Vertebrate authors at the Belfast Book Festival

 

Sarah Mussi is a multi-award winning author of children's and YA fiction. Her first novel The Door of No Return won the Glen Dimplex & Irish Writers' Children's Book Award. Her thriller Siege was nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal (2014) and won the BBUKYA Award for Contemporary YA Fiction. Her novel Riot won the Lancashire Book of the Year Award 2015. Bomb, 2015, was listed in The Guardian New Best Kids Books 2015 list. Her latest novel Here Be Dragons, Sept 2015, a romantic thriller set on Snowdon, featuring the timeless myths of Snowdonia and the Mabinogion, has already been showcased for the People's Book Prize.

 

 

A lunchtime of adventure with an illustrated talk from mountaineer and acclaimed author Matt Dickinson.
 
Matt Dickinson is an award-winning writer and filmmaker with a passion for climbing and adventure. During his filmmaking career he has worked as a director and cameraman for National Geographic television, the Discovery Channel and the BBC. His film projects have taken him to Antarctica, Africa and the Himalaya, often in the company of the world’s leading climbers and expeditioners.
 
An absolute must for mountaineers, expeditioners, travellers and those who simply enjoy fantastic stories and amazing photographs!

 

 

Ruth Eastham is the award-winning children's author of four books, including the Waterstone's-shortlisted The Memory Cage. In this exciting meet-the-writer session, Ruth will share highlights from her stories, from the hidden secrets of the mysterious Amazon, to the bone-chilling glaciers of Viking Norway. A family friendly event suitable for all ages.