Thursday 5th, May 2011 - Stratford festival www.stratfordliteraryfestival.com
Mid May - Scottish tour (TBA)
Saturday 5th, June 2011 - Hay Festival
July 2011
Mid July - Tagging an osprey with the Highland Foundation for Wildlife
Wednesday 13th July 2011 Bath Spa University....talking to the writing students about getting published and writing the second novel.
Saturday 23rd July 2011 Book signing at Waterstone's in Plymouth 11am -1pm
Tuesday 26th July 2011 BBC Radio Devon interview at 11am
August 2011
Saturday 20th August 2011 Book signing at Waterstone's in Cribbs Causeway, Bristol
September 2011
Saturday 17th, September 2011 - Youth Librarians Group Annual conference,Goldsmiths College, University of London.
Wednesday 28th school visits with the Bath Kids Lit Fest
Thursday 29th, September 2011 - Bath Kids’ Literature Festival...school visits and an evening panel event.
Sky Hawk nominated for
the 2012 UKLA book award http://www.ukla.org/news/story/ukla_childrens_book_award_2012_sponsored_by_mls/
and the Heart of Hawick Book Award 2012
www.hawickchildrensbookaward.org
October 2011
Wednesday 19th October 2011 Wells Literary Festival...talking about Sky Hawk at the Blue School, 6-7 pm
November 2011
Other award news...
Sky Hawk short-listed for
2012 Red House Children's Book Award (18th Feb 2012)
http://www.redhousechildrensbookaward.co.uk/shortlist/index
2012 Solihull Children's Book Award (2nd April 2012)
2012 Solihull Children's Book Award
Stockton Children's Book of the Year Award (29th March 2012)
2012 Calderdale Book of the Year Award (27th June 2012)
2012 Essex Book Award (February 2012)
Coventry Inspiration Book Awards 2012 (June 2012)
2012 Leeds Book Award (9-11 category) (May 2012)
Waverton Good Reads 2012
Sefton Super Reads 2012
Sky Hawk long-listed for
2012 CILIP Carnegie Medal
http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/pressdesk/press.php?release=pres_nom_car_2012.html
Wild Wings selected for
(US edition of Sky Hawk) 'Best Children's Book of 2011'
http://www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2011/children/