Not only do I write books, I often leave the house to talk about them.

I visit schools up and down the country, giving talks and creative writing workshops.

I have also spoken at the following festivals:

Edinburgh International Book Festival

Cheltenham Literature Festival

Northern Children’s Book Festival

YA Lit Con

YA Shot

Oxford Coming Con

Lichfield Literature Festival

Wakefield Literature Festival

Cirencester Literature Festival

YA Extravaganza Nottingham

Fantastic Fun With Words

Blackburn & Darwen Children’s Literature Festival

Testimonials

As a former stand-up comedian,I like to inject humour into my events and have plenty of audience interaction. Talks and workshops can be tailored to all ages and abilities.

“Ben visited our large 4 form primary school in October 2022. The day began with an excellent assembly to our Year 5 & 6 pupils, where Ben entertained the children with stories of his embarrassing Dad and his double-life as a Postman (and his run in with an angry swan!). Ben also shared a sneak peak oof his new book and answered a multitude of questions.

Ben kindly worked with our Year 6 pupils, creating a character for a story in a series of workshops. He then challenged the children to begin to build a story around these characters and spoke about his process with creating similar characters.

Towards to the end the day, Ben made time to get to know the children and was happy to sign autographs and books.

From a school’s perspective, this was a really fantastic day. The children got to meet a popular author and learn some ‘insider’ secrets into his writing process. He was warm and engaging and really enjoyed working with the children. An excellent day and one we would fully recommend to other schools.”

Headteacher of Westwood Primary School

To book me for an event, either get in touch with the good people at Authors Aloud, or use my contact form.