Writer, actor, theatre-maker, history-lover, science-fan. Solo shows: #GreenKnight and #RemarkableDeliverances. https://xitter.cf/t.co/BrNUE2EZC5
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Joined March 2009
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Under Your Feet, the story I wrote and narrated for BBC Scotland's Time For A Story, is now live and I am VERY happy. The whole experience was a joy, the production on it is fabulous, and it has a gorgeous illustration by Will Hughes. Happy days! bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0kg720…
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SCHOOLS! @KidlitScotland asked authors from across the country to make a short video about Robert Burns. Hopefully useful both inside and outside the classroom. youtube.com/playlist?list=PL… via @YouTube
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Ooh look! I get to visit some of my favourite #bookshops and #booksellers! And meet the #illustrator whose work I’ve been admiring through many many edits! (And sign lots of shiny books for readers too…) #Edinburgh #Kidlit #Celticfolkandfairytales
Did someone say SIGNED COPIES? We're taking @LariDonWriter and Elise Carmichael on a tour of some of Edinburgh's lovely bookshops! Pop in to meet the creators of #CelticFolkAndFairyTales and grab a signed copy!
@EdinBookshop @BlackwellEdin @Waterstones_Edi @GoldenHareBooks
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Don't miss Catherine Bisset's extraordinary play PLACEHOLDER, playing at Summerhall Arts, Edinburgh on 22 & 23rd November. A mother and daughter, one year and one day before the Haitian Revolution.
Tickets on sale at Summerhall Arts.
tickets.summerhallarts.co.uk…
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Don't miss @LariDonWriter's guest post for @scottishbooks - all about the fascinating connections between stories told in different places across the Celtic lands!
Read it here: booksfromscotland.com/2025/1…
Order Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales: discoverkelpies.co.uk/books/…
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Travel to the Celtic lands with stories of magic, myth and mischief retold by @LariDonWriter, illustrated by #EliseCarmichael.
Discover tales linked to each location on our interactive map, and read Lari's guest post on what we mean by 'Celtic'!
discoverkelpies.co.uk/news-f…
#GreenKnight @GreenKnightPlay will be galloping into the fabulous @BiggarLittle @BiggarCorn this Friday 24 October! Come meet the Knight and hear this tale of King Arthur's court from the viewpoint of a woman at its heart! biggarlittlefestival.com/com…
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I’m excited about sharing this book (published today!) with you all. It contains so many of my favourite things: untrustworthy #fairies, battling #dragons, #shapeshifting magic and lots of strong clever girls who defeat their own monsters. Also gorgeous art by Elise Carmichael!
ALT A hardback book laid flat on a wooden table. The title of the book, in shiny green foil in the centre of the cover, is Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales, and two names at the bottom left are: Lari Don and Elise Carmichael. The cover art is a black horse with wild mane and sharp teeth leaping across the top, a seal wearing a pointy gold crown swimming at the bottom, and a wave of blue and white curving up the left side of the cover, linking them. There is a subtitle in smaller font reading: Magical Stories from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and Brittany.
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I usually escape from kelpies using iron or running water, but the heroine in this tale uses something much LOUDER! #waterhorses #folktales #kelpies #glashtins #stronggirls
How DO you escape from a waterhorse? Sit back, relax, and enjoy @LariDonWriter tell the story of Kirree, a young girl from the Isle of Man, who found herself confronted by a fearsome Glashtin!
#CelticFolkAndFairyTales
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The #KelpiesPrize for Writing and Illustration 2026 is NOW OPEN for entries!
We're looking for new writers and illustrators who live in Scotland and want to make a career in children's books. If that sounds like you, head to our website for full details!
discoverkelpies.co.uk/kelpie…
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I've turned my writing shed into studio, temporarily, so I can film some wee clips about my new book Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales to share with you. I've even filmed one full-length Celtic tale! Doesn't Elise Carmichael's artwork look splendid on the walls? #CelticTales #kidlit
ALT corner of a white room with A3 printouts of artwork stuck on the walls, including the cover of a book reading Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales, a map of the British Isles and Brittany, and illustrations of dragons, a selkie, a water monster, and a herd of cows. Also visible, a black tripod for a camera.
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📚🌟 The To War With Wallace tour continues! Head over to shelflife_bookreview on instagram for their thoughts on this captivating historical adventure.
Check it out!
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#ToWarWithWallace #BookTour #KidsLit
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I'm doing a book #Giveaway! To enter and be in with a chance of winning these 2 signed children's novels, a delicious bar of chocolate and a class set of bookmarks, follow, RT and and tag a friend (UK only). Closes 10pm Fri 17th Oct. #BookGiveaway #BookTwitter #schools #teachers
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"The fanged and furry monster looked ferocious, but it didn’t eat people very often. The Afanc only ate people if they annoyed it.
However, it was quite easy to annoy the Afanc..."
How do you annoy this Welsh monster?
@LariDonWriter #EliseCarmichael #CelticFolkAndFairyTales
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"Balor was huge, twice the size of any other giant. He had one eye much bigger than the other, with a massive heavy dropping eyelid pierced by an ivory ring, linked by ropes to ten more rings in his bristly eyebrow..."
@LariDonWriter #EliseCarmichael
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It's October, the month with perhaps the most evocative name in the Anglo-Saxon calendar: in Old English it was called 'Winterfylleð', because (Bede says) the full moon of this month marked the beginning of winter.
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Travel to the magical Celtic lands to meet shapeshifting selkies, duelling dragons, and a terrifying waterhorse... @LariDonWriter
Thanks to @sophieinspace for this brilliant review of Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales!
discoverkelpies.co.uk/books/…
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Join a young inventor on an unforgettable steampunk adventure! 🚀
Take to the skies with Linnet and the Periwinkle Flyer by @ljlittleson, today!
Get your copy here 👉 amzn.to/4mnxEy0
#KidLit
ALT Linnet and the Periwinkle Flyer on a yellow background.
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AAAARGH! The aliens have come! It's publication day for Aliens Made Me Do It! @EveryWithWords So thrilled with the awesome illustrations by Rory Walker. "Hilarious, madcap and frantic": Joanna Nadin
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Glasgow pals, do not miss this PPP gem this week! Based on a fascinating true story, brought to you by a cracking team!
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