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Elle McNicoll is an award-winning author and screenwriter whose debut novel, A Kind of Spark, won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, the Blackwells Book of 2020 and the Blue Peter Book Award. The novel was recently adapted into a fantastic CBBC show. She also established The Adrien Prize - an award for novels which feature disabled characters.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: • Working as a professional author • Learning to come up with creative ideas • Elle’s experience of writing for television
This special transition episode also features P7 pupils from Holy Cross associated primaries, St Paul’s and St Mary’s, as well as guests from Support for Learning, James McManus and Aimee Gibson.
To learn more about Elle McNicoll, visit: https://www.ellemcnicoll.com/
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