Gillian Corderoy grew up on a farm in Oxfordshire where she learned about how to cross a muddy yard in heels. She studied English and French at the University of Sussex then spent nine years in Italy where she wrote poetry, taught English and trained the Italian Fire Brigade. She has been a children’s TV writer for over ten years – mostly in animation – working for CBeebies, Aardman, Little Airplane (New York), Al Jazeera, TF1 and Millimages. Recent credits include Postman Pat, Florrie’s Dragons, Timmy Time, and Wibbly Pig. Her second feature film, Proofing Ben, is under option with award winning Brazilian Director, Murilo Pasta. She is currently writing a children’s novel, working on the latest series of Everything’s Rosie, 64 Zoo Lane and developing two new animation shows with Red Kite and Hit Entertainment. Gillian taught creative writing at Goldsmiths University for six years. Her ambition is to outsmart her small daughter. Gillian Corderoy (BA hons) holds an MA Simona Sideri grew up in Holland and Chile of Italian parents then read English at the University of East Anglia followed by an MA in Modernism. After four years studying, Simona had had enough of the adult world and regressed into children’s fiction. She headed for London, the global centre for children’s publishing, and has worked there ever since, liaising with a range of publishers on books for all age groups , CD roms and websites. She has written board books for toddlers, home-study workbooks, a series of non-fiction books aimed at early years, and has co-authored two picture books. She has also translated nearly twenty books for children. Simona currently edits three magazines, containing fiction and non-fiction, for children of different ages. Simona’s star sign is Taurus, her hobby is reading and her favourite food is… pasta, of course! Simona Sideri MA is an associate of the Institute for Learning

exercises in class, 121 feedback written and verbal in a small relaxed group, email support between classes.

writing children's books, TV formats, creative writing, pre-school picture books, early readers