Tommy in grave peril (geddit?!)
Yes, this is my 200th post on this blog (I started last November, so that’s not bad work for a year!) To celebrate, I’m proud to reveal the covers for the forthcoming Scream Street books: Scream Street 5: Skull of the Skeleton… and Scream Street 6: Claw of the Werewolf… They’ll be published on 4th […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m delighted, honoured and slightly speechless today (something of a first…) Not only has RIF (Reading Is Fundamental, part of the National Literacy Trust) asked me to become RIF Ambassador to North Ormesby Primary School, but the school itself has name a trophy after me for it’s forthcoming prize day: The Tommy Donbavand Writing Hero […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
That’s ‘Liver’ rhyming with ‘Fiver’ in the title, and not the rubbery internal organ… I’ve spent a fantastic couple of days in Liverpool at the Shipping Lines Literary Festival, part of the city’s celebration as European Capital of Culture, 2008. I got to run some fang-tastic creative writing workshops at the refurbished Bluecoat centre, cause […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For all Scream Street fans in the UK, there’s a chance to win a set of SS books in the latest edition of Jetix magazine – plus you can read the latest, exclusive Scream Street short story, Clear And Present Danger…
I had a great day at Boldon Primary School today – running creative writing workshops, causing chaos with my Scream Street activities and spending the entire afternoon doing drama with pupils from years 4, 5 and 6. From what I understand, the school will shortly find out whether it is to remain open or have […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Scream Street 2: Blood of the Witch gets a great review at the TV Hits website: You can read the review by clicking here: http://www.tvhits.co.uk/book_reviews.php Tommy
My forthcoming educational book, Making A Drama Out Of A Crisis: Drama Techniques for Improving Behaviour Management in the Classroom is now available to pre-order via amazon.co.uk here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Drama-Out-Crisis-Techniques/dp/1855394464/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227093279&sr=1-11 The book – published by Network Continuum Education – contains dozens of unique drama games and exercises to help with problems such as use of bad […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thanks to everyone at Marden Bridge Middle School for a great day today. I ran four creative writing workshops, and was amazed at the brilliant ideas which emerged. Now the task is to turn those ideas into exciting stories! I can’t wait to read them! Tommy
Scream Street 1: Fang of the Vampire has received a great review in the Liverpool Echo… Blood-curdling capers – this is one of a series of four released this month – from Liverpool author Tommy Donbavand: grisly, gross and great fun. You can see the full review here: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/echo-columnists/2008/11/17/this-book-is-a-scream-100252-22275177/ Tommy
Y! Live, the site from Yahoo! that I use to broadcast my webcam, is going off the air from 3rd December. I’m going to have to find another way to push images of me hard at work in my office out to the world. I’ll let you know as soon as I find a replacement […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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