Virtual School Visits!

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As visiting schools in person is not possible at the moment, I’m having lots of fun with virtual trips!

Huge thanks to the staff and children of Trallwn Primary School, Swansea, for arranging my virtual visit to Dragonfly Class this term. It was fantastic to finally meet you all. Thank you so much for reading my stories. I had a wonderful time! Keep reading, keep writing, and follow your dreams!

And huge thanks, too, to the staff and children of Stebonheath Primary School, Llanelli, especially Year 3, Year 3/4 and Year 4, for allowing me to share my stories and for reading my books in class. Thank you to Llanelli Library, too, for helping to organise the sessions. I had lots and lots of fun! Keep reading, keep writing, and follow your dreams!

Please use the ‘Contact Me’ page on this site should you wish to book a virtual visit for your school!

Mamgu’s Campervan Goes Out and About

The school summer holidays are here and I’m going out and about with my latest book, ‘Mamgu’s Campervan and the Knights in Shining Armour’!

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I’ll be signing books at…

WHSmith at Swansea on Saturday 28th July

from 11am until 3pm

 

Waterstones at Aberystwyth on Saturday 4th August

from 2pm until 5pm

with cake & refreshments at 2pm

 

Waterstones at Carmarthen on Wednesday 8th August

from 11am until 3pm

 with a reading from Mamgu’s Campervan at 2pm

 

Tenby Bookshop on Saturday 11th August

from 11am until 3pm

 

Waterstones at Swansea on Thursday 16th August

from 11am until 3pm

 

Cover to Cover at Mumbles on Saturday 18th August

from 2pm until 3.30pm

 

If you’re in the area, please come along and say hello – I love chatting about books and writing!

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Mamgu’s Campervan Goes Out & About for Easter!

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My new children’s book, Mamgu’s Campervan and the Knights in Shining Armour, was launched at WHSmith in Cwmbran at the start of the Easter school holidays, and then went on a trip to Smiths in Cardiff and Llanelli too!

Taking Mamgu’s Campervan out into Wales for the first time was a lot of fun and Helen Flook’s bright and cheerful cover design certainly attracted lots of attention.

A huge DIOLCH YN FAWR to everyone who came along and bought copies, and to Jason, Rama and Terry and their teams at the shops for making me so welcome.

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My Review of Not Thomas by Sara Gethin #contemporary fiction — Sara Gethin

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Early copies of ‘Not Thomas’, my debut novel for adults, are available to buy now. Judith Barrow reviewed ‘Not Thomas’ and she’s given it 5 stars. I’m delighted!

Originally posted on Judith Barrow: I gave Not Thomas 5* out of 5* My Review: Every now and then I read a book that sets all my sense tingling with the brilliance of it. And this is why I wanted to write my review in a different way than normal. I don’t just mean that…

via My Review of Not Thomas by Sara Gethin #contemporary fiction — Sara Gethin

Yr 2 Glyncollen Primary School

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DSCN0393I’m so delighted to be able to add these photos of my visit to Year 2 at Glyncollen Primary School in Morriston to my website.

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I had a lovely afternoon there and I’m very grateful to Mrs Davies for inviting me to read my stories to her class.

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A big THANK YOU, too, to the fabulous actors who took part in the cookery role play. It was lots of fun! Emyr Rhys and Da-cu were very good at making a mess and Nain wasn’t too pleased when she got home after shopping!

Mrs Davies used my book, ‘Welsh Cakes and Custard’, as the basis for lots of lessons during March. Year 2 made cawl, held food tasting sessions and they recorded their results on graphs. They even made a shop for Hen Fenw Fach Cydweli in their classroom!

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And finally, the class took a trip to Kidwelly Castle. It looks like they had a great day out!

A very big DIOLCH! to Mrs Davies for sending me these photos. And a huge THANK YOU to Olivia who wrote a wonderful letter on behalf of her class to thank me for my visit!

(What a fantastic and inspiring banner on the school fence -“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” So very true!)

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Llandeilo Lit Fest – Come Along & Say Hello!

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The Bank Holiday at the end of April will soon be here, and with it comes a new & exciting event – Llandeilo Literature Festival!

Starting on Thursday, 27th April, there’ll be lots of events to enjoy – readings & book signings, and discussions, including an amazing session with Jasper Fforde, author of the ‘Thursday Next’ series, & Jodi Taylor.

Many of the events are free, but for those that are ticketed, booking in advance is strongly recommended to avoid disappointment. Find full details of the programme and how to book here: Events

The festival ends with events on Sunday 30th, and with so many wonderful places to eat and gorgeous independent shops to browse in Llandeilo, what could be a better way to spend the Bank Holiday weekend? If you love books – it’s the place to be!

Oh, and I’ll be doing a FREE session on Saturday, 29th @3pm in Eve’s Toyshop. Details here. I’ll be reading from my new book St David’s Day is Cancelled and from my other books too. And I’ll be generally having fun and making a fool of myself with sound effects and silly hats! Bring the children / grandchildren along – or if you’re interested in writing for children yourself, drop by for the session and have a chat afterwards. I’m always happy to talk about writing!20140821_145759-MOTION

And along with lots of other local authors, I’ll have a table in Llandeilo’s Civic Hall during the day on Saturday, where I’ll be selling signed copies of my books. I’ll be very happy to chat about all aspects of writing & getting published in Wales, too. Doors open at 11am – so please come along and say hello!Cwmbran WHSmith

Marvellous March!

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What a month March has been! The Welsh Books Council chose ‘St David’s Day is Cancelled’ as their book of the month which was absolutely fantastic. Then St David’s Day  kicked things off (thank goodness it wasn’t cancelled!) with World Book Day hot on its heels – there’ve been  interviews for S4C  & Showboat TV, promotions & lots of fun school visits. And I was delighted when my new book was spotted in Waterstones, Cardiff – I’m so happy to be surrounded by Allan Ahlberg, Enid Blyton, Roddy Doyle, Horatio Clare and Jill Tomlinson on this table!!

Jacob’s Wonderful Book Review

 

A big thank you to Jacob and his mum for sending me this lovely review.

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As Jacob explains in his review, I met him (along with his brother, Tomos, and his mum, Sian) at Waterstones in Aberystwyth during half term, and I signed some copies of my books for them. It was lovely to meet them all, and I’m so pleased Jacob enjoyed his book. “I’m glad you found the stories funny, Jacob! And thank you very much for reviewing my book for homework.”

Year 5 @ Burry Port Community Junior School

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Thank you to Year 5 at Burry Port Community School and Mrs Nicholas for inviting me to talk about my new book ‘St David’s Day is Cancelled’. It was a really interesting afternoon, talking about books and book blurb. The class was great at spotting what makes a good book blurb… they taught me a few things about it! Year 5 had thought up some great questions too! Were they great? Yes, they were!

(An ellipsis, a question mark and two exclamation marks – what do you think Year 5?)

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