18, 19, 20 August 2014. I'm doing a three-day writing workshop for South Friern Library in Barnet for 11 to 15 year olds. Stories, characters, plot! We're gonna have fun! They have only a couple of places left and the booking form has been closed but you can ring the youth team on 020 8359 3100 to see if you can still bag a place. Details
13 September 2014 (tbc). I'll be speaking to writers and illustrators of SCBWI Hong Kong. I AM SO EXCITED!
18 September 2014. I'll be appearing at the Manila International Book Festival. I'll announce timings and locations later.
20 September 2014. Shine - the Philippine edition - launches at the Manila International Book Festival! Woo hoo! Remind me to contact all my old classmates so we can turn it into a grand reunion.
22 to 25 September 2014. Touring schools in the Metro Manila area.
27 September 2014. I will be the guest author of Where the Write Things Are's Write Away class at the Canadian American School in Manila.
8 October 2014. I will be speaking at Warblington School as part of the Havant Literary Festival programme.
There's more but I need to pack now. See you when I get back!
P.S. I've been blogging over on Notes from the Slushpile: What Writers Can Learn from Illustrators
