by admin | Jan 29, 2023 | Authors, Blackburn Literature Festival Author, 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...
by admin | Jan 29, 2023 | Authors, Blackburn Literature Festival Author, 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...
by admin | Jul 26, 2022 | Authors, 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...
by admin | Jun 10, 2020 | Authors, Blackburn Literature Festival Author, Competition Judge, Howarth, Oldham Children's Literature Festival, Railway Walk
Salma Zaman is a children’s writer, bollywood teacher, choreographer, fitness instructor and the founder and artistic director of Salma’s Bollywood Academy (SBA), the first ever British-Asian Bollywood dance academy for the North of England. Salma has been teaching...
by admin | 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...
by admin | Jun 9, 2020 | Authors, Book Awards, Competition Judge, Howarth, Oldham Children's Literature Festival
Andy Seed is a Blue Peter Book Award-winning author. Formerly a primary school teacher, he has written over 20 factual books for children, including titles for the RSPB, National Trust and British Museum. Andy specialises in mixing facts with humour to create books...
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