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”
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Free Princess BMX Event Marks Countdown to 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships
With two years to go until the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships take place in Glasgow and across Scotland, I’m super excited to help mark the countdown, alongside two-time Olympic gold-medallist and Track Cycling World Champion Katie Archibald, with a free event hosted by Glasgow Life’s Aye Write and Wee Write book festivals. Katie’s eventContinue reading “Free Princess BMX Event Marks Countdown to 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships”
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 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 