Becky Fisher

Interview with Frank Cottrell Boyce

After studying English at Keble College, Oxford, Frank Cottrell Boyce joined the writing team at Coronation Street. His career now spans screen, theatre and novel. He has collaborated with several film directors, including Michael Winterbottom (Forget About Me, Butterfly Kiss, Welcome to Sarajevo, The Claim, 24 Hour Party People and Code 46), Danny Boyle (Millions) and Anand…

Interview with Tracey Corderoy

Tracey Corderoy is an award winning children’s writer who has published over 35 books since 2010. After training as a primary teacher she taught at schools in Swindon and Cirencester before leaving the profession to start a family. Several years later, Corderoy started working with children in primary schools; where she implemented literacy programmes and…

Interview with Joseph Coelho

Joseph Coelho is a performance poet and playwright. He has written plays for the Polka Theatre, the Lyric, Hammersmith, and the Unicorn Theatre. He performs his poetry shows with the UK’s top performance poetry organisation, Apples and Snakes, visiting venues across the UK. Joseph’s poems have appeared in many anthologies, including Green Glass Beads by Jacqueline Wilson…

Interview with Philip Caveney

Philp Caveney has been a published author since 1977. He began by writing thrillers for adults but since 2007 has been writing for children. His best-known books are the Sebastian Darke adventures, which relate the tale of a would-be jester and his miserable sidekick, Max. He has also created the Alec Devlin mysteries, the dark…

Interview with James Carter

James Carter is a children’s poet, guitarist and educational writer. He travels all over the UK and abroad (with his guitar, Keith) to visit schools, libraries and book festivals to give very lively poetry performances, workshops, INSET sessions and gifted & talented days. A prize-winning and widely-anthologised poet, his many poetry collections include Journey To…

Interview with Elen Caldecott

Elen Caldecott’s debut novel, How Kirsty Jenkins Stole the Elephant, was shortlisted for the Waterstone’s Children’s Prize and longlisted for the 2010 Carnegie Award. When you start to write a book, do you know how it will end? Yes, to a certain extent. I like to have an idea for a finale, and to know…

Interview with Anthony Browne

Marcia Williams, the well known children’s author and illustrator of many books, including lively retellings of myths and legends, arranged for the following interview with Anthony Browne. The questions were put to him by girls in the Book Group at St. Marylebone School. At what age did you start being an illustrator? I started illustrating…

Interview with Martin Brown

Martin Brown is probably best known for his illustrations of the best-selling Horrible Histories series. He was born and brought up in Australia before moving to London. He eventually landed a job with Hippo books to illustrate Peter Corey’s book, Coping With Parents. That started a long and happy relationship with Scholastic and the rest, as…

Interview with Andy Briggs

Andy Briggs is the author of the HERO.COM series and the VILLAIN.NET anti-series for Young Adults. He’s a screenwriter – working on numerous movies and TV shows both in the US and around the world. Now he’s moving to the other side of the table and is tackling the new role as a producer with…