Daniel Blythe

Children's author, Author of books for adults

Available for:
Interview
Talk
Workshop
Commission

Website: http://www.danielblythe.com

Contact: danielblythe

blueyonder.co.uk
0114 2341038

Audiences:
Adults, 8-11 (Key stage 2), 11-16 (Key stages 3 and 4), 6th Form and college

Details

Doctor Who writer with new book out now. Booking for 2011, but still some availability for Autumn Term 2010. Booked for WBD (3.3.11) but available for other dates in that week.

I have been a published writer since 1993, when I first contributed to Virgin Books' Doctor Who range. I write fiction for adults and my first children's book, completed with the aid of an Arts Council award, has just been placed by my agent. I have also written non-fiction on subjects as diverse as parenting, 80s pop, Christmas and politics. My latest books are X Marks The Box, a humorous approach to politics, published in 2010 to coincide with the General Election, and a BBC Doctor Who novel, Autonomy, which was published September 2009.

I deliver creative writing sessions to adults, young people and children. I have worked for the Workers' Educational Association, with young writers' groups and with school groups, both on school sites and out in museums and other locations. I have worked with children and young people from Year 2 up to sixth-formers. I have a variety of approaches to stimulate imagination, and try to bring out the best in every writer. I aim to enable students to develop their individual writing voice.

I am available for school visits, where I can talk about Doctor Who and my other writing for children - please email to discuss requirements. I charge the recommended Society of Authors rates and I have Public Liability Insurance up to £2 million.

Books
I have written fiction and non-fiction including:

	Doctor Who: The Dimension Riders (isbn:0426203976) My first novel in Virgin Books' Doctor Who range. View in Amazon
	Doctor Who: Infinite Requiem (isbn:0426204379) My second Doctor Who book for Virgin. View in Amazon
	The Cut (isbn:978-0140267990) My first novel for Penguin Books - a story of teenage alienation. View in Amazon
	Losing Faith (isbn:978-0241140321) Second novel for Penguin/Hamish Hamilton. View in Amazon
	The Encyclopaedia of Classic 80s Pop (isbn:978-0749083113) Humour/pop music title - my first non-fiction work. View in Amazon
	I Hate Christmas: A Manifesto for the Modern-Day Scrooge (isbn:978-0749082161) A seasonal rant, published by Allison & Busby. View in Amazon
	Dadlands: The Alternative Handbook for New Fathers (isbn:978-1841126791) Irreverent and informative dads' guide. View in Amazon
	This is the Day (isbn:978-0749079208) Acclaimed novel of marital angst and mid-life crisis. View in Amazon
	Doctor Who: Autonomy (isbn:1846077591) Official 2009 BBC novel featuring David Tennant as the Doctor. View in Amazon
	X Marks the Box: How to Make Politics Work for You (isbn:184831051X) Why vote? Irreverent, topical, packed with useful facts and trivia. View in Amazon

Organisations:
Society of Authors

Other search criteria:

Book Type:
Non fiction for adults, Fiction for adults, Fiction 8-13

Keywords:
Doctor Who, pop music, eighties, 80s, politics, family, dads, parenting, fantasy, science fiction, supernatural, robots, Christmas, humour