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Kerr Thomson

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Contact: kerrthomsonauthor@btinternet.com
Local authority: South Lanarkshire
Languages: English
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My first children's novel The Sound of Whales won the 2014 Times Children's Fiction Prize. My children's fiction, as well as being adventurous and relevant, has landscape and nature at its heart. My first novel was set on the fictitious Scottish island of Nin. It concerned the themes of place and identity and being different, as well as being a good old-fashioned adventure story with a big mystery and a hint of the supernatural. And there were whales! My second novel The Rise of Wolves is also set on Nin but with a different set of characters - other young islanders with their own adventures to be had and mysteries to solve. In this book it is wolves, long thought extinct from Scotland, that play an important role in the story. The Rise of Wolves was shortlisted for the Scottish Teen Book Award 2019.

I can do any kind of event including readings, talks or more focused workshops aimed at getting young people interested in reading - how to make reading a joy not a chore and also getting young people interested in writing. I can also work with adult writers of children's fiction to develop characters, plotlines and settings.

Local authorities can visit

Clackmannanshire; East Ayrshire; East Dunbartonshire; East Renfrewshire; Edinburgh City; Falkirk; Glasgow City; Inverclyde; Midlothian; North Ayrshire; North Lanarkshire; Renfrewshire; South Ayrshire; South Lanarkshire; Stirling; West Dunbartonshire; West Lothian

Events can deliver

Panel event; Reading; Talk; Workshop

Topics of work

Adventure; Animals; Childhood; Coasts, seas & oceans; Contemporary fiction; Discrimination & prejudice; Emigration & immigration; Environment & climate; Fairy tales, folklore & mythology; Friendship; Island communities; Mystery & thriller; Nature

Age groups published for

Children; Teens; Adults

Age groups can work with

9-11; 12-14; 15-18; 18+

Audience size

0-10; 11-30; 31-100; 100-500; 500+