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Rencontre with Siobhán Parkinson, Children’s Literature Laureate

  • 14 April 12
  • 14.30, admission free, reservation recommended, in English, 8 years and over

Come and talk about writing fiction with Ireland’s first Children’s Literature Laureate. Siobhán writes her books in a medium-sized attic room on a big computer screen. Siobhán is visually impaired, she doesn’t see very well. But a really giant computer screen, with enormous writing on it, helps, and so does a nice gentleman called Alex, who doesn’t exist, but has a voice (weird, but true!). She writes for children but says that the best books are for everyone who enjoys them.

Siobhán Parkinson has published more than twenty books since 1992, and her work has been translated into as many languages. She has wide experience of teaching creative writing. Both young people and adults are welcome at this event