The Author Hotline
is
being developed by CW4K, or Creative Writing 4 Kids. They are the company behind a website that enables children to create and publish their own stories online. In its first year it has signed up over 2000 members and has been enthusiastically received by children, parents and teachers. In fact the response has been so encouraging that they are planning a huge expansion of its services. Embedding The Author Hotline into the site is part of that expansion...
For more information on CW4K CLICK HERE
Q: What did you want to be when you were a child?
pilot, mountaineer, architect, saboteur.
Q: What is your favourite word?
somnambulism
Q: What do you do as a hobby?
horse-riding and japanese ink-painting
Q: What’s your favourite food?
sausages
Q: What is the most interesting place you have ever visited?
the Dogon cliffs in Mali
Q: How long have you been a writer?
since I was in my early twenties
Q: Where do you do your writing?
I need variety - I write at home, in the library, in the cafe, in the garden...
Q: What are the best and worst things about being an author?
It's a great privilege to do something creative for a living. I try never to lose sight of that.
Q: What was your favourite book as a child?
Molesworth
Q: What book do you wish you had written?
Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Salman Rushdie)
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Sophie and the Albino Camel
ISBN
1842705512
Published By
Andersen Press
Status
In Print
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Sophie and the Locust Curse
ISBN
184270625X
Published By
Andersen Press
Status
In Print
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Sophie and the Pancake Plot
ISBN
1842707957
Published By
Andersen Press
Status
In Print
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The Yellowcake Conspiracy
ISBN
1842706748
Published By
Andersen Press
Status
In Print
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Hacking Timbuktu
ISBN
1842708848
Published By
Andersen Press
Status
In Print