Happy World Book Day (UK) Everyone!
Here in the UK, World Book Day is being celebrated on the 1st of March. The rest of the world will be celebrating it on April 23rd, the date that UNESCO selected as it is the anniversary of the death of Cervantes and the birth and death of Shakespeare. I will be marking World Book [...]
The True Meaning of Crumbfest
‘Tis the season for telling my favourite story: The True Meaning of Crumbfest by David Weale. I got the chance to share this story from Prince Edward Island at tonight’s Heart and Soul Salon at the Salisbury Centre. It is the tail of one mouse’s brave quest to find–you guessed it–the true meaning of Crumbfest. [...]
Golem-spotting in Fife!
I recently received one of the best gifts a children’s author can receive: artwork inspired by my writing. Karl Barrs, a teacher in Fife, sent me this photo of golems his class made out of clay after tuning in to an author event I did online for Education Scotland’s Glovember celebration of books. I wrote [...]
“How to Make a Golem” has been officially launched
“How to Make a Golem (and Terrify People)” has been officially released. Thanks to Floris Books for throwing me a fabulous book launch party last night–they even supplied the guests with chocolates in the shape of eyeballs! That is truly attention to detail. Thanks also to everyone who came out to hear me read and [...]
Another Storytelling Festival Has Been and Gone
One of the central events of the year for any lover of stories in Edinburgh (or indeed from further afield) is the annual Scottish International Storytelling Festival put on by the Scottish Storytelling Centre. This year linked Scottish tellers with Mediterranean ones, with an emphasis on island stories. For me, the highlights of this festival [...]
