Coming to Life in Lockdown: Elephant on the Farm by Brendan McDonald
Let’s be honest: who hasn’t thought “I can absolutely write one” while reading a Children’s
Children & Young Adult
Collaborating to Create the Real Pigeons by Andrew McDonald
When I wrote the first book in the Real Pigeons series, I was trying to
Finding My Feet: The Islanders by S. V. Leonard
As a debut author, I’m still finding my feet when it comes to, well, everything:
Imagine that! Imagine! by Patricia Forde
I was listening to the radio. The topic was around public speaking and how people
Writing in Verse: Gut Feelings by C.G. Moore
I’ve always wanted to write about my chronic illness, but it wasn’t until I went
Perseverance and Luck: Stick Boy by Paul Coomey
Whenever I talk to people about books – about writing, drawing and getting published –
My Path to Publication: Morgana Mage in the Robotic Age by Amy Bond
I can’t remember a time when I didn’t dream of being a writer. Childhood diaries
A Fox for All Seasons: Retelling Reynard the Fox by Anne Louise Avery
East Flanders, April 2019. The final afternoon of a long research trip across Belgium and
Talking Turkey: The Baboon with the Golden Bum by Jed Lynch
I’ve always got a great kick out of kids’ books – the zanier the better,
A Deeply Felt Book: Savage Her Reply by Deirdre Sullivan
Savage Her Reply is my seventh book, and it always surprises me how different the
The Beast and the Bethany by Jack Meggitt-Phillips (Illust. Isabelle Follath)
With a major film deal announced with Warner Brothers and Harry Potter producer David Heyman,
From Toenails and Fortune-Tellers to Everything With Words: Elsetime by Eve McDonnell
Once upon a time, everything from toenail clippings to shrivelled up crisp bags were glued
Boot: The Creaky Creatures by Shane Hegarty (Illust. by Ben Mantle)
Writing for children sounds straightforward, until you look at a primary school and realise it’s
Odd Socks Drove Me To It: Creating Wulfie by Lindsay J Sedgwick
My daughter, Libby, was in primary school when it occurred to me that while I’d
Alexandra Rose and her Icy-Cold Toes by Monique Mulligan
A long time ago, on the other side of the world, a little girl tip-toed
The World Turned Upside Down: Dangerous Remedy by Kat Dunn
I am a pack rat. I am a collection of facts and quotes and pictures.
A Journey of Self-Discovery: Fall Out by C.G. Moore
C. G. Moore discusses the inspiration behind his debut, Young Adult novel, Fall Out, which
The Mechanics of Language: Writing The Infinite by Patience Agbabi
In 2014, my fourth poetry collection appeared, Telling Tales, a 21st century remix of Chaucer’s
Elephant in my Kitchen by Smriti Halls (Author), Ella Okstad (Illustrator)
There’s an elephant in my kitchen, IT’S TRUE, I kid you not! She’s found the
Trusting the Rhythm of Life: Chasing Ghosts by Nicola Pierce
In 2017, I developed a grand passion for a doomed expedition. Sir John Franklin, his
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