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Writing picture books has been described as writing ‘haiku for aliens’. It’s definitely closer to

He enters his room – a beige box furnished with an Ikea desk, a set

Sometimes, people ask me if it’s challenging to write for children. If I have to

Children’s Books Ireland is the national children’s book organisation of Ireland. Among CBI’s many activities

Sarah Webb’s new book The Memory Box is in bookshops now, it’s a book for

It’s a classic editorial question and it contains a classic trap for the would-be author,

Imagine buying a non-fiction parenting book about teenagers and finding there was no section on

So when it comes to writing YA fiction I read books and wanted to write

What was it that we all loved so much about The Famous Five? Writing.ie asked

The Butterfly Heart is my first published novel, so I feel slightly awkward about classifying

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