Many Piccadilly authors are available to visit schools and bookshops – please call our Publicity department for more information on 020 7729 6359 or email: books@piccadillypress.co.uk

Amanda Lees, author of the fantastic Kumari – Goddess of Gotham, is currently available to visit schools and libraries as part of her autumn book tour. Please call our publicity department for details or email books@piccadillypress.co.uk

Detective workshop
Simon Cheshire
Author of Saxby Smart – Private Detective

Ever fancied writing your own mystery? Ever wondered how to set up an intriguing puzzle for a reader to solve?

Simon Cheshire shows you how in this workshop, guiding you through writing a story of your own invention.

Goddess workshop
Amanda Lees
Author of the Kumari series

Just as Kumari, a goddess in training, knows it takes a lot of focus to be a goddess, author and life-coach Amanda Lees knows the tips and tricks for building self-confidence. You’ll be led through a series of carefully structured, fun-packed exercises, From realising your self worth, to visualisations to deal with stress, once you’ve done this workshop, you’ll feel like a goddess (or god!) and ready to take on the world!

Bath Festival of Children’s Literature

Let’s Hear It For the Girls!
Tuesday 25th September
6-7pm Guildhall
Bestselling authors Cathy Hopkins and Liz Elwes  join Cathy Cassidy and Joanna Nadin to talk about writing for teenage girls, and what they really want to read.

How To Be a Goddess with Amanda Lees
Saturday 29th September
1-1.45pm Mission Theatre

The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival

Spy Girls And Stunt Girls
Event Number: B18
Sunday 7th October, 10 am, Cheltenham Town Hall
Ages: Ages 9+
Join authors Jonny Zucker, creator of action adventures' dynamic stunt girl, Venus Spring, and Carol Hedges, creator of Jazmin Dawson, a smart-talking, stylish crime fighter, and as they show the boys how the real sleuthing is done!

Detective Writing With Simon Cheshire
Event Number: B48
Sunday 7th October
2-4pm, The Queen's Hotel
Ages: Ages 8-12
Do you enjoy solving mysteries? Have you ever thought of writing one of your own? Join Simon Cheshire, creator of the new Saxby Smart stories, and get some top tips on how to build suspense and tension and create characters and plots of your own.