The Branford Boase (given annually to the best children's and YA debut in the UK) is an award I've long admired. So you can imagine how...

I am thrilled to be the judge for this year's Dear Me competition. Dear Me is an oppurtunity for school children to write a letter to...

Welcome to my brand new, shiny website. Here I hope to keep you up to date on all the lovely things happening to me and my debut book We...