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  • Emma Carroll: A decade of writing Historical Fiction

    Emma Carroll: A decade of writing Historical Fiction

    Book Blog

    Monday, October 3, 2022

    We're celebrating ten years of writing historical fiction by author Emma Carroll and exploring her brilliant new time-slip novel, The Tale of Truthwater Lake, which takes us from a near-future affected by climate change back into the past, to post-war Britain, at a time when the countr...

  • The Farshore Reading for Pleasure Teacher Awards 2022

    The Farshore Reading for Pleasure Teacher Awards 2022

    Sunday, October 2, 2022

    The winners of The Farshore Reading for Pleasure Teacher Awards 2022, in association with the Open University and the UK Literacy Association (UKLA), have been announced, revealing how teachers have found innovative ways to inspire reading for pleasure in the classroom.  Each...

  • What is an Actor?

    What is an Actor?

    A Career In

    Sunday, October 2, 2022

    It takes a whole team of people working together to make a show happen. 

  • Nothing is what it seems in Sticky Pines!

    Nothing is what it seems in Sticky Pines!

    Author Videos

    Saturday, October 1, 2022

    Author Dashe Roberts introduces the latest book in her action-packed science fiction series, Sticky Pines: The Valley of the Strange.

  • Into Goblyn Wood...

    Into Goblyn Wood...

    Author Videos

    Saturday, October 1, 2022

    Enter Goblyn Wood, if you dare....!  Into Goblyn Wood is a nail-biting adventure of shadows, magic and a desperate quest....

  • Fun with Fairytales - Emma Yarlett's ReadingZone Bookclub event

    Fun with Fairytales - Emma Yarlett's ReadingZone Bookclub event

    Book Club

    Friday, September 30, 2022

    We were thrilled to welcome Emma Yarlett, author of Nibbles: The Book-Eating Monster, to tell the ReadingZone Bookclub about her new book, Nibbles: The Bedtime Book, and to share some favourite fairy tales!

  • Create a Comic Competition

    Create a Comic Competition

    Writing Activites

    Wednesday, September 28, 2022

    Look out for ReadingZone’s Create a Comic competition coming this autumn, challenging Primary and Secondary children to make their own comic strips, with resources from author, illustrator and comic creator Sarah McIntyre!

  • Virtual schools' event with Michael Morpurgo

    Virtual schools' event with Michael Morpurgo

    Events

    Monday, September 26, 2022

    In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the publication of War Horse, published by Farshore, Michael Morpurgo will appear in a free live-streamed event for schools on 13th October at 1.30pm. Michael will share the inspiration behind his remarkable story of courage, loyalty a...