… till the signing event I’m doing at The Grove Bookshop, Ilkley to launch their children’s story writing competition. Come along at 10:30am on Saturday 13 July to buy The Finding of Freddie Perkins and/or get your copy signed… and if you’re a budding young writer, check out the competition details below!

The details of the competition are:

Theme: Lost and found
Age range: 7-12, with sub categories for 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12
Prizes: from Bloomsbury for each age range
Closing date: 25 July

For more information and/or to enter, contact The Grove Bookshop for an entry form – pop in from Saturday 13 onwards (10 The Grove, Ilkley, LS29 9EG), call 01943 609 335 or email info@grovebookshop.com

Happy writing! I’m looking forward to reading the entries later this summer…