Cathy MacPhail Tour October 2010

• Watch Cathy read from Another Me
• Feedback and Pictures
• Biography
• Blogs from the tour

Between 18th - 22nd October 2010 we took Cathy MacPhail on a Scottish Friendly Children's Book Tour to Devon. We had an excellent time in and around Exeter, a big thank you to all the schools for taking part and to Cyprus Well and Devon Libraries for all of their help.

Watch Cathy reading from Another Me:

Cathy MacPhail is waiting for you! Cathy reads a spooky extract from her novel Another Me while on a Scottish Friendly Children's Book Tour in Exeter and Devon.

Photographs from The Scottish Friendly Children's Book Tour

Teacher feedback:

'An excellent visit. Cathy inspired our Year 7, not just with her books but with her ideas for writing. My impression was that she was very well received, mainly because both English and the library have been preparing for her visit since we heard she was coming in the summer.' Tessa, Teignmouth Community College

'Excellent. Students enthused & excited & asking for Cathy's books.' Elaine, Clyst Vale Community College

'Very good. Well organised, friendly staff who relate to young people, turned up on time and were well prepared.' Clive, St James School

'It was really good. I wish that we had invited more students as the ones who were there enjoyed it so much.' Carol, Coombeshead College

'Superb - Cathy really engaged our students and made the event about them.' Victoria, Okehampton College

'Well organised, good venue, thoroughly enjoyable experience for both the staff and students.' Angela, Queen Elizabeth's Community College

Pupil feedback:

'At the end of the talk I felt happy that she had given up her own time to inspire us to write.'  Joe, Teignmouth Community College

'Cathy MacPhail stuns Teignmouth Community College with a thrilling speech about her amazing, children's books. No-one in the world could write as such scary, spooky and spectacular stories.' Amy, Teignmouth Community College

I thank Cathy MacPhail fot that once in a lifetime experience and it was great to meet such a friendly, loving and caring author.' Emily, Teignmouth Community College

 'Yesterday was amazing! Do you want to know why? Well, one of the best authors in the world came to our school - Cathy MacPhail.' Kira, Teignmouth Community College

Candy, Scottish Book Trust's Learning Resource Co-ordinator, stops by the blog to talk about being on tour with Cathy. Have a read!

You can also read Cathy's experience of being on tour by reading her blog.

Biography:

Cathy MacPhail won the Kathleen Fidler Award with her first novel, Run Zan Run,and the Scottish Arts Council Award with her second novel, Fighting Back. Roxy’s Baby was one of the winners of the inaugural Royal Mail Book Awards. Catherine MacPhail’s work is enormously popular with young teenagers, her trademarks being pacy and topical storylines. Cathy's latest novel Out of the Depths will be published early next year.

To find out more about Cathy, please visit her website.

You can also follow Cathy on Facebook and Twitter.