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Who are you?

This house has my favourite address in the world. It’s on the edge of a small town called Bawtry near Doncaster in South Yorkshire.  I’d love to have headed notepaper giving that as my abode! I think where we’re from makes … Continue reading

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Put down the pen, get out the car keys…

 It’s time for the balancing act again – school visits and events v. writing. My job is, of course, to write but I also have to promote my books. For a children’s writer that means going into schools and libraries and … Continue reading

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Give us an ‘Ar’

htafc This is a Town report. Skip this piece if you were expecting something intelligent about writing… I must admit, I wasn’t keen on going to the match yesterday. I wanted to stay home and write because I’m feeling behind with my … Continue reading

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Give us an ‘Ar’

htafc This is a Town report. Skip this piece if you were expecting something intelligent about writing… I must admit, I wasn’t keen on going to the match yesterday. I wanted to stay home and write because I’m feeling behind with my … Continue reading

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Football Results…

 Huddersfield Town were thumped by Peterborough on Saturday; 4-2 after being ahead 2-0. So that’s won one, drawn one and lost one so far. Nothing like being consistent. Better news for England Women who beat Austria 4-0 to qualify top … Continue reading

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Stung by the Bees

It was a bad day at the office for Huddersfield Town yesterday. We lost 3-0 to Brentford Town. Town did not play well. They often take time to settle into a match, finding it difficult to keep the ball on … Continue reading

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readers reading…

I’ve just bought a copy of this great print of a girl reading from Sonia Leong, the illustrator who does the covers for my Girls FC series. Isn’t it great? Look at those huge green manga- eyes shining so brightly … Continue reading

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Which football teams do children’s writers support?

As you might have guessed by now, I support Huddersfield Town AFC, as does Patrick (Star Trek) Stewart and David (The Damned United) Peace. Michael Hardcastle MBE, one of the earliest children’s authors to write football stories, is also a … Continue reading

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Which football teams do children’s writers support?

As you might have guessed by now, I support Huddersfield Town AFC, as does Patrick (Star Trek) Stewart and David (The Damned United) Peace. Michael Hardcastle MBE, one of the earliest children’s authors to write football stories, is also a … Continue reading

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Huddersfield Town 2 Gillingham 1

I don’t know. London one day, Huddersfield the next.  How blessed am I to be able to flit from one dynamic hub of English heritage to another with such ease? Match tickets were easier to get for this game than … Continue reading

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