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Pam Royds on Grasmere , 1971 with Sally Christie, children’s author and daughter of Philippa Pearce. I was just twenty two when I fir...

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My blog is about writing and illustrating children's books which I have been doing since 1974. www.gillianmcclure.com has all my books. I also have another blog: www.paulcoltman.blogspot.com where I publish my father's poems.

Tuesday 10 December 2013

NON-FICTION MAYHEM

Non- fiction and reference books are possibly the worst hit by the internet where factual information is so readily available, but last week at the 2013 Educational Writers’ Award ceremony I saw a wonderful example of one of these books, published by Templar, written by Tom Adams and illustrated by Thomas Flintham. 

It was the winning book Molecule Mayhem! Steve Skidmore, one of the judges, said they chose a three dimensional, pop up book because it could do something the internet couldn’t –though no doubt it won’t be long before the internet can.

    The awards were held at the All Party Writers’ Group winter drinks reception at the House of Commons where authors can mingle with Lords and MPs who are authors themselves and who are our allies in helping safeguard the right to be appropriately paid through proper legislation.