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    Trees Trees Trees
    Emily
    • Feb 8

    Trees Trees Trees

    The story I'm currently working on is set in a forest, so I've been writing a lot about trees. This is what my research looks like...
    Art, Rocks and Forests
    Emily
    • Sep 12, 2020

    Art, Rocks and Forests

    How artworks by Ilana Halperin and Katie Paterson have influenced my writing and imagination.
    Stories, Monsters & Anti-racism
    Emily
    • Jun 18, 2020

    Stories, Monsters & Anti-racism

    Thinking about the stories told in our classrooms and our streets, in relation to Pet by Akwaeke Emezi and the Black Lives Matter movement.
    My Conservation Hero
    Emily
    • May 17, 2020

    My Conservation Hero

    For Open the Door Festival, I write about freshwater pearl mussels and one of my conservation heroes.
    Call, yap, speak, sing, glow...
    Emily
    • May 15, 2020

    Call, yap, speak, sing, glow...

    Did you know that green monkeys have different alarm calls for leopards and snakes? Or that honeybees communicate through a waggle dance?
    "The End"
    Emily
    • Apr 27, 2020

    "The End"

    I have finished the first draft of Book 2, and remembered a lot about how I write in the process...
    A prize longlist!
    Emily
    • Apr 6, 2020

    A prize longlist!

    The Girl Who Lost Her Shadow is longlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2020!
    "I'm Little My and I bite because I like it!"
    Emily
    • Mar 30, 2020

    "I'm Little My and I bite because I like it!"

    Find out why I dressed up as Little My for World Book Day 2020!
    Do you know your Vampire Squid from your Sea Swallows?
    Emily
    • Mar 24, 2020

    Do you know your Vampire Squid from your Sea Swallows?

    Are you scared of the deep sea? Do you have a favourite sea creature? And can you tell a Vampire Squid from a Sea Swallow...?
    My First Blog Tour
    Emily
    • Mar 23, 2020

    My First Blog Tour

    See some blog posts and interviews from my very first blog tour!
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