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.

Tag: Outlaw

OUTLAW shortlisted for the Hampshire Book Award

by Stephen Davies

I was pleased to learn today that my latest teen book OUTLAW has been shortlisted for the 2012 Hampshire Book Award. The result will be announced in June. So here is the Hampshire Book Award 2012 shortlist: Burning Secrets – Clare Chambers Outlaw – Stephen Davies Reckless by Cornelia Funke Theodore Boone – John Grisham [...]

Published: April 17, 2012 | Filed Under: Outlaw, School visits, YA books | Tags: : : : : :

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: : : : : : :

Robot drone operators are immune to conscience

by Stephen Davies

My latest novel OUTLAW contained several scenes in the heart of Predator Ground Control at a secret airbase. A Predator pilot and sensor operator are preparing to launch a Hellfire missile on a suspected terrorist camp in the Sahara Desert. One of them has struggles with conscience, the other appears not to. I read a [...]

Published: September 23, 2011 | Filed Under: Outlaw, YA books | Tags: : : : : : : :

Free Epub – 10 chapters of OUTLAW

by Stephen Davies

Ten free chapters? It’s not every day you see that. Andersen Press have made a generous slice of OUTLAW available as a free epub download. Epubs are readable on many ebook readers including Sony Reader, Kobo, Nook, Ipad, Cybook Opus, iPhone and iPod Touch. If you don’t have an ebook reader you can read it [...]

Published: September 9, 2011 | Filed Under: Free Ebook, Outlaw, YA books | Tags: : : : : : : : : : : : : :