After last winter’s intensive BBC Writer’s Academy boot camp I’ve had the privilege of working on some of the UK’s most popular TV shows. My first is aired next Tuesday on BBC1. Writing TV drama is a step away from my day job in young people’s books (Sawbones is out now btw…) but it’s not… Continue reading
Author Archives: catherine johnson
Sarah Hadland and Lydia Syson
Hello I have such a lot to post about and this deserves to go first. I had a marvellous afternoon with Sarah Hadland of Horrible Histories and Miranda and a room full of readers at the Dalston Town Tales event in the summer. I was lucky to have Sarah read and even luckier to have… Continue reading
Anyone Who Had A Heart….Or Three
What have I been doing? So long since a post, well, my radio play was broadcast I’ve moved house, written an episode of Holby City and worked in the story office of EastEnders. I’ve also been doing the final tweaks and adjusts to Sawbones. Which, if you didn’t know already, is my new book out… Continue reading