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New series – coming this September

Posted on April 18, 2018

I’m delighted to announce that my publishers, Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) imprint Quercus Children’s has bought a new fantasy series. The first book will be The Lost Magician, set in 1945, about f…

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Shrewsbury Book Fest: Announcement

Posted on April 14, 2018

I am completely honoured and delighted to have been asked by Shrewsbury Children’s Bookfest to become one of their Patrons, alongside Martin Brown and Ian Whybrow, with the mighty Jacqueline Wilson as…

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Box of Delights competition winner revealed!

Posted on December 5, 2017

A massive thank you to everyone who entered our Box of Delights drawing competition – we loved seeing what you imagined would be in the Box. It was a really tough decision but myself, designer Tom Pip…

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Leading writers join Alt-Write

Posted on November 21, 2017

I am delighted to join Ben Okri, Carol Ann Duffy and Frank Cottrell Boyce as contributors to Alt-Write, a new collection of writing from major authors intended to “debunk xenophobic myths and … help […

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Patron of Reading 2017

Posted on November 10, 2017

I am delighted to announce that I have been appointed Patron of Reading at St. Silas Primary School in Toxteth, Liverpool, for the rest of this academic year. A Patron of Reading is a school’s special…

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There May Be A Castle nominated for Carnegie

Posted on November 6, 2017

There May Be A Castle has been nominated for a CILIP Carnegie Medal 2018, one of a 121 titles nominated for this 80 year old award. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded annually by CILIP for an outstan…

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