Last Friday I was lucky enough to attend the Kids’ Lit Quiz UK finals in Oxford. I’d already been part of the authors’ team at the Central England heats, and I was pleased when they asked me along to the finals. All of the schools which had won their heats were there, and the Great [...]
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Yes, I like Curious George AND George Smiley. Bite me.
Posted: 25th November 2009 by admin in children's fiction, Writing“Will I have heard of anything that you’ve done?” “I doubt it. I write for a young adult audience.” “What’s that when it’s at home?” “Teenagers and…young adults.” “Oh. Children’s books.” “Yes.” There was a pause while she considered this, her lips pursing a little, making the bright red lipstick daubed upon them all the [...]
I was lucky enough to be invited along to the Central England heats of the Kids’ Lit Quiz last Friday. It’s a fabulous competition, open to all schools, and I would recommend any teachers and librarians to enter a team. Wayne Mills, the quizmaster, does a great job of keeping the whole thing moving along [...]
I thought I’d blog about a couple of recent(ish) events because they made me happy.The first one was a school visit, and it made me happy because it was a revisit to the school where did my very first event: Westfield School in Watford. Alison and Suzanne, the librarians, are super-enthusiastic people, and organised a [...]
Apologies for being a bad blogger.
Posted: 3rd November 2009 by admin in CHANGELING, editing, Steve Feasey, WritingYes, I’ve been remiss in my postings. But I’ve had a good excuse: I’ve been ill. Yes I’ve contracted it…man-flu. It was announced on the news this morning that man-flu is far more serious than the latest H1N1 swine-flu virus, so I’m feeling very smug that I’ve been soldiering on through it. I’m editing Changeling: [...]
