Authors & Illustrators

Penelope Lively’s advice for writers

To help inspire all the writers taking part in NaNoWriMo this November, a selection of Farshore authors share their writing tips. Today our exclusive writing advice comes from the esteemed, award-winning author Penelope Lively. Read More

Anne Fine’s tips for writing

To help give inspiration for all the budding writers taking part in NaNoWriMo this November, a selection of Farshore authors share their best tips for writing. First up is the beloved, award-winning former Children's Laureate Anne Fine. Read More

The World of Amelia Fang – by Laura Ellen Anderson

Author and illustrator Laura Ellen Anderson gives us a glimpse into the wonderful world of Amelia Fang, her latest literary creation. One of the things I’ve loved most about writing Amelia Fang and the Barbaric Ball has been creating the world that Amelia and her friends live in. It’s… Read More

Writing Flight Of A Starling

There seems to be a pattern to the way I write: I’ll be working on a book and there’ll be a nagging feeling that I should be writing something else. With Seed and Paper Butterflies the characters of both Pearl and June pestered me to write their stories until I gave… Read More

Exploring Edwardian London with the Sinclair’s Mysteries

When I started writing The Clockwork Sparrow, the first book in the Sinclair’s Mysteries series, I knew that the London location was going to be hugely important to the story. I wanted to take inspiration from my own experiences of living in London, as well as the real history… Read More

Communication isn’t always easy by Penny Joelson

I Have No Secrets a YA thriller by Penny Joelson is published by Electric Monkey on May 4th 2017. Penny began working with disabled people when she was a teenager, which gave her the inspiration and insight for this book. You can follow her on Twitter @pennyjoelson ‘The basic building block of… Read More