Booktrust: October 2012
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Susan Hill on 'The Woman in Black'
Posted 31 October 2012 We held a tournament today to find the scariest character in literature. It was pretty heated. And blood-curdling. In the final, the Grand High Witch from The Witches was emphatically... Read 'Susan Hill on 'The Woman in...' -
Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2012: the view from the...
Posted 30 October 2012 With just one week to go until the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize is announced, we chat to this year's judges about what they thought of the books... Read 'Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2012: the...' -
Painted by words
Posted 29 October 2012 Gennifer Albin writes about how a painting provided the spark she needed her young adult science fiction novel Crewel Read 'Painted by words ' -
Read for My School: launch complete, school sign-up underway!
Posted 24 October 2012 It’s been a busy month for Read for My School, the new national schools reading competition that Booktrust is running in partnership with The Pearson Foundation and with support from... Read 'Read for My School: launch complete,...' -
Heads up! It's poetry season
Posted 23 October 2012 Booktrust's Anna McKerrow writes about a range of opportunities for exploring poetry in the classroom, including the T S Eliot Prize Shadowing Scheme Read 'Heads up! It's poetry season ' -
Exploring the School Library Pack
Posted 22 October 2012 You’ve probably already heard a lot about Booktrust’s free books programmes such as Bookstart and Booktime – but did you know about our new School Library Packs? Read 'Exploring the School Library Pack ' -
Jennifer Egan talks about 'Black Box'
Posted 19 October 2012 The Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan has written some cutting edge fiction. Her recent experiment, to use Twitter to create a fictional world as part of a science fiction project... Read 'Jennifer Egan talks about 'Black Box'' -
Talk Back: young people and crime
Posted 19 October 2012 We joined forces with Usborne Publishing for an event bringing together Bali Rai and young adult author Chris Ould with a stellar panel to discuss young people, writing and crime. Read 'Talk Back: young people and crime' -
The five year plan I made five years ago
Posted 18 October 2012 Blue Peter Book Award winner Gareth P Jones tells us about his journey to becoming an author, and his latest book Constable & Toop Read 'The five year plan I made...' -
Where do we find our stories?
Posted 12 October 2012 Children's author Cornelia Funke reveals the origins of her latest book, Ghost Knight Read 'Where do we find our stories?'
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