I was lucky enough to attend the Bookseller conference on children’s non-fiction last month, and that was one of the conclusions. We children’s non-fiction writers always feel like second-class citizens because when people talk about children’s books, they usually mean fiction. But with the renewed popularity of highly illustrated information titles and a …
Every year, Siegfried Hellwig organises a reunion of seafarers who worked on the German ship Nordwind – one of the ships that was marooned in the Great Bitter Lake for 8 years. Günter Schütt kindly sent me a photo of the gathering in Olberg.
I’m delighted to announce that I have finally produced an eBook of ‘Stranded in the Six-Day War’, the tale of the 14 merchant ships marooned in the Suez Canal at the start of the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. I wanted to make my title available at low cost so that more people can find out about …
I write many children’s non-fiction books but some are particularly special to me. Far From Home: Refugees Fleeing War, Persecution and Poverty is one of them. The crisis in context Commissioned by Franklin Watts in 2015, at the height of the refugee crisis in Europe, it felt like an important book to write – …
I’m looking forward to exhibiting my children’s book about refugees, ‘Far From Home’, on the Amnesty International stall at the Great Get Together event, this Sunday 24 June at Brighton Dome. I’m hoping that educators will want to purchase it to spark discussions with young people about why millions are forced to flee their countries …
One year ago, I published Stranded in the Six-Day War. It was launched at the 50th anniversary reunion of seafarers who were marooned on merchant ships in the Suez Canal following the Six-Day War. Sales and talks Since then, I have sold hundreds of copies to former seafarers and others who were involved and …
‘I think it’s important for tutors to recognise that international students are being asked to carry out a difficult task; the level of English needed to write a Masters dissertation or PhD thesis is advanced.’ Miranda Miller shares students’ concerns; all writers struggle with completing drafts of their work, and professional writers are no exception. …
Last week, I was invited to speak at the Free University of Brighton about my book Stranded in the Six-Day War. Trapped Drawing on first-hand accounts by Peter Flack and Graham McMorine, I described what it was like for the seafarers of the 14 merchant ships who were trapped in the Suez Canal as …
You may find it surprising to know how much crossover there is between academic writing and story writing. The principles of storytelling can very successfully be applied to research for a dissertation or thesis. In this week’s CF Share Insights blog, RLF Consultant Fellow Heather Dyer explains how: https://rlfconsultants.com/the-story-of-your-research/