2009 was the 30th anniversary of my classic picture book 'There's a Hippopotamus On our Roof Eating Cake' and a short film is in progress, I have a very full international schedule.

I prefer major keynotes for large conferences, unless there is a major charitable reason or a personal connection.

Visit my website which is updated monthly and lists the gigs where I am speaking professionally. Anyone can download any book covers.

Keynotes could include:

• Swine Flu, Pandemics, Outback Ferals and Fiction Prediction.( Researching as an Author)
• Antarctic Writer on Ice
• Being an Authorpreneur
• Writing a Non Boring Family History
• F2m Collaborating on a Transgender Young Adult Novel
• Creativity & the 30th Anniversary of ; There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake'
• Encouraging Families to Share Reading & Writing.
• Non Boring Writing for Your Grandkkids
• CoWriting: Pleasures and Pitfalls
• What Happens When Your Book is Translated into Chinese!
• Difficult Personalities.
• How to Write History for Kids in Non Boring Ways

I do run writing workshops as well, and this may interest some

Books:
'Antarctica's Frozen Chosen' & 'Hand Me Down Hippo'
Difficult Personalities (Penguin)
Flight of the Bumblebee (& CD)
Enact 1,2,3 &4 class playscripts

30th anniversary Rooftop Cake-Eating Hippo
Pocket Bonfire Productions: Short Hippo film
f2m (Ford Street) YA novel about transitioning
Plato the Platypus Plumber

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