Collection: James Carter

James Carter is a prize-winning children’s poet, non-fiction writer and musician. An ambassador for National Poetry Day, he travels all over the UK with his melodica

(Steve) and ukulele (either Erik or Derek) to give very lively performances and workshops

which are ultimately ALL ABOUT THE WRITING!. A former lecturer in Creative Writing/Children’s Literature at Reading University, in the last two decades James has visited 1500+ schools (numerous more online!) and performed at many key literary

festivals including Hay,Edinburgh and Cheltenham. James is based in Oxfordshire.