In case you missed it, check out this brilliant short story writing contest for kids aged 13 and under – sponsored by BBC Radio 2! 500 Words was launched on this morning’s Chris Evans Breakfast Show. All you have to do is write and submit a story of 500 words or under, and you could [...]
Archive > January 2012
Someone Else’s Life – Katie Dale
Not all monsters are visible! The subject of this book is most certainly a monster – a killer of unimaginable power. It cannot be stopped. It cannot be effectively battled. If this monster selects you, then death is inevitable. The monster I’m talking about is Huntingdon’s Disease. To my shame, I admit I’d never heard [...]
If you go down to the woods today…
…don’t snap any twigs or pull the leaves off the trees. They hate that. No really, they HATE that. I’m just saying.
Fight or Flight For ‘Inappropriate’ Author
I was back on the schools circuit again today – my first school event of the year! Lately I’ve been doing fewer school appearances – in theory so I can keep more days for writing. But where do those writing days go? MYSTERIOUS THEFT OF DAYS IS HAPPENING. The side-effect of doing fewer school visits [...]
AUNTIE BACTERIAL
With a pungent mix of delight and disgust we welcome back to the caves ace illustrator Phil Harvey, and this: “I promised to send you a monster,” says Phil, “and I keep my promises. Here is Auntie Bacterial! Minging!” We can only agree. “Also” (Phil continues) “here is a link to the children’s section of [...]
Turning Japanese
素晴らしいニュース！ Scream Street launches in Japan next week – with these incredible covers!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TARZAN!
This summer sees the 100 year anniversary of one of literatures’ most popular and enduring characters, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ TARZAN. There will be plenty of activities this coming summer to celebrate the Ape Man’s centenary – including the release of my second Tarzan reboot: TARZAN: THE JUNGLE WARRIOR. And be on the look out for [...]
The Hounds of Feet
To Tokyo Dome for the Furusato Matsuri, a massive festival of awesome things from all over Japan. There was spectacular costumed dancing… …aisle upon aisle of the most delicious regional speciality foods… …and this dude: He’s a Namahage, a terror to Japanese children everywhere. If you’re lazy or disobedient, screaming, roaring Namahage might come to [...]
Revolver – Marcus Sedgwick
Wow! What a great book this is! I read My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick some years ago and loved it, but for some reason I never got round to reading anything else by this remarkably talented author until now. For those young readers who are put off by weighty tomes, Revolver is perfect [...]
DOES THIS AUTHOR KNOW ANYTHING?
FIND OUT by watching EGGHEADS on BBC2 at 6pm tomorrow (Fri 6 Jan). Will Ali Sparkes (front left) bring shame upon authorkind if she gets the Literature round? I couldn’t possibly tell you (they’ll send the Eggheads attack dogs if I do) but it’ll all be out there tomorrow teatime…
