Knight Sir Louis and the Sinister Snowball
Published on 26th October 2023, Knight Sir Louis and the Sinister Snowball is our fourth adventure in the series (they can be read in any order). Written by me and illustrated by Greg McLeod. Ideal for reluctant readers, or anyone who wants a giggle… “Splint the Sinister Snowball has his icy eyes set on world […]
Knight Sir Louis at Hay Festival
I will be at Hay Festival with my illustrator brother Greg. We’ll be delivering our Knight Sir Louis workshop on the final Sunday.
Irish Animation Awards WINNER!
I co-created preschool series Circle Square, worked as head writer and voice actor. It was co-produced with Irish powerhouse producers Kavaleer Productions. I’m thrilled that in addition to nominations at the BAFTAs and Broadcast Awards, it has now picked up a WIN at the Irish Animation Awards for Best Preschool Animation.
Sorcerer of Slime released on Audible
Knight Sir Louis and the Sorcerer of Slime is released on Audible today! The first two audiobooks now have almost 250 ratings with multiple reviews for both book one and two. I performed all the voices once again. I hope you enjoy it. There will be a fourth Knight Sir Louis in the autumn of […]
Broadcast Awards nomination
Hot on the heels of our BAFTA Children’s nomination, comes a Broadcast Awards 2023 shortlisting for our show Circle Square. It’s one of only six chosen for Best Pre-School Programme. I was head writer and voice actor of characters Nelson, Snowdon, Duster and Grindle.
Best Actor Award
I’m very happy to have won an acting award! I performed all the voices in the lo-fi sci-fi comedy Starship Impossible. The award came from the lovely people at the Great Canadian Sci-Fi Film Festival. Thank you very much!
BAFTA nomination!
We are thrilled to see that our show Circle Square has been nominated for a BAFTA in the Children and Young People’s Awards in the Pre-school Animation category. Amazing news! I was co-creator, head writer, voice director and voice actor on the show.
Knight Sir Louis’ next adventures
Here we are giving our Knight Sir Louis workshop at the Also Festival 2021. We are happy to do school visits. Contact Authors Aloud UK if you’d like us to visit your school or festival. Now that Autumn is here, I am writing a NEW book in the Knight Sir Louis series due to come […]
Knight Sir Louis and the Sorcerer of Slime
Our middle grade book series Knight Sir Louis continues with Knight Sir Louis and the Sorcerer of Slime. Out in June 2022. Available to pre order now. We’ve also launched our brand new Knight Sir Louis website. Check it out!
British Animation Awards Nominations
I was nominated for the Writers Award at the British Animation Awards 2022 for my episode Pizza Mystery of Milkshake! show Circle Square. Circle Square also picked up two other nominations for Best Design and Best Children’s Pre school Series.