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- About Me
- I'm the author of the time-travel thriller Haunters (Chicken House 2012) and the illustrated comic novella Dan and the Dead (A&C Black 2012). I'm also an illustrator, and have a number of picture books in print, both as author and illustrator.
- What are you working on at the moment?
- I'm writing a sequel to Dan and the Dead, and preparing a new full-length thriller. I'm also building up a new portfolio of black and white illustration work for 9-12 fiction.
- If you had to recommend just one children's book you've read in the last year, what would it be?
- The Wolf Princess by Cathryn Constable.
If it can make even boys read about princesses, it must be good!
- What is the most important thing you learned about writing or illustrating this year?
- Keep going, keep smiling (except in photos), and keep a corkscrew handy.
I'm sometimes naked on my blog:
Happenings
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MIDWEEK GOAL SETTING BRUNCH
June 20, 2013 from 11am to 1pm – Fleet River Bakery
Discuss your goals for the coming month at the SCBWI Midweek Goal Setting Brunch. A great way to help yourself stay on task and increase your productivity. Reflect on your achievements of the previou…
Organized by Miriam H Craig, Anita Loughrey | Type: social, goal, setting, brunch
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Producing Outstanding Art Samples for Submission
June 29, 2013 from 1pm to 5pm – St George's, Bloomsbury
with Sarah Malley, art director, and a designer (tbc) from Egmont Children’s Books In this masterclass we will be working with Sarah Malley and a designer from Hodders Children’s Books. Pre-workshop…
Organized by Anne-Marie Perks | Type: illustrator, masterclass, series
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Picturing Words and Writing Pictures
July 5, 2013 at 4pm to July 8, 2013 at 10am – Holland House
Helen Stephens, author illustrator, Gerry Turley, author illustrator, Natascha Biebow, Blue Elephant Storyshaping (an editing, coaching, and mentoring service) tbc, and Sarah Frost, commissioning edi…
Organized by Anne-Marie Perks scbwiillustration@gmail.com 01494 775416. | Type: picture, book, retreat, for, illustrators, and, writers
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Speed Dating For Writers
July 13, 2013 from 12pm to 4pm – North West Region - Manchester
A panel of special guests: Zoe King/Elizabeth Bonsor - The Blair Partnership Catherine Pellegrino - Agent Philippa Donovan _ SmartQuill Editorial will deliver throughout the afternoon giving insigh…
Organized by Stephanie Williams - lilyboo147@googlemail.com | Type: workshop, one-to-one, sessions
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Illustrators Print Showcase in Norwich
July 26, 2013 to August 9, 2013 – Norwich Millennium Library
The Illustrators Print Showcase exhibition is coming to Norwich for the first time and will be on display in the Millennium Library 26th July – 9th August 2013 We're planning to run events and promot…
Organized by John Shelley | Type: exhibition
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SCBWI Day in Norwich
July 27, 2013 all day – Norwich Millennium Library
To accompany the Illustrator's Print exhibition at Norwich Millennium Library (running 26th July-9th August), SCBWI illustrators from far and near are joining local writers and artist members for a f…
Organized by John Shelley | Type: showcase, open, day
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By Popular Demand
August 24, 2013 from 1pm to 5pm – North West Region - Manchester
Children's Author Steve Hartley's workshop 'Keeping up Appearances' is both entertaining and interactive, giving you a simple behaviour model that will aid you in giving distinctive and consistent ch…
Organized by Stephanie Williams - lilyboo147@googlemail.com | Type: workshop
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Young at Heart: Writing Fiction that Young Readers Will Love with Ruth Bennett (Stripes)
September 7, 2013 from 12pm to 4pm – London
This class will focus on how to connect with readers in the 5-8 age group. We will cover story ideas, writing styles and trends in young fiction, as well as the tricky business of how to submit your…
Organized by K M Lockwood (Philippa Francis) | Type: masterclass
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The dummy makeover
September 14, 2013 from 1pm to 5pm – St George's, Bloomsbury
With author illustrators Bridget Strevens-Marzo and Sue Porter. Have you wondered what wasn’t working in your book dummy, or how to get the right narrative flow between words and image? This…
Organized by Bridget Strevens-Marzo | Type: illustrator, masterclass, series
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Slush Pile Turn-Offs
September 17, 2013 from 6:45pm to 9pm – St. James Piccadilly Conference Room
Industry Professionals Speakers TBC What are the Slush Pile Turn-Offs ? - How can we make our writing or illustrations stand-out from the rest? What makes an agent, editor or publisher reach for t…
Organized by David Richardson & Sally Poyton : profseries@britishscbwi.org | Type: professional, series
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Hi Thomas
Not sure if you got my email but we're all meeting up at 10:30 today at the Java Bean cafe in the High Street, Tunbridge Wells. If it's full we'll probably end up comign back to my house. My email gave you my mobile number but if you didn't get it can you email me yours anyway so that I text you as to what's happening?
Thanks. Jeannette
It was good to see you at Paddington. I hope you can make the next social on December 2nd at the Royal Festival Hall. :)
BTW don't forget to re-join the London Group, which has now been re-launched.
Please join! Access the group by clicking on the Home or Group tabs.
Yes, that's right, we met at the illustrator's group in Cambridge - must be over 10 years ago now.
At the moment I don't think I will be going to the SCBWI conference as it is hard to get away for a weekend but I will try to get to some of the other events.