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Frances Moloney

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Contact: [email protected]
Local authority: Glasgow City
Languages: English
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Frances Moloney is the critically acclaimed author of The Mystery of the Missing Mum and City of Horses which was a Times Children’s Book of the Week. Originally from London, she now lives in Glasgow. Frances has worked in the world of stories for fifteen years and is available for events both in person and online.

Frances's core age groups are KS2 (Primary 5-7). She can tailor events to suit larger assemblies or smaller groups. Get in touch if you would like to book a visit or for more details.

Her events centre around the idea that anyone can be a writer, and she aims to inspire children and fill them with confidence. Frances touches on issues such as mental health and perfectly imperfect families in a sensitive, age-appropriate manner.

Local authorities will visit

Aberdeen City; Dundee; East Ayrshire; East Dunbartonshire; East Lothian; Edinburgh City; Falkirk; Fife; Glasgow City; Midlothian; North Ayrshire; North Lanarkshire; Renfrewshire; South Ayrshire; South Lanarkshire; Stirling; West Dunbartonshire; West Lothian

Events will deliver

Mentoring; Panel event; Reading; Residency; Talk; Workshop

Audience will work with

Reluctant readers

Topics of work

Activism & protest; Adolescence; Animals; Childhood; Class & society; Contemporary fiction; Death, grief & bereavement; Discrimination & prejudice; Family; Friendship; Poverty; Urban communities

Age groups published for

Children

Age groups will work with

9-11

Audience size

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