Friends of Authorfy
Are you looking for more ways to improve writing skills, boost reading or writing for pleasure, or find out more about the latest children’s books? Here are some charities and organisations you might want to check out!


Find an Author / Illustrator Map
If you’d like to invite a children’s author or illustrator into your school, use this handy map created by head teacher Christopher Harrison to find one near you!
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The National Literacy Trust
The National Literacy Trust is an independent charity that empowers children, young people, and adults with the literacy skills they need to succeed.
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Read for Good
Read for Good works in schools and hospitals across the UK inspiring children and young people to discover a life-changing love of reading.
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BBC Maestro
BBC Maestro is an e-learning platform with courses taught by highly regarded experts in their field. Each course offers several hours of content, with course notes filled with hints, tips and a breakdown of each lesson.
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The Children’s Literacy Charity
Specialists in literacy tuition who support children who are at the most risk of falling behind with their writing, comprehension, speaking and listening
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Bookmark
Bookmark is a literacy charity giving children the reading skills and confidence they need for a fair chance in life, through our flexible, volunteer- led programme. For the children who need us, we are changing their story.
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CLPE
The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) is an independent UK charity providing CPD and teaching resources for primary schools, based on extensive research and best practice.
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World Book Day
World Book Day changes lives through a love of books and shared reading. Our mission is to promote reading for pleasure, offering every child and young person the opportunity to have a book of their own.
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Toppsta
Set up by mum of two, Georgina Atwell, Toppsta.com has over 100,000 book reviews from children. The website is packed with book recommendations, giveaways, free school resources and more.
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The Open University RfP
The Open University Reading for Pleasure website provides a wealth of valuable research, resources and classroom practices, focused on motivating and engaging young readers.
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School Library Association
The School Library Association (SLA) works towards all schools in the UK having their own (or shared) staffed library to help all children and young people fulfil their potential.
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Reading Realm
Enter a world where stories come to life… Discover our free apps to encourage reading for pleasure, and explore our website for author interviews and teaching resources
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Pobble
Pobble supports the teaching of writing every step of the way. Motivate every child to produce their best work with high-quality resources, powerful pupil tools and a platform for global celebration.
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Peters
The UK’s leading specialist supplier of children’s books and furniture to schools and libraries.
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Mr Dilly Meets
Mr Dilly Meets is a free monthly online show, livestreamed to primary schools across the UK hosted by Mr Dilly, featuring authors, poets, illustrators, and other creatives.
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BooksForTopics
BooksForTopics supports schools in finding suitable books to enrich their curriculums and to promote reading for pleasure. The booklists on the website are sorted by age, topic or curriculum area.
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Literacy Hive
Find resources to support all aspects of the literacy curriculum, save time and help your budget go further with Literacy Hive, the open access literacy resource signposting website created specifically for teachers.
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Directory of independent children’s booksellers
Browse this map to find an independent children’s bookseller near you, created by teacher Jon Biddle
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Empathy Lab
Empathy Lab’s mission is to raise an empathy-educated generation. With a national ‘Empathy Day’ celebration every year, they provide insights, resources, CPD and more to raise empathy through children’s books.
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Arvon
Arvon is the UK’s leading creative writing charity, producing residential, community-based and online writing courses tutored by professional writers, reaching over 7,000 adults, children, and teachers annually.
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