Authors Abroad Newsletter Issue 21 September 2023
Welcome back everyone! We hope you had a nice summer break and are returning refreshed and full of enthusiasm.
The latest newsletter can be viewed below - a good read to kickstart the academic year.
In this issue:
We look at some important dates to add to your diary
Take a brief look at some studies which show the impact of reading for pleasure and author visits
Show how author visits can link with other areas of the curriculum
Look at author visits to support mental health in young people
Tips on affording an author visit
Congratulate our authors on their various nominations, successes and award wins
Celebrate the School Librarian of the Year Award
Keep in the loop with the latest Caboodle Classroom news
Welcome our latest acts to the Authors Abroad team
Check in on our latest slam news with venue updates as well as two new interviews.
Could your school be a new A.I.M High Host?
Ever wondered what goes into organising an overseas school visit?
Our Head of UK Visits, Yvonne Lang, is this issuers book reviewer
In addition to our regular features such as snippets of our Artist of the Month interviews, new book releases and ‘Out and About’
Website links for the acts mentioned in the newsletter can be found below.
To navigate the newsletter, please click on the arrows on the sides to ‘turn’ the pages.
Website links for those browsing online instead of via the interactive pdf version.
Links to Studies
TES Study on Reading for Pleasure
National Literacy Trust Study on Author Visits
Author visits that support other areas of the curriculum
Art
Kev Payne
Sonia Leong
Kev F Sutherland
Joseph Witchall
Elena Vitagliano
Environment
James Sellick
Chris Vick
Sarah Roberts
Claire Culliford
Gloria Barnett
Science
Sarah Perillo
Mike Barfield
Nick Arnold
Dr Michael Leach
Mary Colson
Steve Cole
History
Sufiya Ahmed
Paul Nolan
Rowena House
Eva Wong Nava
Kimba
Robin Price
Empathy
Coral Rumble
Karl Nova
Kate Wakeling
Inclusion
Joseph Elliott
Bali Rai
Stuart Lawrence
Kathryn Evans
Jasmine Gardosi
Music
Spoz
Matt Abbott
Kimba
Ann Bryant
Drama and Dance
Mo O'Hara
William Gallagher
Puneet Bhandal
Salma Zaman
Harry Oulton
Mental Health
Write Back In Time
Congratulations to:
Coral Rumble
Eva Wong Nava
Kate O'Hearn
The Caterpillar and the Blackbird
School Librarian of the Year Award
School Librarian of the Year Award
Terry Caffrey
Caboodle Classroom
New Authors and Poets
Stuart Lawrence
Puneet Bhandal
Mark Ballabon
Angela Kecojevic
Poetry Slams
Artist’s of the Month
Dave Cousin's Author Page
Interview in Full
Joseph Elliott's Author Page
Interview in Full
New Books
Matt Beighton
Stephen Davies
Josh Lacey
Eva Wong Nava
Out and About
Jason Beresford
Seth Burkett
Emilie Lauren Jones
Kimba
Stuart Lawrence
Joseph Elliott
Matt Beighton
Dave Cousins
Matt Abbott
If you would prefer to have a pdf of this half termly newsletter emailed directly to you, please ask Yvonne via yvonne@caboodlebooks.co.uk and she will send one over as well as registering you for future releases.
Book An Author, Poet, Storyteller or Illustrator
To make an enquiry about any of the acts featured in our newsletter, or any of the other authors, poets & illustrators listed on this website, please get in contact as follows:
UK Visits - email UKbookings@caboodlebooks.co.uk
Or contact Head of UK Visits Yvonne via 01535 279850
Overseas Visits - email overseasvisits@caboodlebooks.co.uk
Or contact Overseas Manager, Robin via +44(0)1535 279853