I’ve just come from another wonderful meeting, which took place today in the Municipal and District Public Library in Goleniów. I spoke on how to write a book and what to focus on in particular, without “sugar-coating” it, which went down well (I saw...
Meetings with children and teenagers seem to be gathering steam (putting the wind in my sails!), because yesterday I had two sessions at the SAIL International School in Szczecin. I’d like to thank Magdalena Dudek for the invitation and the chance to spend such...
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair is one of the largest events of its kind in the world. After a two-year break due to the pandemic, the Fair returned in 2022 as a meeting place for enthusiasts of quality children’s books. The Saltamontes Chronicles Trilogy...
On the 23rd October 2021, on Bookshop Night, from 4 pm to 6 pm in Szczecin’s café-bookshop Kamienica w lesie, an unusual meeting took place. This event, which took place after a long break due to the pandemic, made me realise that The Saltamontes Chronicles are truly...
This project had been on my mind for a few weeks. The way I work is that first, I think about a project for a long time, and then I just sit down and write. But let’s start from the beginning … The idea first germinated in the minds of the librarians at the Nova...
Ever since the first part of the trilogy, Escape from Darkness, came out, teachers and school counsellors have been using the book in their lessons. Not just in lessons, though: dozens of competitions, workshops and discussions based on themes raised in the book have...