With just a few weeks of this autumn term left, here’s a reminder of the FREE author events still available to help you create a buzz around books and reading. From books inspired by real historical events to imaginary worlds full of impossible creatures, there is an event to cater for all reading interests.

Events for Pupils

• Join award-winning poet Joshua Seigal for an hour of creative word play and poetry magic in an interactive workshop from the Reading Agency on Wednesday 29th November to celebrate his latest collection Who Let the Words Out?. Suitable for pupils aged 7-11.
• Pippa Goodhart and Nick Sharratt, authors of the best-selling ‘You Choose’ series of books, lead a live draw-along and create their own Christmas adventure in a Puffin Virtual Visit on Friday 1st December. (Suitable for pupils aged 3+.)
• Award-winning author Tom Palmer joins Mr Dilly for a Christmas History Special on Friday 1st December to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Boxing Day Battle of North Cape, the subject of Tom’s thrilling adventure Arctic Star, in an event for pupils aged 9+.
• Register for the Puffin Story Makers Show, 30 minutes of author-led fun featuring Rachel Morrisroe and Richard Merritt, author and illustrator of picture book Drama Llama, Katie Kirby creator of the Lottie Brooks diaries and the author of City of Stolen Magic, Dr Nazneen Ahmed Pathak. The show will go live on Monday 4th December and there is an accompanying Gift Pack to download. Suitable for pupils aged 5-12.
• Celebrate the season with a Mr Dilly Meets Christmas Author Cracker on Tuesday 5th December featuring a host of authors, including MG Leonard, Sophie Anderson, Mel Taylor-Bessent and Genevieve Aspinall. Suitable for pupils aged 6-11.
• Katherine Rundell will be introducing her spellbinding new book Impossible Creatures on Wednesday 6th December in a Waterstones Virtual School Visit suitable for pupils aged 9+.
• Don’t forget you can still catch up on all the events from this year’s Reading is Magic Festival, including big name authors such as David Almond; Joseph Coelho; Tracey Corderoy and Steven Lenton; Cressida Cowell; Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber; Elle McNicoll and the shortlisted authors for the Adrien Prize; Angie Thomas; and Harry Woodgate. Events will be available to watch on demand until the end of the year.

If you are interested in hosting an in-person author event, don’t forget that Authors Aloud, Authors Abroad and Speaking of Books are all organisations dedicated to helping schools spark a love of reading by bringing young people and authors together.