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Blue Peter Award-winning author of funny stories, poetry and non-fiction. Amazing storyteller and specialist at getting children reading. Inspiration guaranteed! BOYS' READING FUN FUNNY FUNNY POEMS HUMOUR INSPIRATIONAL INTERACTIVE LIVELY POETRY READING FOR PLEASURE STORIES STORYTELLER WORKSHOP WORKSHOPS WRITING

London-based author of books on travel, history and the environment, and children's historical fiction, who has given talks and presentations to school students (ages 9-13) and adults. CHILDREN'S FICTION (9-12) CHILDREN'S HISTORICAL FICTION ENGLISH HISTORY EUROPEAN CULTURAL HISTORY EUROPEAN TRAVEL HENRY VIII KING ARTHUR RICHARD III WORLD BOOK DAY

Bringing books to life AUTHOR DO YOU LOVE ILLUSTRATOR NORFOLK NORWICH

Author of Fae stories for children, poetry and life experience. The writer of an adult humour fairy tale book that redefines the Grimm stories that would have me cancelled from Netflix, were it a special. FAE FICTION FOLKLORE MYTH NORSE POETRY WUSHU

TRAILBLAZING WOMEN – INSPIRING STORIES ACTIVISTS AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ANCIENT EGYPT ANGLO-SAXONS BIOGRAPHIES COURAGE ESPIONAGE FEMINISM FOUNDERS GAME CHANGERS HISTORY ILLUSTRATED TALKS INSPIRATION LEGENDS LIFE STORIES Q & A SPIES SURVIVORS TRAILBLAZERS VICTORIANS WOMEN IN HISTORY WORKSHOPS YOUNG ADULT ZOOM

I have over fifteen years experience of school and library visits. I've travelled to most spots in the UK but I've also performed school workshops in Indonesia and Europe. My fantasy adventure - The Magic Scales is full of imagination and tension. Other novels like Windscape and The Egg Thief explore environmental issues through adventures stories that draw children in but ultimately let them decide how they feel themselves about various issues. My Old Bloke Goes series looks at topics through an old bloke’s perspective. My new nature and heritage books have led me into presenting on nature and wellbeing. ADVENTURE ANIMALS ASTHMA BALI BULLYING CHILDREN'S BOOKS DISABILITY DRAGONS FACETIME FANTASY SERIES FUN HUMOUR IMAGINATION KIDS MAGIC MONSTERS MYSTERY RACISM SCOTLAND SERIES SKYPE YOUNG ADULT

children's and YA author and poet ABLE WRITERS ACTIVE FUN ACTIVE LISTENING ADVENTURE ALIENS ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS ANTHROPOLOGY ARCHITECTURE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY ATLANTIS AUTHOR VISIT AUTHOR-LED ASSEMBLY BOOK WEEK BOOKWORM CHAMELEON CITIES CLI-FI CLIFFHANGERS CLIFI CLIMATE CHANGE FICTION CLIMATE CRISIS CLIMATE STRIKE COLOURCHANGING COLOURFUL CHARACTERS CPD CREATING CHARACTERS CREATING PACE CREATING SETTINGS CREATING SUSPENSE CREATIVE CLASSROOM CREATIVE CLASSROOMS CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP CREATIVITY CURIOSITY DEVELOPING VOCABULARY DIVERSITY EARTH DAY EARTH SCIENCE EARTHQUAKES ECO ECOWARRIOR EGYPT ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITY ENVIRONMENT EXTINCTION REBELLION FICTION FLASH FICTION FLOODS FRIENDSHIP G&T GENETIC ENGINEERING GIFTED AND TALENTED GUARDIAN ARTICLE INTERSTELLAR SPACE JOYFUL JOURNEYS KEY STAGE 1 KEY STAGE 2 KEY STAGE 3 KS1 KS2 KS3 LIBRARY OPENING LIBRARY TALKS LITERACY LITERARY FESTIVAL LONDON LOST CIVILISATIONS LOVE OF READING MAGIC PORTAL MAGICAL REALISM MIDDLEGRADE MINDMAPPING NATURE PERSUASIVE WRITING PLOT DEVELOPMENT POEMS POETRY POLLUTION PRIMARY PYRAMIDS READING ALOUD RELUCTANT READERS RIGHT-BRAINED ACTIVITIES SAFE SPACE SCHOOL VISIT SCIENCE FICTION SCOTLAND SEABEAN SEARISE SEAWAR SECONDARY SHORT STORIES SIRIUS SOLAR SYSTEM STKILDA STORYTELLING GAMES SUCCESSFUL SETTINGS SUDDEN FICTION TECHNOLOGY TED TALK TEEN FICTION THERMOCHROMIC TIMETRAVEL USE OF LANGUAGE USING THE IMAGINATION VIVID WRITING WILFUL WORDS WORLD BOOK DAY WRITING FOR PLEASURE WRITING PROCESS YEAR 10 YEAR 11 YEAR 5 YEAR 6 YEAR 7 YEAR 8 YEAR 9 YOUNG ADULT

**Available 5 March 2024 to visit a school in Yorkshire** Award-winning science writer. Books include Moth: An Evolution Story and The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions. Feature writer for The Week Junior Science + Nature. Hands-on workshops inspire a love of science and poetry / non-fiction reading and writing. ANIMALS ART BIOGRAPHIES CONSERVATION CRAFTS CURRICULUM DIGITAL EVENTS EVOLUTION HISTORY OF SCIENCE INSECTS LITERACY LITTLE GUIDES TO GREAT LIVES MOTH NATURE NON-FICTION PICTURE BOOKS SCIENCE SCIENCE BIOGRAPHY SCIENCE WEEK SCIENCE WRITER SCIENCE WRITING STEM VIRTUAL VISIT WORLD BOOK DAY

Professional footballer turned author and ghostwriter to some of the world's biggest YouTube stars. BRAZIL FOOTBALL RELUCTANT READERS RESILIENCE

Author of YA and adult science fiction, fantasy and adventure; ghostwriter of YA and children's adventure, and biography. GHOSTWRITING SFF TEEN

HappyHead is Josh's first novel. A sequel is being published March 2024. As a mental health nurse, Josh writes about identity, the oppression of the systems in which we live, and the experiences of LGBTQ+ young people. HappyHead is currently being developed into a feature film. LGBT LGBTQI+ MENTAL HEALTH YOUNG ADULT

Author, Illustrator, creator and designer of books for children. AUTHOR

Picture books, Early Years, Fiction, Non-Fiction, PSHE, School visits for all ages, History, Publishing and self-publishing "BEST BOOK ON IMPORTANCE OF BRUSHING TEETH" AWARD-WINNING WRITER CREATIVE WRITING DINOSAURS EARLY YEARS EXCELLENCE AWARD HEALTHY TITLES FOR THE YOUNG HISTORY INSPIRATIONAL STORYTELLER INTERNATIONAL NURSERY PICTURE BOOKS PUBLISHING AND SELF-PUBLISHING RECEPTION RHYMING TEXTS RUSSIAN HISTORY SCHOOL VISITS WORKSHOPS

Writes narrative non-fiction, fiction and non-fiction for all ages. Author of several popular My Story books. Loves writing history, humour, and often a mixture of both. ANCIENT GREECE ANIMALS C16TH CELEBRATIONS CLEOPATRA DICKENS DINOSAURS ELIZABETH I ELIZABETH II GLOBE GREEK OLYMPICS HISTORY MAGIC MONARCHY NARRATIVE NON-FICTION PRINCESSES QUEENS ROME & EGYPT SHAKESPEARE TIME TRAVEL TOWER OF LONDON TRANSPORTATION TUDORS VICTORIANS WWI WWII

Born in India, brought up in Japan and a residence of the UK since 2000, my unique life story has enabled me to understand diversity and inclusion from a truly global perspective. And DEI is at the heart of all my books. ADULTS ADVENTURE BEAUTY STANDARDS CHILDREN COLOURISM COMING OF AGE CULTURE DIVERSITY FESTIVALS INCLUSION MAGICAL MENTAL HEALTH MULTICULTURAL REPRESENTATION SELF-ESTEEM TRAVEL WORKSHOPS

Compelling writer, engaging speaker, trusted mentor - personal tales, Spitfire stories and Battle of Britain reflections - available for related talks. AIRFORCE AVIATION BIOGRAPHY CAREERS GHOSTWRITING HISTORY LEADERSHIP LETTERS LIBRARIES LITERATURE MEMOIRS MILITARY PRIZES READING SPITFIRE WARTIME

Children's Author and Book Journey Mentor CHILDREN CHILDRENSBOOKS CREATING CHARACTERS CREATIVE WRITING DIVERSE DIVERSITY LITERACY OWNVOICES PERSONAL-DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATION AND INCLUSION STORYTELLING WORKSHOPS WORLD BOOK DAY WRITING SESSIONS

'A compelling journey through Gurkha history - written with grace and style - it is indeed a wonderful read.' Field Marshal Lord Bramall KG GCB OBE MC MILITARY

I have written two books on screen adaptations of Shakespeare, "Shakespeare on Screen" (2000) and "100 Shakespeare Films" (2007), and given hundreds of illustrated talks on this subject at schools and colleges across the UK. I also specialise in the history of London's National Theatre, having written "The National Theatre Story" (2013), an award-winning 50th anniversary biography of the NT, and edited "Dramatic Exchanges: The Lives and Letters of the National Theatre" (2018), a collection of correspondence, described by the "Daily Mail" as "the best book on the performing arts in years". SHAKESPEARE

Whether you’re a colour lover or are colour cautious, you will gain a renewed confidence and zest for life, you’ll feel good about yourself and your positive energy will be infectious to others after reading Hello Rainbow! WELLBEING

It's time to discover the writer inside you - and become friends with your feelings in the process! Engaging and inspiring poems, interactive performances, games and workshops. ASSEMBLIES CONFIDENCE EMOTIONS FEELINGS MINDFULNESS POEMS POETRY WELLBEING WORKSHOPS WRITING

Science writer – author of more than 50 books for children, young adults and adults.

I'm a children's/YA writer with lots of experience of talking to groups of young people. My talks range from sessions with KS2 children on local history in South Wales, to 'Talking about Trafficking' based on my YA novel 'Sold,' suitable for KS3 students. I'm equally happy to offer creative writing sessions across these age groups. ADOPTION EMPATHY FRIENDSHIP KS2 KS3 KS4 LOCAL HISTORY RELATIONSHIPS ROMANCE SKYPE TEEN FICTION TRAFFICKING WELSH VALLEYS WORKSHOPS WORLD BOOK DAY YA YOUNG ADULT

Inspiring the next generation of writers ABROAD ADVENTURE AWARDS CEREMONY BIOGRAPHY BOOK WEEK BOYS CONFERENCE CONFERENCES CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS DIGITAL FANTASY FEMINISM FOUNDATION STAGE GIRLS KEY STAGE 1 KEY STAGE 2 KEY STAGE 3 LIBRARIES MAGIC MICHAEL MORPURGO MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKING NURSERY ONLINE SCHOOLS SKYPE STORYTELLER STORYTELLING TEACHERS TRAVEL WORKSHOPS WORLD BOOK DAY ZOOM

Enthusiastic children's author (The Leaf Thief, The Thirteenth Vampire) who inspires EYFS, KS1 and KS2 to create their own exciting work. ASSEMBLY EDITING KS1 KS2 NURSERY PICTURE BOOKS RECEPTION WRITING

Fun, high energy author visits to motivate, enthuse and excite children about books, reading and writing. BOYS DINOSAURS EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORERS FICTION FUN GIRLS GLOBAL WARMING GREEN HISTORY HUMOUR INSPIRE NON-FICTION PLANET PLASTIC WASTE POEMS POETRY RELUCTANT SKYPE SPACE STORYTELLER VIKINGS WORKSHOPS WRITING