Stephen Davies

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

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International School of Ouagadougou author visit

by Stephen Davies

Last week I did two author visits to the International School of Ouagadougou (ISO). A big thank you to all staff and students for your welcome (the decorated doors were fantastic!) and for making my time with you so action-packed and inspiring. I definitely want to write an action adventure series set in an International [...]

Published: December 6, 2011 | Filed Under: Outlaw, Picture Books, Writing Tips, YA books | Tags: : : : : : :

The Making of a Picture Book Part Two: CHARACTER

by Stephen Davies

Welcome to part two of my blog series ‘The Making of a Picture Book’. If you need to catch up, here is The Making of a Picture Book Part One: PLOT. In today’s installment we will be looking at character. . The characters in most picture books are pretty two-dimensional. What can we say about [...]

Published: September 6, 2011 | Filed Under: Picture Books, Writing Tips | Tags: : : : : : : :
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