YA debut A BEAUTIFUL, TERRIBLE THING @DFB_storyhouse Oct 25 / winner DFB Search for a Storyteller 24 & @wellslitfest Book for Children 23 / RLF Fellow 24-26
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Miranda Moore ☀️ retweeted
The NE Book Awards have been running for almost 30 years now and this is the very first year that Northern authors have been voted winners in each #NEBA category! Not only that, both of our winners are published by the fabulous @RocktheBoatNews. Definitely something to celebrate!
Miranda Moore ☀️ retweeted
Huge congratulations to all of our shortlisted authors this year. Only the very best books make it onto our #NEBA shortlists! Thank you for keeping us reading!
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✨NEW BLOG POST🖤 YA author @SpareWriter shares invaluable advice on the writing process and her top tips for aspiring writers.
Plus, find out how she wrote 'A Beautiful, Terrible Thing' - and its journey from first draft to publication! @DFB_storyhouse
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Miranda Moore ☀️ retweeted
Goosebumps! People often ask, is Shakespeare still relevant? Here is a great example, from the Steven Colbert Show, in which Sir Ian McKellen delivers an extraordinary speech. Shakespeare’s words are timeless, urgent and important.
#Shakespeare #ianmckellen #stevencolbert
Miranda Moore ☀️ retweeted
Here’s a podcast that does a good job of laying out what’s at stake, and why all of us need to get off the sidelines to demand change. nytimes.com/2026/01/23/opini…
Miranda Moore ☀️ retweeted
'It can be an excellent exercise in forcing you to polish those words to a gloss Mr Sheen would be proud of.'
Debut author Miranda Moore discusses how entering competitions helped her hone her craft.
@SpareWriter
Read: tinyurl.com/48rrwajd
Miranda Moore ☀️ retweeted
November YA titles: surviving real and mystical horrors
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Miranda Moore ☀️ retweeted
Our Debut Author of the Month, @SpareWriter is a stunning new voice in contemporary fiction.
A Beautiful, Terrible Thing is a powerful and compelling story of love, loss, and the fragility of life.
Read our Q&A with Miranda to learn more:
lovereading4kids.co.uk/blog/…
@DFB_storyhouse
Miranda Moore ☀️ retweeted
We have 4 copies of the outstanding debut YA novel #ABeautifulTerribleThing by @sparewriter to #win!
For the chance to follow Cara & Nathan through their grief and love in this tragic, compelling, immersive dual narrative story…
RT & Flw by Nov 7
#WRDMagComp @DFB_storyhouse
Miranda Moore ☀️ retweeted
"This YA debut explores guilt, grief, love, loss and long roads to recovery with heart-rending authenticity." Joanne Owen, Expert Reviewer
A Beautiful, Terrible Thing by Miranda Moore @SpareWriter, @DFB_storyhouse
Shop and support UK Schools:
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Miranda Moore ☀️ retweeted
🎉We're incredibly excited that the WINNER of our 2024 Search for a Storyteller with Arvon PUBLISHES TODAY!🎉
A Beautiful, Terrible Thing is a compulsively readable story about how grief, love and the poignant beauty of life intertwine - by the debut novelist Miranda Moore!
Miranda Moore ☀️ retweeted
For this week's #StaffPicks we have a selection of hard-hitting novels. These books are powerful and compelling reads.
Browse the latest selections now:
lovereading4kids.co.uk/weekl…
@DFB_storyhouse @HotKeyBooks @PenguinUKBooks @PuffinBooks @cicadabooks
Miranda Moore ☀️ retweeted
Jodie Jones is quick, shrewd and obsessed with words.
She's also hiding a painful secret...
My Name is Jodie Jones, the debut YA novel by Emma Shevah is OUT NOW❤️
Grab your copy today!📚
Miranda Moore ☀️ retweeted
Thank you so much @DFB_storyhouse for my advanced proof of the brilliantly nuanced #ABeautifulTerribleThing by @SpareWriter.
#YA #UkKidLit
Here’s my review:
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Miranda Moore ☀️ retweeted
Footfall for this year’s @edbookfest soared by 60% with around 162,000 people overall, accompanied by an expanded YA programme and a “significant” rise in first-time attendees 👇 ebx.sh/PYdRLx
Miranda Moore ☀️ retweeted
And the winner of the #YABookPrize 2025 is... Songlight by Moira Buffini (@faberbooks)🏆✨
A stand-out speculative novel that shines a light on our own world, says the chair of the YA Book Prize Caroline Carpenter 📚
Find out more here 👉thebookseller.com/awards/the…
Miranda Moore ☀️ retweeted
📚 @AGoodallAuthor has shared a brilliant article on ‘Writing Weighty Subjects for Children’ in #PaperBoundMag. Read it free in our latest issue here: paperboundmag.com/issues 📚
#WritingTips #KidLit #WritingCommunity #PaperBoundTeasers #SneakPeek
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🌟🌟🌟 aaaaaaaaaand WE'RE LIVE! 🥳🙌🌟
Get booking ⬇️
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Miranda Moore ☀️ retweeted
Just announced! The Artist by Lucy Steeds wins the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2025. An intoxicating tale of art, love and secrets set across a sun-drenched Provençal summer in 1920; find our gorgeous new edition with ribbon marker here: waterstones.com/book/the-art…
#WDFP