Happy New Year! Oh right, it’s February already. I just wanted to highlight that Scottish Book Trust’s Live Literature funding programme is now open for applications. Live Literature funding is open to Scottish schools, libraries, community groups and not-for-profits. It provides partial funding for author visits, meaning over half of author fees and all expensesContinue reading “Live Literature Funding Open”
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Winter in Underfell
It’s getting ever closer to the Winter Solstice and we’ve had days of snow and frost here in Scotland! So what better time to have been featured on Golden Books Girl as part of A Golden Blogmas 2022? I wrote a guest post for lovely Amy all about my childhood holidays, snow-related folk tales andContinue reading “Winter in Underfell”
Kendal Mountain Festival
On Sunday 20th November I am going to be in the wonderful town of Kendal for the annual Kendal Mountain Book Festival! I’m so excited about this one because:a) it’s the first festival I’ve been involved with in Cumbria, the county where TSBTS is set and where I grew upb) KMF is the UK’s biggestContinue reading “Kendal Mountain Festival”
Award nomination for TSBTS
I’m very happy to say that The Sky Beneath the Stone has been nominated for a Lancashire School Library Service Fantastic Book Award! The nominees in each group will be read and discussed by readers across Lancashire aged 9-11 who then vote for their favourites.
The World Beneath the Fells
I have just spent the past week setting up an exhibition at Florence Arts Centre in Egremont with Jessica Meagher, one of my oldest friends, with whom I run Heather & Yew. As the flyer says, the exhibition is all about the Cumbrian folklore, history and nature that inspired Underfell – the fairy world underneathContinue reading “The World Beneath the Fells”
Learning to Read the Landscape
I recently wrote a guest post for Cumbria Wildlife Trust about learning to become ecologically literate as an adult. I remember running through a field with my best friend on her parents’ farm when I was about ten years old. I heard the strangest sound overhead – I thought it was a metal detector orContinue reading “Learning to Read the Landscape”
Creative writing workshop this summer
More about that later, but for now I wanted to let you know that I’m running a free five-week creative writing workshop for young people aged 16-25. “Whether you’ve been writing since you could hold a pen or have never quite been sure where to start, this workshop is for anyone aged 16-25 who’s interestedContinue reading “Creative writing workshop this summer”
If you loved TSBTS…
Here are six books I think you’ll love if you enjoyed reading The Sky Beneath the Stone. Secrets of the Last Merfolk by Lindsay Littleson They gave you the box, they gave me the key.The merfolk exist, and they want us to find them. New friends Finn and Sage discover an incredible secret: real merfolkContinue reading “If you loved TSBTS…”
April Events
Hello! I’ll be in various places around Scotland talking about The Sky Beneath the Stone in April, starting with the book launch at my local, wonderful Lighthouse Books in Edinburgh on Friday 1st April at 7pm. Free tickets are available or you can contribute £3 which is redeemable against a copy of the book. It’llContinue reading “April Events”
Blog Tour
These are the links to the blogs – check them on the dates above to see the posts. My Book Corner – Review Armadillo Magazine – “One Step Beyond the Garden Wall” – guest post about anxiety Kelpies – Features for Teachers K & O: Bonkers About Books – “Animal Connections in The Sky BeneathContinue reading “Blog Tour”
Alex Mullarky 