Well what an exciting celebration of books and readers that was. This year, Northgate School in Crawley held its very first Book Award and they certainly know how to celebrate in style. Way back in September, 18 books were chosen and all the pupils in Key Stage Two were given the chance to read a […]
Well what an exciting day that was! I was thrilled to be invited to spend the day at Roedean School in Brighton where the girls had been set an incredibly demanding challenge. They had to work in groups to write a book for local primary school pupils. And they had ONE DAY…yes that’s right…just ONE […]
I had the amazing honour this year of being involved with Tower Hamlets School Library Service and their brilliant annual Writing Competition. The competition began eleven years ago…and involves children across Tower Hamlets having the chance to see their stories and poems published in a special anthology. Authors like me were asked into schools to […]
I want to take you back in time a little…Sixteen years ago I went on a very exciting adventure. I went to a writers’ conference in Winchester. I traveled there with my lovely friend Ann, and tucked in my bag was the very first chapter of a story I’d written, all about codes and mysteries. […]
It’s time to party! Can you believe it? It is TEN YEARS since Secret Breakers: The Power of Three was published. I am beyond grateful to all the people who made this possible – the fabulous editors, designers and artists involved with the creation of the book; the wonderful publishers, publicity and marketing teams who […]
I am thrilled to be able to share the news that the fabulous Sparticles Productions have bought the TV option rights for my series ‘Secret Breakers’! I could not be happier! It’s the stuff that dreams are made of! They are an amazing company full of such talented people! When I was writing ‘Secret Breakers’ […]
It has been such an amazing couple of months for ‘River of Ink’! Firstly, there’s been the excitement of seeing the final book in the series, ‘Immortal’, hit the shelves. It’s been great to get feedback from readers and hear what they think about the end of Jed and Kassia’s adventures. I love hearing what […]
So this is it! The fourth and final book of the River of Ink series, ‘Immortal’ is available for you all to read now! I am so excited to share this final part of the story with you! I cannot wait to hear what you think about the ending! Writing River of Ink has been […]
So I have very exciting news! River of Ink: Genesis has won a prize! It has been declared the Salisbury Schools Book Award Winner of 2017 and I could not be happier! There was some very stiff competition in the shortlist of six books and I was totally over the moon to see River of […]