Monthly Archives: January 2020

Francesca announced as a judge for the 2020 Oscar’s Book Prize

Oscar’s Book Prize, which is supported by Amazon and the National Literacy Trust, celebrates the best in literature for under-fives. It has been running for seven years and counts HRH Princess Beatrice as its patron. This year Francesca Simon will join Jake Hope, broadcaster and author Dermot O’Leary and Amazon UK’s Simon Johnson, and Oscar’s […]

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Francesca joins Zoe Ball at the launch of 500 Words

Radio 2 broadcaster Zoe Ball launched the BBC’s 500 Words competition at a special outside broadcast event in Liverpool on 16th January along with judges Francesca Simon, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Charlie Higson. The children’s short story writing competition is an annual event. If you’d like to find out more, pick up tips and read all of […]

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