This term is always a busy one. And the 2026 version didn’t disappoint! My annual January trip to Worcestershire was as marvellous as ever and the three days in Redditch were busy but brilliant. It’s been a joy to build strong links in the area and I am already looking forward to returning in 2027.…
Academic year 2025 – 2026 started off in fine style! I delivered my second ATSA session in Atherton, collaborating with the fab folk at Wigan libraries, to fire up talented writers from eight local primaries. School visits in Rossendale and Cheadle were fantastic and both return visits allowing me to build on existing links. A…
😱Welcome to the world, Creepy Impossible Tales😱 Twelve months from initial ideas to publication, Creepy Impossible Tales has seen some serious graft from a team of talented individuals. We got the band back together, plus a few new faces, to form Team Tales ‘25. Our mission objective remains unchanged: to get kids excited about reading.…
This term proved to be a hectic one with school and library gigs coming at me thick and fast! School gigs included trips to Birmingham, Blackburn, Preston, Scunthorpe and Clitheroe to name but a few. Selly Oak SEN school in Birmingham made for a memorable two days – the largest SEN school in the UK.…