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The Herds come to London!

Posted on June 19, 2025

Roaming through cities in West Africa and Europe, herds of life-size puppet animals will invade city centres on an epic journey across the world. THE HERDS is a visual dramatisation of the climate cri…

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INTRODUCING: WOLF CROWN!

Posted on June 9, 2025

If you could destroy all the vampirs in the world just like that … would you? This October, return to a fantasy world of daring werwolves and vampirs, with Midnight Treasure: Wolf Crown! An epic tre…

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National-Share-a-Story-Month: The Wild Before

Posted on May 23, 2025

The theme for the Federation of Children’s Book Group’s booklist this National Share-A-Story-Month (May) is “Saving the World One Book At A Time”, and I’m delighted that The Wild Before has been inclu…

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Letters to a Dog is OUT

Posted on May 8, 2025

My ninth book for children, Letters to a Dog is out today! It’s my debut novella with the wonderful Barrington Stoke, who specialise in accessible, inclusive, dyslexia friendly books for all children,…

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Laureate for Irish Fiction Selection Panel

Posted on May 5, 2025

A real privilege and a joy to have been asked to join the International Selection Panel for the Fourth Irish Laureate for Fiction. The Laureateship honours an established Irish writer of fiction and c…

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The Next Big Story

Posted on May 1, 2025

Over at The Novelry, where I am a Children’s Fiction Writing Coach, we are delighted today to launch The Next Big Story! It’s a writing contest where you could win £75,000 [$100,000] [ for just 3 page…

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