The last 24 hours have been a whirlwind I’m over the moon to receive the Clippa Poetry Award 2015 it’s a great honour. http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/jul/16/clpe-childrens-poetry-award-2015-winner The… Read More »Winning the Clippa Poetry Award! Eeeeek!
My next project will be two new plays for children under the working title ‘Cloaked Tales.’ Having been successful in a Grants for The Arts Application from… Read More »Cloaked Tales Is Going Live…
ACE said YES!!! Two new plays for Children will be hitting libraries and theatres this Autumn. one for 3-5 year olds and another for 7-12… Read More »Arts Council Funding Secured for two new Childrens Plays.
http://youtu.be/S_txb_C2PlU “Oh my god! I got 122000 points” The year four boy shrieked to a friend on a competing table with the same excitement normally… Read More »Points and poems
It’s been a wonderful journey creating The Paint Peerers Tales for @V_and_A. We had our first three shows today. I’m exhausted but hugely pleased with… Read More »“Your words filled my soul with contentment” – little audience member.
Received another review for Werewolf Club Rules from the wonderful PoetryZone where students can upload their poems! “The joy of this collection is the… Read More »A review, a library and a question…
Photo: courtesy of The Poetry Society I’m currently doing a book signing tour for Werewolf Club Rules i was most recently at The Times and… Read More »Journey of a writer
It’s been a full weekend of poem submissions and play editing and getting used to the idea that my debut collection is, as of friday… Read More »The Werewolf is out! And is book of the week on www.booksforkeeps.co.uk!
Did you know a kid in school who always told on you? Or were you that kid? Timmy Tell Tale – An alliterative tale in… Read More »An Alliterative Tale in truncated time
For all the amazing teachers out there, that have taught me, that I’ve had the pleasure of meeting, for all that you do and all… Read More »For all the Teachers…