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Who's at the Gala Weekend?

Find out more about the fantastic authors, illustrators and poets taking part in this year's Gala Weekend and choose the sessions you want to go along to.

from Philip Ardagh to Tommy Donbavand from Lydia Monks to Kjartan Poskitt
from Sara Fellows to Paul Hess from Jeremy Strong to Nick Toczek
from Peter Keane to Sue Limb
Sara

Sara Fellows

Sara is the joint winner of the 2010 Northern Star competition thanks to her first book, The Nine Lives of Oscar the Cat.
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Debi

Debi Gliori

Debi grew up as an only child in Glasgow and began drawing and writing stories when she was very young.
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Kes

Kes Gray

Kes is a hugely entertaining writer and has been recognised by The Independent as one of the top 10 children’s authors in the UK.
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Steve

Steve Hartley

Steve’s best known for creating Danny Baker Record Breaker, the hilarious series which follows football-mad Danny as he tries to break all sorts of world record attempts.
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Paul

Paul Hess

Paul Hess was born in Sydney. He went to art college in Sydney and then worked as a graphic designer and art director for various companies in Sydney and London.
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News

Please note that you need to book Meet the Author sessions separately to buying tickets.

The competition is now closed, check back for updates on who has made the 2011 shortlist...

Sara Fellows will be signing copies of her book, The Nine Lives of Oscar the Cat, at Great Ayton RSPCA centre on 5 November.

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Celebration Events

We’ve got some fantastic activities taking place throughout the Gala Weekend if you fancy a break from the books!

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