Events in 2024!

January

Paisley Grammar School History Project

Euro Spies Project with six North Ayrshire Primary Schools

February

5 Titanic zooms to schools in England

Creative writing virtual workshop Hong Kong

Euro Spies/Euroquiz Teams Event with Glasgow Primaries

North Ayrshire Libraries Climate Engagement event

March

Visits to Lenzie Meadow Primary, Aileymill Primary, Wallace Primary, Balcurvie Primary

Virtual visits to Moseley Primary, Rattray Primary, Farr Primary, Dalbeattie Primary

4-8th World Book Day week school visits: Neilston Primary, Kirklandneuk Primary, St John’s Primary Barrhead, Westerton Primary, Strathyre Primary, Hutcheson’s Junior School, Gavinburn Primary, Bridge Of Weir Primary

13th BCKAT shortlist Titanic Detective Agency virtual visit

6th March STV Scotland Tonight segment on World Book Day

11th March Hullabaloo Primary Music Curriculum Podcast –https://teachhullabaloomusic.com

12th, 18th 26th. North Ayrshire Libraries Climate Engagement events with Abbey Primary, Hayocks Primary, Ardeer Primary, Glencairn Primary, St John’s Primary, Stevenston

25th North Lanarkshire Libraries Climate Engagement Event: Motherwell and Airdrie Libraries

22nd-24th SAW Conference: Adjudicating Teen Novel Competition & Suspense Workshop

April

4th Perth Museum Unicorn exhibition: creative writing event

6th & 7th Stirling Castle Unicorn Weekend

Virtual Titanic visits: Lydd Primary, International School Cairo

23rd Ralston Primary

22nd-26th Paisley Book Festival schools programme

May

School visits:

1st St Patrick’s Primary, Greenock

8th Hareleeshill Primary, Larkhall

14th Clovenstone Primary, Edinburgh

15th St Andrew’s Primary Greenock

16th Ice Cream Boy Book release

18th Book signing at the Book Nook Stewarton

21st Kirn Primary Dunoon

24th Book signing at Waterstones Watford

28th Denny Primary School

29th St Michael’s Primary Young Readers’ Programme

30th Ice Cream Boy Launch at Waterstones Braehead

June

1st Lilias Day, Kilbarchan

4th Mitchell Library Young Readers’ Programme Finale

6th Assembly and workshops at Banchory Primary School

12th School visits with Ginger Cat Bookshop to Newark Primary & Houston Primary

13th Falkirk High Celebration Event: Guardians of the Wild Unicorns

15th Book signing at the Ginger Cat Book Shop

20th School visits with the Wee Bookshop in Dollar to Dollar Academy

21st Marr College Book Festival

22nd Summer Reading Challenge Launch at Paisley Central Library

25th Assembly and workshop at St Thomas More Primary School Rochdale

July

20th Art/craft event at Waterstones Fort: Ice Cream Boy

August

17th Publishing Picnic in Edinburgh

24th Titanic Exhibition NEC Birmingham book signing

27th Visit to Maidenhill Primary with Waterstones Newton Mearns

September

1st Arran Book Festival

8th Gryffe Valley Book Festival

11th, 18th, 25th King’s Park Primary

26th King’s Oak Primary, Greenock

30th Bookmark Festival

October

7th Stow Primary

3 weekends at White Star Heritage’s Titanic Exhibition Glasgow

28th Forehill Primary Ayr

30th The Olive School Preston

November

4th Denny Primary

6th BBC Scotland studios recording The Stargazers

7th Grange Primary Monifieth

13th – 15th tour of Inverness schools

20th Rochsolloch Primary Airdrie

21st All Saints Primary Greenock

21st Twechar Primary

21st Dumbarton Library

22nd St Aloysius Junior School

December

2nd Harrysmuir Primary

8th Daydreams Bookshop

11th Jess Jumeriah School, Dubai