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Please circulate to: Headteacher, Literacy Co-ordinator, Head of English, Librarian
17 January 2012 Dear School, Make 2012 a fact-filled year for your creative curriculum What facts do you want to teach your children in 2012? What facts do you want them to learn? From the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II to the London 2012 Olympics, the year ahead is filled with opportunities to boost learning and literacy, and the 11 non-fiction authors listed below are available to help you.
A non-fiction author visit
How to book
Please note the discount codes in the author details below. Make sure you mention the code to the author of your choice to receive the discount offered. The discounts are valid for visits made during this school year.
Regions covered by authors
We hope you find this contact list of interest, and look forward to hearing from you.
John Malam
PS:
Writes: Writes fiction and information books
Books include:
School visits: An interactive whole school or whole class session on the surprising number of people it takes to make a book. Non-fiction research: how do you know it's true? Tips on finding and checking facts. Story writing and story telling: how to create two characters and use them to invent a story. How to blend information and story writing. A session on narrative non-fiction using my Take Two series as examples. Song writing: making up a song about a topic the children have been researching as a class - combines literacy skills with music and the ukulele!
Tel: 01608 737249 (Banbury, Oxfordshire)
Email: sean@caller.demon.co.uk
Website:
www.seancallery.co.uk
Will visit: Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Northants, Gloucestershire
Writes: Children's non-fiction and fiction, with a special emphasis on history
Books include:
School visits: Ian's Nottingham History Roadshow includes talks and workshops on local history, using slideshows, quizzes, guessing games, readings, and storytelling. Classroom activities include structured creative writing and artwork. All group sizes and school years acceptable. Ian worked as a language teacher for eleven years with children and adults in schools and in universities. Ian also teaches creative writing for the Nottingham Writers Studio. Ian has an MA (Distinction) in Creative Writing from Nottingham Trent University.
Tel: 07596 089 634 (Nottingham)
Email:
create@iandouglas-writer.co.uk
Website:
www.iandouglas-writer.co.uk
Will visit: Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, London
Discount: £50 off the cost of a day visit (quote code DOUGLAS-12)
Photographer/author: Children's
non-fiction
Books include: How to Make a Book,
Living In... series (Watts); Global Cities series, People Who Help Us
series (Evans); Helping Hands series (Wayland); Reading Roundabout
series (Watts); Look Around You series (Wayland). Over 800 titles
written or contributed to.
School visits: Talk in the form of
instant question and answer format that takes children all around the
world on a journey seeking out the materials and the people that are
needed to actually make a book. Time permitting, I finish with
stories and questions about my travels to any one of the 60 countries
that I have visited over the past 30 years. Allow 60 to 90 minutes
per session. Suitable for upper KS1 and KS2.
Tel: 01428 713090 / 07768 735771
(near Petersfield, Hampshire)
Email:
chris@chrisfairclough.co.uk
Website:
www.chrisfairclough.co.uk
Will visit: All UK, including
Northern Ireland
Discount: £50 off the cost of a day visit (quote code FAIRCLOUGH-12)
Writes and illustrates: Children's
fiction and non-fiction, adult non-fiction
Books include: Art in History:
Prehistoric, Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman, Tudor and Victorian;
Biographies: Leonardo, Monet, Picasso; Medieval history, ancient
history, the Forbidden City; Israel; How to Draw and Paint; Art
Attack; Design and Make puppets, picture frames and masks; creative
crafts; animals; Extreme Science: Celebrity Snappers and Toxic! Plus
Latin and Ballroom Dance.
School visits: Talks and creative workshops for primary and secondary students based on writing non-fiction, fiction or art - many different workshops relating to my books and their work; also talks and workshops for undergraduate students and teachers and specific Art & Design GCSE and A level workshops; helping students to respond to exam and coursework specifications. Over 18 years experience of teaching children and students of all ages.
Tel: 01702 344117
(Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex)
Email:
susiehodge@hotmail.com
Website:
www.susiehodge.co.uk
Will visit: Essex, London, Cambridgeshire, Kent,
Hertfordshire, Surrey, Sussex, Suffolk, Norfolk
Discount: £50 off the cost of a day visit (quote code HODGE-12)
Writes: Children's fiction, young adult fiction, and non-fiction
Books include: The World of French (Letts), Einfach Lesen, Kaffee und Kuchen, The Lombardy Grotto (9-11), Nick's Gallery (14+ Fiction but good for discussion in Citizenship). Gill's latest latest workshop shows three unusual aspects of the Holocaust.
School visits: Creative writing workshops in French, German, and Spanish; build a book in a day workshop; talks about fiction, non-fiction, the publishing process, and short cuts to language learning.
Tel: 0161 723 0444 / 0161 295 6792 (Manchester)
Email: gill.james@btinternet.com
Website:
www.gilljames.co.uk
Will visit: All UK
Discount: £50 off the cost of a day visit (quote code JAMESG-12)
Writes: Children's non-fiction
Books include: More than 200 non-fiction books and reading scheme titles on a wide range of curriculum topics for KS1, KS2, and lower KS3.
School visits: Fiction for
Reception; biography for Y1-Y2; writing workshops for Y1-Y6;
talks for Y3-Y9; hands-on role-play workshop for Y5-Y9
where children work in teams to create their own non-fiction books
(focus on co-operative learning and teamwork). Workshops for transition events (Y6 to Y7), G&T
clustering, and mentoring (eg Y9 working with Y7). Experienced at working
with children of all abilities.
New for 2012: Biography sessions based on the life of Queen Elizabeth II, linked to the Diamond Jubilee. Biography of the Queen available to buy as a souvenir for your children - give literacy, not a mug or a medallion! Click Queen Elizabeth book cover for details, or contact John.
Tel: 01606 863540 (Winsford,
Cheshire)
Email:
john@johnmalam.co.uk
Website (with bookings diary):
www.johnmalam.co.uk
Will visit: Most areas, especially North-West (Cheshire,
Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside; Tameside); Midlands (Derbyshire,
Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands); West Yorkshire, North
Wales
Discount: £50 off the cost of a day visit (quote code MALAM-12)
Writes: Non-fiction, mainly sciences including nature, life sciences, conservation, Earth, space, technology, physics, chemistry
School visits: Talks, workshops for KS1 to KS3, tailor-made for the school or venue. Experienced writer-in-residence.
Tel: 01379 678991 (Diss,
Norfolk)
Email:
steve@steveparker.co.uk
Website:
www.steveparker.co.uk
Will visit: Most of UK
Discount: Incentives offered - contact for details (quote code PARKER-12)
Writes: Award-winning (Education Writer of Year, 2011) children's fiction and non-fiction, mostly history-based
Books include: The National Archives: Titanic Unclassified (2012, A&C Black); The Soterion Mission (2011, www.FictionExpress.co.uk); Into the Unknown (2011, Walker); Timewarp Trials series (2010-11, Evans); Moon (OUP, 2009); Pirates, Plants and Plunder, Greed, Seeds and Slavery (both Random House); Start Up History and Flashbacks series (Evans); Tales of the Dead series (Dorling Kindersely), etc
School visits: Lively talks and interactive workshops to any requirement, any number, any age, including INSET. Prizes, competitions and cashback to schools for books bought. A term's notice much appreciated.
Tel: 01227 784617 (Canterbury,
Kent)
Email:
words@stewartross.com
Website:
www.stewartross.com
Will visit: Anywhere in the world (although accommodation and travel charges apply for long distances)
Writes: Children's non-fiction
science
Books include: Hurricanes and Tornadoes (QED); Space Blog, Inventors that Changed the World (A&C Black); Animals under Threat (Heinemann); Experiments with a Lemon (Franklin Watts); Emergency! Nuclear Accident (Arcturus); Itches and Scratches (Raintree); Solve it with Science - Gun Crimes (Franklin Watts); Eye Openers (Dorling Kindersley), and many more.
School visits: Creative science-writing workshops covering different topics for Y2 to Y6, including materials used in printing a book, healthy eating, volcanoes, living in space, exploring space and hurricanes. Talks on researching and writing non-fiction books.
Tel: 0207 263 8600 (London,
N7)
Email:
angela@roystonmail.co.uk
Website:
www.angelaroyston.com
Will visit: London and places
easily accessible from London
Discount: £50 off the cost of a day visit (quote code ROYSTON-12)
Writes: Children's non-fiction and
fiction
Books include: Painful History of
Medicine / Childhood / Crime / Science (series); the story 'Deadline'
has been selected by the Schools Library Association for Boys Into
Books; The Big Book of Baddies: A wicked history of villainy
School visits: Talks/workshops for
KS2/KS3 on story-writing or strange but true stories. Presentations
feature 'Yucky Yarns to Make You Squirm' or the 'Weird, Wacky and
Wonderful'. Other topics range from CSI science and 'Murder in the Library' to 'Don't Have Nightmares', on the unexplained, amazing mysteries, incredible creatures and far more.
Tel: 01886 884397
(Worcestershire)
Email: john.towns@lineone.net
Website:
www.johntownsend.co.uk
Will visit: Midlands, London, south central, East Anglia, Wales (further afield is often possible so please ask)
Discount: Special reduced rates for day visits (quote code TOWNS-12)
Writes and illustrates: Non-fiction books for children
Books include: Let's Read a Book, Let's Bake a Cake, Let's Get Dressed, Let's Drink Some Water, Let's Go to the Playground, Let's Ride a Bike
School visits: 'Let's Make a Book!' is a workshop for KS1-2 which explores the history of books and writing. Group activities and discussion lead into a simple glue-free bookbinding exercise using recycled materials. Each child will then be encouraged to write and illustrate their own handmade book!
Tel: 07815 800502
(Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex)
Email: Ruth.H.Walton@gmail.com
Website:
www.ruthwalton.co.uk
Will visit: Most of UK, depending on public transport links
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Yours sincerely,
