One Night in Beartown needs your support!

One Night in Beartown needs your support!

After a long hiatus (sorry for the protracted radio silence!), I am finally back in the saddle with a new children’s picture book! I actually wrote this book in 2018, soon after publishing Sarah’s Shadow. but life got in the way until now. Also, publishing...
Sarah’s Shadow wins two awards!

Sarah’s Shadow wins two awards!

June was a great month for me, and not only because England are doing surprisingly well in the World Cup. I found out last week that my debut picture book, Sarah’s Shadow, won an Honourable Mention at the Purple Dragonfly Awards in the ‘Picture books for...
Meet me at Mellor Literature Festival 2018!

Meet me at Mellor Literature Festival 2018!

I’m very excited to reveal that I will be appearing at the first-ever Mellor Literature Festival on Saturday 30 June along with more than a dozen other authors. I will be doing a book reading of Sarah’s Shadow, answering kids’ questions, handing out...
Our session at Barnes Children’s Literature Festival!

Our session at Barnes Children’s Literature Festival!

If someone had told me in December that I would be performing at a literature festival in London a mere six months after self-publishing my debut picture book, I would have laughed at them. But that’s exactly what happened this weekend. Along with two friends –...
Meet Us at the Barnes Children’s Literature Festival!

Meet Us at the Barnes Children’s Literature Festival!

I am delighted to reveal that I will be appearing at the Barnes Children’s Literature Festival 2018! I will be taking part in this wonderful annual event with my fellow children’s authors, Paul Ian Cross and Sylva Fae, on Saturday 12 May. As part of the...
Writing tips for kids

Writing tips for kids

As I mentioned in a previous blog, there’s a short story-writing competition taking place in our town. To celebrate Congleton’s 700 years of having a mayor, children (and adults) are invited to write a short story about the mayor having an adventure. As an...