Stephen Davies

Welcome. My name is Stephen Davies and I am a children's author writing picture books, chapter books and teen novels. I have lived in Africa for ten years, working with World Horizons amongst Fulani cattle herders. My books are set in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, on the edge of the Sahara Desert.

Category: Writing Tips

One of my FAVLourite organisations in Africa

by Stephen Davies

More than two years ago I blogged enthusiastically about the work of FAVL (Friends of African Village Libraries) in Burkina Faso and elsewhere in Africa. This morning I had the pleasure of finally meeting Michael Kevane (pictured above right) and Krystle Austin, and seeing the new RWA (Reading West Africa) books which are now available [...]

Published: May 4, 2013 | Filed Under: Picture Books, Social Justice, Writing Tips | Tags: : : :

Visiting Year 7 at the Regis School

by Stephen Davies

It’s always nice to see a library at the heart of a school, and the Regis School library is the most central and accessible school library I’ve ever seen, situated in a sunny atrium just beyond Reception. It is a well-stocked, busy library with fantastic staff. I spent a very enjoyable morning visiting some Year [...]

Published: December 15, 2012 | Filed Under: Contact an Author, School visits, Writing Tips, YA books | Tags: : :

Hampshire ‘Meet the Author’ event

by Stephen Davies

Hampshire’s ‘Meet the Author’ programme aims to support literacy and to inspire reading and writing by giving children the opportunity to meet authors. My participation in the programme took place last Thursday, first at Berrywood Primary (with visiting pupils from Shambleshurt Primary) and then at the New Forest Academy (with visiting pupils from Blackfield Primary [...]

Published: November 28, 2012 | Filed Under: Contact an Author, Hacking Timbuktu, Outlaw, School visits, The Yellowcake Conspiracy, Writing Tips, YA books | Tags: : : : :