Award-Winning Children's Writer and Champion of Children's Books

Children's Programmer at ILFD - International Literature Festival Dublin 

Creative Writing Teacher

Story Captain at Story Crew: Write, Draw, Create!

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Life as a Professional Children's Writer - the Low Down
The Best Children's Book Agents 2018 - Recommended by their Writers
Raising a Child Who Loves to Read - Recommended Books
How to Pitch to Book Festivals - Practical Tips for Children's Writers
Children's Books Ireland Book of the Year Awards 2018
Interview with Children's Writer, Helena Duggan
Books for Christmas 2017
Make Writing Your Priority
Oh, My! This World - CBI Conference 2017
Friendship and Writing Buddies by Judi Curtin
Sharing Books With Little Ones by Sarah Webb
This Writer's Life - Interview with Sadhbh Devlin
It Takes a Library to Raise a Child: My Final dlr Writer in Residence Post
Writers - Call for Mentors from Words Ireland
Open Call for dlr Libraries 2017 to 2019

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A fantastic panel for the Ireland’s Inspiring Women event @dublinbookfest today @smockalleytheatre
My niece Rosie reading a Stan Lee book @libraries.dlr today @katewebbster
Watch out for the #bookelves18 here from 29th Nov. we are a team of children’s booksellers, writers, illustrators, reviewers, librarians and teachers who love children’s books. We will be recommending our favourites for all ages. If you’d like to join us post below.
From 29th Nov to 20th Dec the #bookelves18 will recommend a host of brilliant Irish and international books fir your child or young person including this age 10+ gem from Hilary McKay. Are you an Irish children’s writer, illustrator, librarian, teacher, parent or book lover who has a good knowledge of children’s books? We need YOU! Post below and I’ll tell you more.
Stan Lee - what a legend. Thanks to Adeline for the share.
Our children’s writers, poets, storytellers and dramatists are gathering for our first #eventsforall training day. We hope by 2020 that ALL Irish festivals will host relaxed events for families, children and young people. Run by @kidsbooksirel and @poetryireland watch out for #EventsforAll at your local festival soon!
Thanks to Sonia O’Sullivan for the lovely piece in @irishtimesnews today which mentioned #BlazingaTrail
I was talking about #BlazingaTrail on @eastcoast.fm this morning. I’m off to @dubraybooks Bray now to sign some copies!
I had an amazing time with my sisters at U2 - what’s show! The lights, the stories and the music that has been the soundtrack of so many Irish people’s lives, mine included. Gentlemen of U2, I salute you!
At U2 with the sisters!
Autumn on Killiney Hill.
Up early to finish this beauty by Hilary McKay. It’s simply wonderful - delicious, meaty old-fashioned storytelling with outstanding writing and characters you can’t help but fall in love with. A family adventure with a war time setting. Highly, highly recommended. One of my favourite books of the year. If you love Katherine Rundell or Emma Carroll it’s def for you! Age 9+ Booksellers please do stock it - I’ll be recommending it over and over with #bookelves18 @dubraybooks @hodgesfiggis @gutterbookshop @cormac.kinsella @macmillankidsuk