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There were three VIPs among the hundreds of children and young people who attended the 2021 Bath Children\u2019s Literature Festival \u2013 the winners of the festival\u2019s Junior Journalists competition.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This hotly contested competition invites young writers to submit reviews of their favourite book to win the chance to wear a coveted Junior Journalists lanyard and report from the festival. The team of three Junior Journalists are given free tickets to events, to attend with their parents or carer, and the chance to interview some of the authors and illustrators.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>There were three age categories, seven to nine, nine to 11 and 12 and over, all the entries being judged blind by a team of festival judges. The three winners were, Bethany Acres<\/strong> aged 9, Martha Tarlow<\/strong>, aged 10 and Lucia Ambrosi<\/strong> aged 13.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Martha and Lucia both interviewed MG Leonard<\/strong>, while Bethany got the chance to interview Sophy Henn, Simon\u00a0Farnaby<\/strong>\u00a0and Steven\u00a0Lenton<\/strong>. Bethany also brought Steven\u2019s dog Big Eared Bob a present of some doggie treats.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The\u00a0prizewinners\u00a0also received free tickets to events for themselves and their immediate families plus a bundle of new books to take home. We look forward to seeing your entries next year in the Bath Children\u2019s Literature Festival Junior Journalists competition 2022!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lucia Ambrosi, 13:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018I was given the amazing opportunity to be a junior journalist at the Bath Children\u2019s Literature Festival 2021. I got to go to three events, all of which I enjoyed immensely! It was a long trip to Bath, and by the time we got there a fire alarm had gone off! This meant we had to stand outside the venue for a while, so they could get it sorted. I was going to see an event from MG Leonard, author of Adventures on Trains, Twitch and Beetle Boy. She had to wait outside as well, so she talked to us and took photos. She was really nice, and I’m glad that I got this chance!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The event was amazing, and she talked\u00a0all\u00a0about birds, from her trip up north to see them, to how pigeons were amazing! She told us that\u00a0pigeons\u00a0mate for life, and that they raise their children equally, both producing milk. She also talked about\u00a0beetles, and\u00a0told us a lot about how Rhinoceros beetles use their mandibles (antlers) to battle for fun.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Afterwards, I got to interview the author. She talked about how long it usually takes to write a book, how she comes up with the ideas for them, and how interesting the research is. She always writes a ‘draft zero’, which is the first draft of the book. This is a very rough draft that she does to outline the structure, and the foundations of the book. She says that ‘everything must work towards an ending’ and\u00a0all of\u00a0her books have very strong endings, especially Twitch. Without spoiling anything, I will say that it is a great ending, and I highly recommend Twitch as well as\u00a0all of\u00a0her other books. MG Leonard also revealed she was writing more Twitch books, and she hopes for there to be four in the series, so keep your eye out!\u2019<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Martha Tarlow, 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018M.G Leonard and Sam Sedgman were at the Bath\u00a0Children\u2019s Literature\u00a0Festival to give a talk on their recently published Adventures on Trains series.\u202f\u202fThe\u202fseries\u202fis\u202fabout an eleven-year-old detective with\u202fartistic\u202fskills\u202fwhich\u202fhelp\u202fhim spot clues.\u202fLike M. G. Leonard, he\u202fdoesn’t\u202flike trains\u202fat first. But when he\u202fhas to\u00a0go\u202fon a train trip with his uncle\u202fNat\u202fand solve an unexpected crime, he makes\u202fa friend\u202fwho teaches him to love trains.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I was lucky enough to be able to ask this duo a few questions before they left Bath. I was surprised\u202fby\u202ftheir\u202fanswer\u202fto\u202fmy first question\u202fwhen they\u202ftold me that they\u202fdidn\u2019t\u202fget nervous\u202fwhen they shared their work. M.G Leonard said that she forgot about being\u202fnervous.\u202fIn fact,\u202fshe got thoroughly excited about talking and people never scare her.\u202fSam Sedgman used to work in the\u202fNational\u202fTheatre\u202fso he had experience\u202fperforming.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I ask my next\u202fquestion – why do you\u202fwrite\u202fbooks?\u202fSam Sedgman launches into an explanation. He told me that writing\u202fdetective\u202fbooks was like bringing his two favourite things together:\u202fwriting and puzzles. M.G. Leonard thinks\u202ffor a moment\u202fbefore\u202freplying. She says that she likes to write because everything has a reason in books but sometimes things\u202fdon\u2019t\u202fhave a reason in life,\u202flike\u202fCovid\u202f19.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For my third question they shared the same opinion\u202fabout\u202fwhat makes\u202fa good start to a\u202fbook.\u202fTogether\u202fthey agreed that jumping into the action\u202fwas the\u202fbest\u202fway\u202fto begin.\u202fM.G Leonard\u202fintroduces her main characters in a dramatic scene early on\u202fand\u202fsays her\u202ffavourite first line that she has written\u202fis in Twitch.\u202fThe opening words are \u201cKill\u202fit!\u201d\u202fwhich makes the reader think all sorts of different questions.\u202fAfter this\u202fcompelling\u202fstart\u202fyou are introduced to the main character.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When it came to my fourth question\u202f- what do you do when you\u202fdon\u2019t\u202fknow what to write\u202fnext? -\u202fthey had\u202fdifferent ideas. Sam\u202fSedgman\u202fsays\u202fit is\u202feasy\u202fwhen there are two\u202fpeople\u202fwriting\u202fa book together,\u202fyou could just ask your partner for some more ideas.\u202fHe\u202fturns\u202fto M.G.\u202fLeonard\u202ffor\u202fthe point of view of\u202fa person who writes\u202falone. M.G.\u202fLeonard tells me that she has no trouble with this problem because\u202fshe follows a five-act\u202fstructure.\u202fThe first act\u202fintroduces the\u202fcharacters, the\u202fsecond\u202fact\u00a0starts\u00a0and\u202feverything\u202fis going swimmingly,\u202fin\u202fthe third act something begins to go horribly wrong, in the fourth act\u202fyou hit a crisis and\u202fin the\u202ffifth\u202fact\u202fit is resolved.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My last question brings us to a close. Together they inform me that they have\u202falready\u202fannounced\u202fthe name and cover of their new\u202fbook\u202f(Sabotage on the\u202fSolar\u202fExpress)\u202fand assure me that there will be a sixth book. Because this was the first time I had been introduced to the series, I can\u2019t\u202fwait to start\u202freading them all.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Bethany Acres<\/strong>,\u00a09:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018<\/span>I was really excited to be chosen to be a Junior Journalist at this year\u2019s Bath Children\u2019s Literature Festival.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u202fI was lucky enough to interview the author\/illustrators Steven\u00a0Lenton\u00a0and\u00a0Sophy Henn, and\u00a0attend their events.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u202fI also went to Liz Pichon\u2019s Tom Gates event and got to meet her afterwards. She was\u00a0really funny\u00a0and read an extract of the new Tom Gates book called Random Acts of Fun, which comes out in a few weeks. She had on the most fabulous fish shoes!\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>One of the things I loved about all the events I went to was the chance to draw characters and doodle! My favourite character to learn to draw was Steven Lenton\u2019s dog, Teeny, from the book Genie and Teeny. Book two is out in October and I can\u2019t wait to read it. Steven has a French bulldog called Big Eared Bob and he likes to chew bones or sit on Steven\u2019s lap whilst he is working! In Sophy Henn\u2019s event, she taught us to draw Pizazz – her brilliant superhero character – she\u2019s working on the 4th book at the moment. I love art and drawing so it was really fun for me to meet some authors who are also illustrators and I found them very inspiring.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>I asked Liz Pichon, Steven\u00a0Lenton\u00a0and Sophy Henn all the same question – would you rather shower in gravy or bathe in tomato ketchup? They all chose ketchup! Sophy asked if she could have a tray of chips with it! What a good idea! Steven\u00a0Lenton\u00a0said he eats tomato pur\u00e9e from the tube!\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>I\u2019ve been listening to Liz Pichon\u2019s podcast, Tremendous Tales, and she asks her guests about their tremendous fails. I asked Steven and Sophy what the most embarrassing thing was to happen them as a child. Steven was sick outside a toy shop when he was little! Sophy was late for school once and had to carry a jumbo bag from Japan through assembly, but she said she tries not to be embarrassed about things anymore and I think that\u2019s very wise!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u202f<\/span>I asked Steven and Sophy what advice they had for a budding writer or illustrator. Steven said if you want to be a writer keep reading everything and to be an illustrator draw everything and\u00a0keep a sketch pad with you at all times. He wanted to work for Walt Disney when he was\u00a0little\u00a0and he was an animator for 10 years before he started working on books. Sophy said to not compare yourself to anyone else, draw in your own way and work hard. When she was\u00a0little\u00a0she wanted to be a tap dancer and a detective.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u202f<\/span>I loved being a Junior Journalist, I was a little bit nervous to start with but had a lot of fun. I live in Bradford on Avon, just outside Bath, and we\u2019re so lucky to have such an amazing festival so close to us.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>I was delighted to be able to interview Simon\u00a0Farnaby. I am a big fan of his acting in Horrible Histories, Ghosts, Paddington and Paddington 2, and I really enjoyed his first book about the Misadventures of\u00a0Merdyn\u00a0The\u00a0Wild.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We got to go backstage to the Green Room, and I felt very special. He was very funny and generous with his time. At his event\u00a0he did a reading from\u00a0The Misadventures of\u00a0Merdyn\u00a0The\u00a0Wild\u00a0and I thought it was brilliant.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here was what I asked him:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What inspired you to write the Wizard series and is\u00a0Merdyn\u00a0based on anyone you know?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I always wanted to write an odd friendship with a kid and someone strange and unusual. I like ET and\u00a0Stig\u00a0of the Dump, they are my references. I always wanted to have an unusual friend when I was a kid who wasn\u2019t a normal person, who had a superpower or could fly.\u00a0Merdyn\u00a0is probably based on a character that as an actor that I tend to play \u2013 he\u2019s quite big and full of himself but underneath it all he\u2019s quite insecure. He\u2019s a bit of an idiot.\u00a0So\u00a0he\u2019s probably based on the sort of characters I like to play. Not that I do want to play him, I\u2019d like someone else to play him because it would be too hard work.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What did you want to be when you were small?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lots of things \u2013 I was quite faddy. I wanted to be a boxer after I saw Rocky. Depending on what I\u2019d seen, I was easily influenced. I wanted to be a dancer when I saw a film called Footloose. Then I wanted to be a racing driver after I saw the Cannon Ball Run and I wanted to be a Raleigh Driver for a bit with a Raleigh jacket.\u00a0So\u00a0I wanted to be lots of things, but then when I got to about 15, I wanted to be a journalist and I did\u00a0journalism at\u00a0university and wrote for magazines, but I also wanted to do writing and I always liked funny things and\u00a0making people laugh so that was something I always knew I could do. I didn\u2019t really know you could make a living out of it, but when I did discover that, I thought it would be a good thing to do.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Who is your favourite character in your book?<\/span><\/b>
\nIt would have to be\u00a0Merdyn. He\u2019s the main character and a lot of fun to write. I like writing Bubbles\u00a0(the guinea pig)\u00a0as well, Bubbles is sort of the most fun I have personally because he is so stupid and silly and can say anything. He\u2019s got a brain the size of a walnut. I like writing for those characters because you don\u2019t have to worry about being too clever or being too consistent.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Can you remember all the words to the Monarch song from Horrible Histories?<\/span><\/b>
\nNo, I cannot. Are you going to ask me to sing it? I can\u2019t even remember how it goes?! I know lots of kids do, do you? We had to learn so much for Horrible Histories, it\u2019s the hardest job any TV actor could possibly do because you have to learn such a ridiculous\u00a0amount\u00a0of words. I think we hold the\u00a0world\u00a0record for the most\u00a0amount\u00a0of pages filmed in a day, like half a movie. And you\u2019ve got to remember all these facts like that song. The songs are slightly easier to remember.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What project are you working on next?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>
\nI\u2019m working on a Willy Wonka prequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as a film which is being filmed right now. I\u2019m also working on a World Book Day book which is all about Bubbles (the Guinea Pig from The Wizard in my Shed). Those are the two main things.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How excited are you to have a World Book Day Book?<\/span><\/b>
\nTremendously excited. It\u2019s a great honour and means more people can get to read my work. They\u2019ll get to meet Bubbles. They\u2019re quite short too so it\u2019s nice to write something people can read in one sitting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What advice would you give to a budding author?<\/span><\/b>
\nI\u2019m a believer in learning the craft. I think they should teach this more in schools about how to write stories. When I was at school, I don\u2019t remember anyone telling you how to write a story and I used to find it\u00a0really difficult. I read books and watch\u00a0TV\u00a0shows and I couldn\u2019t do any of that and\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0because it is a skill you\u00a0have to\u00a0learn. If you want to write a book, read a couple of books about writing books and how they structure them, once you know how to plan a story\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0much easier to write than if you just set off without knowing what you\u2019re doing.\u2019<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What a great initiative this competition is. 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