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Barrowby and Grantham CBGBarrowby and Grantham are 10 years old in 2012
Celebrate at their Gala Dinner with Barbara Mitchelhill
17th June
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Other authors this June include Tom Palmer and Cirian Muntagh
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Author Events for 2012
14th June Tom Palmer, author of Own Goal!
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18th June
Return visit of Barbara Mitchelhill
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27-28th June
New author Cirian Muntagh
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29th September award-winner Liz Pichon
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates
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4th October Barbara Mitchellhill talked about her new book
Run, Rabbit, Run about the Second World War
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Well-known cartoonist and author Ros Asquith visited on 11th October
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Tom Palmer will be entertaining children on football and other games on Tuesday 6th December
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Past Events
Barrowby and Grantham hosted a visit by the author Jill Hucklesby in March.
 Jill spent the day at Walton Girl's School where she spoke about life as an author and her new book "If I could Fly", followed by a couple of workshops with the Gifted and Talented.
"If I could Fly" was shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Award and is has been longlisted for the 'Peoples Book Prize' in the main fiction section
Barrowby and Grantham also hosted in the past month William Hussey with his new book Witchfinder: Gallows at Twilight and new author Jon Mayhew with his first book:'Mortlock - The Demon Collector'.
Both were highly popular with all the children.
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The Red House Children's Book Award Regional Party
was held on Saturday 9th October at the Guildhall Grantham where enthralled children met previous short-list winners Adam Stower (below), Jonathan Emmett and Lynne Chapman.
Award-winning author, Helena Pielichaty, was also there - visit her blog for more.
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 Friday 12th March
Highly successful visit of new horror author William Hussey
 Author William Hussey signing books after his highly successful visit promoting
his first children's book
'WitchFinder: Dawn of the Demontide'
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Barrowby and Grantham are 10 years old in 2012
Celebrate at their Gala Dinner with Barbara Mitchelhill
17th June
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Other authors this June include Tom Palmer and Cirian Muntagh
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Dudley had a wonderful packed autumn including:
Joanne Harris Chocolat....
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Click here to read more about these and past visits.
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Ipswich hosted brilliant historical author H.M. Castor, during her tour to promote the launch of the paperback of VIII Click here to read more of her visit.
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Kirklees and Calderdale celebrated 40 years in 2011.
With a brand new committee they are already organising new events for 2012.
Their newsletter will be available to download soon
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