All of the information on this page has been provided by the author. If you need an author to have specialist skills, experience or knowledge please ask for more information about this ahead of booking them for an event. Please note that Scottish Book Trust cannot carry out Disclosure checks on Live Literature authors for most events. It is the responsibility of the person organising the event to carry out the appropriate Disclosure checks.
Over a long career I have published approximately 200 books for children. To tell the truth I stopped counting my books some time ago…
My books include poetry, picture books, fiction and some non-fiction too. My non-fiction books about Walter Tull, first black British officer in World War One – and professional footballer to boot - appeal to the widest age range and engage even the most reluctant readers. They topped the chart for the most borrowed book at Perth Prison.
I have made countless author visits to schools and also taken part in events including conferences for teachers and trainee teachers. I cater for the entire primary school age group (including nursery) but am experienced with older age groups too.
I am very happy to give talks, performances or run writing workshops.
Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire; Angus; Argyll and Bute; Clackmannanshire; Dumfries and Galloway; Dundee; East Ayrshire; East Dunbartonshire; East Lothian; East Renfrewshire; Edinburgh City; Falkirk; Fife; Glasgow City; Highland; Inverclyde; Midlothian; Moray; Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles); North Ayrshire; North Lanarkshire; Orkney Islands; Perth and Kinross; Renfrewshire; Scottish Borders; Shetland; South Ayrshire; South Lanarkshire; Stirling; West Dunbartonshire; West Lothian
Events will deliver
Mentoring; Panel event; Performance; Professional development, CLPL or CPD; Reading; Residency; Talk
Audience will work with
Adult learners; English as an additional language (EAL); Prisoners & young offenders; Reluctant readers; Vulnerable young people (under 18)
Topics of work
Adventure; Biography & memoir; Characters of colour & BAME characters; Childhood; Comedy, humour & funny books; Fairy tales, folklore & mythology; Picture books; Publishing & getting published; Rhyming books for younger readers; World War 1
