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Here is a selection of forthcoming and recent live appearances (not including school visits or exclusively grown up gigs)

 

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  • Exploding Words Festival, Cornwall - Thur 23rd Oct 2025

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  • Comedy Club 4 Kids, Brighton - Sat 18th Oct 2025

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  • Barnes Children's Literature Festival - Thur 22nd May 2025​​

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  • Imagine Festival, Southbank Centre - Fri 21st Feb 2025

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  • Edge Hill University, Guest Lecture - Tue 28th Jan 2025

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  • Chiswick Book Festival - Fri 13th Sep 2024

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  • Edinburgh Fringe - Wed 14th Aug 2024

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  • Hertford Literature Festival - Sat 6th July 2024

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  • Comedy Club 4 Kids, Chelmsford - Fri 31st May 2024

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  • Bewdley Children's Story Festival - Sat 13th April 2024

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  • Comedy Club 4 Kids, Cambridge - Wed Feb 21st Feb 2024 

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  • The Open University, Guest Lecture - Wed 17th Jan 2024

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  • Comedy Club 4 Kids, Brighton - Sat 9th Dec 2023

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  • Dorchester Literary Festival, online - Wed 18th Oct 2023

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  • Cheltenham Literature Festival - Wed 11th Oct 2023

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  • Bath Children's Literature Festival - Sat 30th Sep 2023

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  • Canterbury Christ Church University, Guest Lecture - Thur 21st Sep 2023

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  • Edinburgh Book Festival - Thur 17th Aug 2023

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  • Edinburgh Fringe - Wed 16th Aug 2023

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  • Barnes Children's Literature Festival - Thur 15th June 2023

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  • Oundle Festival of Literature - Wed Mar 2nd 2023

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  • Northern Children's Book Festival - Tue 22nd & Wed 23rd Nov 2022

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  • Southbank Centre, London - Sat 22nd Oct 2022

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  • Henley Literature Festival - Wed Oct 5th 2022

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  • Discover Centre, Stratford - Sun Aug 28th 2022

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  • Waltham Forest Libraries, on tour - Mon 22nd & Tue 23rd Aug 2022

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  • Comedy Club 4 Kids, Camden - Sat 20th Aug 2022

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  • The Literary Consultancy, Guest Lecture - Tue July 12th 2022

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  • Festival of Education, Wellington College - Fri July 8th 2022

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  • Barnes Children's Literature Festival - Fri June 10th 2022

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  • Imagine Children's Festival, Southbank Centre - Sat 19th Feb 2022

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  • Wokingham Children's Book Festival - Sun Oct 17th 2021

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  • Cheltenham Literature Festival - Sun Oct 10th 2021

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  • Wainfest, Co. Donegal - Sat Oct 9th 2021

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  • Appledore Book Festival, Devon - Mon 4th and Tue 5th Oct 2021

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  • Chiswick Book Festival - Sun 12th Sep 2021

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  • Edinburgh International Book Festival - Tue 31st Aug 2021

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  • National Centre for Writing, Norwich - Sat 21st Aug 2021

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  • UKLA 56th International Conference, online - Sat 3rd July 2021

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  • Barnes Children's Literature Festival - Fri 25th June 2021

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  • Tameside Children's Book Festival - Wed 24th Feb 2021​

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  • Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye - Thur 28th May 2020​

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  • Poetry International Festival, Southbank Centre - Sun 20th Oct 2019

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  • Appledore Book Festival, Devon - Thur 10th and Fri 11th Oct 2019

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  • Cheltenham Literature Festival - Mon 7th Oct 2019

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  • Reading Rocks conference, Horsham - Sat 5th Oct 2019

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  • Children's Arts Festival, Hungerford - Sun 23rd June 2019

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  • Leicester Libraries 'Our Best Book Award' - Thur 6th June 2019

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  • Comedy Club 4 Kids, Guildford - Sat 1st June 2019

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  • Banstead Arts Festival - Wed 8th May 2019

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  • Highgate Library, London - Sat 27th April 2019

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  • Emirates Festival of Literature, Dubai - 28th Feb to 3rd March 2019​

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  • Comedy Club 4 Kids, Newport - Sat 2nd Feb 2019

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  • Scottish Book Trust Tour, various venues - 21st to 25th Jan 2019​

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  • London Literature Festival, Southbank Centre - Thur 25th Oct 2018

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  • Potential Plus Family Weekend, Peterborough - Sun 21st Oct 2018

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  • Somerset Literacy Network, Keynote Speaker - Fri 12th Oct 2018

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  • Just So Festival, Cheshire - Fri 17th Aug 2018

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  • Roehampton Reads Festival - Sat 23rd June 2018

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  • Greenwich Book Festival - Sat 16th June 2018

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  • Linton Book Festival - Sat 19th May 2018​

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  • Barnes Children's Literature Festival - Fri 11th May 2018

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  • Banstead Arts Festival - Wednesday 9th May 2018

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  • Comedy Club 4 Kids, Cheltenham - Sat 21st April 2018

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  • University of East London, Guest Lecture - Fri 20th April 2018

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  • School Librarian's Conference Devon, Invited Speaker - Thur 8th March 2018​

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  • Verve Festival, Birmingham - Saturday 17th Feb 2018

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  • Milim Festival, Leeds - Thur 15th Feb 2018

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  • Birmingham University, Guest Lecture - Tue 30th Nov 2017

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  • Bath Children's Literature Festival - Tuesday 3rd Oct 2017

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  • Jersey Festival of Words - Friday 29th Sep 2017

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  • Canterbury Christ Church University, Guest Lecture - Friday 15th Sep 2017

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  • Booked Festival, Aberdeen - Friday 25th Aug 2017

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  • Comedy Club 4 Kids, Edinburgh Fringe - Thursday 24th Aug 2017

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  • Edinburgh Book Festival - Thursday 24th Aug 2017

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  • Wilderness Festival - Fri 4th-Sun 6th Aug 2017

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  • Telling Tales Festival, Shakespeare's Globe - Friday 28th July 2017

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  • Cally Festival - Sunday June 18th 2017

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  • Derby Book Festival - Saturday 17th June 2017​

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  • Elderflower Fields Festival, Sussex - Sunday May 28th 2017

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  • Greenwich Book Festival - Friday May 26th 2017

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  • Banstead Arts Festival - Wednesday May 10th 2017​​

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  • Sharjah Children's Reading Festival, UAE - April 20th-23rd 2017

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  • Doncaster Book Awards - Tuesday April 4th 2017​

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  • Poetry Rivals (Slam Judge), Peterborough - Saturday March 25th 2017

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  • Imagine Children's Festival, Southbank Centre - Saturday 11th Feb 2017​

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  • Canterbury Christchurch University, Guest Lecture - Friday 16th Sep 2016

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  • RHS Wisley, Arts Fest - Sunday July 17th​ 2016

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  • Family Day, Keats House - Saturday 21st Feb 2016

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  • Solo Show, Stratford Circus Theatre - Saturday 15th Aug 2015

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  • Solo Show, Edinburgh Festival Fringe - Aug 2013

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  • Solo Show, Edinburgh Festival Fringe - Aug 2012

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