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Author: Sarah Stewart

Sarah Stewart is a Director at Lighthouse Literary. She was previously Fiction Editor at Scholastic Children's Books and a Senior Editor at Floris Books, and she writes the Elspeth Hart series, published by Stripes.

Lighthouse Success Story: Michael Mann

Michael Mann, author of Ghostcloud, tells us all about his journey to publication … and gives us some excellent tips on writing for children.

Posted on May 16, 2021July 7, 2021 by Sarah Stewart

Lighthouse Success Story: Joanne O’Connell

We caught up with Joanne O’Connell, author of Beauty and the Bin, to ask her all about her journey to publication … and to get a few tips on becoming a children’s writer.

Posted on February 1, 2021February 6, 2021 by Sarah Stewart

Writing Through It

Three ways to get creative … tips for writing during the pandemic.

Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 by Sarah Stewart

Five ways to make your book better – right now!

If you are stuck on a project, trying to find an agent, or need help getting published, these simple, easy-to-apply tips will improve your book immediately.

Posted on September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 by Sarah Stewart

Don’t write a query letter like this

The query letter is a tough thing to get right – it needs to be informative, but not boring; warm, but not over-familiar. But please, before writing your query letter, make sure you don’t write one like this…

Posted on July 17, 2019July 18, 2019 by Sarah Stewart

“Be original. Don’t look at what’s selling and try to imitate it…”

We sat down with the delightful Zoe Griffiths, Senior Commissioning Editor at Bloomsbury Kids, to ask her some questions about finding brilliant children’s fiction.

Posted on November 17, 2018July 26, 2019 by Sarah Stewart

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Latest from our blog

  • Lighthouse Success Story: Michael Mann
  • Lighthouse Success Story: Joanne O’Connell
  • Writing Through It
  • Five ways to make your book better – right now!
  • Five things I wish I’d known before I became a writer…
  • Don’t write a query letter like this
  • “Be original. Don’t look at what’s selling and try to imitate it…”

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