It all kicked off when I stood on a stage, dressed as a spider, and impersonated a carrot and (against the odds) was noticed by an agent for child actors. So, next step decide what to wear to the Oscars? Well no. Think more a...
Introduction If you’ve been reading our blog for a while you’ll know that here at Golden Egg we love helping writers with talent write their best possible story. Our fascination with story and the writing process means we’re always very interested in what writers have to...
Well, eggers, the Big Honk is nearly upon us and I just thought I’d write a few words about egg etiquette and the programme of the party. Very exciting! I am delighted to say we have an array of wonderful, influential, industry VIPs for you to...
Where do ideas come from? Without ideas I wouldn't get very far, so it makes sense to try to understand where they come from. They are ever so slightly out of my reach, floating above my head like little clouds. I can't force them down against...
At Golden Egg Academy we give talented children’s writers advice, support and learning opportunities to broaden their skills. As well as bespoke one-to-one meetings with editors and detailed feedback, our programme of carefully constructed workshops are designed to cover all aspects of the writing process,...
At Golden Egg the process of producing high quality stories is something our team of wonderful editors understand intimately, but as eggers, we always want to learn more! To this end, I will occasionally be asking already published writers to share their views on their...
A (very) New Egg reflects on her first tentative steps joining the GE Academy This is my favourite time of year. It starts with my autumn “tingle”, when I feel the first gentle breath of cold in the air, its gentle caress that makes me shiver and...
Something incredible happened on Saturday 30th August. A clutch of new writers, excited, nervous and incredibly keen, arrived at Scholastic Children’s Publishing offices in London to start their BookMap©, and I began the role of the Golden Egg Academy (GEA) Writing Buddy. As well as being...
“Land will be the last (book) I write”. That’s what I was busy telling everyone this time two years ago, so that I wouldn’t back down. After over fifteen years of trying to get published, this really had to be my final attempt. I had...
Yep – that’s me, long of limb and curly of hair! I was sorting through some old emails the other day and found two from about a year ago, when during an unusual moment of craziness I emailed Imogen Cooper at The Golden Egg Academy. Through the...
