Welcome to my site where you can find a whole load of information about me and my books. You can access sample chapters, watch me talk about writing, read my blog or find out how I could visit your school, library or college to speak about creative writing.
My second book, ‘Saving Daisy’, has just been published, and whilst it isn’t a sequel to ‘Being Billy’, it is linked by the presence of Daisy, who appears in both stories.
Daisy’s tale was inspired by the time I spent working in a therapeutic community in the 1990′s, and by the brilliantly resilient kids I met there. It’s also a very personal story, which links in to events that happened to me in my 20′s. You can order copies of Saving Daisy, and indeed, Being Billy, here.
I was born and raised in Hull, Yorkshire, but now live in South London, with my wife and three children. I’ve been a care worker, drama therapist, and bookseller, but now work for a children’s publisher, which is handy as I LOVE books for young people. Somehow, I squeeze the writing in between work and family, usually on the X68 bus home. It should be a chore, but it isn’t.
My first book, ‘Being Billy’, was published in January 2011, to some lovely critical acclaim and has so far been nominated for eleven awards, including the prestigious Carnegie Medal. It is also published in Germany, by Carlsen Verlag.
