I am delighted to have been voted as a Books for Topics book of the year 2023. After shortlisting their top books, Books for Topics asked the teaching community to vote for their favourites and My Family and Romans came out top for KS2 curriculum support. What a way to end the year! Here’s whatContinue reading “My Family and Other Romans is Book of the Year”
Category Archives: Competitions
Portico Sadie Massey Awards
For the past five years, I’ve had the pleasure of working with Manchester’s hidden gem The Portico Library as a workshop facilitator for their annual Sadie Massey Awards. This free to enter writing and book review competition is open to all schools and young people aged 7 – 18 and is a fantastic opportunity toContinue reading “Portico Sadie Massey Awards”
WIN A FREE VIRTUAL SCHOOL VISIT
Sadly, due to Covid19, I am not currently offering live events, but I’ve come up with some great ways for us to connect online. To celebrate, I’m running a competition over on Twitter where schools can win a free virtual author visit worth up to £75. You’ll find more details of my virtual author visitsContinue reading “WIN A FREE VIRTUAL SCHOOL VISIT”
Princess BMX FanArt Competition
My friend Louie Stowell, author of Dragon in the Library and The Monster in the Lake, recently surprised me with some Princess BMX fanart. This got me thinking about how wonderful it would be to launch my new YouTube channel with a competition to get you drawing too. So get your pencils out and tagContinue reading “Princess BMX FanArt Competition”
Princess BMX Competition – Teachers’ Guide
With writing prompts, discussion notes and a detailed synopsis and author notes, the Princess BMX reading guide contains everything you’ll need to enjoy Princess BMX in the classroom. I hope you’ll find it useful. To help spread the word I’m running a competition where teachers can win a copy of Princess BMX and their veryContinue reading “Princess BMX Competition – Teachers’ Guide”
Marie Basting - Children's Author, Manchester 