TEDx Szczecin 2016 “Mind Blooming”

Being among people whose ideas are worth promoting, and whose thoughts can cause a change in the mindset of people everywhere, is a great honour. And that’s just what happened, because on June 17 I had a the great pleasure of giving a speech at the TEDx Szczecin...

The Saltamontes Chronicles – Escape from Darkness read out loud by 555 people!

Look at what happened in Żnin! On 10 June 555 pupils gathered on the all-weather pitch at Primary School No 1 to set a record for a group reading, which was part of a nationwide event organised by the monthly magazine “The Library at School”. All 555 of them read out...

A meeting in Gryfino

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Żnin – a really special place in Poland

There was a lot of good energy at this event, because the town is lovely, the people down to earth yet creative, and open to new ideas. Over 200 people came to the town square, but it was my book, the first part in the Saltamontes Chronicles, Escape from Darkness,...

Author’s meeting at Middle School no 1 in Szczecin

I was supposed to make a grand entrance, but it all went pear-shaped… (I was meant to ride my motorbike straight onto the playing field where a special place had been set up for me and the kids with a PA system). But. Just as we were about to begin it started chucking...

Szczecin International School – writing workshop

Today I exchanged my racing gear for something a little more fairy-like and went with my good friend Karen Sayce to help children learn to write with a quill and ink! It was GREAT! And this all happened in a truly remarkable place. Szczecin International School brings...