Archive for ‘March, 2009’

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Mar03

Borders Gateshead

by Tommy on March 3rd, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Posted In: Events

Thanks to everyone at Borders, Team Valley, Gateshead for a great couple of days causing chaos with local schools! My next Borders stop is at Silverlink on 17th March.  See you there! Tommy

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Mar05

Happy World Book Day!

by Tommy on March 5th, 2009 at 10:05 am
Posted In: Events

I hope you’re planning to spread the word about great kids’ books for World Book Day – I know I am.  I’ll be running creative writing workshops and staging my fangtastic Vampires vs Werewolves game show at Mowbray First School in Guide Post today, then Brighton Avenue Primary School in Gateshead tomorrow. Plus – be […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mar11

Riotous Writing In Ryton!

by Tommy on March 11th, 2009 at 10:15 am
Posted In: Events

Thanks to everyone at Emmaville Primary School in Ryton for two great days!  I was given a fantastic welcome by staff and pupils alike – and everyone wrote some utterly brilliant stories! If they keep that up, I’ll be out of a job pretty soon! Tommy

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Mar13

Happy Red Nose Day!

by Tommy on March 13th, 2009 at 10:30 am
Posted In: Personal
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Mar14

Making A Drama Out Of A Crisis…

by Tommy on March 14th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Posted In: Books

Play the short video below to learn all about my new book of drama exercises and activities for teachers - Making a Drama Out of a Crisis… Get the Flash Player to see this content. To pre-order your copy, click here!

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Mar16

Scream Street USA!

by Tommy on March 16th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Posted In: Books, Scream Street

I can FINALLY reveal that the Scream Street series will be published in the USA from August 2009 by Candlewick Press! The first two books, Scream Street 1: Fang of the Vampire and Scream Street 2: Blood of the Witch, are now available to pre-order via Amazon.com Suffice to say, I’m VERY excited! Tommy

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Mar17

No-Nonsense Writers’ Guide #1: Top Ten Tips To Help You Find A Literary Agent

by Tommy on March 17th, 2009 at 11:51 am
Posted In: Writing

EDIT: 4pm – Thanks to legendary children’s horror author, Darren Shan, for recommending this article (as posted on Trapped By Monsters) in his blog.  Here’s what he said: I noticed a post from Tommy Donbavand, the author of the fun Scream Street series — the perfect starting point for horror-eager kids who are maybe a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mar18

How NOT To Approach A Literary Agent!

by Tommy on March 18th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Posted In: Writing

Following up on the previous post, I was amazed and alarmed to discover this message from US agent, Erin Murphy, at the Editorial Anonymous blog: I have been queried via email by a man writing as [redacted], whose email ID says [redacted]–so I’m not really sure who he actually is. He has queried me at […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mar18

Diddy Dialer

by Tommy on March 18th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Posted In: Personal

Yesterday evening, I’d nipped out to get the family a takeaway and, as I drove home, my mobile ‘phone rang.  I pulled over and checked the number – it was ‘Home’, so I answered.  The conversation went something like this (with translated toddler talk from Sam, aged two and a half): Me: Hello? Voice: Hello, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mar20

Scary Stories

by Tommy on March 20th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Posted In: Events, Scream Street

Thanks to everyone at St Joseph’s school in Middlesbrough for a warm welcome today.  We created some incredibly spooky stories together, and I was delighted to receive emails from some of the pupils after the event to say how much they’d enjoyed the workshops! Tommy

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