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Charitable foundation established by Niso Smith, wife of bestselling author @thewilbursmith. We're dedicated to empowering young writers and promoting literacy.

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Book Cover for: Beetle: Amazing Photos & Fun Facts Book About Beetle For Kids, Kelly Craig

Beetle: Amazing Photos & Fun Facts Book About Beetle For Kids

Kelly Craig
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🎉 Congratulations to the winner of this year's £10,000 Best Published Novel, part of the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize... ... Miss Benson's Beetle, by Rachel Joyce! And also to her publisher(s), @DoubledayUK @PenguinUKBooks 👏 👏 👏 https://t.co/YQPA8Kn66d

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Book Cover for: Sankofa, Chibundu Onuzo

Sankofa

Chibundu Onuzo
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Celebrate female adventure writers with us this #InternationalWomensDay. Chibundu Onuzo was shortlisted for the #BestPublishedNovelAward in 2022 for her incredible novel #Sankofa. Did you love it as much as we did? #AdventureWriting #FemaleAuthors https://t.co/65LzqRfQFR

Paperback, 2023

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Deep Blue Between, Ayesha Harruna Attah

The Deep Blue Between

Ayesha Harruna Attah
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This #InternationalWomensDay we're celebrating female #AdventureWriters, like Ayesha Haruna Attah, who was shortlisted for the 2021 #BestPublishedNovelAward. Find out more about Ayesha and her beguiling novel, #TheDeepBlueBetween, here: https://t.co/NVn7U2nkXa #FemaleAuthors https://t.co/sAgtV2bNNK

Hardcover, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Hill, Ali Bryan

The Hill

Ali Bryan
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📕The Hill by @AliBryan is 'a quirky, positive but unsentimental book. It has all the classic adventure elements but reworks them in an interesting way. It is immensely readable, both moving and fun... highly recommended’ - Prize reviewer Read more: 🏆 https://t.co/tzo8b1xv8M https://t.co/gNhiSFRFFr

Paperback, 2021

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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