Simon Mole

Simon Mole Author About … SIMON MOLE is an acclaimed children’s writer, performer and National Poetry Day ambassador, with over ten years of experience using poetry with children and families. Former poet in residence for the National Literacy Trust, Simon works...

Hannah Shuckburgh

Hannah Shuckburgh Author About … Hannah Shuckburgh is a writer and stylist. Formerly a features editor she writes about interiors for newspapers and magazines. Her first children’s picture book, Archie’s Apple, was published in October 2022 by Little Toller...

Matt Goodfellow

Matt Goodfellow Childrens Author About … Matt Goodfellow was born in Withington, Manchester, and grew up in Cheadle, Stockport.  Matt was a primary teacher in schools in Manchester for over 10 years. Since then, he has delivered workshops in both primary and...

Roger McGough

Roger McGough Poet, performer and broadcaster Poet, performer and broadcaster, Roger McGough has published over 100 poetry books for adults and children and has been called ‘the patron saint of poetry’ and ‘the godfather of modern poetry’. He was one of the Liverpool...

Caroline Magerl

Caroline Magerl Author and Illustrator About Caroline Caroline Magerl was born in a small town near Frankfurt. Her parents wanted nothing more than to escape post war Germany with their newly born daughter, so to be certain her father applied to emigrate to four...