David Whitley - talk and book signing

Written by Glynis Madden Wednesday, 11 August 2010

Bridgnorth Library
11 a.m. Friday 3rd September 2010

David Whitley was born in Chester in 1984 and began composing stories shortly afterwards. At age 17 his first attempt at a full length novel for Children was shortlisted for the Kathleen Fidler Award, and at 20 he won the Cheshire Prize for Literature for a children’s short story.

David’s first novel for children and young adults, The Midnight Charter, was published by Puffin last year. Widely acclaimed, it was nominated for six awards including The Carnegie Medal. Its much anticipated sequel, The Children of the Lost, was published in August.

About the event:
Dreams and Nightmares - The Children of the Lost
Dreams. They can inspire, they can terrify, they can change our lives. Throughout history, people have struggled, and fought, and died for their vision of utopia – the “perfect place”. Let author David Whitley take you on a tour through some historical utopias, from the deadly serious to the wacky and weird. Explore with him the world of his own books - The Midnight Charter and its sequel The Children of the Lost, set in lands built on dreams of perfection. Bring your ideas, as David invites you to imagine your own utopia, but beware. Because for every dream, there is a nightmare.

An event suitable for all ages, especially young adults from age 11+