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@vickygwriter

Pushcart-nominated poet, scientist and children's writer. Yorkshire lass. The Mechanics of Love | Smith Doorstop. The Hawthorn Bride | Indigo Dreams Alice Corrie Award winner 2025 Searchlight Awards PB shortlisted WriteMentor Awards PB runner up

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Christmas Poems 2025 Part One At Christmas we like to give our wonderful bloggers a holiday – instead, we’d like to thank the brilliant children’s poets from the UK and abroad who have kindly sent us a two-wee…

TEACHERS! Lovely poems here! Christmas Poems 2025 Part One childrenspoetrysummit.com/2025/12/11/c...

11.12.2025 11:03 👍 12 🔁 7 💬 3 📌 1

Wonderful poems!

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Delighted to see my poem 'Ithaka', which won first prize in the Indigo Spring Poetry Prize, published in the latest issue of Reach Poetry @indigodreamspub.bsky.social with very kind comments from competition judge @vickygwriter.bsky.social 🐐

13.08.2025 17:02 👍 44 🔁 13 💬 7 📌 1

Very well deserved, an excellent poem 👏

23.08.2025 07:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Congratulations @csmithpoet.bsky.social !!

12.08.2025 11:35 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Hope you enjoy 💚

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@sealeychallenge.bsky.social day 12

Looking forward to a deep read of ‘The Hawthorn Bride’ (Indigo Dreams) by Victoria Gatehouse. @indigodreamspub.bsky.social

#poetry #writingcommunity

12.08.2025 08:34 👍 10 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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Absolutely loved The Hawthorn Bride by the wonderful @vickygwriter.bsky.social! It’s a beautiful collection which weaves folklore with landscape and wildlife. It has made my little ecopoet heart sing, and I’m always a sucker for a mushroom poem! 💚

13.07.2025 15:38 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Congratulations, a wonderful poem !

12.08.2025 11:32 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Forest Girl looks at home in these photos thanks to @vickygwriter.bsky.social in Halifax, UK. ‘Took your lovely book for a walk Julie. I love these powerful, yet tender poems rooted in physicality! Wonderful.’ Thanks Vicky!
1st print run sold out, but @dragonflyflight.bsky.social doing a 2nd! Yay!

05.07.2025 11:17 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

Congratulations, such a beautiful poem !

29.05.2025 21:16 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Congratulations Kerry on your wonderful poem!

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It was a privilege to judge this competition. Many congratulationsto the winners and to the Commended and Highly Commended poets. Thank you to everyone who entered, it was a joy to read your work!

29.05.2025 16:21 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Congratulations and can't wait to read at the launch of this wonderful new collection!!!

12.05.2025 17:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Flyer for book launch in Doncaster on 7 June.

Flyer for book launch in Doncaster on 7 June.

Four weeks till this 👇🏼

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All welcome! Free!

10.05.2025 14:05 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Congratulations Matthew, can't wait to read your new collection!

05.05.2025 11:01 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Beautiful

05.05.2025 09:59 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thrilled to have a rosebay willowherb poem included in 'Ten Poems about Weeds' one of three gorgeous new pamphlets from @candlestickpress.bsky.social

02.05.2025 15:44 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Keep those wonderful poems coming in! I can't wait to read your work !

28.04.2025 08:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Grateful for a wonderful review of The Hawthorn Bride in Orbis magazine, which is a great read as always with its mix of poems and reviews! #indigopoets @ronniegoodyer.bsky.social

26.03.2025 08:34 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

😃

24.03.2025 11:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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My copy has arrived! Wonderfully funny and inventive stories for middle-graders! Absolute joy! Warmest congratulations to @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social
@reenamakwana.bsky.social
@theemmapress.bsky.social

20.03.2025 11:13 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1

Love it!

20.03.2025 09:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Gorgeous photos !!

16.03.2025 11:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Congratulations to the wonderful childrens poet @attielime.bsky.social on the publication of her fantastic debut Blue Jelly and Strawberries from @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social
💙 🍓 👏 👏

08.03.2025 06:59 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Congratulations on the birthingof this fabulous collection ❤️💙

06.03.2025 09:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Fantastic opportunity for childrens poets to respond some amazing artwork @littlethoughtspress.com Time for an Elphrasis Adventure 😃 #kidlit #childrenspoetry #poetrysubmissions

21.02.2025 15:38 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Love this bright and cheery haiku, I am also a fan of dandelions!

21.02.2025 08:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0