Hundreds of young readers from across the South East gathered together for a celebration of children’s fiction in the first ever Awesome Book Awards prize-giving on 4th May 2017. Ross Welford won the top prize for his first children’s novel Time Travelling with a Hamster. Ross was presented with his prize by internationally renowned children’s […]
5 Questions for Katherine Woodfine
Where did you write The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow? I wrote the book in all kinds of different places – sometimes at home, or sometimes out and about in cafes, libraries or even on the train home from work! In particular, I spent time working at the British Library, where I did lots of […]
5 Questions for Martyn Ford
Where did you write The Imagination Box? I wrote the majority of it at home, at a desk in my room. However, I also sometimes sneak into work (a newspaper office) at the weekend and write in there. It’s nice and quiet. Although sometimes the cleaner comes in and, for a terrible moment, I think […]
5 Questions for Ross Welford
Where did you write Time Travelling with a Hamster? I first started writing it when I lived in Sweden, but I didn’t really get going till I moved back to London. There are two main places I write: in my office in my home in London and, when I need to have no interruptions, I have […]
5 Questions for Maya Leonard
Where did you write Beetle Boy? I wrote Beetle Boy in a tiny lean-to damp conservatory in a shoe-box-sized flat in Finsbury Park, London between the hours of 5am – 7am. Who is your favourite character in Beetle Boy and why? That’s like being asked to choose which is your favourite child! I love them […]
5 questions for Horatio Clare
Where did you write Aubrey and the Terrible Yoot? I started it in Italy, where we were getting ready to move to Yorkshire. I set the book in a version of the place where we were going to move to, partly as a way of talking myself into leaving Italy. Then I wrote more of […]
5 questions for Martyn Ford
Martyn is shortlisted for the Awesome Book Awards 2017 with book, The Imagination Box. Armed with 5 questions we caught up with him to find out a little more about his work. Where did you write The Imagination Box? I wrote the majority of it at home, at a desk in my room. However, I […]