Thomas Taylor: Eerie-on-Sea Mysteries Join master of monsters, magic and mystery Thomas Taylor on a tour of the marvellous world of Eerie-on-Sea. With the help of his travelling trunk of trinkets, this author and illustrator shares the inspiration behind his book series and how his imagination grew the fictional town. You’ll also learn why he ... Read more

Rob Biddulph: The Blue-Footed Booby Come along for a fun-packed picture book session with award-winning author and illustrator Rob Biddulph. With live drawing and storytelling, Rob brings to life many of his stories and characters including The Blue Footed Booby and his new character Gigantic, a small whale with a big heart. Have your pencils ... Read more

Dom Conlon and A.F. Harrold: Welcome to Wild Town Do you dare to explore Wild Town? Embark on an exciting poetry adventure with celebrated poets Dom Conlon and A.F. Harrold. In Wild Town nothing’s locked inside a cage, danger leaps off from the page and wild is a fact of life. Create animal poems of ... Read more

Joshua Seigal: Who Let the Words Out? Enter a world of creative word-play with winner of the Laugh Out Loud Awards, poet and educator Joshua Seigal as he performs poems full of raucous humour, creativity and wit from his latest collection Who Let the Words Out? Let your imagination run wild as words take on ... Read more

Phil Earle and Lesley Parr: History and Mystery Phil Earle and Lesley Parr share the creative inspirations behind their fictional historical novels with author Candy Gourlay. While Phil’s third WW2 novel is told through the eyes of a stray dog, Lesley’s new mystery is set in 1974 during the miners’ strikes. Together they discuss their ... Read more

Varsha Shah: Ajay and the Jaipur Moon Hot off the press! Meet author Varsha Shah as she introduces Ajay, a young news reporter living on the Mumbai railways, fighting for justice in modern day India with the help of his friends. Uncover the inspiration behind her crew of determined characters, learn about newspapers and how ... Read more

Benji Davies - Storm Whale What would you do if you found a little whale washed up on the beach? Join author and illustrator Benji Davies for a lively morning of story readings and live drawing as he presents his new book The Great Storm Whale and celebrates 10 years of his classic picture book, ... Read more