12-21 September 2025
Celebrating Literature & The Arts by the Sea
Children's Authors
Here are the authors visiting during Schools Week 2025
Nadine Aisha Jassat
Books: The House at the Edge of the World; The Hidden Stories of Estie Noor; The Stories that Grandma Forgot (Verse Novels)
Event: Assembly performance; creative writing workshop.
Ages 9-11
Nadine Aisha Jassat
Books: The House at the Edge of the World; The Hidden Stories of Estie Noor; The Stories that Grandma Forgot (Verse Novels)
Event: Assembly performance; creative writing workshop.
Ages 9-11
Petr Horacek
Books: Blue Monster; The Perfect Present; A Best Friend for Bear; Green Hippo; Tiny Owl’s Scary Day
Event: Talk/Story Sharing
Ages 4-10
Petr Horacek
Books: Blue Monster; The Perfect Present; A Best Friend for Bear; Green Hippo; Tiny Owl’s Scary Day
Event: Talk/Story Sharing
Ages 4-10
Matt Oldfield
Books: The Football Greatest of all Time series; Ultimate Football Heroes series
Event: Interactive author talk; creative writing workshop
Years 7-9
Matt Oldfield
Books: The Football Greatest of all Time series; Ultimate Football Heroes series
Event: Interactive author talk; creative writing workshop
Years 7-9
Jasbinder Bilan
Books: Naeli and the Secret Song; Puloma and the Bear; Anya’s Quest (illustrated picture book 7+)
Event: Talk; a workshop on settings for stories
Ages 8-11
Jasbinder Bilan
Books: Naeli and the Secret Song; Puloma and the Bear; Anya’s Quest (illustrated picture book 7+)
Event: Talk; a workshop on settings for stories
Ages 8-11
Kieran Larwood
Books: The legend of Podkin One-Ear (first in series); The Gift of Dark Hollow; Podkin and the Tentacled Terror ( published September 4th), Dungeon Runners Level 1 Hero Trial.
Events: Talk; Introduction to the world of Podkin One-Ear
Ages 8-11
Kieran Larwood
Books: The legend of Podkin One-Ear (first in series); The Gift of Dark Hollow; Podkin and the Tentacled Terror ( published September 4th), Dungeon Runners Level 1 Hero Trial.
Events: Talk; Introduction to the world of Podkin One-Ear
Ages 8-11
Claire Barker
Books: Picklewitch and Jack series: Picklewitch and Jack; Knitbone Pepper series: Knitbone Pepper Ghost Dog – Best Friends Forever; A Rabbit called Wish.
Event: assemblies and talk
Ages 7 - 9
Claire Barker
Books: Picklewitch and Jack series: Picklewitch and Jack; Knitbone Pepper series: Knitbone Pepper Ghost Dog – Best Friends Forever; A Rabbit called Wish.
Event: assemblies and talk
Ages 7 - 9
Neill Cameron
Books: Mega Robo Bros series – Carnival Crisis; Power Up (Reception/Primary) Carnival Crisis; Nemesis (Secondary)
Event: workshops – writing and drawing comics
Power Up Ages 8-11 & Nemesis Years 7-9
Neill Cameron
Books: Mega Robo Bros series – Carnival Crisis; Power Up (Reception/Primary) Carnival Crisis; Nemesis (Secondary)
Event: workshops – writing and drawing comics
Power Up Ages 8-11 & Nemesis Years 7-9
Tracey Corderoy
Books: Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam; Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The One-Stop Story Shop (picture book) and The Story Shop (young fiction)
Event: Talk with larger groups/Classroom workshops – creating an illustrated story
Ages 4-8
Tracey Corderoy
Books: Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam; Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The One-Stop Story Shop (picture book) and The Story Shop (young fiction)
Event: Talk with larger groups/Classroom workshops – creating an illustrated story
Ages 4-8
Dave Cousins
Books: My Robot’s Gone Wild; Is my Teacher a Robot?; A Robot Ate My Grandma
Event: Talk; writing/ drawing workshops
Ages: 8 - 11
Dave Cousins
Books: My Robot’s Gone Wild; Is my Teacher a Robot?; A Robot Ate My Grandma
Event: Talk; writing/ drawing workshops
Ages: 8 - 11
Joseph Elliott
Books: Nora and the Map of Mayhem (yrs. 3-6); The Good Hawk (1st in the Shadow Skye series); The Broken Raven; The Burning Swift (Yr. 6)
Event: Talk (incl. larger groups); workshops
Ages 8 - 11
Joseph Elliott
Books: Nora and the Map of Mayhem (yrs. 3-6); The Good Hawk (1st in the Shadow Skye series); The Broken Raven; The Burning Swift (Yr. 6)
Event: Talk (incl. larger groups); workshops
Ages 8 - 11
Simon James Green
Books: KS1 Llama Glamarama
KS2 Life of Riley, Sleep Over Take Over, Finn Jones was Here (yrs. 5-7)
KS3 Noah Can’t Even; Alex in Wonderland; Heartbreak Boys;
KS4 Gay Club!; Boy Like Me
Events: talk; workshops writing comedy, creating character, ideas factory ( see website for details of all events.
Ages: 5-11 & Years 7-11
Simon James Green
Books: KS1 Llama Glamarama
KS2 Life of Riley, Sleep Over Take Over, Finn Jones was Here (yrs. 5-7)
KS3 Noah Can’t Even; Alex in Wonderland; Heartbreak Boys;
KS4 Gay Club!; Boy Like Me
Events: talk; workshops writing comedy, creating character, ideas factory ( see website for details of all events.
Ages: 5-11 & Years 7-11
Gareth P. Jones
Books: Solve your own Mystery series – The Transylvanian Express; The Monster Maker; for KS1: Fairytales for the Fearless series: Rabunzel, CinderGorilla, Snowy White; for upper KS2: The Thornthwaite Inheritance. (and many more!)
Events: Talk with stories and songs; workshop for KS2: Mystery makers.
Ages 5-11
Gareth P. Jones
Books: Solve your own Mystery series – The Transylvanian Express; The Monster Maker; for KS1: Fairytales for the Fearless series: Rabunzel, CinderGorilla, Snowy White; for upper KS2: The Thornthwaite Inheritance. (and many more!)
Events: Talk with stories and songs; workshop for KS2: Mystery makers.
Ages 5-11
Tanya Landman
Books: Midwinter Burning; Meg and Merlin: Showing Off; Meg and Merlin; Running Away; Horse Boy (Yr.6).
Event: Talk
Ages 7 - 11
Tanya Landman
Books: Midwinter Burning; Meg and Merlin: Showing Off; Meg and Merlin; Running Away; Horse Boy (Yr.6).
Event: Talk
Ages 7 - 11
Gill Lewis
Books: Island Vet series: Pirates and Sea Monsters (Barrington Stoke); Willow Wildthing and the Magic Spell; Willow Wildthing and the Dragon’s Egg
Events: talk ; small group workshops
Ages 5-9
Gill Lewis
Books: Island Vet series: Pirates and Sea Monsters (Barrington Stoke); Willow Wildthing and the Magic Spell; Willow Wildthing and the Dragon’s Egg
Events: talk ; small group workshops
Ages 5-9
Sean Taylor
Books: You’re a Poet – Ways to start writing Poems; Natterjack Toad can’t Believe it!; When Dinosaurs Walked the Earth; Monster! Thirsty! Drink!
Event: Introduction to his books, with a creative writing workshop on poems.
Ages 5-8
Sean Taylor
Books: You’re a Poet – Ways to start writing Poems; Natterjack Toad can’t Believe it!; When Dinosaurs Walked the Earth; Monster! Thirsty! Drink!
Event: Introduction to his books, with a creative writing workshop on poems.
Ages 5-8
John Townsend
Books: KS1 Christmas Chronicles; Reading stars series
KS2: How Poo Can Save The World; Beastly Science series: Reptile Robotics; Mammal Mechanics.
Event: Presentations and workshops
Ages: 5 -11
John Townsend
Books: KS1 Christmas Chronicles; Reading stars series
KS2: How Poo Can Save The World; Beastly Science series: Reptile Robotics; Mammal Mechanics.
Event: Presentations and workshops
Ages: 5 -11
Lisa Williamson
Books: The Bigg School Series – Best Friends Forever, Double Drama
Event: Talk; creative writing workshops
Ages: 8-11
Lisa Williamson
Books: The Bigg School Series – Best Friends Forever, Double Drama
Event: Talk; creative writing workshops
Ages: 8-11
Joseph Witchall
Books: Verdy: A Seed for Change in the City
Event: talk using illustration; workshops on illustration/character design/ creative writing
Ages: 7-11 & Year Groups: 7-11
Joseph Witchall
Books: Verdy: A Seed for Change in the City
Event: talk using illustration; workshops on illustration/character design/ creative writing
Ages: 7-11 & Year Groups: 7-11
Luke Palmer
Books: Play ; Grow ( novels); Homunculus ( poetry).
Event: year group talk; poetry workshops ( see below for details)
Year group: 7-13
Luke Palmer
Books: Play ; Grow ( novels); Homunculus ( poetry).
Event: year group talk; poetry workshops ( see below for details)
Year group: 7-13
Lisa Williamson
Books: YA: First day of my life; All about Mia; The art of being normal; Paper avalanche; (for Yr.7) The Bigg School Series – Best friends forever, double drama
Event: Talk; workshops
Year Group: 7-11
Lisa Williamson
Books: YA: First day of my life; All about Mia; The art of being normal; Paper avalanche; (for Yr.7) The Bigg School Series – Best friends forever, double drama
Event: Talk; workshops
Year Group: 7-11
Duncan Beedie
Books: A Bad Day for Bear; Heavy Metal Badger; The Bear who Stared; No Sleep for Bear
Event: Story time ( shorter session for N/R); Draw Along: Stories and Drawing
Ages 3 – 7
Duncan Beedie
Books: A Bad Day for Bear; Heavy Metal Badger; The Bear who Stared; No Sleep for Bear
Event: Story time ( shorter session for N/R); Draw Along: Stories and Drawing
Ages 3 – 7