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Midnight Treasure final copies! 🧛🏻‍♂️

Posted on August 29, 2024

The final finished copies of my new book, MIDNIGHT TREASURE, are here! And they are a thing of beauty. Look at that wolf! Those eyes! But to appreciate all the detail you will have to get hold of a co…

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Making Books with Polly Ho-Yen

Posted on January 4, 2024

Happy 2024! While I was waiting for edits on the new book (on which more soon) at the end of last year, I spoke to my fellow children’s author Polly Ho-Yen for her brilliant new “Making Books” podcast…

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Box of Delights cast announced!

Posted on September 20, 2023

The cast has been announced The Box of Delights at the RSC! The complete cast includes Nana Amoo-Gottfried (as Joe/Ensemble), Callum Balmforth (as Kay Harker), Stephen Boxer (as Cole Hawkings/Ramon Lu…

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Ten Years of The Last Wild!

Posted on March 28, 2023

The Last Wild was published ten years ago, and I’m hugely grateful to everyone – agents, publishers, fellow authors, reviewers, teachers, librarians, bloggers, and parents – who have read, reviewed, b…

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The Wind in the Willows Cast announced!

Posted on September 16, 2022

Delighted to finally reveal our incredible cast for The Wind in the W̵i̵l̵l̵o̵w̵s̵ Wilton’s at Wilton’s Music Hall this Christmas! Darrell Brockis as Toad Melody Brown as Badger Tom Chapman as Weasel…

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I’m joining The Novelry!

Posted on August 9, 2022

I’m thrilled to announce that from this September, I’m joining The Novelry as a writing coach for children’s fiction. I’ll be offering guidance and advice to aspiring children’s writers, alongside Pol…

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