I am so delighted to announce the launch of a brand new book prize today: the Writing Magazine Picture Book Prize! Being rather passionate about aspiring authors, WM editor Jonathan Telfer, my agent Julia Churchill and I put our heads together to come up with...
To all you aspiring writers, I'm starting Wednesday Writing Tips on Twitter (@AmySparkes) which I hope you find helpful. When I started out writing, I remember feeling like I was standing on the brink of a brand new world that I knew nothing about. A wonderful world, but a bit...
It was my pleasure to interview Pip Jones and Nikki Sheehan for my latest Writing Magazine article about imaginary friends. Pip Jones' Squishy McFluff is an invisible cat - the imaginary friend of the oh-so-slightly-mischievous Ava. It appeals delightfully to young children. Whereas Nikki Sheehan's Who Framed Klaris Cliff? is a...