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 thrilled and a little amazed that We are Giants is to be on this years shortlist. Especially as the shortlist is filled with books I've heard so much about and seen sitting proudly in many Waterstones window displays. I'm looking forward to meeting all the authors and editors in July, and thanking the judges for the tremendously kind things t

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 their future self about their hopes, dreams and aspiratons. It can be funny, inventive and creative and I look forward to some big hopes and crazy dreams. I have been popping into schools to talk about the competition and how when I was at school I could have never imagined myself as a writer! But here I am, so think of all the wonderful things

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 Are Giants. #book #childrensbook #WeAreGiants #Hachette