Sweet Cherry Publishing

Click the link to read the full press release! 🍒

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#GirlofDarkness #KristinaDowling #UrbanFantasy

We are thrilled to announce the acquisition of the Girl of Darkness series by Kristina Dowling - the next YA urban fantasy obsession!

The first book in the series, Girl of Darkness, is scheduled to publish in September 2026, as part of Sweet Cherry’s new young adult imprint!

Happy Pride Month! 🌈

Celebrate pride throughout the month of June with our colourful and engaging Easy Classics books, perfectly adapted and abridged for young readers!

Keep your eyes peeled for more fun posts this month as we celebrate pride in all its forms! ❤️🍒

#sweetcherrypublishing #pride

I’ve only just caught up with bits of news and read about Sweet Cherry. These are gorgeous books for young readers and the range is quite breathtaking. (Check out their very welcoming & clear submissions page too, writers.)
Congratulations

Guys, we won a Nibbie!!🍒

Last Monday the team headed to London to celebrate all things books at The British Book Awards. We were lucky enough to take home Small Press of the Year!

Thank you so much for this recognition @thebookseller.com and congratulations to all the winners and nominees!!

Good morning.

Here’s Cal and I at The British Book Awards.

We didn’t win but congratulations to @sweetcherrypub.bsky.social who publish brilliant children’s books.

#Nibbies
@thebookseller.com

Check out Linda’s amazing review on her book blog!!😊🍒

The Agency for All Things Spectral The Agency for All Things Spectral The Case of Dr Dust A brilliantly fun and spooky middle grade adventure! Billy is having a miserable summer. She’s fallen out with her best friend. Her mums...

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The Case of Dr. Dust by the wildly talented Samuel J. Halpin, with brilliant illustrations by Laura Borio, is the first in a TEN-BOOK series that’s spooky, silly and seriously fun for young readers.

Tap the link in the comments to grab your copy and start your spectral sleuthing!

#TheCaseofDrDust

Expect:
👓 Strange spectacles
🌀 Vanishing ghosts
💀 A spooky villain known only as Dr. Dust
And one epic paranormal adventure you won’t want to miss!

Happy Publication Day!

Say hello to Billy (bold, brilliant, Elton John superfan), Dorothy (inventive genius and proud nerd), and… Hepzibah the fish (RIP).

Together, they’re about to uncover a ghostly mystery that’s anything but dead boring!

Three nominations?!! We're so happy to be shortlisted for these prestigious awards at The Nibbies and we can't wait to attend the ceremony!

Congratulations to all the other nominees! 🍒

#SweetCherryPublishing #TheNibbies

Thank you!😊

Thank you!😀

Thank you!😆

Huge news - we're the Regional & Country Winner in the Midlands for Small Press of the Year by The Nibbies!

This is such an incredible achievement, and we couldn't be happier to get this recognition.

Congratulations to all the regional & country winners; we can't wait to see you at the ceremony!

Congratulations to all the authors whose books have been shortlisted this year!

We wish you all luck for the ceremony!🥰

A massive thank you to our panelists from yesterday! What a great discussion about community building, engagement and D2C sales in children's publishing.

@circularsoftware.bsky.social @sweetcherrypub.bsky.social @bookbrunch.bsky.social

Happy World Book Day. The podcast I recorded with the folks at @sweetcherrypub.bsky.social is available to listen to on Spotify: Chats Under The Cherry Tree - A Publishing Podcast #illustration #freelanceillustrator #childrensbooks #books #podcast #sweetcherrypublishing #kidlitart #kidlitartist 🌎📚🍒📻

We're in such great company alongside the fantastic Bad Betty Press, Henson Editorial, @theemmapress.bsky.social and @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social !

We're so excited to attend the award's ceremony on May 12th; now we really have to start thinking about ideas for Sanjee's outfit! 😂

#SweetCherryPublishing #TheNibbies #SmallPress

Congratulations to all of our wonderful industry colleagues, collaborators, and friends who have also been selected as finalists—our industry wouldn't be half as fantastic without you!

We're very pleased to announce that we are a regional and country Small Press of the Year finalist at The Nibbies 2025!

This nomination is a symbol of all of our hard work throughout 2024 and our dedication to making reading fun, engaging, and accessible for children all across the world.

Look at this wonderful reader who received a signed copy of Unicake by Written by Red!

We love seeing pictures like these - what a great way to start the week! We hope you love it Sara!🥰

#writtenbyred #unicake #sweetcherrypublishing #childrenspublishing #picturebooks

Happy Valentines Day. Here's Chummy from the 'Little Cherries' books published by @sweetcherrypub.bsky.social
#illustration #illustrator #freelanceillustrator #cherry #cherries #sweetcherrypublishing #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartist #childrensbooks #kidsbooks #valentinesday #hearts 🍒📕❤️

In addition, every sale benefits independent bookshops which is definitely something that we love here at Sweet Cherry! This is a wonderful campaign and we are very excited to be supporting it this year! 😀

Click the link in the comments taking you to their website from which any book can be bought!

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores. An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

This February for the second year in a row, Bookshop.org is inviting you to Read It Forward!

ALL children's middle grade and YA books sales will earn 10% for BookTrust and Scottish Book Trust to fund early years reading support for disadvantaged and vulnerable families across the UK!

Cool seeing my Little Cherries illustrations in @sweetcherrypub.bsky.social 2025 books catalogue #illustration #illustrator #freelanceillustrator #cherry #cherries #sweetcherrypublishing #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartist #childrensbooks #kidsbooks #publishing #childrensbookpublishing 🍒📕

Contact | Every Cherry Home

The workshop was a success and we can't wait to have many more!

If you would like to book an Every Cherry workshop, please get in touch via the Every Cherry website. The link will be in the comments!

www.everycherry.com/contact

Emma, the Head of Every Cherry, brilliantly conducted a presentation to staff members at Wolfdale School, talking about the journey of Every Cherry and its significance in the publishing industry.