teenagers and tiredness and tonight in Cork

Cathy Hopkins and Jenny Valentine were excellent on Monday night in Pearse Street. They both shed considerable light on their own journeys as authors and how they both found a voice writing for young adults and teenagers. Sarah Webb has some great notes from the session here. Cathy also appeared with Oisin McGann on The Arts Show on RTE radio 1 on monday evening. You can listen back here -

Flip Flop slam in DunLaoghaire was also a resounding success – a remarkable level of talent on show not least fellow bloggers David Maybury and Monster Kids Rampage.

Yesterday was the day of launches with Cois Life launching Dialann Sar Runda, Amy ni Chonnchur by Siobhan Parkinson and O’Brien launching Move by Conor Kostick. Both good fun and well attended.

A reminder for everyone that Joe Craig is speaking in Cork Libraries this evening -

Author of the popular Jimmy Coates series Joe Craig will be visiting Cork city libraries to advise parents and teachers on ways to encourage boys to read books. Joe believes that as much emphasis should be placed on when boys read as what they are reading. Joe will recommend ways to embed books into a routine.

Cork City Libaries, Grand Parade, 7.30pm – All welcome and admission free http://www.corkcitylibraries.ie

VHG will be there with matchsticks propping my eyes open!

Jenny Valentine and Cathy Hopkins, Writing for Teenagers

A reminder that Jenny Valentine and Cathy Hopkins will be speaking at special event later this month

Monday October 20th 2008 – 6.30pm
Pearse Street Library, 138-144 Pearse Street Library Dublin 2

CBI, Piccadilly Press, Harper Collins and Dublin City Libraries are very excited to announce this unique author event as part of the 2008 Children’s Book Festival. Cathy Hopkins (whose best selling series include Mates, Dates and Truth, Dare) and Jenny Valentine (author of Finding Violet Park, winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, and Broken Soup) will debate their very different approaches to writing for teenagers with Dr Patricia Kennon, co-editor of Inis magazine. This event promises to be one of the highlights of the CBF programme and is open to both interested adults and young fans alike.

Please Note: Entry to all of these events is free but numbers are limited. To book please email:
info@childrensbooksireland.ie, including your name, telephone number and the number of places you require for each event.
Monday October 20th 2008 – 6.30pm
Pearse Street Library, Dublin 2