'The new master of books for children' The Times
Join the Guardian Children’s Book Award winner, author of The Last Wild trilogy Piers Torday as he talks about his new book The Lost Magician. (“One of the most clever and ambitious children’s books of the year” The Bookseller) Inspired by the C.S. Lewis Narnia stories, come with Piers to the enchanted land of Folio, to meet the Reads and the Unreads, and discover why the most powerful magic of all is the kind found inside a good book…
Roehampton Reads – a festival of books, words and stories – is an exciting new festival to be held at Heathmere Primary School, in the heart of the Alton Estate in Roehampton, London. The event will be held on Saturday 23rd June.
Tickets are just £3 for adults and children (this gives you entry to the Festival – there is no need to book any of the events. One or two are limited in number so will be first-come, first-served – but most are open to all and there will be plenty to do for everyone! Children under the age of 16 need to be accompanied by an adult – except children in Year 5 or 6 at Heathmere).
Come and join us to hear from lots of amazing authors, poets, illustrators and performers – including:
Piers Torday
Kes Gray
Bali Rai
Swapna Haddow
Kevin Graal
Neal Zetter and Joseph Siegal
Ross Montgomery
Really Big Pants Theatre
Story Storks
Sally Kindberg
Set in the glorious landscape of Upper Nidderdale, in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, NiddFest is a unique, family-friendly festival, offering a weekend of talks, music and outside events for nature lovers of all ages. I will be joining local author Kit Peel to talk about #ThereMayBeACastle, The #LostMagician and maybe even some owls…
Hosted at Canterbury Christ Church University in collaboration with the Primary English Research Hub, United Kingdom Literacy Association, the Shepway Teaching Alliance and Writing Rocks, this day event focusing on Writing for Pleasure includes keynote speeches from renowned author and educationalist Michael Rosen and myself as well as a selection of writing for pleasure workshops led by professionals from across the writing community.
Available workshops include:
– Developing writing journals.
– Spelling for pleasure.
– Writing memoir with children.
– Teachers as writers.
Further information:
This event is a Regional Conference for the UK Literacy Association, a registered charity that has been working to improve Literacy in the United Kingdom since 1963. You can find out more about the UKLA, including how to become a member at https://ukla.org/.
The keynote speeches and workshops will explore what we mean by ‘writing for pleasure,’ and how schools can create conditions that promote writing as a pleasurable experience and to promote a love and ownership of writing which will be continued into children’s personal and working lives long after they leave school.
Curious is a festival like no other. Taking place from 20-22 July 2018 in the breathtaking grounds of Pylewell Park in the heart of the New Forest, it is dreamy, eccentric, fun and ultimately, irresistible.
I am delighted to be introducing my new book The Lost Magician there later this summer. Come and join us – it’s an unforgettable weekend of books, music and laughter by the sea.
(I will be in the Waterstones Tent at 11.15 am on Sunday 22nd but events run all weekend long.)
It’s very English on the one hand – expect fabulous novelists, exceptional historians, poet laureates, dogs on leads, gin and tonics, and sitting on a deckchair with a view of the Solent although you are just as likely to find yourself on a secret midnight bat-walk, betting your life-savings on the snail-racing, laughing out loud to mesmerising stand-up comedy, or listening to some of the UK’s most exciting musicians.
Curious is an experience not just a few tents in a field. Book your ticket now!
How do you create characters that readers will care about? Can stories change the world? Piers Torday, UK author of The Last Wild trilogy and winner of the Guardian’s Children’s Book Award, speaks about his experience writing children’s literature and what makes an award-winning novel. The talk will be followed by book sales and signings and light refreshments.
Piers Torday began his career in theatre and then television as a producer and writer. His bestselling first book for children, The Last Wild, was nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal. His second book, The Dark Wild, won the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. His latest book,The Lost Magician, will be published in September 2018.
This talk is co-presented with Closetful of Books and is made possible with the support of Tanglin Trust School.
Suitable for authors, illustrators, educators and librarians.
Join the Guardian Children’s Book Award winner, author of The Last Wild trilogy Piers Torday as he talks about his new book There May Be A Castle.
A story about love, loss and the power of imagination, Piers will talk about the origination of storytelling and impart his writing secrets. He will tell you how hard it can be to become an author, but he will also inspire you to persevere and follow your dreams.
Our panel of experts, including Piers Torday and Simon Appleby from Bookswarm (who built this website) will explore this topic asking such questions as:What are the most effective techniques to build an audience for your work? What online and offline marketing techniques and tools work best? How can you be heard using limited budgets?
Who does community building well and what can we learn from other industries?
As well as the talk, you’ll also have the opportunity to network with authors, agents, publishers and suppliers to the publishing industry before and after the discussion.
This event will take place at The House of St Barnabas, a not-for-profit private members’ club working to break the cycle of homelessness. Byte the Book and HoSB member tickets are free. Non-member tickets for the event cost £25 (plus booking fee). A donation will be made after this event supporting the work of The House of St Barnabas’ Employment Academy.
Contact us directly at info@bytethebook.com for member tickets. Tickets to the general public are limited and will go on sale nearer the event. If you not already a member of Byte the Book you can join here.
Music has the power to affect us like nothing else, to connect us, to inspire us and to make us change our minds. Each night, OneTrackMinds gives the stage to six guests – a vibrant selection of writers, artists, thinkers and musicians – each with a story about how music has affected them.
An engaging cross between Desert Island Discs, The Moth and TED, OneTrackMinds will leave you feeling engaged and inspired, and all the more aware of the transformative power of music.
OneTrackMinds returns to Wilton’s Music Hall for a special pair of shows all about Love and Heartbreak. Guests on February 14th are:
Sofie Hagen – comedian
Chris Lintott – astrophysicist
Barry Adamson – musician/filmmaker
Ross Lee – comedian
Piers Torday – writer
Chiara Ventura – film producer