The wonderful world of Jacqueline Wilson

Delve into the wonderful world of Jacqueline Wilson, where she'll talk about her stories, her process and her life as a writer (she wrote her first 'novel' when she was nine years old!). There will also be readings from her latest book, Esme Pepper, a story equal parts funny and touching that is Jacqueline Wilson at her very best.

Please note there will not be a signing after this event but there will be a limited number of signed copies of the book available to buy.

Suitable for families with children aged 8+

Tickets: £12.50

Jacqueline Wilson

Jacqueline Wilson is one of Britain's bestselling and most beloved children's authors. She has written over 100 books and is the creator of characters such as Tracy Beaker and Hetty Feather. More than forty million copies of her books have been sold.

 As well as winning many awards for her books, including the Children’s Book of the Year, Jacqueline is a former Children’s Laureate. In 2008 she was appointed a Dame and in the 2025 New Years Honours she received the Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire for ‘Services to Literature’.   She holds Honorary Doctorates from the universities of Bath, Dundee, Winchester, Roehampton and Kingston.

Hosted by Annaliese Avery

Annaliese Avery is a former library manager and children’s book editor who lives in Suffolk. She has an MA in creative writing and a life-long interest in physics and astronomy and in 2017 she even founded an astronomical society.

She is the author of middle grade fantasy adventures: The Nightsilver Promise and The Doomfire Secret (Scholastic) and YA novel The Immortal Games (Scholastic).

Her new bestselling witchy YA series, The Wycherleys, published in 2025 with Simon & Schuster UK and was the inaugural YA Book of the Month for Waterstones.