Sita Brahmachari

Today was the first properly frosty morning walking Billie who coincidentally has a Christmas day birthday. So we were both starting to feel that it was time to get in the festive spirit!
I've never tired of that childish excitement of the season of candles, home fires and heartwarming gatherings. But I, like many of us, have never lost the sense of outrage that so many people in this frosty weather don't have a roof over their heads...

'One of the most gloriously beautiful, gently inclusive & poignant children’s books I’ve ever read. Gorgeous!'
Nicky Parker (Publisher Amnesty International)
Endorsed by Amnesty International for illuminating the human rights values of family, friends, home, safety and refuge....

Diary of an inspirational day at Seven Stories 'Where Your Wings Were'  Exhibition launch.
28th June 2018.
David Almond is quite simply one of my inspirations as a writer.  So when Sarah Lawrance Collection and Exhibitions Director at Seven Stories invited me to be in conversation with him about his work at the launch of his exhibition 'Where Your Wings Were...

Publication: 'A Country To Call Home'  Ed. Lucy Propescu ' Published by Unbound following June 2018 Launch. With contributions from many authors in  the YA book world about the experience of refugee children.
'A Country to Call Home implores us to build bridges, not walls. It is intended as a reminder of our shared humanity, seeking to challenge the negative narratives that so often cloud our view of these vulnerable young people, and prevent us giving them...