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She has also spoken and performed
in libraries, bookshops, museums, art galleries, historic sites and outdoor
locations, and has appeared on the children's programme of several literature
festivals. She has a wide interest in children's books and has been Chair
of the Federation of Children's Book Groups.
Penny has a wide experience of schools.
She was a primary advisory teacher for English and Drama but has been
a freelance language arts worker for several years. She has also taught
on residential writing courses for children, tutored both storytelling
and writing courses for adults, and spoken at conferences. Penny has a
degree in Education, specialising in Language and Literacy and an Advanced
Diploma in Educational Drama.
As well
as working on her writing, Penny enjoys drawing, painting, reading, chatting
and daydreaming. Her favourite colour is yellow. Her favourite food is
strawberries-and-cream, and she is probably the world's slowest swimmer.
She has three untidy desks, two grown-up children and one rather bad cat.
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