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the pop up festival site is popping up!
So I know you’ve already written this weekend’s Pop Up Festival into your diaries… …and I thought you’d like a peek at how the site is coming along! Here’s a map of the location, Granary Square, next to Central Saint … Continue reading
pulling on those space boots
When the Society of Authors asked me to organise an event and let me choose Science Fiction as the theme (my last theme was comics), I had such fun pulling together this fabulous group of writers for our Worlds of … 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
pirate shenanigans at imagine children’s festival!
Wow, yesterday was a BIG day! I’m still feeling a bit overwhelmed by it all, but in a good way. I led three storming pirate events for the IMAGINE Children’s Festival at the Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank. It’s … Continue reading
steve’ birthday bash
Last night I got to feel very small, sitting in a very big chair. It was a bit like Alice in Wonderland. I didn’t actually do much sitting. My friend Steve Cole (author of Astrosaurs, Cows in Action, Slime Squad … Continue reading
just imagine’s quiz night party
Last night a bunch of us trundled out to Chelmsford in Essex (which is not so very far from London) to have supper and a good laugh with Nikki Gamble, founder of Write Away children’s book consultation company (with all … Continue reading
making books with steve cole
Today the writer Steve Cole and I spent all day at Writtle College in Essex making Alice-in-Wonderland themed books with 50 nine- and ten-year olds, as a joint project between the Royal Opera House and Chelmsford’s Just Imagine story centre. … Continue reading
dinosaur-sized frustration
Everything I’ve been doing today has been so bitsy that it’s been making me very cross. I wanted to draw something simple and FINISH it. Then I slipped over to Steve Cole’s blog and saw a fabulous Astrosaur drawing by … Continue reading
cherry fondant apocalypse
Here’s a quick morning doodle for writer friend Steve Cole, who’s working like mad on edits to a very intense book, the sequel to Tripwire with bomb disposal expert Chris Hunter. I’m thinking that he and his characters could use … Continue reading
why story centres? – the guardian books podcast
Hey, The Guardian recently mentioned the Make-your-own-Monster Mega-Challenge event that I did at the Just Imagine centre in Chelmsford, Essex with fab friend and writer Steve Cole! There’s a good section in it about story centres and the rise of … Continue reading
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