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I’ll be appearing at the Kristianstad Bokfestival on Friday, 3 Sept. 2015, at 3.30 p.m. in the festival Little Hall in Kristianstad, Sweden. I’ll be speaking about Code Name Verity, which is available in a beautiful Swedish edition – I’ll be speaking in…
Organized by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, this is a chance to chat with a fabulous panel, including authors Jane Yolen, Nicola Morgan, Christina Banach, and me! We’re also lucky to be welcoming agent Amber Caravéo from Skylark Literary. Following last year’s inaugural SCBWI…
I’m taking part in the YA Dash, an online competition and giveaway featuring 10 fantastic YA suspense authors. Details for the event are here on the YA Dash web page – there will be lots of truths, lies and secrets flying around…
Come check out my Playmobil collection and maybe learn something about writing! I’m running a workshop on world-building, sponsored by the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators in Southeast Scotland. The event will be held in Edinbugh on 9 May…
I’m now on tour in the USA promoting the release of Black Dove, White Raven! Here are the dates and venues of my appearances this week. 5 April 2015, 3-5pm: Books of Wonder, 18 West 18th St., New York, NY 10011 6…
To commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day 2015, Scottish Book Trust and the Edinburgh Inter Faith Association have asked me to speak about Rose Under Fire and the real events behind the story to school groups at Edinburgh Academy. The event will take place on 27…
The We Need Diverse Books Indiegogo fundraising campaign lasts till 10 December 2014. Help surpass the goal!
To celebrate the US & Canada paperback releases of Rose Under Fire, Shae over at Shae Has Left the Room is hosting a character interview with Lisette Romilly. We’ve also got four copies of Rose to give away. The giveaway ends 9 October 2014.…
Historical Adventures with Elizabeth Laird, Sun. 24 August, 4.30 – 5.30 p.m. at the Baillie Gifford Imagination Lab. Admission £4.50. Both The Fastest Boy in the World by Elizabeth Laird and Black Dove, White Raven by Elizabeth Wein have settings in…
On Wed. 16 July 2014 at 6.30 p.m., I’ll be speaking at the Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures Series as part of their Teens program. The event is held at the Elsie H. Hillman Auditorium, Hill House Kaufmann Center, and is sponsored…