Hamish McHaggis and the Edinburgh Adventure

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Sessions follow the same format as those detailed below for older children, and will focus on Linda’s award winning books, Spider, Dead Boy Talking, and Don’t Judge Me.

I will be spending two days speaking to a variety of classes in the International School of Aberdeen. After your storytelling workshop I decided to give each of my grandchildren one of your books for Christmas. My 15year old grandson does not read books but, always the optimist, I bought him a copy of Spider. Imagine my surprise and speechlessness when two months later he informed his grandad ‘That book you gave me is awesome’ and proceeded to relate the story in detail. Thank you for making reading appealing enough to reach my grandson.’ Langholm Playcare Afterschool club & CPD for Play Leaders NovemberAdmission: Free. Launch of the latest book 10th in the series Hamish McHaggis and the Great Glasgow Treasure Hunt Interactive sessions with Linda Strachan and Sally J Collins, storytelling – drawing workshops -book signinghttp://events.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/2/hamish-mchaggis-book-launch I really enjoyed the book because it made me question my own decision of ‘who started the fire’. I liked how most of the book was narrated but at some points the book had the view of the character and I think this really made this book unique and interesting to read.’ Ciara: Teen Library Reading Group- Longniddry Library Hamish needed a place to live and so he got a little grass and heather-covered house called a Hoggle. In one school, when I mentioned another of my books, part of a reading scheme. I wrote it some years ago, and I was delighted to discover that they were using it and two others of mine in the school. It is a favourite , part of the Rigby Stars called The Giant and the Frippit. I find that breadmaking has made its way into my writing every now and then. It can be an interesting way to occupy a character while something is happening, or a discussion is taking place, the kneading of the bread can be used to highlight the emotional turmoil of the character or spark memories that the smell evokes.

Perhaps best known for her Hamish McHaggis series for young readers, and her award-winning books for teenagers – Spider, Dead Boy Talking, and Don’t Judge Me – Linda has also written: picture books; books for reluctant readers; non fiction books; books for educational publishers; and a writing handbook for aspiring and newly published writers, Writers & Artist’s guide to Writing for Children and YAOe of the other wonderful things about breadmaking is that it has no strict timescape, it can rise for longer or shorter, as time demands, and there are so many variation that it is never boring. Aye Write is in two halves and in past years I have taken part in Wee Write, the children's festival which is usually a few weeks earlier. But this time I was asked to run a workshop for adults on Writing for Children. I was delighted to discover that it was sold out, and it was a lovely group of interesting and interested people. Linda is happy to speak to large or small audiences and can provide hour- long author sessions featuring her YA (Young Adult) novels, the award winning Spider, and Dead Boy Talking, and her latest novel, Don’t Judge Me. I will be visiting the Nursery and reading from What Colour is Love? and also visiting Primary 1 and Primary 2 to speak about the Hamish McHaggis stories. Linda can provide inspirational creative writing workshops on all aspects of writing for personal enjoyment or for publication for emerging writers, or those wanting to add to their skills. She also offers professional development courses for teachers on their own personal writing, or for Teaching creative writing in the Classroom.