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Zehra Hicks

Zehra Hicks

by | Jan 29, 2023 | Authors, Howarth, Oldham Children's Literature Festival

Hello, I’m Zehra and I’m an author and an illustrator. Zehra writes and illustrate books. As well as drawing, you may find her cycling, reading (usually children’s books) or eating chocolate (it helps the creative process). You will never find Zehra brushing her...
Hafiza Issa

Hafiza Issa

by | Jan 29, 2023 | Authors, Howarth, Oldham Children's Literature Festival

Hafiza Issa is a busy wife and mummy of three young children. She is a Dispensing Optician by profession. She decided to take a break from her optical career, so she could focus on her children. In her spare time, (there’s not much of it!), she likes to write and...
SF Said

SF Said

by | Jul 26, 2022 | Authors, Book Awards, Howarth

SF Said’s first book, Varjak Paw, won the Nestlé Smarties Prize for Children’s Literature, and was recently listed by BookTrust as one of the 100 best children’s books of the past 100 years.  The sequel, The Outlaw Varjak Paw, won the BBC Blue Peter...
Christina Gabbitas

Christina Gabbitas

by | Jun 9, 2020 | Authors, Blackburn Literature Festival Author, Book Awards, Competition Judge, Howarth, Oldham Children's Literature Festival, Selby Literature Festival Author, Trustee, Patron, Volunteer

Christina Gabbitas is an award winning English children’s author, poet and voiceover artist. She is best known for her rhyming books. Growing up she loved to read poetry and rhymes. She started writing after having her own children and particularly focussed on stories...