2017

28th Nov: Ollie and the Otter at Readalicious Book Festival, Eastgate Theatre, Peables

28th Nov: Wind and Waves at Readalicious Book Festival, Eastgate Theatre, Peables,

21st Oct: Ollie and the Otter at Encounters Book Festival. North Lanarkshire. 11am, Motherwell Library and 2pm Wishaw Library. FAMILY EVENTS

28th Sep: Ollie and the Otter at the Bookmark Festival, Blairgowrie. 1.30pm SCHOOLS EVENT

23rd Sep: Emily Dodd on Children’s & YA Books with Celia Rees at ScotWrite. 70 minute workshop at Society of Authors conference, Scotland. Info and booking here. AUTHOR EVENT

23rd Aug: Ollie and the Otter at HMP Grampian with Edinburgh International Book Festival. Event for prisoners, partners and their children. Aberdeen. FAMILY EVENT

22nd Aug: Ollie and the Otter at Edinburgh International Book Festival. SCHOOL EVENT

19th Aug: Family Storytelling and Writing Workshop at the Capercaillie Festival, 10am – 12 noon, Boat of Garten, Cairngorms. FAMILY EVENTS

15th July: Ollie and the Otter at the Fruitmarket Gallery Edinburgh. Literary Littles. 10am – 11am. Includes Craft. FAMILY EVENT

5-6 July: Ollie and the Otter at Live Borders Festival. SCHOOL EVENTS

24-25 June: Can’t-Dance-Cameron, Ollie and the Otter and The Grouse and the Mouse at the Royal Highland Show. Three sessions per day at the Cairngorms National Park Authority Marque. Times TBC. Includes crafts and book signing. FREE FAMILY EVENT

22nd June: Ollie and the Otter at Coastword Kids, Dunbar Primary School, East Lothian. SCHOOL EVENT

21st June:  Digital Stories from the Blackhouse Film Premiere with West Side Primary, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.  Project in conjunction with Historic Environment Scotland. COMMUNITY EVENT

16th June: Can’t-Dance-Cameron at Abernethy and Deshar Primary Schools. Cairngorms. SCHOOL EVENT

15th June: Can’t-Dance-Cameron at Ross-shire Science Festival, Strathpeffer Primary School. SCHOOL EVENT

11th June: Scotland Writers vrs Scotland Comic Book Creators Football Match. 2pm. Glasgow Green. Please come to cheer me and the Scotland Writers Team!

7th June: Ollie and the Otter at the West End Festival, Glasgow. SCHOOL EVENT

5th June: Ollie and the Otter at West Lothian Schools Festival. Linlithgow Rugby Club. 9.30am. SCHOOL EVENT

27th May: Ollie and the Otter at the Borders Science Festival. Wilston Lodge, Hawick. 12.15pm. Tickets here. FAMILY EVENT

25th May: How to Write Science Books at Carrick Knowe Primary, Edinburgh. SCHOOL EVENTS

23rd May: Nature Stories with Walston Primary at Garvald Nature Reserve. Scottish Borders. SCHOOL EVENT

15-18 May: Digital Stories from the Blackhouse with West Side Primary, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.  Project in conjunction with Historic Environment Scotland. SCHOOL PROJECT

13-14 May: Ollie and the Otter at the Cairngorms Nature Big Weekend. Loch Garten Osprey Centre, Abernethy Forrest, 10.30am. Includes storytelling, crafts and games. FAMILY EVENT

2-3 May: Digital Stories from the Blackhouse with West Side Primary, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.  Project in conjunction with Historic Environment Scotland. SCHOOL EVENTS

26th April: How to Write Non-fiction Books at Muirkirk Primary, Ayreshire. SCHOOL EVENTS

24th April: Edinburgh Castle Digital Stories Premiere, Destiny Church Leith. 5pm. Short audio soundtracks and images – stories made by Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce (The Gaelic School). Project in conjunction with Historic Environment Scotland. FAMILY EVENT

8th April: Ollie and the Otter at the Big DoG Book Festival, Dumfries. Info and tickets (£3.50) here. FAMILY EVENT

1st April: Ollie and the Otter at Elizabeth’s 5th birthday. Haywoods Heath, London.

24th Mar: World at Work – Being an Author at Riverside Primary, Stirling. SCHOOL EVENTS

16th Mar: Enchanted Forest Evening Storytelling at Riverside Primary, Stirling. More here. FAMILY EVENT

14th Mar: How to Write Stories at Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce (Gaelic School) Edinburgh. SCHOOL EVENT

9th Mar: Ollie and the Otter Book Launch at Waterstones, Price’s Street, Edinburgh. Pictures here. FAMILY EVENT (SOLD OUT)

2nd Mar: Can’t-Dance-Cameron performance by Oaklands Primary School, Edinburgh. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT NEEDS SCHOOL EVENT

1st Mar: Can’t-Dance-Cameron at Carlibar Family Centre, Glasgow. NURSERY EVENTS

28th Feb: Ollie and the Otter at Wee Write Book Festival, Mitchell Library, Glasgow. SCHOOLS EVENTS

21st Feb: Science and my Work (talk), HMO Low Moss Prison, Glasgow. PRISON EVENT

9-10th Feb: Can’t-Dance-Cameron at Mary Erskine Primary,  Edinburgh. NURSERY EVENTS