'Deep underground, everyone cuddled in for an evening of stories'.
I couldn't figure out where my little monsters lived, and as so often happens, on a decompression walk up Kinder Scout, among the soft fragrant mosses and tumbling boulders, I came across my answer.

#littlemonsters #illustration #kidlit #childrensbooks #childrensbooksnorth #irishchildrensbooks #irishillustrators #irishcreatives #natureillustration #mosses #art #mastoart

Talking to a hall of kids in a school today, and one boy asked: ‘Are your kids good at reading or are they normal?’

A question publishing professionals should ask themselves from time to time, I suppose.

#ChildrensBooks #Books #Reading #IrishChildrensBooks

It's another BONUS EP 🗣️

Treat your ears to this extra special episode of Here And Back Again, as David O'Callaghan and Children's Books Ireland CEO, @elainajryan, pick out their top 23 reads for kids and teens for the first half of 2023 📚

https://open.spotify.com/show/58iN7J4zfbxTHoQY4xcb0c

#MastoDaoine #ChildrensBooks #IrishChildrensBooks

Attention prospective picturebookers!

Don't miss this opportunity to showcase your work at the Hachette Children's Group virtual open day, 8th June 2023.

Submissions now open, find out more below 👇

https://www.thebookseller.com/news/hachette-childrens-group-announces-open-day-for-northern-scottish-and-irish-picture-book-creators

#MastoDaoine #Illustration #Picturebook #ChildrensBook #IrishChildrensBooks #ArtistsOnMastodon

If your morning is in need of chats, craic and some brilliant books for Christmas (always), listen back to CEO Elaina Ryan and host Dave O'Callaghan on today's bonus ep of #HereAndBookAgain!

Good mood guaranteed ▶️
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6D9LmnFSgFDpzt8DJnuJfx...

#IrishChildrensBooks #KidLit #ChildrensBooks #MastoDaoine #Christmas #GiftGuide

Some quick sketches while I'm thinking about a story.

#Art #Drawing #Sketching #Books #ChildrensBooks #Illustration #IrishChildrensBooks

Our favourite thing to see – heaps and heaps of #IrishChildrensBooks for Christmas, picked out by the brilliant booksellers of Ireland 🎄

We were delighted to bring them all together for The Sunday Times Ireland this weekend - have a read of the list below!

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-60-children-s-books-you-should-buy-this-christmas-as-chosen-by-the-booksellers-of-ireland-xqh25zw37

Bracing myself for the book section of #LateLateToyShow. I have such high hopes every year that it'll be longer, that they'll show more books, that they won't rush through it as if it's a distraction from the toys. Let this be the year that things change.

#Books #IrishChildrensBooks #IrishWriter #Writer #BookElves2022 #ChildrensBooks #MastoDaoine

Because publishing in Ireland really needed another challenge.

https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2022/11/21/rising-printing-and-paper-costs-sees-book-publishers-profits-written-off/

#IrishWriter #Writer #Books #Publishing #ChildrensBooks #IrishChildrensBooks #Kidlit

Thanks to @sheilaoflanagan for reminding me of this one. Harlan Ellison getting pissed off at writers being asked to work for free.

https://youtu.be/mj5IV23g-fE

#Writer #IrishWriter #ChildrensBooks #IrishChildrensBooks #KidLit #Books

continuing the #reintroduction here, reposting some stuff i've been working on over the last while. First up is an essay about #abolition #CarceralLogic in #PictureBooks . I was thinking about goodies and baddies, locking people up, throwing away the key, and how these stories might impact communities that are overpoliced and overincarcerated. It's a long read, and probably just shows how important a good editor is :D #KidLit #IrishChildrensBooks https://abolitionistfutures.com/latest-news/cops-in-culture-5-the-police-and-prisons-in-our-picture-books

When your books are being given away with a national newspaper, and you find out by spotting a poster in your local shop.

#Writer #ChildrensBooks #IrishChildrensBooks #IrishWriter #Books #KidLit #IrishIndependent #Mythology

I have probed deep into the murky, mysterious fog of Garda Vetting and have returned with knowledge. Look on my Admin Works, ye Mighty, and despair!

No, seriously. I wrote a blog that tries to explain #GardaVetting – the background checks carried out by Ireland's police force – from the point of view of artists doing children's events.

http://oisinmcgann.com/known-to-the-police-what-ive-learned-about-garda-vetting/

#ChildrensBooks #IrishWriter #IrishChildrensBooks #ChildrensEvents #BookFestival #Libraries #SchoolEvents

There's an excellent resource on the TeachingBooks website where they have audio files of authors telling you how to pronounce their names, and giving some background on why they were given that name, or where it came from. Apart from being useful, it's really interesting to hear what people's voices sound like.

Here's mine:
https://www.teachingbooks.net/pronounce.cgi?aid=2331
#ChildrensBooks #Writer #IrishWriter #Books #IrishChildrensBooks #Author

Pay transparency for artists is key to creating an arts sector that is fair and equitable to all.

We have published our fee structure for artists on the Words Ireland website for many years.

Today, as part of the #SayWhatYouPay initiative launched by Match in the Dark, we are happy to display this information at the link below.

➡️ https://childrensbooksireland.ie/saywhatyoupay

#IrishWriters #PayTheArtist #MatchInTheDark #ChildrensBook #IrishChildrensBooks #MastoDaoine #Author #Illustrator

Pay transparency for artists is key to creating an arts sector that is fair and equitable to all.

We have published our fee structure for artists on the Words Ireland website for many years.

Today, as part of the #SayWhatYouPay initiative launched by Match in the Dark, we are happy to display this information at the link below.

➡️ https://childrensbooksireland.ie/saywhatyoupay

#IrishWriters #PayTheArtist #MatchInTheDark #ChildrensBook #IrishChildrensBooks #Mastodaoine #Author #Illustrator

Just finished this #ChildrensBook by Irish author @Eve_Mc_Donnell and it truly is fantastic. A gripping tale of Parisien twins Piaf and Luc and their heart stopping adventure. Each piece of the story ties up beautifully, and all the layers reveal new insights into the magical story.
#Kidlit #IrishChildrensBooks

In response to something I saw recently about a writer being asked to work for free, I'm posting a piece I wrote a few years back, about how writers can end up undermining their own profession. This can apply to other art forms too.

http://oisinmcgann.com/want-to-make-a-living-lets-stop-undermining-our-own-profession/

#Writing #IrishWriter #ChildrensBooks #Author #IrishChildrensBooks #Books #Art

Helloooo! I’m Alan Nolan, a Bray Co.Wicklow-based #writer and #illustrator of #childrensbooks. My latest book ‘Molly Malone & Bram Stoker in The Sackville Street Caper’ is out now from The O'Brien Press #Ireland #IrishChildrensBooks

Are we ready for some regularly scheduled programming?

A big part of our work to make sure every child can access great books is supporting the people that make them.

This means regular professional development workshops, networking opps and community catch-ups with children's authors & illustrators, both online & in person!

Take a look at some such upcoming events, in partnership with Dublin Book Festival: https://childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/childrens-books-ireland-dublin-book-festival

#KidLit #IrishChildrensBooks #IrishWriters #MastoDaoine