September 1, 2017
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The lovely World Book Day (UK & Ireland) people have posted your chance to WIN a copy of Roald Dahl’s Billy & the Minpins, illustrated & signed by the brilliant Quentin Blake. What are you waiting for? 😉 http://www.worldbookday.com/competitions/win-signed-copy-roald-dahls-billy-minpins/ This brand new edition of … Continue reading
August 2, 2017
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This raffle, from The Bookish Bag, is well worth entering. I know I have! 😉 August is here! This months theme is Thrillers & Suspense (isn’t being in suspense, thrilling?) These are just a few books that will be tucked in The … Continue reading
July 6, 2017
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“Take a trip to Animal Farm via The Secret Garden. Enter a Brave New World and then head for Treasure Island. Because choosing a book is an adventure in itself. A National Book Token is the gift that starts a … Continue reading
June 30, 2017
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Whoop! The new Teen Reads newsletter is here, and it’s bursting with fresh teen flava – book recs, reviews, and competitions: “Ah, summer! The sun is shining, the birds are chirping and HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE turned 20 this week! … Continue reading
June 15, 2017
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The juicy June Newsletter from Teen Reads is jam-packed with book recs, Reviews, Features, Blog, Contests, and Coming Soon sections. Read This Newsletter Online You might also want to try 20SomethingReads.com, ReadingGroupGuides.com, GraphicNovelReporter.com, Kidsreads.com and AuthorsOnTheWeb.com. Art/text©TheBookReportNetwork
June 8, 2017
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A couple of years ago, the library had the pleasure of hosting a Creative Writing Day with Edinburgh-based children’s author, Lari Don. It was a fantastic experience, very well received by pupils, and it created a real buzz about storytelling … Continue reading
June 6, 2017
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The Scottish Book Trust has launched their latest creative writing prompt; perfect inspiration for all you budding authors! 🙂 “Our 50 Word Fiction Competition is back and with more categories – including young writers and Gaelic! Take up this month’s … Continue reading
May 25, 2017
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Found this on the WHSmith blog! It’s competition time for first years! “Those of you that joined in last year will be very excited to hear that the Jacqueline Wilson Creative Writing Prize is back for a second year! This … Continue reading
May 16, 2017
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May 4, 2017
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If I ruled the world…Oh okay then, Scotland… So, you may have heard that the 44th President of the United States will be addressing philanthropy and business leaders at a dinner in Edinburgh on 26th May 2017 at the EICC. … Continue reading
