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Stephen Henning
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UFOs and Children’s Books
I put it to you: UFOs and children’s books are simply made for each other. Right? I have written a middle grade adventure book about three young friends who witness a UFO crash in a forest and discover a dying alien. So I absolutely love seeing news stories about UFOs...
Class Heroes 7, 8 and 9: How to Start Your Own Country
Well, I may not be in the George R R Martin league yet (in terms of book output / writing duration, that is) but it’s been two years since I last released a Class Heroes book. But, like buses, you wait ages and then three come along. Yes, I’m delighted to announce a...
Review of Duran Duran’s gig at the O2 London, 1 May 2023
Duran Duran, playing to a 20,000 strong crowd at the O2 in London! Wowzers. This was an amazing gig from a band that knows what the public wants and gives it to them in spades. Bank Holiday Mondays can sometimes be a damp squib, fizzling out by 9pm with the...
Review of Philip Shelley’s Introduction to Screenwriting course
I’m a very lucky chap, who has some very nice friends. As a birthday present, those very nice friends treated me to Philip Shelley’s One Day Introduction to Screenwriting course. I’d highly recommend it to anybody who wants to learn the craft of screenwriting....
Is children’s science fiction publishing the final frontier?
I came across a really interesting article in Publishers Weekly from Emily Midkiff, who is a professor at the University of North Dakota, specialising in children’s literature and literacy. Professor Midkiff claims that children's science fiction is a missed...