Monthly Archives: March 2012
weekend photos
When writer Candy Gourlay and I were on a panel with Geraldine McCaughrean last year at the Hay festival, we didn’t get any money, but we did each get a crate of sparking wine. I came by train, so I … Continue reading
gothic with a buzzard on my head
Thanks for The Kitschies for a lovely Gothic Evening on the Charing Cross Road at Blackwell’s! Here are Jared Shurin and Anne Perry, who run the award and lots of fab related events. (Come see them at our Worlds of … Continue reading
tips when you’re stuck for ideas
I love getting feedback from kids after school sessions, and I got a particularly lovely couple e-mails from a girl at Newbottle and Charleton School after events last week. In one of them, she wrote something that a lot of … Continue reading
upcoming gothic evening + an egyptian escape
If you’re in London and love reading, are you coming to the Gothic Evening tomorrow night (Thursday) with The Kitschies? I wouldn’t say I generally dress in a gothic sort of way at all; in fact, I’m not even entirely … Continue reading
worlds of tomorrow – 22 may at foyles
Look, Philip Reeve and I drew a picture together! He drew it and I inked it and coloured it. And, rather excitingly, it announces an upcoming event, for anyone who loves science fiction (or SF as some people prefer to … Continue reading
one last growl for monsterville
Today was the closing party for MONSTERVILLE! This morning I tried to figure out which outfit would best suit my Monster cake shop, and decided this one would do nicely, it looks like a whole tub-full of sweets piled up … Continue reading
world book day tour, part 3
At Winchester House School, they don’t go for inelegant little things like microphones, they have much more eye-catching amplification devices. For World Book Day, I did storytelling, character design and comics workshops with the kids, and I was glad to … Continue reading
world book day tour, part 2
When I got into my pirate gear on Wednesday morning, my first pre-World Book Day stop was Newbottle and Charlton Primary School in Oxfordshire. Louise told me that it was the first time they’d ever had an author visit the … Continue reading
world book day tour, part 1
My World Book Day was actually three days! World Book Day is a big deal in the UK and Ireland, and it’s the one time when you can be certain there will be a zillion writers and illustrators running around … Continue reading
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