9 February
St Thomas More Primary School, Letchworth
Lordship Farm Primary School, Letchworth
2 March
Nightingale Primary School, London E18
St Mary’s Primary School, Hornchurch
3 March
4 March
Handsworth Primary School, London E4
Sutton Primary School, Hornchurch
7 March
Winsor Primary School, London E6
9 March
Farnham Green Primary Schooo, Goodmayes
Barley Lane Primary School, Chadwell Heath
16 March
Arthur Bugler Primary School, Stanford-le-Hope
17 March
Upton Cross Primary School, London E13
23 March
Hunters Hall Primary Schooll, Dagenham
24 March
Ripple Road Primary School, Dagenham
28 March
1 April
Janet Duke Primary School, Basildon
7 April
Clockhouse Primary School, Collier Row
8 April
In Association with Jarrolds of Norwich
White Woman Lane School, Norwich
16 May
Westlands Primary School, Chelmsford
19 May
St Stephen’s Primary School, London E6
26 May
27 May
Gainsborough Primary School, London E15
6 October
Cherry Tree Primary School, Basildon
I thoroughly enjoy talking to children in years 4 to 7 about writing – since my first novel was published I’ve visited many schools in Essex, London, Kent, Yorkshire, Herts and Lincolnshire, and have appeared at the Haringey Children’s Book Festival and Fife Libraries Children’s Book Festival in St Andrews. My events include a chat about reading and writing, a reading from one of my novels, a fun interactive game (which the children LOVE!) and a Q&A session. I have also run creative writing workshops in which I talk about my own writing techniques, how to begin a story, characterisation, and use of language and dialogue to influence the mood of a scene.
Comments from teachers about my events
‘The children really enjoyed your visit … it was inspirational.’ – Una Henderson, Head of Literacy, Hunters Hall School.
‘Thanks for a great talk!’ - Tara Webb, Head of Literacy, Ravenscroft School.
Comments from librarians
‘Thank you … one of the best events we’ve ever had.’ – Cathy Garnsworthy, Children’s Librarian, Hornsey Library.
Comments from children
‘Yesterday you came to my school and we all loved it! We were inspired by you and we’d love to meet you again.’ – LD, Handsworth School.
‘I really enjoyed your talk at school and loved doing the parallel worlds activity.’ – SR, Lordship School.
‘I loved you coming to our school today it was amazing!!!’ - RI, Kingston School.
My event fees are substantially lower than those recommended by The Society of Authors, and will depend on whether schools want me for an hour, half a day or a full day! I will also charge expenses for travel and any necessary overnight accommodation.