Firefly News
Firefly signs amazing sausage dog tale
Penny Thomas, Publisher at award-winning children’s and YA publisher Firefly Press, has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights in debut MG novel Michael the Amazing Mind-reading Sausage Dog by Terrie Chilvers, from Alice Williams at Alice Williams Literary.
Firefly signs moving middle grade on selective mutism
Penny Thomas, Publisher at children’s and YA publisher Firefly Press has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights in Call Me Lion by Camilla Chester from...
Firefly signs ‘funny and feisty’ middle grade about hidden homelessness
Penny Thomas, Publisher at award-winning children’s and YA publisher Firefly Press, has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights in moving MG novel Has...
Firefly signs multi-award-winning Welsh language YA novel in translation
Penny Thomas, Publisher at children’s and YA publisher Firefly Press has acquired UK English rights in multi-award-winning Welsh language novel The...
Louise Forshaw to illustrate Karen Owen’s ‘Major and Mynah’
Firefly Press have contracted Louise Forshaw to illustrate Major and Mynah by Karen Owen, slated for publication in summer 2022. Karen Owen,...
Stunning environmental adventure by Nicola Davies to launch in hardback with Jackie Morris cover
"When animals speak, it’s time humans listened" Firefly Press is publishing The Song that Sings Us, an epic environmental adventure novel byrenowned...
Firefly signs ‘dark and dangerous’ MG debut
Yvonne Banham, Author Penny Thomas, Publisher at award-winning children’s and YA publisher Firefly Press, has acquired world rights in debut MG...
Diverse creatives: call out for submissions
Firefly Press is welcoming submissions from illustrators from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds. As well as searching for new...
Firefly acquires debut middle-grade by Daniel Peak
Penny Thomas has acquired world rights in LITTLE HORROR by award-winning TV writer Daniel Peak, from Abi Sparrow at SP Agency. Rita may be...
Firefly spreads its wings with new staff members
This spring, we're growing our small team with three new appointments... Children's book illustrator Becka Moor joined us as a designer...
Firefly signs haunting collection from Catherine Fisher
Penny Thomas has acquired world rights in The Red Gloves and Other Stories by Catherine Fisher from Lesley Pollinger at Paper Lion....
Royal Mail honour Children’s Laureate Wales, Eloise Williams
Eloise Williams with her Gaslight postbox. Photo credit: SWNS for Royal Mail To mark World Book Day 2021 (Thursday 4 March), Royal Mail has unveiled...
Immortalise your dog with Shoo Rayner’s Dog Drawing Marathon
Shoo Rayner's new book, Walker and the Mystery of the Missing Millions is out on 25th March. To celebrate, Shoo is doing a Dog Drawing...
Firefly signs sequel to WWII middle-grade Flight by Vanessa Harbour
Firefly publisher, Penny Thomas, has acquired world rights in Safe from author Vanessa Harbour, a sequel to Branford Boase Award...
We’re hiring! Sales and Marketing Officer post, deadline 1st March
Sales and Marketing Officer – Flexible part time (from three days per week) or full time Working from the Firefly office or from home as required....