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Hello! My name is Piers Torday and I write for children: novels, short stories and plays.
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While the schools are closed and we 
are stuck at home, I am going to be reading out all of my books, chapter by chapter, every weekday on Instagram Live at 2.30pm GMT. If you miss the live reading, you can always catch up later on Instagram TV or my YouTube channel.
Each reading lasts for about 15 minutes, always including a brief Q&A and a creative writing prompt.
I’m starting with The Last Wild, and depending on how long the lockdown lasts for, I may get up to my latest and sixth book, The Frozen Sea – you never know…
NEWS
May 21, 2020
The Paul Torday Memorial Prize is awarded to a first novel by a writer over 60. The prize includes a set of the collected works of British writer Paul Torday (my father), who published his first nove…
All my public events and school visits are suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic. To be kept informed on rescheduled events and future availability, please contact Victoria Rontaler or sign up to my mailing list. Stay safe!
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If you are a teacher, you may read aloud individual chapters at a time, that are not recorded, via a closed virtual learning environment for pupils only. Please don’t read whole books aloud in one session or record any of your readings. Thank you!
During the school closure I am going to be reading out all of my books, chapter by chapter, every weekday on Instagram Live at 2.30pm GMT. If you miss the live reading, you can always catch up later on Instagram TV or my YouTube channel.
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There are some excellent free classroom resources for “The Last Wild” provided by Sustainable Learning
I will be putting up more here for all books very shortly, watch this space.
Teachers could sign up to CLPE’s excellent Power of Reading scheme and get a whole teaching sequence based on “The Last Wild”.
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School visits are currently suspended during the lockdown and schools closure. For more information on how to arrange a future visit (or rearrange an existing one) the sessions I offer, and fees, please contact:
Victoria Rontaler at Rontaler PR & Events.
