Teri Terry on ReadingZone Live

Teri Terry joined us on ReadingZone Live to talk about her writing, what inspires her and the development of her latest book, Contagion.

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Vote for your favourite Harry Potter character

Join the search for the nation's favourite Harry Potter character, as we celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter publishing!

www.nationalbooktokens.com/harry-potter-20#.WT6W9evyuUk

A boyband to die for!

Everything you have most to fear from boybands is brought hilariously to life in TOM NICOLL's latest novel, THE BOYBAND OF THE APOCALYPSE, about a boyband that plans to take over the world!

Philip Pullman's new three-part work

The first volume of Philip Pullman's three-part work The Book of Dust will be called La Belle Sauvage and it will be published on 20 October. The story will follow 11-year-old Malcolm Polstead and his daemon, Asta. You can watch a short video of Pullman talking about The Book of Dust, below.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kCJkg0xBbA&feature=youtu.be

Read an extract from the new Alex Rider!

Yes, there's a new ALEX RIDER novel publishing on 1st June - but you can read the first chapter from Alex Rider: Never Say Die (Walker Books) in advance here!

Jacqueline Wilson Writing Competition

This year's Jacqueline Wilson Competition is asking children aged 7-12 years to write a letter to an imaginary person who lives far away. Jacqueline Wilson will help to choose the winners.

www.jacquelinewilson.co.uk

Do you love writing stories set in the past?

The Young Walter Scott Prize, a creative writing prize for young people dedicated to historical fiction, is now open for entries to those aged 11-19 years.

www.ywsp.co.uk

StoryCon opens to Scottish teenagers

StoryCon, Scotland's biggest creative writing & illustration get-together for those aged 13-19 years, will take place on 24 and 25 June in Central Glasgow. Attendance is free to teenagers who live in Scotland.

www.thestoryis.co.uk/storycon-2017-agenda-workshops/