 Jun 2024
Skandar and the Skeleton Curse is coming to UK independent bookshops this October with a breathtaking EXCLUSIVE SIGNED EDITION including:
🍃 Beautiful green map
💚 Green ribbon for the earth element
🌳 Endpapers w/ bonus content
Pre-order from your local indie or link below👇
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20 Jun 2024
Lusciousness
20 Jun 2024
WATERSTONES EXCLUSIVE EDITION of Skandar and the Skeleton Curse in all its earth-allied glory 💚
🍃 Gorgeous sprayed green edges
🌳Extra content
💚Earth element gold foil design
✍️ Signed copies available while stocks last!
Pre-order from @Waterstones waterstones.com/book/skandar…
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20 Jun 2024
Check out the incredible @annabelwriter at the ACTUAL White Unicorn of Uffington, where the adventure begins for wannabe unicorn riders, revealing the awesome cover for SKANDAR AND THE SKELETON CURSE. Proper goosebumps. 💚🌎💚
20 Jun 2024
🍃COVER REVEAL🍃 Unicorn riders face their greatest fears in SKANDAR AND THE SKELETON CURSE coming October 2024…
Cover design by the earth-shatteringly brilliant @simonkids_UK & illustrated by extraordinary @twodots_studio 💚 I hope you love it as much as I do!
Pre-order now!
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20 Jun 2024
🍃COVER REVEAL🍃 Unicorn riders face their greatest fears in SKANDAR AND THE SKELETON CURSE coming October 2024…
Cover design by the earth-shatteringly brilliant @simonkids_UK & illustrated by extraordinary @twodots_studio 💚 I hope you love it as much as I do!
Pre-order now!
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20 Jun 2024
Cannot watch this trailer without cackling wildly. Catch the vibes with @NadiaShireen’s latest masterpiece, GRIMWOOD: PARTY ANIMALS
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12 Jun 2024
Not one but three! Mega LOLZ over here at S&S HQ. Huge congratulations to @NadiaShireen, Beach and @LarryHayesAuthr, total jokers, all of them.
12 Jun 2024
These side-splitting titles had us laughing our socks off... now it's up to YOU! 🫵 We're so excited to have three books shortlisted for the Laugh Out Loud 2024 Book Awards, and now it's time for you to read and vote for your faves!
Vote here: shop.scholastic.co.uk/lollie… @lolbookawards
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12 Jun 2024
Love this double whammy for @Zohra3Nabi and her gorgeous The Kingdom Over the Sea. Beautiful book, stunning jacket, superstar author.
11 Jun 2024
So pleased Kingdom has been shortlisted in two categories for this lovely award! Particularly pleased by cover of the year – Tom and Sean @simonkids_UK did such an incredible job making the Kingdom books look so beautiful 🥰🥰
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29 May 2024
Feel the Skandar love! 💛
28 May 2024
Looking back at the first ever Skandar Superfan Event to celebrate the release of Chaos Trials 💛💛💛
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18 May 2024
Meeting someone under the big clock at Waterloo and suddenly I’m 17 again.
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30 Apr 2024
BLOODTHIRSTY UNICORNS ARE NO.1, BABY! @annabelwriter is one of the most generous, hard working authors out there - we’re all over the moon for her. The team at @simonkids_UK have poured huge ambition, energy and love into Skandar and they deserve this too. @stubbleagent 🎉💛🎉
30 Apr 2024
NUMBER ONE!!! Skandar and the Chaos Trials is #1 bestseller in the children’s charts in its 1st week. AND NUMBER 2 in the entire books market!
I don’t have enough capital letters for this—thank you to all the fans who came back for Book 3! And to @simonkids_UK YOU ARE PURE MAGIC!
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27 Apr 2024
Teachers! This will be a HOOT. Sign up now. 🐿️
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11 Apr 2024
So thrilled for @Zohra3Nabi, whose beautiful second book is out today. Zohra is one of the most talented writers I’ve ever worked with and she nearly broke me (in the BEST way) with the ending of this book. Read it, and literally weep. 💫😭👌🏻
11 Apr 2024
✨🌟THE CITY BEYOND THE STARS🌟✨ is out in the UK today!! Thank you so much to my brilliant agent @JuliaChurchill and the incredible team @simonkids_UK - especially @arubUnwritten and @AliDougal ,who made working on this sequel such a joy.✨✨
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