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Sharna Jackson
@sharnajackson
Award-winning, bestselling writer of books, games and scripts mostly about art, mystery and murder for you and the kids in your life. Agent:
WriterOn a ship in Rotterdam.sharnajackson.comJoined May 2008

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We loved being #WorldBookDay Book Doctors and recommending great reads for 🎉📚💛 We raved about books by and more!
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Katie & Kevin recommend! 🐲 Authors of the #DragonRealm series - @kwebberwrites and @kevtsang - answer readers' questions with their own brilliant book recommendations – from space fiction to mystery novels for children. Read now: caboodle.nationalbooktokens.com/book-doctor-ka #BookDoctor
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I think it's important all kids get to see themselves in books. I'm a big fan of superheroes but when I was growing up I didn't get to see people who looked like me as superheroes on screen or in books so for a long time I’d wanted to write about black children with superpowers
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In my first book, my protagonist Prune has the power to bring her drawings to life while my newest protagonist Sonny can fly, teleport and move things with his mind. Both children live in a town which isn't as ordinary as they think it is
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It’s tomorrow — come along!
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The second of our free half term events for young people sees children's author @sharnajackson reading from her spooky middle grade adventure 'The Good Turn' on February 16. Come for the reading, stay for the informative Q&A! #writingrocks #WFP lght.ly/m1aoej2
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Closing at 18:00 GMT so don’t delay, okay?
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It’s that time of year again! I’m curating Ensemble with @londongamesfest. If you’re an underrepresented ethnicity and working in the games industry, let us celebrate and showcase you. Apply here lnkd.in/e2M8VNNA. Applications open until Feb 13 🎉 2022 cohort below 😍
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Chuffed that The Good Turn AND Happy Here are in the #ReadForEmpathy collection for 2023 along with 63 brilliant books 🙌🏾🙌🏾
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LAUNCHED! 🎉🎉🎉 So delighted to share the 2023 #ReadForEmpathy collection. A brand new list of 65 empathy-building books for 3-16 year olds. Practical, powerful, creative tools to help us all raise an empathy-educated generation 📖🌟 FREE download: empathylab.uk/RFE-2023
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I don’t know how this class made these characters but they are *spot on* and iconic
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@sharnajackson Our very own ‘Tri Files’ by Year 6 in Lime Academy Watergall. We all loved chatting with you this week and have been totally inspired by you. Cannot wait for your new book in February!! #nikandnorvarock #trifiles #highrisemystery #buddingmysterywriters
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I won’t sing, I promise
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Wicked Active Learning is partnering with @Literacy_Trust and author @sharnajackson to launch our new school competition, 'Wicked Writers: Be the Change.' Here's our Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Mark Curry to tell you more! For further info: literacytrust.org.uk/competitions/w
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