Last Book Signing Before Christmas!

On Saturday 16th December I will be at Forget-me-not Toys and Books in Culcheth. Please call in to say hello between 10.30am and 2pm. All of my books will be available to buy for that extra Christmas present for 7 - 11 year olds!

                                         Read about my books at www.dianashaw.co.uk

Ghostly Fun!

Meet
Septimus - the ghost who loses his haunting skills.
Horace - the ghostly sailor who goes on a cruise.
Edward - the ghostly librarian who foils a robbery at the castle.
Mary and Maisie - the cook and the kitchen maid who discover that a cookery course could be a recipe for disaster!
Elmer J. Wutherington who has horrible plans for the ghosts and the castle.
READ THE ADVENTURES OF THE GHOSTS OF COCKLESHORE CASTLE!

Meet
William, the ghost detective, and his sidekick Thomas. Help them solve mysteries in the villages around Hardleigh Manor.
READ 'WATCHMAN WILLIAM, GHOST DETECTIVE' and
'WATCHMAN WILLIAM BALLOON TROUBLE.'

These books would make great Christmas gifts. Buy then at Waterstones or on Amazon. Come along to one of my book signing events to buy a signed copy!

On 18th November I will be at Waterstones in Birkenhead from 11am until 3pm.
On 25th November I will be at Waterstones in Warrington from 11am until 3pm.
On 1st  December you will find me at Comberbach Primary School Christmas Fayre from 7pm until 9pm.
On 16th December I will be at Forget-me-not Toys and Books Culcheth from 11am until 2.30pm.

Looking forward to seeing you - please come along!

Christmas is Coming

I cannot believe how fast the time seems to be racing by! We will soon be celebrating Christmas again. I find it hard to think of Christmas before December but the commercial world starts telling us to book Christmas meals etc. in JULY! Oh for the good old days I say!!
Enough of that.
I always look forward to visiting bookshops and meeting children for a chat about their writing and their favourite books. I like to do this all year round, not just at Christmas. Sadly, Waterstones are not arranging such events at the moment so I won't be seeing many of my friends. However, I will be off to Birkenhead Waterstones on Saturday 18th November and Warrington Waterstones on Saturday 25th November.
If you are looking for books for children this Christmas then why not try one of mine? They are available through all Waterstones stores (they will order them if they haven't got them in) and also through Amazon.
You can find details of all of my books on my website www.dianashaw.co.uk
Please take a look and if you can make it to Birkenhead or Warrington, to have your books signed,  it would be lovely to see you.
In the meantime, I'm busy writing. I've just finished one book which I'm hoping may find a home with a publisher next year.

Happy days at Waterstones

Half Term Events

On Tuesday 24th October I will be visiting Disley Library from 10am until noon. I will be reading from my books and answering questions about my writing. There will be signed copies of my books available to buy.
On Wednesday 25th October, I'll be at Forget-me-not Toys and Books in Culcheth signing my books from 11.30am onwards.
Please come along!

Find out about my books at www.dianashaw.co.uk

Book Signing

On Saturday 23rd September I will be signing my books at Waterstones in Golden Square, Warrington. I look forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones! Please call in and say hello. I'll be there from 11am until 3pm.

Happy Reading!

I was contacted by an ex pupil of mine  (from many years ago!) Her son is a pupil at Bourne, Elsea Park Primary School. She told me about their new school library and how they needed books. I was delighted to send them some of mine.
It was lovely to receive a thank you letter from one of the pupils.
Dear Mrs. Shaw,
I am writing to say thank you on behalf of our whole school for the books you so kindly donated. They really are appreciated and have been integrated into our new school library
Everyone in school is really looking forward to using our new library and, thanks to your generosity, they now have a wider range of books to choose from.

                                                     HAPPY READING, CHILDREN!

Visit to Birkenhead

I had a lovely time at Waterstones Birkenhead today. I chatted with some great children about books they enjoy. I hope they enjoy my stories.

William Song!

I received this lovely song composed by a keen William fan. Sing along to the Jungle Book tune (I'm the King of the Jungle)

                                 You're the King of the Ghosts oh,
                                 How happy is my face?
                                 You're my friend and I will lend
                                A hand to solve this case.


(Chorus) :
                              Oh, woo oo oo, I wanna wail like you oo,
                              I wanna haunt like you, taunt like you, oo, oo.
                             You see it's true, oo, oo,
                             A friend like me,ee,

                             Can learn to be,
                            A sleu,oo,ooth, like you,oo, oo.


                           Now don't try to kid me William,
                          And I'll be honest with you,
                          I'll never cower, if I have the power,
                          To be as good as you.

(repeat chorus)              

                                                      Read this book and catch the crooks!            

Book Signing

I will be signing my books at Waterstones in Birkenhead on Saturday 9th September. I'll be there from 11am until 2.45pm. Please call in and say hello.

Events and My Books.

As always, I was made very welcome by my friends at  Waterstones  in Warrington and Birkenhead.  I met several budding young authors at the Warrington store who wanted to tell me about their writing!
My books are always available at Waterstones both in the shops and online. You can also buy them at Amazon UK. Find out about my stories by reading the blogs on my website. www.dianashaw.co.uk

Book Signing in Warrington

On Saturday 12th August I'll be signing my books at Waterstones in Golden Square, Warrington. I'll be there from 11am until 3pm. Please call in and say hello.

Book Signing in Birkenhead

I will be signing my books at Waterstones in Birkenhead on Saturday 29th July. I'll be there from 11am until 3pm. Please call in and say hello.

Book Signing

On Saturday 1st July I will be signing my books at Waterstones in Golden Square Warrington. I'll be there from 11am until 3 pm. Please call in and say hello.

'Forget-me-not toys and books' - Event for children.

Forget-me-not toys and books is a lovely shop in Culcheth. www.facebook.com/forgetmenottoysandbooks/
On Saturday 24th June I'll be there from 11am until 3 pm. Please come along to say hello and chat about books and writing. Bring some of your writing - I'd love to see it. Find out about some of the characters in my stories and have fun creating your own characters.
There will be signed copies of my books available to buy. I have a special offer especially for the day - 'Watchman William - Balloon Trouble' will be priced at just £3 (usually £5.99)

Book Signing

Please come along to Waterstones in Birkenhead on Saturday 17th June.

I'll be signing my books from 11am until 3pm.

Update

I've been working on a new book. My agent plans to approach publishers with it soon. It's not a William story - something different!
I'll be signing my current titles at three stores in June/July.
Saturday 17th June Waterstones Birkenhead 11am until 3pm.
Saturday 24th June  Forget me not Toys and Books, Culcheth 11am until 3pm. (This marks the beginning of Independent Booksellers' Week.)
Saturday 1st. July Watestones Golden Square Warrington 11am until 3pm.

Please come along to one of these events and say hello!

Book Signing

I will be signing my books at Waterstones in Birkenhead on Saturday 22nd April. Please come along between 11am and 3pm to say hello.

Book Signing

I will be signing my books at Waterstones in Golden Square, Warrington on Saturday 8th April. I'll be there from 11am until 3pm. Please come along and say hello.

World Book Day and Signing

I had a lovely day at Warrington Waterstones on World Book Day. Children came to the store from local primary schools.Their costumes of book characters were brilliant! I enjoyed reading stories and answering questions about writing.
On Saturday 4th March I'll be returning to the store to sign copies of my books so please call in and say hello!

World Book Day

On Thursday 2nd March it is World Book Day. I'll be spending the day at Waterstones in Warrington. Several groups of children  from local schools will be visiting the store throughout the day. I'm looking forward to meeting them all!

Book Signing

I'll be signing my books at Waterstones in Birkenhead on Saturday 25th February.

Time:
11am until 3pm.

Please call in and say hello!

Book Signing

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow at Waterstones in Golden Square, Warrington. I'll be there from 11am until 3 pm. Happy to chat about books and writing and to sign copies of my books for anyone who would like a copy. Please come along.

Watchman William

  William in disguise!

The 'Red Baron.'

Fred Wormly

William and the marrow

The Bicycle Thief

Balloon Trouble

William

Happy New Year

I hope everyone enjoyed the Christmas and New Year celebrations.
I'm looking forward to meeting lots of new people on my visits to schools and bookshops in 2017.

You can find out all about my books on my website, www.dianashaw.co.uk.

I've just completed another book for children. This one is different - it's not a ghost story! Now for the wait while publishers take a look - fingers crossed.

Meanwhile, I'm planning the next book. It's a miserable, wet day today so I'll be busy writing.

NEXT BOOK SIGNING : Saturday 28th January at Waterstones in Warrington.
 I'll be there from  11 am until 3 pm. Please call in and say hello.