We're joined by Dame Jacqueline Wilson for this very special talk.
Our Webs of Childhood festival theme wouldn't be complete without hearing from beloved children's author, Jacqueline Wilson.
Jacqueline is joined by host Louise Beech (and a surprise second host...!) to discuss her brand-new Victorian adventure story,
Star of the Show.
This event is part of our 2024 Brontë Festival of Women's Writing. Find out more about the festival here.
Date: Saturday 21 September, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Tickets: £7 (under 12s free)
Location: West Lane Baptist Church, Haworth
Suggested age: 12+
This event will be livestreamed and recorded for our digital festival attendees. Find out more about attending the festival online here.
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Dame Jacqueline Wilson is one of Britain’s outstanding writers for young readers. Known for her contemporary stories – many featuring feisty characters like the enduring Tracy Beaker – she’s also used historical settings for many recent books such as Hetty Feather and The Runaway Girls. Opal Plumstead was her 100th book and The Star of the Show is her 119th. Over 40 million copies of her books have been sold in the UK alone and they’ve been translated into 34 languages.
Born in Bath, Jacqueline spent most of her childhood in Kingston on Thames. She wanted to be a writer from the age of six and wrote her first ‘novel’ when she was nine. She started work as a journalist for DC Thomson in Dundee where JACKIE magazine was named after her. She’s been writing full time, all her adult life.
Jacqueline has been honoured with many of the UK’s top awards, including the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award, the Smarties Prize, and the Children’s Book of the Year. She was the Children’s Laureate from 2005-2007 and holds Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of Kingston, Bath, Winchester, Dundee, and Roehampton, where she was also Chancellor for six years.