Children – and grown ups

A good day in the company of Laura Atkins – a true professional who’s organising THE SOUTH’s first Brighton Children’s Book Festival, planned for April 21st, although we’re just waiting on final confirmation. We should launch the project in January with great support from the University of Brighton. Laura is an expert on children’s literature and she’s lined up a fantastic programme. You kind find out more about Laura here.

Tomorrow and Wednesday (5/6 December) I’m in Addlestone, Chertsey and Egham working on Runnymede International Literary Festival, talking to local community groups, schools and bookshops and attending a festival committee meeting at Royal Holloway, University of London – our main partners in the project alongside Runnymede Literary Association and Runnymede Borough Council.

These two universities – Brighton and Royal Holloway – are fantastic to work with. They really understand the idea of partnership in a grown-up 21st century kind of way.

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