Pupils at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Chippenham enjoyed an inspiring World Book Day after welcoming award-winning children’s author Sophie Kirtley to the school. Part of the Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust, the school hosted the best-selling writer for a day of creative workshops and reading activities designed to spark imaginations and deepen pupils’ love...
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Children at St Mary’s enjoy special book launch with author Sophie Kirtley
Children at St Mary’s School in Broughton Gifford enjoyed a magical start to the new term when award-winning children’s author Sophie Kirtley visited for a special book launch celebration. Sophie’s new book Swanfall has just been released. It’s a wintery adventure inspired by Irish mythology and by the real-life Bewick’s swans who migrate to the...
Author Sophie Kirtley holds a writer’s workshop at St Mark’s School
Years 7 and 8 students at St Mark’s School in Bath were lucky to be joined by Sophie Kirtley, author of The Wild Way Home, for a writer’s workshop. Sophie read an extract from her new novel, The Haunting of Fortune Farm, and explained her process for finding names for characters and places. The author...