Blog of Camilla Chester - Children's Author

What Am I Reading?

17/6/2018

At the moment I am reading two books that are very different to one another.
The first is to help me with a new piece of work and is called, The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis. I'm not very far in but I already know it is going to be a big story as it is about a young girl trying to survive in Afghanistan under Taliban rule - gulp.
The other is much more lighthearted: My Brother Is A Superhero by David Solomons. Silly book and lots of fun.

Linton Book Fest

23/5/2018

It was a great day and I spoke to lots of enthusiastic families about books, which is one of my most favourite things to do. I also got to listen to the inspiring wildlife photographer Martin Leach and learned all about The Children's Eternal Rainforest (after which I promptly when home and donated my fee for appearing at the festival to their amazing conservation project). I was also lucky to see some fellow SCWBI members - featured from left to right - Helen Moss, Joseph Coelho and Chitra Soundar.

Linton Children's Book Festival TODAY!

20/5/2018

I am at the Linton Children's Book Festival TODAY between 12-3pm

Come and find me in the Drop In Zone where I will be:
Running a raffle ticket competition
Playing the Writing Game
Chatting and answering questions
Signing and selling books

To find out more about the Festival including how to get there click on this link:
Information about Linton Book Festival

Remember is all completely FREE!

Hope to see you there.

Book Launch Blast!

15/5/2018

My daughter is working on a short film of the book launch, but in the meantime here are some photos of the event.

This is Caitlin who was picking up the books on behalf of her best friend Auj Usman. After winning the 'Name the Dog' competition, Auj rather inconveniently moved to Australia!

The Wish Winners were also there, along with Guest Authors and Ticket Holders.

It was a really memorable launch which I hope everyone enjoyed as much as I did.

The highlight for me was the raffle at the end and having Annie there to sign all the illustrations. The game was fun too.

Thanks to everyone who came along and to the library for hosting - LIBRARIES ROCK!

Book Launch Is Tomorrow!

13/5/2018

I'm very excited about it!

This is your last chance to come: Get Tickets Here

What Am I Reading?

11/5/2018

I've just finished both these books. I know I don't officially review on my blog but OMG - they are both utterly brilliant. I can't believe it has taken me this long to read Mortal Engines (for ages 13+) it is a totally ace futuristic novel about cities on wheels. I can't tell you how gripped I was.
I'm over the moon that I'm on the panel with Jo Cotterill (author of Electrigirl) at The Linton Festival on 19 May because this half comic/half book was completely amazing and I can't wait to meet her. Hope to see you there! (NB: My kitten Bibs, won't be coming I'm afraid!)

Only 5 Tickets Left

5/5/2018

If you're thinking about coming to the launch of Thirteenth Wish, you'd better hurry and get your ticket as there are only 5 left!

I will send an email a few days before the launch to everyone who is coming just to remind you all of the details.

You've not got long, so you better get looking for that party outfit!

Get Your Ticket Here

Where Am I Next?

1/5/2018

If you can't make it to the book launch of Thirteenth Wish (details here: Thirteenth Wish Book Launch) then you can always catch me at The Linton Children's Book Festival on Saturday 19 May.

The Festival is held in the beautiful village of Linton in South Cambridgeshire. The main event runs over two days (Saturday 19 - Sunday 20 May) but there are also a number of 'fringe' activities happening the week before.

The Festival aims to inspire young readers by offering a whole range of activities for children aged 2-12 from story-telling, to workshops, and hands-on crafts. The festival is completely FREE and open to all. It really is a wonderful weekend and I am delighted to be a part of it this year.

I will be appearing as part of an author panel, alongside Andy Shepherd (The Boy Who Grew Dragons), Chris Priestley (Curse of the Werewolf Boy) and Jo Cotterill (A Library of Lemons and Electrigirl). The panel is 'All You Ever Wanted To Know About Being a Children's Author' so it should be a fun, audience led activity. Our bit is at 2.15pm in the main hall and lasts for 45mins, but there's loads of other great stuff going on all over the weekend.

You can find out more, including what other authors and illustrators will be coming, by visiting the festival website:
Linton Children's Book Festival

What Am I Reading?

27/4/2018

It's been a reading bonanza lately!

Some of these books I am still reading but...

Remember you can always read my reviews on Goodreads.

In addition to all this reading I have also had all my hair chopped off ready for the Book Launch.

There are a few tickets left if you'd like to come click here: Tickets for Thirteenth Wish Launch.

Thirteenth Wish Available To Buy!

22/4/2018

The books have arrived and Poochie - the unicorn is celebrating!
Until April 29th you will not be able to get a paperback from any other place other than my website:
Buy Thirteenth Wish
If you would prefer the eBook you will need to get that from Amazon:
Buy eBook
If you want the Special Edition copy the only way to get one is to come to the launch:
Tickets for the launch
If you are a keen, early bird reader, please, please, please post a really quick review on Amazon and/or Goodreads, it really does make a huge difference to sales and all sorts of other things. I hope you all like it.
THANK YOU!