News - Author Events

Friday, February 20, 2026

A wide variety of digital events are available for this upcoming World Book Day, which also marks a special event in the National Year of Reading calendar.  ReadingZone has a round-up of some fabulous author events and writing workshops happening during the week of World Book Day. </st...

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Join author Tom Palmer in marking Remembrance Day with a free online event hosted by Mr Dilly; Why Do We Remember the Second World War? The event is aimed at students aged seven to 14 years (KS2–KS3) and will be aired live from the D-Day Story Museum in Portsmouth. It...

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Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Michael Rosen Day, which will take place on Thursday 13th November, is a chance to celebrate one of Britain's most beloved poets, and to help create a buzz around reading, listening to and writing poetry. The theme for this year's Michael Rosen Day is Funny Food: A Feast of Poems.

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Friday, August 22, 2025

The Children's Bookshow autumn programme for primary schools across England has been announced. The organisation is offering a range of author events - including perfomances and writing workshops - at theatres around the country for primary-aged children. These experien...

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Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Keen to support reading for pleasure in your classrooms, and to introduce students to new authors? Join our FREE ReadingZone Live online author events!

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Monday, July 15, 2024

The Story Museum in Oxford is launching a new exhibition, Here Be Dragons, this July.  Co-curated by Cressida Cowell and dragon Toothless, this exhibition offers an insight into the enduring appeal of the dragon across cultures. Join the heroes of the How To Train Your...

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