Suitable for Yrs 5 & 6 Ali started out working backstage at some of the big theatres in London, was a Blue Coat at Pontins for a while and then ... Ali Sparkes – My Sister is a Dog
Suitable for Yrs 7 & 8 Sue is an author and illustrator of books for young readers, middle grade and young adults. As a teenager she wanted to be a ... Sue Cheung – Chinglish
Suitable for Yr 10 By the time she was eighteen, Tia had lived in thirteen different places and gone to ten different schools (one expelled her!). Her dad moved the ... Tia Fisher – Crossing the Line
Suitable for Yrs 1 & 2 Simon was born in Chichester and has lived there ever since. He trained to be a primary school teacher but decided that he preferred ... Simon Philip – Perfect Pedro
Suitable for Yr 9 Clare grew up in South East London and moved to the Birmingham suburbs as a teenager. She loved writing even more than reading, but once she ... Clare Furniss – The Things We Leave Behind
Suitable for Yrs 3 & 4 Chris Smith is an award-winning broadcaster and bestselling author. He’s also a former champion bellringer and a (sort of) number one recording artist – ... Chris Smith – The New Famous Five
A gathering where writers with a local connection or subject can present their published work (fiction or non fiction) to other writers and anyone interested in writing. The event will ... The DLF Local Writers’ Forum – hosted by Don Nordberg
An open mic event for local writers and poets. Join us to hear poets read and perform their work. To sign up to participate at this event please contact us ... Poetry Slam with Angie Porter
Tim Spector is on a mission to bring fermenting into our lives and kitchens. Drawing on the latest science and his own experiments, Ferment is an accessible introduction to the ... Tim Spector – Ferment – The life changing power of microbes
Sunday Times bestselling author Quentin Letts pens a new novel: a modern twist on one of the greatest (yet underlooked) narratives in Christianity: The ‘Nunc Dimittis’, based on ten verses ... Quentin Letts – Nunc
Million-copy bestselling psychologist Dr Julie Smith is back with the book for when being human starts to get complicated. When you feel overwhelmed, pressure to perform, are grieving, are making ... Dr Julie Smith – Open When
On 6 June 1944, when the Allied armies landed on D-Day, the Second World War had already lasted almost five years. Yet many of the British and American troops who ... Max Hastings – Sword
