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Hi! I'm Tom Vaughan and I write funny middle-grade books full of lots of heart and humour. As well as plenty of laughs, my books cover important topics that are close to my heart. My debut book Bin Boy was published by Scholastic in 2021 and is about navigating the change that step-parents and blended families can bring. My second book, A Gangster Stole My Trunks touches on both divorce and dementia, as well as being a cracking whodunnit.
I regularly visit primary schools and love delivering funny, inspiring workshops for KS2 children. As well as exploring how to write funny stories and characters.
I am available throughout Yorkshire and the North-East.
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Nothing beats getting out there and talking to school kids in person.
I'm available for full-day visits around the North East of England, or further afield with accommodation.
These include an interactive assembly all based around Greek myth and how it has inspired me, it includes a reading, an introduction to my books, an interactive Greek myth quiz and an author Q&A. This can then be followed by interactive workshops with individual classes, where we work together to come up with ideas and turn them into three stories. For a full-day visit, I offer three workshops up to 45 minutes each.
All of this can end with a book signing, working with a local bookshop so pupils have a copy to take home.
Prices:
£350+VAT for a full day visit including an assembly and/or multiple sessions, plus travel charged at 45p a mile.
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