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Anna Mainwaring: ‘Rebel with a Cupcake’ one year on
Rebel with a Cupcake is the book of my heart. One year on from its UK publication, here are a few thoughts on why it matters so much to me and...
Rebel with a Cupcake: Anna’s baking triumphs and disasters
Rebel with a Cupcake author Anna Mainwaring shares her baking triumphs and disasters The lure of baking is always the same. It seems like a...
Firefly Funny Feb: Author Anna Mainwaring talks funny YA
So, let me ask you a question – list all the different genres of YA that come to mind? Fantasy – yes. Contemporary – yes. Dystopian – of...
Firefly Funny February: Author Huw Davies shares his thoughts on funny books
Here are my thoughts on funny writing for children: It's always struck me as odd that funny things can be perceived as less serious than things that...
The Best Christmas Books for Kids
Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful. And since we’ve no place to go, let us read, let us read, let us read! Since...
Christmas Presents for Young Book Lovers
Christmas is on the horizon and for parents that often means one thing – Christmas shopping! Some kids may be asking for shiny new toys, others may...
Halloween at home: Ten tricks and treats by Sharon Marie Jones
This year there will be no big Halloween parties or Trick-or-Treating – Boooo-Hoooo! But Halloween at home can be great fun too ... with...
The Best Scary Children’s Books for Halloween
Halloween is one of the best times of the year to be a kid – trick or treating, fancy costumes, plenty of sweeties and some spooky ghost stories....
The Best Cheltenham Children’s Literature Festival Events
The Cheltenham Literature Festival is a much-loved annual event that sees a host of talented writers and illustrators share their much-loved stories...
Roald Dahl Day Activity Ideas
There’s less than a week to go until Roald Dahl Day 2020 and we’re counting down the days here at Firefly Press HQ. Roald Dahl would have been 96...
The Best Edinburgh Book Festival Children’s Events 2020
"Sadly, this is the first year in many that neither I, nor Firefly will be involved directly. So, in spirit it will have to be, which is completely...
Five (and a half) Rules for Writing for Children by Robin Bennett
OUT 18 FEBRUARY 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVoU509O1vw Monster Max and the Bobble Hat of Forgetting author, Robin Bennett, shares his...
2020 Submissions Window Announcement
We are very excited to announce that we will be holding a submissions window
Perfect Place for a Plot: Writing Too Dark to See by Chloë Heuch
Too Dark to See by Chloë Heuch is a beautifully written coming of age YA novel that perfectly captures the intensity of being a...
Firefly Celebrates Empathy Day 2020: Read Connect Act
In recent weeks we’ve all seen how empathy is more important than ever, to help us listen to and understand others, enable us to help those in need,...